The 1997 survey indicated strong community support for FGM, a lack of FGM knowledge and skills among health professionals in New Zealand, and poor maternal healthcare experiences. In 2007, the survey indicated a significant decrease in support for FGM and improved healthcare experiences in Auckland. The 2017 survey, though, showed a further decrease in support for FGM more broadly but an increase in support for type four FGM—and therein lies the crux of this bill, because this bill will expand the definition of FGM in the Crimes Act to cover all forms of FGM, including type four. The 2017 survey also showed that there was less satisfaction with maternal healthcare in regions that have received minimal FGM health education activities, which points to the fact that we need to continue the awareness raising and the education function of the FGM education programme. Consultations with communities that are affected by FGM also present a strong argument to support this bill.