This is the preferred model that Rotorua Lakes Council has chosen, because it means that those on the Māori roll are electing the same number of councillors as are being elected by those on the general roll—three in the ward and four at large. But this option is inconsistent with the formula in the Schedule to the Local Electoral Act, because that formula, plus the 10 percent plus or minus rule, which relates to the number of voters that each councillor represents, isn't complied with. The Māori electoral population in the Rotorua district is 28 percent of the total population, so if the formula in the Local Electoral Act was applied, that would mean that the six ward members should be split into four for a general ward, and only two for the Māori ward. That would see Māori voters voting for fewer councillors than those on the general roll. So this bill, in allowing for that three by three split, is much more equitable, will allow much stronger representation, and will mean a more diverse community—and one that in the Green Party's view better recognises the diversity of Rotorua—and we are pleased to support it.