Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): The Government is well on track to deliver the transformational health reforms needed to address the inequities in our systems and capture the lessons of COVID-19. We have been making significant progress while the Health Committee has considered the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill. The interim Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority entities have boards and also have appointed chief executives. The transition to and preparation for 1 July this year is well under way and this includes the transfer of personnel from the Ministry of Health to Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority. Alongside this, there has also been a substantial engagement programme, featuring more than 500 meetings with community and workforce stakeholders, and a national roadshow to communicate the objectives and benefits of the reform. Considerable progress has been made on the strategic documents which will steer the new system. These include the Government policy statement and the New Zealand health plan.