Even if we were to retain the DHBs, the Director-General of Health is the best place and resource to make these important decisions. This is the same Director-General of Health who helped us get through a global pandemic in the last year or so, and has done a really good job of it. Therefore, giving the Director-General of Health the power to direct the fluoridation of water supplies aligns with the future structure of our health system and also the Labour Government's focus on strong public health, leadership, and sector stewardship. Furthermore, the director-general is best placed to consider the scientific evidence, which applies equally across New Zealand, and requiring each DHB to itself consider the scientific evidence is unnecessary duplication. 