Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): Thank you, Mr Chairman. Today, we are opposing the reform of vocational education bill as we believe it will irreparably damage the sector and it is not the solution to the challenges that we acknowledge in the sector. The committee of the whole House is the one opportunity many polytechnics will have to place their views on record in this House. The effects of reforms are unique to each polytechnic and to each region. Today, we will place on record how the reforms will impact every polytechnic and every region. Every polytechnic made a submission to the reforms, or nearly every one, and we will draw on that information to show that unique impact.