If we stay with the status quo, as the National Party are proposing, it is the ratepayers that will face that bill. They can't afford the rates as they are. They cannot afford the rate increases that are being proposed. And I don't say that to lay blame on the councils, because every single council in the Wairarapa electorate is full of dedicated and committed community members who are doing their utmost for their community. But the situation they're in now is one that they have inherited over many, many years. It's not the councillors' fault. It's also not the council's fault. But it is up to this Parliament to find a solution, because if we stay as the status quo, there will be no alternative but significantly increased rates, or the work won't get done. Those are the only two options that councils will face. 