I note that Labour, the Greens, and New Zealand First opposed Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill in 2017. "There has not been a case for change as to why the 1993 Act does not work because, as Meka Whaitiri said, there are any number of Māori trusts and incorporations that are doing perfectly fine. They are doing very well. We have got a $40 billion Māori economy under this Act,"—those were the words of Kelvin Davis at the first reading of the bill. Labour opposed Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill because they felt that it did not help small Māori land owners, but the new bill does not distinguish between small Māori land owners and large land owners. It gives a general rate exemption to all Māori land.