This is a very important day for the future of the New Zealand health system. The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill sets out now, or charts, a new course for the health system for Aotearoa New Zealand. It starts at the very beginning of the legislation with its fundamental purpose, and that is it is to provide for the public funding and provision of services in order to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders. That's the starting point of this legislation. 