ARENA WILLIAMS: —north of Kaikōura to the Waitaki River and from Horomaka / Banks Peninsula to Aoraki / Mount Cook. I hear calls from the other side of the House that Environment Canterbury does not do much, but I would say that all local government representation is very important, and that, on this side of the House, we value the contribution that local government brings to all levels of representative democracy. I'll return to that later about why local democracy is important and why representation is important. But let me just tell you more about Environment Canterbury's role. So the kind of things that Environment Canterbury might do are around managing the effects of use of fresh water, land, air, and coastal waters. These things are resource management - heavy; they are technical in nature. It's useful for people around the representative table to have expertise in these areas, whether they are farmers, whether they are business owners, whether they are community members, or whether they are iwi representatives with a kaitiaki relationship to the whenua that is being managed by the local councils. Things like developing regional policy statements and issuing consents—again, it's really useful for the representatives around those tables to be able to interpret the advice that they receive, informed by a diverse background. We want those people around the local government table to bring a broad range of expertise. Things like managing rivers, mitigating soil erosion, and flood control—on that particular issue, it's really helpful for representatives to be able to bring their expertise to bear in that.