That is a prescient reminder of the role and responsibility that Māori electorate MPs have in this House to continue to advocate for positive change in relation to whenua Māori. A key objective of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 is to facilitate the occupation, development, and utilisation of Māori land for the benefit of its owners. Rating law and practice has long been recognised as an impediment to achieving that objective. This bill implements measures to remove rates as an impediment to the use and development of Māori land by its owners.