We have seen for a number of years now a real decline in the health network around rural New Zealand, a network that is there to serve and service about 750,000 New Zealanders who, as Matt Doocey pointed out, contribute 50 percent of the GDP of this country. When we look to the inclusion of a rural health strategy in this pae ora legislation, the Minister has referenced the fact that he negotiates and meets regularly with industry groups and stakeholder groups. So I wonder if it was the Rural Health Alliance that may have swayed his opinion when they said that they were "very concerned with the lack of focus on rural communities", that "it is well-documented that rural communities have poorer health outcomes than urban communities", and that inequity needs to be addressed in these reforms. Or, in his multitude of meetings, was it the Rural General Practice Network that persuaded him when it said, "Rural New Zealanders need to be added to the list of priority populations.", "Health inequities will remain and might well worsen as focus shifts elsewhere.", and, finally—to quote—"Change can only occur if this group is identified,".