The decision about Māori wards and constituencies is for local people and local communities to make about their local government, not central government. It's not for central government to get in the way of local government and iwi/hapū. We oppose this law because electoral law is important; it's not something to be dealt with cavalierly. On this side of the House, we believe that the electoral system belongs to the electors, not the elected. We oppose this bill because, while the bill purports to do so, it is not actually aligning the treatment of Māori wards and constituencies to general wards and constituencies. And we oppose it also because there are several technical implications and consequences of this legislation and how it actually interacts with other pieces of legislation that haven't been fully explored due to the urgent process and the determination of this Government to implement the bill as it currently stands. Frankly, we oppose it because this is not the most important or pressing local government issue at this time. We should be talking about things that actually matter and will make a difference to people's daily lives like funding models, like infrastructure delivery, like housing, and like transport.