Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: Yes, and there are other benefits, too. Scale and aggregation provide for dedicated focus on water service delivery by professional, competent boards and a dedicated water infrastructure workforce, and it enables performance benchmarking between entities of a similar scale. Aggregation at this nationwide level also provides a strong platform for the inclusion of economic regulation that can see further efficiencies across the system. It also positions entities strongly to fund the significant investment we need in water infrastructure while making it easier for Taumata Arowai and regional councils to do their jobs in enforcing drinking-water quality and environmental regulations. Our goals are reliable drinking water, improved environmental outcomes, economic growth, and job creation, and by meeting these, we help tackle some significant wider issues: building more houses, climate change, and natural disaster resilience. 