Some submitters ask, "Why now?", and I say because every week of inaction means another week of tolerating inequity, of tolerating Māori dying younger than Pākehā, of disabled people being seven times more likely to report psychological distress, of Pacific people dying six years younger, of people in our rural communities continuing to miss out. This is the status quo and it is completely unacceptable. We are changing that. The transition is already well under way. Interim Health New Zealand and the interim Māori Health Authority are set up and are working together. They have chief executives, key leaders in place, and recruitment under way. They have confirmed the prototype sites. The first nine localities are building their organisational structures and are working closely on the interim New Zealand health plan that will set priorities for service improvements in the first two years. They are ready to go.