This bill removes some of the alternative and extraordinary legislation that was introduced in the days, weeks, and months after the earthquakes. Those provisions were needed at the time, just as we've seen with the response to the Kaikōura earthquakes and enabling legislation there and again, more recently, with COVID-19. I do understand the argument that some put forward sometimes that our legislation should be sufficiently robust and flexible to accommodate disaster circumstances. However, the Canterbury earthquakes were absolutely unparalleled in this country in the modern era. Powers that enabled things like zoning, consenting, construction, and rebuilding were necessary at a time when things didn't deserve to wait, and some of those powers worked very well, as we can see today, with new towns and suburbs in places like Rolleston and the wider Selwyn and Waimakariri districts. But it's appropriate that over time those powers are removed, making the way for life as normal in places like Christchurch and other areas hard hit like Kaiapoi. 