Firstly, the ACT Party, along with rural communities and aforementioned stakeholders, request that the Government give this bill the consideration and opportunity for scrutiny at select committee that the process deserves. All across regional New Zealand it has been widely acknowledged that the often well-intentioned central government planning model frequently fails. We see it time and again—the desired outcomes routinely failing. So many regions have established regionally indicative farm water fresh plans, environmental plans, put in place mitigations to protect against sediment loss. In many instances these farms' plans have been developed over decades, taking all considerations into account, and are continually being improved and upgraded.