Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: Without action, New Zealanders are facing significant additional costs to maintain three waters infrastructure. Under the reforms, average household costs per annum by 2051 will be reduced by the following amounts: in Auckland, from $1,910 to be reduced to $800; in Whangārei, it could have been $4,060 without reform, but that will come down to $800; in Timaru, it could have been $5,030 without reform, but with reform such as that that we're providing, $1,640; and the list goes on. It would be irresponsible to delay further and allow more communities to experience first-hand the consequences of water services that are simply not fit for purpose. No one council has the ability to fix this themselves, and we need to take a collective approach. It would also be irresponsible to pour taxpayers' money into propping up a broken system, as those people on the other side of the House would have. Currently, 64 percent of councils do not have the revenue to cover their water services' operating expenditures at the moment, let alone once infrastructure starts failing. Those New Zealanders who have had to deal with boiled water notices, closed beaches, burst pipes, and, tragically, in the case of Havelock North, serious illness and death arising from our three waters infrastructure know all too well why these changes are justified.