It's a real privilege to take this call to highly commend this bill that I am the sponsor of, the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Amendment Bill. I would like to start by thanking the Government and Administration Committee for their input. I want to especially acknowledge the chair, Dr Jian Yang, and the deputy chair, Ginny Andersen, and, of course, I want to thank all of the members on the committee as well for working in such a collaborative manner on this legislation. 