During that representation review, the Environment Canterbury (ECan) body stated that it had enjoyed the value and benefit of having two Ngāi Tahu representatives at the council table, and they considered how they could support continued Māori representation. In the final proposal they decided against establishing Māori constituencies and instead agreed to work with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu to find other ways to continue with the current Māori representation model that they had had. This proposal is directly from Environment Canterbury. It recognises those factors which they took into account when they undertook the representation review, and it brings a model for legislation that my colleague Rino Tirikatene has extensively considered alongside representatives of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Environment Canterbury and deemed appropriate to bring to this House for further consideration. 