So I put forward this SOP because I think, genuinely, New Zealanders should be able to enjoy some relief from their local council right now, in this time where huge numbers of people are losing jobs, when people are struggling to pay the bills, struggling to pay the mortgage to keep their home. We should be calling on local government to do what they can do as well to ensure that New Zealanders can get by and that they have some relief when it comes to what local authorities impose on people. Homeowners, mortgage payers, when they are looking at their daily bills, when they are looking at their cost of living, an annual increase—it always comes their way—that they never seem to get relief from is their rates bill. Councils are known for always just looking for increases rather than first looking at whether they can cut back some of their own costs and whether they can provide some relief to their ratepayers. So I've drafted this SOP, which would implement a rates freeze across the country, because I believe it's reasonable that New Zealanders should have that opportunity. 