This bill lays the foundation for what we could be. It gets rid of a discriminatory provision and gives councils a new start at deciding whether to have Māori wards at their next elections, without the prospect of a poll looming ahead of them. But just because the community can no longer veto the council's decision does not mean it should be excluded from the decision-making process. I issue mayors and councillors with this challenge: speak to your communities, your iwi, your hapū, and decide whether this is the right path for you. When I consider the way in which Māori have put their hands up to respond to civil defence emergencies and all manner of challenges locally, and participated in the regional growth conversation, I know that this is an idea whose time has come.