Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister of Local Government): I want to take from a letter that I received on 21 September, from Andrew Hoggard, national president of Federated Farmers, the following quote—and I apologise for the length of time taken to extract this quote, for the committee's benefit. He has said, "It is encouraging that compliance with acceptable solutions, including end point treatment, will remove the need for drinking water safety plans and source water risk management plans, and that consumer complaints processes will not apply to very small suppliers. We support more time being provided in the legislation for registration of water suppliers, and we welcome your assurance that registration processes will be simple and free with templates and guidance available. Much will depend on the detail of acceptable solutions for small rural water supplies. Federated Farmers is committed to engaging with Taumata Arowai to ensure that acceptable solutions are fit for purpose and provide for safe drinking water at a reasonable cost, with as little compliance hassle as possible. However, at this stage at least, there are still many uncertainties." In saying that, they've indicated at the end of the letter: "Thank you again for hearing our concerns and responding to them." and they would welcome maintaining a dialogue with myself and officials to develop win-win solutions. I seek to table the letter in the Chamber today.