ARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Mr Speaker, thank you. May I start by thanking the Rotorua Lakes Council for their work in carefully assessing the representation required by their community and the service of bringing together a piece of legislation which captures those hopes and aspirations which they heard from the people of Rotorua. I also offer my congratulations to that council in its adoption of Māori wards in May 2021 which, as my colleague who made a contribution before me noted, was a major step forward in the ability of Māori around the country to be represented at the governance table locally in all councils. That's important because these towns, these cities, these local environments, whether it's the river or the maunga, these iwi are kaitiaki of those and they must be at the table to represent the interests of those areas as well as the people for whom they are guardians.