Whaitiri MekaHon MEKA WHAITIRI (Associate Minister of Agriculture): Thank you Mr Chair. I'm going to take a small contribution to the Minister's explanation in terms of answering some of the questions from the Opposition side around the urgency.Rt Hon David Carter: Great because the Minister didn't.Hon MEKA WHAITIRI: Well look it's very clear that the Minister explained the urgency. You know we've got a deadline for 31 May. I also know that the former Minister talked about going to select committee and let's be honest select committee is about a six-week process and I think the Minister in the chair the Minister of Agriculture has made it really clear that the reason why we're having urgency is because we have got farmers waiting for clarity which unfortunately that side of the House didn't provide them when they were in power. So here we have a Minister doing the right thing by bringing this bill in for urgency.But there is a question I did want to ask the Minister and that's I guess in response to some of the comments made from across the Chamber and that's in relation to this: if we weren't presenting this piece of legislation in the House what would be the actual risk to the Southland farmers for example? I also want to make comment that you've prefaced your introduction of this bill Minister by the fact that this very wide-ranging review is going to take place. You've made comments I've heard in this House around the ever-changing international markets around dairy products around technology around products' origin and of course around food safety and taking a strategic review of the dairy industry I think is the right thing to do. That's what I've heard you say in this House Minister.What I haven't heard from those on that side of the Chamber is the risk and the long-term vision of our dairy sector going forward. I've heard a lot of complaints around the rush; you've more than ably explained that Minister. But I guess I again look to you in terms of the leadership that you're providing in the urgency of this bill which coupled with the strategic review that you have promised that you're going to undertake for me talks about the sort of long-range vision that you have for the dairy industry. Here for this particular bill we're talking for South Island farmers but clearly players like Fonterra will be looking very closely under your leadership as we look more strategically at the dairy industry and I think that's exactly what you've promised in this House and I commend you for that.So my questions were a couple of things Minister. What is the risk to us not proceeding with this bill under urgency? What's the risk particularly to the South Island farmers that are looking for the leadership and clarity that you're providing through this bill? The second one is about the commitment to the wide-ranging review that you're going to undertake and the risk to the nation and the dairy industry if you don't take that strategic review. Those are two questions that I'm really keen to hear from you. A third one if I may in the time that's provided is in support of my colleague Rino Tirikatene and to acknowledge the very strong Māori interests in dairy across the nation and to ensure that obviously under your leadership Minister we will ensure that emerging farmers particularly in the Māori agri-business sector around dairy farmers will also be part and parcel of your review. I do hope that you take that—Hon Nathan Guy: Yeah Miraka.Hon MEKA WHAITIRI: Well Miraka's one over in the Taupō area and you know they're doing some really innovative things there. But if we're talking about the wider dairy industry Minister I do encourage us to take that wider innovative and diverse view on our industry the dairy industry as we go forward.So Minister there are three questions there: the risk to us of not presenting this bill in the way we're doing it; the wider risk to the industry if we're not taking a review as you promised; and thirdly ensuring that Māori dairy farmers' perspectives are also taken into consideration as we undertake this review. Kia ora.