Pham LanLAN PHAM (Green): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. You know there's really something very special about our shared natural common areas here in Aotearoa. They're places that we hunt out—you know when we're not stuck in a building such a this. They're places we go for some space alone or with our friends and whānau to actually enjoy our forests our rivers our beaches our national parks and our coastlines. Setting aside the fact that this Government is doing a really terrible job of protecting and restoring those places we do all treasure them—across the House; we do. And we know that the safeguarding of these commons—for everyone but especially for our kids and grandkids and for younger generations—is really foundation to our identity as Kiwis.That's why it's super disappointing that this blanket extension is locking in 1200 existing consents for another 20 years—and having that brought to this House. It's every marine farm without exception—without community input or assessment of environmental effects which would usually happen on a case by case basis when these consents come up for renewal or if they're a new project. The community actually get to have their say and that's not what's happening here. I really want to make the point—as someone who does have a background in ecology and consenting and regulatory processes through my time on a regional council and as a commissioner—that this bill is not only irresponsible and dangerous to our environment and to our communities wellbeing it's just plain lazy policy. Firstly the official advice makes it really clear that the case for change is unclear. Official advice confirms that the existing national environmental standards for marine aquaculture have been effective in managing marine farms while ensuring that environmental effects are properly managed. No applications under these rules have been declined and applications processed under plan rules have tended to continue to be notified so the community can have their say and all have been granted with no appeals. I think that's a really important point.Secondly it's not even good policy for industry. We had the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries talking about certainty but we know the only certainty is that these activities need to adapt they need to innovate and they need to change not be locked into existing footprints and practices. We have our oceans warming; we have them acidifying. As a result the habitat tolerances for species in these aquaculture activities are changing. For example we know that for salmon the difference of just a few degrees in the ocean can be the difference between optimal growth for industry and disease biosecurity risk and death. That's sadly already happening in the Marlborough Sounds in summer months—it's not something conceptual; it's something the industry is grappling with now. We know that a lot of these consents and activities that were acceptable in the past may no longer be appropriate today. Extending these consents without periodic review risks significant and possibly irreversible environmental harm.Thirdly I want to point out the official advice again says really clear where the considerations and priorities of this Government lie. None of the five options considered promotes sustainable use of the environment none uphold the Crown's Treaty of Waitangi obligations and all but one provides certainty for industry. Protecting the commons is about safeguarding our shared environment for everyone. To toss that in for a quick buck for industry is lazy it's irresponsible and it's the antithesis of what the Green Party stand for.I want to just pick up particularly on this quote in the official material that says the delay removes key mechanisms for Māori to protect taonga and realise their environmental aspirations. More broadly it can be interpreted as undermining Māori expressions of rangatiratanga and kaitiakitanga in the resource management"—and that's exactly what we're not about. Thank you Mr Speaker."