Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to speak in support of the Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill. Can I firstly acknowledge the member in charge of the bill the wonderful MP for Nelson Rachel Boyack who is also a statutory trustee on the Cawthron Institute Trust Board. I thank her for her work in bringing this bill to the House and also working very closely with her fellow trust board members and wider stakeholders and advisers. I believe this a private bill which is quite rare for this House. So Rachel has now successfully brought a member's bill through Parliament and now she's bringing a private bill and to top the trifecta off I guess all that awaits is a local bill. So a very effective MP for Nelson and I want to acknowledge her.This is a really important bill. As has been mentioned the Cawthron Institute is a taonga is a jewel in the Nelson top of the South region. I particularly want to acknowledge among all of the amendments that are being made to modernise the operations and the workings of the trust the inclusion of the iwi of Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui.Now for those folks who don't know Te Tau Ihu means The prow of the canoe" Te Waka-a-Māui. So Te Tau Ihu is a special name and it encompasses the eight iwi of Te Tau Ihu. If the House would indulge me I'd like to mention all of those iwi who now have a direct route through the Te Tauihu Iwi Chairs Forum to be able to appoint a representative on to this esteemed organisation. They are: Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Trust Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated Te Pātaka a Ngāti Kōata Ngāti Rārua Settlement Trust Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trust and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust.I know that this is a private entity this is a private organisation but it has deep roots into the community it has a very proud history of over a hundred years and to be able to have that direct connection now with the iwi of Te Tau Ihu is a wonderful action on behalf of the trust board. I especially endorse these elements of this bill.But there's more to it because the Cawthron Institute is a world-class scientific organisation and the work that they do has helped lift the productivity and the profitability for our world-class industries and in particular in recent years our agriculture industry and our seafood industries. But also it goes beyond that: shellfish farming finfish farming and seaweed farming. And also a range of other areas: algae and bioactives freshwater health ocean health and seafood safety—all of these are critical aspects in the supply chain in product production and also in the export and ultimately the trade of our goods which is so vital for our nation but also our regions especially the top of the South region.So I want to commend the work that the Cawthron Institute does. In addition to the work about strengthening connections with iwi the Cawthron Institute has a Māori team Te Kāhui Āio and they are doing great work building connections with Māori across all of the different work areas that they are involved in. It's really important that research that affects Māori also benefits them and that is a key part of what that team does.So this is a really welcome bill. I am so pleased that we are able to modernise and update the key documents that will help the Cawthron Trust continue its great work. I want to acknowledge all those involved once again including the member in charge Rachel Boyack and I commend the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee in their task ahead. I commend this bill to the House."