Simmonds Penny; Dean JacquiPENNY SIMMONDS (National—Invercargill): Thank you Madam Speaker—I'll be mindful of that split call. I'm very pleased to rise and speak in support of the Maritime Transport (MARPOL Annex VI) Amendment Bill. This bill of course brings our domestic legislation into line with our obligations under Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. I'm interested that this was developed nearly 50 years ago and certainly there'll be a few members here—I was going to say that wouldn't be out of their nappies but actually they wouldn't even have got that far. So it's something that's been around for some time.It's interesting that we have so far accepted four of the six annexes—Annexes I II III and V on oil and oily water noxious substances harmful substances and garbage. But at this time we are looking at Annex VI which is around limiting air pollution from ships around ports and harbours. It aims to address the impact of shipping emissions on particularly the human environment in and around ports.I always think when there's a bill like this that it's really important to try and relate it back to your own electorate because that makes it much more real. So I look to South Port our wonderful South Port in that fabulous port settlement of Bluff. If ever you needed a reason for why we should be careful of the impact of shipping emissions on the human environment in and around ports then Bluff would be it because of course Bluff has a number of amazing things not the least being the oyster the Bluff oyster and the oyster beds that are out in the strait not far from the port there. So certainly that's a very good reason to ensure that there's protection from pollution of shipping.Bluff also has a number of other important aspects to it like the wonderful network of walking tracks around it with abundant native birdlife and flora—again well worth wanting to protect—and lots of human activity of course around in Bluff: our famous Bluff oyster festival and also the Burt Munro Bluff Hill Climb. So again having an environment where not only people can live in a healthy environment but activities and events can take place and native birdlife and flora can exist is incredibly important.I'd have to say that our South Port is a very very successful port and it enables the greater Southland to be a very successful province where we punch well above our weight with around 16 percent of New Zealand's GDP coming out of Southland with only 2 percent of the population. Of course it's no use producing wonderful things in Southland like primary produce and logs and aluminium if you can't ship it out of there. So South Port does a wonderful job for the province of Southland enabling our produce to be shipped all around the world. I want to acknowledge the board of South Port ably chaired by Rex Chapman and also the management of South Port ably managed by the chief executive Nigel Gear and all his staff there. It is the successful management of South Port that allows us in Southland to be so successful for New Zealand in what we produce and earn as export income for New Zealand.So it's balancing those two tensions that can arise being able to produce and export but also ensuring that the environment of our ports is kept in a pristine condition for the wildlife for the population of the settlement of Bluff and for the activities that we want to carry out there. So I'm very pleased to be rising and adding our support to this bill. Thank you.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Dr Duncan Webb—five-minute call.