O'Connor GregDAN ROSEWARNE (Labour): Mr Speaker kia ora. It's my pleasure to speak on the Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill and I just want to thank the member for Nelson the formidable member for Nelson with an extremely high work rate for bringing this bill before the House and also for her work with the Cawthron Institute as a trustee on their board.This private bill will make it easier for the Cawthron Institute to operate in a proper manner without needing High Court or parliamentary approval. It will clarify administrative and governance matters such as the responsibilities and powers of the board of directors and also remuneration. And this bill helps modernise the governance of the Cawthron Institute Trust Board so it is fit to continue its important work effectively. A most important aspect of this bill for me is that it allows for additional representation of the iwi voice. Until now the Thomas Cawthron Trust Act of 1924 only allowed the board to have three statutory members: the MP for Nelson the Mayor of Nelson and the Anglican Bishop of Nelson. To better represent and support the people of Nelson and New Zealand it's important that local iwi can participate in structures like the Cawthron Institute and with this private bill Te Tau Ihu iwi now have a seat on this board. This will be a huge benefit to the work of this leading science institution in New Zealand.The Cawthron Institute has been an important part of research and scientific progress in New Zealand history for more than 100 years now and since 1921 the institute has helped advance science to the benefit of all New Zealanders in many different fields from agriculture and forestry to marine and freshwater systems. Recently the member for Nelson and I along with a couple of other colleagues went and visited the Cawthron National Algae Centre to see some of the innovative research that they're doing and it was absolutely fantastic once we could figure out how to get into the gate—we parked up there. It's a low-lying piece of real estate. It was actually devastated by the floods so they had to do a lot of work and remediation to sort that out. But then we went and met some people in some white coats and they were so excited about the seaweed. I only thought there were really you know two types of seaweed but funnily enough there's a whole lot of other different types and they gave us the rundown on the different things and the different properties that these different bits of seaweed have.And then also we got to see their salmon farm. They did a lot of research in the salmon space so they can breed in warmer water and also deeper water the help counter the effects of climate change. So the first stage of that centre was officially opened by the Prime Minister in May last year and we also were able to commit some funding—$6 million worth out of the Provincial Growth Fund—and Cawthron also contributed $2 million towards the centre. That centre will enable Cawthron researchers to build on their existing expertise to meet growing global demand for algae-based products and solutions. Seaweed—you know the cultivation is one of the world's fastest growing in the aquaculture sector with the global seaweed industry worth more than $6 billion per year. And there are many species that have the potential to be transformed into a range of commercial products as well as offering environmental benefits to counteract climate change. There are also other initiatives like the Cawthron New Zealand River Awards to celebrate the achievements of people committed to improving freshwater health and show the institute's contribution to the development of healthy ecosystems in New Zealand. This private bill will help the Cawthron Institute modernise its governance and proceed with its research to the highest international standards and advance science in New Zealand. So I look forward to the future contributions of the Cawthron Institute and I have no doubt that integrating mātauranga Māori and iwi voices will only strengthen it. I look forward to the work that the select committee will do on this bill and I look forward to how they will further integrate iwi and local voices into the structure of the Cawthron Institute Trust Board. So I commend this bill to the House.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Rachel Boyack—five minutes in reply.