Bennett GlenGLEN BENNETT (Labour—New Plymouth): Kia ora Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to stand here and support this private bill brought to us this afternoon by the MP for Nelson Rachel Boyack and again being the follow-on from my colleague Naisi Chen being another member of the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee—Hon Gerry Brownlee: Can you mention the rest of the caucus?GLEN BENNETT: We'll work our way through over the next five minutes. So it's a pleasure I think to bring this to our committee although we're a very busy hard-working committee so it's going to be a long summer without a break. But that's OK because this is important work to be done. The Thomas Cawthron Trust Amendment Bill is something that is needed something that the trustees themselves have worked on and are all in agreeance that this must be done and needs to be done. And so it's disappointing to have the previous speaker Chris Baillie who has a wonderful articulate history of growing up around this institute and then choosing at the last moment to not support this piece of legislation. But that's OK because it's good to have the rest of the House backing what this is all about and what is going on.Now I was thinking about philanthropy as I was listening which is something that I know does get thrown around occasionally but not as much as it used to. And to think more than 100 years ago of this this man and this property to actually be gifted then the act of philanthropy is significant and something that I hope and would wish that—maybe through the course of select committees through the course of the readings—people consider what it means to gift and to pass things on for future generations. Because as we've heard around the House this afternoon the impact that this institute has the impact that the research has is generational has been going for more than 100 years or almost 100 years and will continue to keep going. When I look at philanthropy it's obviously about promoting the welfare of others. It's around being generous in terms of whether it be giving money giving land giving goods for the betterment of our communities and for good causes. And so it is nice to be sitting here and reading a bit about Thomas Cawthron and the history that he brings and the fact that 100 years later we're not only talking about him and his legacy but we're talking about the innovation and the wonderful things that this institute and the act of philanthropy has done not only for Nelson not only for New Zealand but for the rest of the world. I'm going to look at what they're all about. It's interesting to see that they are New Zealand's largest independent science organisation based in the little old Nelson. I know they're sort of the centre of the universe or centre of New Zealand or something like that they're up the hill of Nelson but it is a lovely place. I visited there once; it was OK. I've been there several times actually. But I was curious as I was looking at the achievements and the work that is done through the trust and the institute and you know we look at our climate change lens in 2022 we look at our challenges within our environment and I think 100 years ago they were discussing these things and they were looking at world-class research and science innovation; how do they grow the primary industries and how do they protect the marine and freshwater environment around New Zealand and the world. And the fact that it's around producing research—around aquaculture around seafood safety algae bioactivities freshwater health and ocean health—it is a good thing. And so that's why it is great that we can as a House have this legislation this private bill here that we can take through and ensure that the trust is set for another 100 years. You know when it was created back in 1924 they were different times. So to tighten the parameters in this piece to also add iwi which again all members of the current trust board wanted and have fought for and I'm grateful that they have done that—I mean you have a bishop there you have a mayor or two there you have an MP; so it's only right to ensure that we have iwi at the table bringing their experience and history. And as for Thomas Cawthron and the legacy and the good ancestor he is it's great to know that we have iwi at the table as we move forward because there's another hundred years or more of this institute to go and there's more innovation and I am grateful to commend this bill to the House.