Mahuta NanaiaHon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato): I am pleased to be able to offer some comments and continue to endorse Labour's support for the bill. I also want to acknowledge the efforts of the people at Takahanga Marae in Kaikōura who have opened not only the doors of the marae but also their hearts to ensure that people who are stranded in Kaikōura can be well cared for.You know it is that voluntary spirit that we need to really ensure is kept alive when we think about the Department of Conservation (DOC) estate. The DOC estate as I have heard the Minister say many times in the House is able to function well because of the voluntary effort and contribution of a whole lot of groups and organisations throughout the country to ensure we can preserve the biodiversity the wildlife and the quality of what we have to offer within the estate. It does concern me that the Minister has not taken a call with regards to David Parker's Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) around fish and game rangers being able to collect date of birth details for prosecution purposes. It seems to me very straightforward. The bill so much amplifies the extension of powers for DOC rangers to seize evidential material to intervene and prevent offending where it occurs to be able to stop people if they believe there is enough evidence that they have been conducting something like taking wildlife lizards and the like. I am concerned that although the select committee considered at length the submission by fish and game there was not I guess a common thought that more could be done in this space. So I commend our colleague David Parker for putting the SOP up.It would be good for the Minister to take a call and clarify why the simple collection of date of birth details is not something that she would recommend as an inclusion in the bill. For people listening to the debate they would see it as a simple and straightforward amendment that does not supersede the powers of honorary fish and game rangers but actually helps to support the work of DOC rangers in ensuring that we do not have people taking wildlife from our estate illegally. I mentioned previously in the debate that it was quite sad to see at the border the many ways in which people smuggled New Zealand species out of the country and also how they tried to get things into the country. So we need as many hands on deck as possible to be able to ensure that this work can be done in a constructive way. Probably the question Minister if I could again urge you to take a call on SOP 243 is—collecting date of birth details only helps to support the objective of the bill. It does not divert from the intent; in fact it only supports the objective of the bill. It is a very straightforward inclusion. It does not extend the ability of honorary fish and game rangers beyond what the committee had intended when it looked at the powers that were able to be extended not only to DOC rangers but also those with a statutory ability to enforce. To some extent it does not even—in my looking at it—contravene some of the aspects of the Search and Surveillance Act that were also considered in conjunction with the bill.So Minister it is really important that the House at this stage of the bill gets a clear response from you. You have been very passionate Minister in advocating for these small but useful amendments to the Wildlife Act which will help protect the biodiversity that exists within our DOC estate. Taking a call on this would only aid clarity around the purpose of the bill and ensure that everybody who is tasked with being able to support the role of DOC rangers can carry out those roles effectively.