Muller ToddTODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty): Well what a phenomenal debate this has been thus far and I would say that the National Party contributions have been—Hon Simon Bridges: Strong.TODD MULLER: —very strong Mr Bridges and you are a leader in that as well as my colleague Tim van de Molen who also led off with great fanfare. Can I first acknowledge you Madam Speaker in achieving this role. I'm sure you will bring great impartiality and wisdom to the Chair.Hon Simon Bridges: Very good so far.TODD MULLER: Very good so far—well said. Look what a remarkable debate. A few highlights before I get into the substance: when my colleague Simon Bridges was giving a superb outline of elements of this bill and other personal reflections he talked about how the Treaty settlement process has been one of the National Party's great contributions to this country. At that moment a remarkable thing happened something that I have not seen in the six years that I have been in this House: William Sio looked across the House and smiled and agreed and said yes. Ladies and gentlemen this is a remarkable thing. William Sio here today has actually said in public that the National Party has done something right. I want that framed. I want that video framed and sent to his electorate because he is perhaps one of the more Labour tribalists and it's very very good to see a concession finally. The Christmas spirit has finally infected his heart and he was so generous to us and we bank that. Thank you very much Mr Sio.Now this actually is as Mr Bridges said a motherhood and apple pie with a bit of ice cream on the side—I would've described it as a prawn cocktail of a bill really. It's not the main course but it is certainly something that deserves acknowledgment and is progressing an issue which has been quite constraining for a number of iwi: being unable to have their allocation progressed in a meaningful time. Of course the Minister was silent around what a meaningful time period looks like and we would like to test that. I mean this is a very nice step forward but I would like when we get it to the Māori Affairs Committee to look particularly into new sections—where are we—49A and B because this is where the protections lie for those who feel that their interests have not been appropriately reflected in any determination of allocation.Whilst the Māori trustee Te Ohu Kaimoana has the capacity now to step in and actually make a determination it is absolutely critical that those who feel their rights and interests in terms of specific allocations have not been accurately assessed still feel that they are protected. If you actually look at the words that are listed there in that subsection they are quite all-encompassing and it raises the question for me around how operationally efficient this particular set of amendments will be. I say that in all seriousness. It's all very well to have an intent to make it easier for disbursements if you like when there is tension and disagreement but when you also have what appears to me here reasonably robust protections I think we need to test as a committee what the operationalisation of this will actually look like or we will end up with just a whole lot of good words but not a lot of action when it comes to releasing this economic potential.I agree with Tim van de Molen's and Simon Bridges' contributions around the economic potential of aquaculture—$600 million now with the Government seeking $3 billion in the next 15 years. Well that's not ambitious enough. Three billion in the next three years—look at what kiwifruit's done; again you know well supported by two very strong local MPs who understand the area can get behind the industry and it happens—Hon Simon Bridges: And Todd McClay.TODD MULLER: Yeah and Todd McClay yeah—him as well. And you look at Ōpōtiki you know? Very soon that area will return back to National—can't wait for when that happens because there is real opportunity here in Ōpōtiki for aquaculture and it needs investment and it needs competence. This is part of the step forward but we in the National Party will make sure that that opportunity is not just rhetoric as it often is in this Government but actually turns to action and we look forward to deliberating on this when it comes to select committee. Thank you.