Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Thank you Mr Speaker. I'm delighted to speak in support of this bill. As we are entering a very challenging post-COVID environment we need to have robust legislation in place to support our industries and strengthen our third-most important export industry—the forestry industry: log wood products. Can I congratulate our Minister of Forestry the First Citizen of the Provinces" the Hon Shane Jones son of the North Tāne Māhuta-esque in his towering figure in this Parliament in support of his beloved forest industry.This is a very very welcome piece of legislation and I'm surprised that the member that's just resumed his seat Alastair Scott—I'm glad that the National Party despite all their moans and groans are supporting this bill at its first reading. I know the member from the Wairarapa. I'm sure those great pioneers of investment forestry Charles Wallis and Steve Wilton those great persons from over the Wairarapa would have been whispering to him that yes we should get behind and support this bill. So this is a welcome piece of legislation.It is needed because the fact of the matter is there are unscrupulous dodgy traders that are operating in the forestry sector. They are distorting the market and they are basically fooling a lot of the farm forest owners and they are denying the supply chain of an important harvest of crop. So this bill is all about ensuring there's a consistency in the supply chain. Yes the top dollar will be achieved in terms of the export markets but this approach this registration of the traders and of the advisers is to ensure that there is an adequate supply that is available to the local processors local sawmillers and the important jobs that those small businesses and those larger businesses have particularly in our provinces. So this is a very welcome piece of legislation.I also want to congratulate our Minister for primary industries because the Ministry for Primary Industries Te Uru Rākau—they play a very important role in this legislation as the forestry authority and they will be crafting and ensuring that the registration requirements will be in place and all the detail will be set out in regulations which will be forthcoming as well in discussions with the industry. And this has actually been requested by the industry. The industry actually have been engaged have been working with the Government officials and this has very wide support.So it's very important that we put this in place. It is about jobs. It is about ensuring consistency of supply availability to ensure that we have those sawmillers those wood remanufacturers those processors—they need to have that supply of wood not denied that supply by a dodgy trader from South Asia or wherever who can come up with a price on the back of a cigarette pack. Those sorts of traders are not welcome in our industry. They offer no value they have no investment and they demean and they devalue and they actually deter investment coming into our industry. That's why it's important that we have that assurance across the industry across especially the emerging sector of farm foresters and private smaller landholding smaller harvestable crop owners. It's very important that they have certainty that the advisers that they will be seeking and the contractors and the ultimate sale of their logs—yes they will be able to achieve a good price but it will be benchmarked and it will ensure that a relevant portion is available to support our local industries.So with that I once again want to congratulate the Minister of Forestry. This is a much-needed piece of legislation and I'm really looking forward—I'm saddened that it's not coming to the Primary Production Committee. We were all prepared for this particular bill but I'm sure that the Environment Committee will be giving it due consideration as well. So with that I commend this bill to the House."