McCallum GrantGRANT McCALLUM (National—Northland): It is a great privilege to take the final call on the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill. Over the years we have concluded many trade deals starting the CER Agreement with Australia the first-ever trade deal with China the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and most recently the UK free-trade agreement. What a fantastic track record for a small country at the bottom of the world and I want to say thanks to all those trade Ministers and officials who've fought really hard over the years to fight for these agreements. They've done a fantastic job. This trade agreement while not perfect will extensively benefit many areas of our primary industries and the wider economy. From day one the estimated tariff savings exceed $100 million and with it growing to $110 million over seven years—and I'm sure it will amount to many more which makes for the highest immediate savings of a New Zealand free-trade agreement.I now want to focus on the electorate that is miles above the rest and the benefits that are going to flow as an example to the Northland economy. In particular I think I want to focus on the clause where they talk about the benefits to Maōri trade and economic cooperation. Maōri businesses in Northland are growing and really stand to benefit substantially from this particularly and we hope in time as we work closely with Ngāpuhi that we get to the point where they reach an agreement; it'll really help them gain the full benefits of a settlement. The other sector that will benefit clearly in Northland is the horticultural sector and in particular kiwifruit. In kiwifruit in Northland we have over 400 hectares planted and growing substantially 90 percent of which is the gold variety—a very high-value variety. The benefits are going to flow through the whole area.We're also developing in Northland at the moment. We're building dams and so forth which can irrigate more land for horticultural products and which will benefit substantially from these gains from this agreement. Another area which is going to benefit Northland substantially is actually the area of the gains we make in the seafood space. Many may not be aware that most of mussel spat for New Zealand's mussel economy comes from the North and it comes off the coast up there. So this will make a really big improvement to the Northland economy and help out.The other area which I'm really pleased to highlight is the benefit it's going to make to the hard-working beekeepers who go out and harvest the honey and the Mānuka honey. Next time I see the beekeepers who store their hives on my farm at home I will be able to think Well they're going to get benefits from a deal like this." and it's great to be able to take that news back to them.So finally the potential to the Northland economy is huge and it really creates opportunities for our people and I look forward to working with the Northland businesses to help with this. So finally I'd like to say this agreement really highlights the benefits of trade and I'm really pleased to be able to come and say to the House we commend this bill to the House and look forward to seeing the full benefits flowing to the people of New Zealand."