McAnulty KieranKIERAN McANULTY (Labour—Wairarapa): Doesn't that sum it up—doesn't that sum it up? The National Party had two calls on this bill. In the first one their agriculture spokesperson—the person that industry bodies are pleading to the leadership to change—got sat down after three minutes. Their second call—DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! This is not a general debate. Come back to the bill. KIERAN McANULTY: That's right. The Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill is a very important piece of legislation and their agriculture spokesperson couldn't even speak to it—couldn't even speak to it. The second person that the National Party stood up that well-known advocate for farmers from the depths of inner-city Auckland—all he could say was to accuse us of filibustering and he then sat down. We don't even know what their position is and that's how little they think of biosecurity. But they have a record. They have history on this. I googled a very simple thing: Government cuts biosecurity NZ". The first thing: "Govt ignored biosecurity warning" 2012—that's them. Biosecurity cuts are "irresponsible" 2013. "Scientist says NZ has gone soft on biosecurity" 2013. The only thing here that came up from that search—and we know the most recent comes up first—was from 2021: "Federated Farmers welcomes biosecurity funding". There it is. Here we have a piece of legislation that will alert visitors to this country of the grave threat that bringing in matters like fruit and not-clean sports gear or boots or anything like that poses. All it is imposing is the requirement for airlines to put on a video to make sure that there is absolutely no excuse and that everyone is fully informed of the threat that they pose. That side doesn't care and I encourage every farmer and every person that lives in every rural area if they really want to see what the National Party thinks of them and thinks of their industry and thinks of our economy to watch tonight—watch the pathetic disgraceful offensive display from David Bennett and the pathetic contribution from Simon O'Connor. I ask them to consider this: this Government and its friends in the Green Party are actually supporting what is a good idea. The National Party had an opportunity to join us and actually show the primary industries—those seats every single one of them voted for the Labour Party at the last election. Every single rural seat voted for us and now tonight it shows why because we actually give a hoot. We actually care. That's the thing. They can say all they like. They can stand there and criticise this party of never supporting the farmers but when the rubber hits the road they actually get a chance to back it up and they've failed. I pick that David Bennett's days are numbered as the agricultural spokesperson because when you've got outfits like DairyNZ overlooking their agricultural spokesperson and picking people that they'd rather listen to I'd say that his days are numbered in that role and I'd say that the primary industries in those areas that voted for us at the last election will actually welcome that. Here on this side of the House we care about rural areas. We care about regional economies and that is why we're planning ahead. We are the party that has a plan to increase agricultural exports by $40 billion. They just laugh. They are complacent and they haven't realised that there is a reason why they've only got 33 seats in this House and that's because they've been found wanting. I note that the likes of Tim van de Molen who's sitting there—an actual rural MP—are disagreeing with our statements about them cutting biosecurity when they were in Government. He had an opportunity to speak. Did he take it? Did he my foot—of course he didn't. Tim van de Molen: Point of order Mr Speaker. Thank you Mr Speaker. I made no such claim. The member is inaccurately quoting what I said. I did not make any reference at all to us not having made cuts; I referred to this Government having made significant cuts over each of the last years. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! That's not a point of order. That's a debating point. KIERAN McANULTY: Thank you Mr Speaker. If he'd bothered to take a spot he could have made that point himself but he didn't did he? No because they gave it to Simon O'Connor. What a waste—what a waste. That sums it up. This bill here will help us protect our borders from biosecurity threats. Those members might be satisfied with their record. They might be satisfied under their watch of letting in Psa. They might be satisfied under their watch of letting in Mycoplasma bovis. We are the Government that's sorted that out—$350 million to sort that out. We are the only country—the only country—in history that is on track to actually eliminating that. Now it is very clear to the people of New Zealand that this is a very simple non-contentious bill that will make a huge impact on the security of our primary industries. We're taking it seriously; they are treating it like a joke. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Steph Lewis—five minutes in reply."