Hon Dr NICK SMITH (National—Nelson): I have rarely witnessed such a complete surrender of the Green Party as I've heard from that Minister's speech right now. If a National Government had introduced this bill, the Green Party right now would be going apoplectic, and if I've heard an apology from the Green Party for a Resource Management Act (RMA) reform bill, that certainly was it. Let's cut to the chase: this bill radically reduces the information that's required for a resource consent, it radically cuts the amount of public consultation, it radically reduces the appeals, and if the Minister who has just spoken had reread her speeches over the many years of RMA changes, she would realise the degree to which the Green Party has chucked its principles under the bus with this bill. 