I love our country, our beaches, our rivers, our forests, and our mountains, and protecting our beautiful but fragile planet has motivated my life's work. Coming from the activist world, I described my previous career at Greenpeace as banging on the outside of this place. I like to think I've spent the last 10 years banging on about the environment from the inside. In my maiden speech, I was a little bit critical about the previous Labour Government's environmental track record—I acknowledge you, Helen Clark and Michael Cullen—and I actually remember there was a member, Trevor Mallard, who actually walked out in the middle of it with a loud "Harrumph!". Mr Speaker, I hope you'll stay for this one. Can I thank you, can I thank the presiding officers like Ruth Dyson, the Parliamentary Service, the cleaners, the security, and the Clerk's Office for their amazing support. But I'd like to especially single out the Parliamentary Library. I consider their research the greatest perk a politician can have.