Hon DAVID PARKER (Minister for Oceans and Fisheries): Can I first agree with the member that the balance test here is appropriate, that it's not as tough as the test that applies for farmland. Before I respond to his particular question, I would say that, for me, and for the Labour Party, there is something special about land. In a world where there are some—you know, there's a lot of places overseas who've got more problems than we've got. We're not a perfect country; we're a pretty good country, and we're a safe place to invest, and we're a safe place to live. We've got to be careful, in my opinion, that with those attributes we don't allow the opportunities of New Zealanders to be distorted by the interests of overseas people when it comes to land assets. I remember reading an article by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in The Telegraph. He's a commentator on economic issues that I follow. He's a right-wing commentator, but I agree with quite a few of the things he says, and he says there is something special about land that is intrinsic to your sense of countryhood and self. We must be careful that we don't separate ourselves from one of those rights of being a local Kiwi to actually have some preference in respect of land assets relative to overseas investors. That's what drives this side of the House in respect of some of the restrictions that we've got on overseas investment, be it in residential land, farmland, or forestry land. 