We were really disappointed that the National Party, despite speeches from Tim van de Molen and others recognising the concerns of Federated Farmers and many in rural New Zealand about the intensive wave of forest plantations, didn't support the SOP, and I think that is a strong reminder to New Zealanders that National can be very loud on talk but does little to actually deliver. It didn't develop any SOPs to make the changes to avoid the bill being skewed, as Mr van de Molen said. Nor did it support an SOP which would have levelled the playing field between overseas investors wanting to take land and plant pines and overseas investors wanting to buy land and plant kiwifruit orchards or grapevines to create vineyards.