GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN (Green): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to speak to this bill, as what will be the lone voice of opposition, on behalf of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand today. I think that there is absolutely no doubt across this House, and indeed in our good nation, that we do care about the rights and welfare of our children and young people, that the crimes to which this bill applies are some of the most heinous, damning, and damaging of crimes known to our criminal justice system and, indeed, to our society. The rates of abuse are high in New Zealand; we all know that. We have some of the highest rates of abuse in terms of sexual violence and domestic violence, and our children and young people experience both at some of the highest rates in the OECD, and we must absolutely do all that is in our power as lawmakers to keep those children and young people safe.