Making this change to the Animal Welfare Act 1999 will prohibit the live exports of cattle, deer, goats, and sheep by ship from 30 April 2023. In doing so, we reinforce, and build on, New Zealand's reputation as a safe and ethical producer of high-quality products from animal management. There are numerous images, and I know that submissions were made to the select committee that showed the conditions that are often present on these long voyages of up to three weeks. I spoke directly and rang around, before I made this decision, with people who had been on many of these voyages and reported directly from where the animals were landed, and we saw some of those images from Sri Lanka. It is absolutely essential that, if we're to get premiums for our products in international markets, we maintain the highest standards of animal welfare and that we do not continue with the live exports of animals by ship because of the inherent risks to animal welfare and our reputation.