When I was reflecting long and hard about what I would say this evening in regards to this bill, I thought back to my younger days, when the way in which I funded my university study was through pruning pine trees on a number of forestry plantations in the mighty Waikato. So I have some connection to this important topic. Those were long and challenging days, but I did my small part to contribute to what is a significant and very important sector, and I hope those trees are still growing as strong and hard as they were many years ago. 