Hon MEKA WHAITIRI (Associate Minister of Agriculture) on behalf of the Minister for Biosecurity: It is first important to note that this is a world-first plan to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, in partnership with industry. Over three years ago, the Government, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, and industry partners made a bold decision to go hard and commit to a 10-year programme to eradicate M. bovis to protect our most important sector and the economy. We know from overseas experience that if the disease was left to spread throughout our national herd, it would significantly affect dairy production and animal welfare. As part of this programme, we are also focused on protecting farmers' welfare. Over the last 18 months, processes have been improved, with farmers' feedback taken into account. This has resulted in quicker compensation payouts, more support, and shorter turn-around times for farms under movement restrictions. We know this is a tough time for farmers, and we don't underestimate the effects on them, but we are committed to working with industry through this process. It is important to note that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) continue to evaluate the programme and identify lessons to improve our efforts in undertaking New Zealand's largest biosecurity response. We are still in the delimiting phase of finding the remaining pockets of infection, and then we'll move fully into long-term surveillance, ensuring that there are no undetected clusters of the disease still out there.