The year 2020 was the year that New Zealand, like the rest of the world, was turned upside down by COVID-19 and its destructive force. No one predicted the changes it would bring to the shores of Aotearoa, changing it for ever. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Government prepared New Zealand's health and economic recovery response. Thank you to all the front-line workers, essential workers, health workers—you fed us, you looked after us, and that continues.