Turning to the importance of our democracy, we are fortunate to have inherited the best system of government. It was hard won at times by our ancestors. The names of battles around this Chamber are a daily reminder of that. As recently as this year, we have seen a legislature like ours, in Hong Kong, lose those rights. It is critical that we assert parliamentary sovereignty. We must reject the idea that foreign powers can interfere in our institutions. It remains problematic that we have seen the Chinese Consulate successfully prevent students and faculty at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre. The Vice Chancellor's acquiescence was understandable: he was reliant on international student revenue. The CCP could easily turn that tap down or off completely. But, in that decision, he also made AUT a microcosm of New Zealand as we all face the challenge he did on a larger scale.