There isn't a country in the world that hasn't been tested by the pandemic, and we've faced very difficult decisions on a daily basis with no playbook, but as a country we have done well, and that is a fact: the lowest mortality rates in the OECD year on year since the pandemic started. The Australian thinktank the Lowy Institute recently rated New Zealand as No. 1 for its COVID response. How often do the Australians throw us a bone, eh? Unemployment at 3.2 percent and impressive wage growth. The Prime Minister has delivered a masterclass in leadership: compassionate, clear, putting people first, and always with science and good policy front and centre.