Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: This project has been spearheaded by the Kea Conservation Trust. Government funding of $950,000 will allow the trust to take on eight people from areas most affected by the COVID-related downturn in tourism. These people will be trained to work at heights and in roofing maintenance. Work will involve removing lead from private dwellings and replacing it with non-toxic alternatives, working with property owners in areas surrounding the South Island, including in the Tasman District, Abel Tasman, Golden Bay, Arthur's Pass, Aoraki, Ōkārito, Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, Haast, Mount Aspiring, and Piopiotahi. The trust project complements the Department of Conservation's own programme to remove lead materials from huts and other buildings on public conservation land.