Hon JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): Thank you, Mr Speaker. It's with pleasure that I lend my thoughts to the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill. In particular, I want to focus on the clauses as they relate to local government. But, first, before I do that, I would like to thank and acknowledge the work that the Government has done over the past nearly six weeks, and that's all encompassing for all Ministers, and also to widen out my acknowledgment to all members of this House, who, from their homes in isolation, and their bubbles in isolation, have kept up particularly the pastoral care work, which is an important part of an MP's role. It seems that just reaching out at the end of a telephone line to an individual somewhere in the electorate or in New Zealand is a really good way of connecting at the moment. If we can do anything more than provide information and reassurance, then I would say that we have all been gainfully occupied in this time and will continue to do so for some time.