Our nation thrives when our farming communities are flourishing. It is for our rural communities that I stand. My understanding of the challenge of achieving climate justice is intensely local. As I've said, I've spent much of my life in Taranaki and, as an economics teacher, a member of a rural community that has until now thrived because of the energy and dairy industries, clearly appreciate how hard it will be to find a consensus around how we reset our economy and build a sustainable future.