During lockdown, while most of our team of 5 million were doing their bit and staying home, the lights in my neighbours' milking sheds still flicked on at 5 every morning. The shelves continued to be restocked overnight in our supermarkets, and for more than eight months we have had a huge committed team of workers at our borders and in managed isolation, in incredibly trying circumstances, to keep us all safe. Our students, despite the challenges presented by studying in isolation and sometimes, like the rangatahi in my community, without any reliable connectivity, carried on with their mahi for all of our futures. It is for those who give their all for the team of 5 million so that we in New Zealand have the best chance on the planet to build back better that I stand. 