Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER (Minister for Women): Tēnā koe. Tēnā koutou e Te Whare. Following my colleague Chlöe Swarbrick, I wanted to talk about my reflections on this, the beginning of my ninth year as a representative in this House. I thought back to my maiden speech, and I recalled that one of the major factors that led to me putting my name forward to stand for Parliament, and to come to this place, was an absolute belief that democracy is possible and that this place should be a place that solves problems on behalf of all of our citizens and residents here in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is entirely possible that we can have constructive, meaningful debate that reflects the many shared values and differing interests of all the people who live in this country.