In saying this, I would like to focus on the positive impact that this extension of immigration powers legislation will have on our migrants who will be able to stay in New Zealand and work for longer. The past year has been very difficult and challenging for us. We have had to come together as a nation, as individual communities, to fight back and defeat this pandemic, and we did so very well, with bravery. Extending the COVID19 immigration powers will continue to allow businesses to retain migrant workers, the migrant workforce, and make them available for our industries who are facing labour shortages, and give our Government the ability to extend temporary visas for migrants. 