Hon JAN TINETTI (Minister of Internal Affairs): This week, we not only celebrated International Firefighters' Day but also the substantial progress we've made on building fire stations. Firstly, as the Minister responsible for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our firefighters and their friends and their whānau who support them for their generous service. I'm also pleased to inform the House that recently I've opened six new fire stations, with the building of an additional 16 fire stations currently under way around the country.