Jobs for Nature is just one example in my electorate of Nelson of a project that is helping to create jobs, support our economic recovery, and protect and restore our environment. I want to acknowledge the return of our colleague the Hon Kiritapu Allan and the work she has done on this project. Over 100 new jobs have been created through Jobs for Nature projects across Nelson. They range from projects aimed at maintaining the health of our taonga, the Maitai River, to supporting the restoration of the Waimea Inlet, which is the largest semi-enclosed estuary in the South Island, and my personal favourite: supporting the improvement and water quality in the Wakapuaka catchment at Paremata Flats. 