COVID remains a threat, and we cannot be complacent, but I am reminded of our collective efforts and what we have achieved as a country every time now that I attend a gathering. On Saturday, I attended the one-year birthday celebration of an early childhood education centre in my electorate. When I looked around and I saw over a hundred people gathered—grandparents, parents, children—I felt a deep sense of appreciation for the fact that we are safe and able to come together in our west Auckland community. Each time we have sat in this House as MPs since lockdown, talking, arguing, laughing, we're reminded that there are Parliaments around the world that are still not able to meet—another reason for us to recognise what has been achieved and to never take our roles or this place for granted. A couple of weeks ago, I attended a packed-out, free New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performance here in Wellington and I was absolutely cognisant of the fact that ours at this time is one of the only, if not the only, national symphony orchestras in the world that is able to perform to audiences of this size, in this manner.