INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri) (remote): Today marks a huge milestone, and it really shows we are out of the COVID response and into COVID recovery. Today we announced the opening up of our borders to tourists from 1 April, and closing our border was one of the first actions we took to keep people safe. It worked. We have one of the lowest COVID mortality rates in the world and one of the strongest economies to emerge from the pandemic, and it's now time to open up. Like so many New Zealanders, I am grateful that we had the borders closed and we had time to get vaccinated and we had a plan to keep our economy going, despite the significant challenges. 