COVID has been tough on us all, but together we have come through it, and in Whanganui and Taranaki, we've come through better than most, with tourism numbers up and spending data showing increases too. Instead of a ghost town, we are well on our way to becoming a thriving, vibrant city again. Take our arts community, for example. In the last fortnight, we've had Whanganui Walls, where artists have come to Whanganui and painted beautiful murals on walls across our city. We've had artists open studios, where local artists across the region have opened their studio doors to the public for two weeks, and the changes that were announced last week are going to help more people to be able to afford to come and see that vibrancy and experience it for themselves. I recommend starting at the Whanganui Sarjeant art gallery, in its temporary location, of course, because the iconic Sarjeant art gallery is being restored thanks to investment from this Government, and, yes—credit where credit's due—the previous Government, too. 