Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (National): I want to start by acknowledging the comments made by the Hon Grant Robertson, the member of Parliament for Wellington Central. There's no doubt that the protest out the front has been a disruption to people in this part of the city, and many across the country have looked at it with some wonderment as to how long it's been able to go on for. I want to, in the same breath, though, acknowledge that the police have done a very good job in trying to ensure that there was the right to protest upheld; at the same time, not wanting to see it turn into an absolute debacle, as it so easily could have. 