We're seeking emergency powers to deal with an emergency situation. We're taking actions to stop the spread of a virus—COVID-19—that has killed tens of thousands of people around the world, and it will go on doing so. Everyone has seen the emerging evidence and pictures. This is not New Zealand's fault, but we don't want that happening here. We do not want growing numbers of people sick, we do not want New Zealanders—our friends, our parents, our neighbours, our whānau—to die. Those things are obvious.