The reason that we are now going into recess, the reason that we're adjourning, and the reason that so many businesses and other organisations up and down the country are closing down from midnight tonight is so that we can ensure that we do not see devastation on that scale again in New Zealand. The lives of up to 60,000-plus people would be at risk—they may well die—if we do not do this. It is important that we do it, and it's important that we get it right.