The passivity continued in the story of how I joined the Labour Party. I still think it was borderline reckless that Raymond Huo, two weeks after hearing me speak at a function, asked whether I wanted to be a Labour Party candidate. I still remember at our meeting at his law firm that I had a CV in my bag, thinking he would be offering me a job there and then. He laughed at me when I said I wanted to become a criminal lawyer, but I don't know whether being an MP was anything better than that. Thank you to the Labour whānau. Thank you for accepting me for who I am, for being always so generous in your support, for trusting me to represent our values here in this House. Thank you to our leaders in the party—to Claire, to Nigel, to Andrew Kirton, to Paul, and the entire New Zealand council. Thank you for trusting me then, as a 23-year-old, and thank you for trusting me now.