Dr SHANE RETI (Deputy Leader—National): Thank you, Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to speak in the adjournment debate as we bring the parliamentary year to an end. I also want to thank staff on precinct who have been noted here already today and maybe add to that list the sign language interpreters. I say to them thank you. Thank you all for the very distinct contributions that they've made, and to the many other silent workers who diligently keep the Wellington infrastructure together for us all so that we do what we're able to do. To our out-of-office staff, who are at the coalface of our electorates, we thank them for their often equally important but less visible important roles.