The ACT Party believes that rather than extend these extraordinary powers till May 2023, the Minister could alternatively have said, "Look, my department wants to offer a better way of working that's fairer for those people here on work visas and those applying to come to New Zealand to work"—who are desperately needed by businesses and engineering and construction and the primary sector—even tourism. It turns out that with the travel bubble with Australia about to be extended to the nine states of Australia, New Zealand will need hundreds, if not thousands, of ski field workers, who don't typically come from places like Ōhākune or Wānaka or Queenstown; they come from Brazil, they come from Europe, they come from Asia, and they come to New Zealand for the experience of working here, enjoying our culture, and contributing to our economy. 