Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): Confidence among New Zealand investors has returned to pre-pandemic levels according to the latest ASB Investor Confidence Survey. This shows that net investor confidence rose from 14 percent to 25 percent for the three months to October, matching the last peak in the March 2017 quarter. Confidence in Auckland reached a seven-year high, up from 18 percent to 31 percent. ASB said, "Investment confidence [had] remained resilient, in a similar way to the strength that we have seen in other business confidence surveys over recent months". The huge uncertainty and volatility experienced during last year's lockdown has not been repeated through investor confidence. Our approach that the Government has taken to support the economy and give people confidence through the period of restrictions is clearly contributing to this.