From the mighty Rakaia River in the south, to Darfield, Sheffield, and Arthur's Pass in the west, picturesque Tai Tapu, Prebbleton, and Lincoln in the east and booming towns like Rolleston at its core, Selwyn represents everything that is so special about New Zealand. We are a region full of ambitious go-getters. Ours is an economy founded in agriculture and food production, well served, might I add, by the infrastructure investment of the previous National Government. Selwyn is powering New Zealand's economy. We're a region full of young families and immigrants, innovators and entrepreneurs, a place where people simply want to get on with the job of fulfilling their destinies without the spectre of Government breathing down their necks, and they do so admirably. We have one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the country, one of the strongest local economies, and we're one of the fastest-growing territorial authorities in New Zealand. Selwyn is an exemplar to the rest of the country. 