Can I begin by acknowledging the region of Canterbury, given the events of the last three or four days, and pay tribute to the emergency management staff throughout the region. Can I acknowledge the civic leadership of the region: Dan Gordon of Waimakariri, Neil Brown of Ashburton District Council, Sam Broughton of the Selwyn District Council, Nigel Bowen of the Timaru District Council, and also our former colleague and the Mayor of Christchurch, Lianne Dalziel, who's the chair of the Canterbury Regional Emergency Management Group, for their collective efforts to keep their communities safe. Emergency management is extremely important in difficult times like this, and I will get to at some stage during my short contribution a commitment of funding within Budget 2021 to assist efforts to make those groups stronger around the country in order to keep our communities safe. 