Nelson has been a very special place to represent, and I congratulate my successor, Rachel Boyack. It's the only seat in this Parliament that has retained the same name since 1854. I love Nelson's entrepreneurial businesses, its stunning environment, its creative arts sector, its rich heritage, and its caring community. My greatest concern for Nelson's future is the centralisation of core services like education and health, with the loss of local control of our polytechnic and health board. My experience as education Minister was that the closer the funding decisions were made to the children, the more likely they were made in the children's interests. If more central Government was the answer, KiwiBuild would be a roaring success. I've enjoyed the constituency role of getting to know thousands of Nelsonians, often over difficult situations. It's been a pleasure to help many, but also a disappointment where I could not. This grassroots work was invaluable in exposing the parts of Government that are not working and for advocating reform.