The extraordinarily tough time that community has gone through does give us pause for thought when we look at what has happened with COVID-19. This has been a tough year for everybody, and going now back into a period of restrictions, in the Auckland area in particular, is psychologically tough. It is important we acknowledge that—this has been a difficult year. But New Zealanders have worked together to get through it, and, as the Prime Minister said earlier this week, "We have done well as a country." Yes, there is a new outbreak, but we are getting it under control quicker than most, and every single day New Zealanders contribute to that. 