Talking of all of this science and innovation, R & D, science, and infrastructure, obviously, are significant priorities for this Labour Government, and the Scott Base Redevelopment combines all three of these. It's not only of great benefit, really, to all of our scientific aspirations in Antarctica but it's also of great benefit to the economy of the Mainland—particularly Canterbury—with 700 jobs expected to be created over six years. Christchurch is the gateway to Antarctica. The airport in Ilam provides aviation support, and the port of Lyttelton, as scenic as it is strategic, in the wonderful electorate of Banks Peninsula, provides a maritime base for all things Antarctic. 