Our rebuild from COVID-19 provides an opportunity to address some of the longstanding sustainability and environmental challenges facing New Zealand. Our $1 billion environmental jobs package announced today will create thousands of jobs that will at the same time support habitat protection, pest control, and biodiversity on our public lands. This includes a $433 million investment in regional environment projects. These will support our economic and environmental recovery in partnership with local government and farmers. It will include restoring wetlands, stabilising river banks, and removing sediment. There will be projects and jobs created all across New Zealand, including in the Kaipara catchment.