New Zealanders have been on a precarious journey combatting this virus. We're not at our final destination yet, but together we've made extraordinary progress through the largely voluntary efforts of our people, who accepted the need for unprecedented actions to isolate ourselves in bubbles to cut off the chains of infection. We went hard and we went early to fight a virus for which there is currently no vaccine and no cure. We know it can hide and spread through those with no symptoms, and around the world we've seen the devastation and loss of life it can cause, especially in aged care and in dementia units. We've negotiated difficult terrain and have broken the chain of community transmission. In the meantime, we've improved our stocks and supply lines for polymerase chain reaction test kits and reagents as well as personal protective equipment supplies and distribution. We've ramped up testing and the quality and capacity of track and tracing. We've minimised the damage the virus would have otherwise done to our people and to our economy.