RACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson): I'm proud to take a call today on the Prime Minister's statement. I want to focus my speech today on some of the tough decisions the Government has made in order to protect the lives of New Zealanders and the steps we are taking in Nelson to build back better as we recover from COVID-19. But first I want to put on record my thanks to everyone in the Nelson-Tasman region who's worked to support our vaccination roll-out. Our vaccination rates in the top of the South are high: 97 percent have had one dose and 95 percent are fully vaccinated. We have one of the highest booster rates in the country, and nearly half of our 5- to 11-year-olds have had their first dose. My thanks to everyone involved in this life-saving work: our health workers, vaccinators, administrators, the public health contact tracing team, our COVID testing teams, and everyone doing their part to keep our community safe from COVID19.