ANNA LORCK (Labour—Tukituki) (remote): Thank you, Madam Speaker. As I Zoom into the House from the Hawke's Bay, I do so having just read the headline "Reasons for optimism for Hastings", following the release of its economic report card yesterday. The timing, as I take a call on the Budget Policy Statement, could not have been better, because it demonstrates that, even while the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions are being felt here locally, with Omicron sweeping through the region, Hastings' economy is performing, and continues to perform, very well. It proves that the health response our Government has taken is the best response for protecting and growing our economy across New Zealand, for keeping people, wherever possible, in work, and business in business. This Budget is laying those foundations for the future—a future that, according to the National Party, is nothing but doom and gloom. But not in the Hawke's Bay, and I am sure other regions are optimistic too. We are seeing businesses investing here at record levels, not retracting. And, if you visit, you will see, before your eyes, groundworks and new buildings occurring almost every week. There has been a phenomenal 59.6 percent increase in non-residential consents. That is a demonstration of optimism for the future.