The Minister of Finance has made it clear that we have three priorities for doing this: more support for our public healthcare system, extra help for those who need it the most, and assistance for businesses so that they can keep people in work. So first: the public health system. Now, as most would agree, a public health system that can care for us and the people that we know and love, no matter what our income is or where we live, is the foundation of a fairer and a more equal and a more resilient New Zealand. None of us can go about our daily lives or raise a family or stay healthy without it. The additional support that our public health system will receive as a result of this announcement will help to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keep the number of infected at any one time at a manageable level.