Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: Last week, the ANZ bank provided a preliminary look at business confidence in September, which found firms remained resilient amidst higher alert levels. Business confidence actually rose 7 points in September to a net 7 percent of respondents expecting the economy to deteriorate compared with August, while firms' expectations about their own trading activity was mostly unchanged. Employment and investment intentions were a little softer but remain at higher levels. ANZ examined whether there was a split between Auckland and the rest of the country on these matters, but the differences were very small. This suggests that firms are well positioned to deal with this latest lockdown and are expecting a return to strong demand as restrictions are lifted.