Despite everything, it has been heartening to see huge numbers of people in Europe and in Russia itself turn out in recent days to protest against the war. It does give me hope that we can yet find a way out of this conflict for the Ukrainian people. A world without war is possible, but it does require enduring commitments by all nations to peace-building and diplomacy. New Zealand may only be a small nation, but we must never lose focus on doing everything that we can to support peace. Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. 