I want to put a very different spin on the debate that's happening here today and I want to talk about, where I come from, Puanga, or to the rest of the country, Matariki. The first star in the Matariki sky are essential workers—essential workers who worked hard during the time of the COVID lockdown; the kaimahi who, in Māori terms, would be classified as ringa rōpā. They did the hard work while people stayed at home to make sure that we have the opportunity to come together again after the lockdown—that's the first star in the sky.