Hon POTO WILLIAMS (Minister for Building and Construction): Yes, in particular I stand by my statement that "A report from Statistics New Zealand … shows the number of building consents has broken yet another record, with 44,299 new homes having been consented in the year ended June 2021—another all-time high. This is an increase of 18 percent from the June 2020 year, with 4,310 new dwellings consented in June alone. These figures demonstrate … how far we've come in the last year since facing the initial disruptions of COVID-19. We've responded to the sector uncertainty by investing in the sector to keep the momentum going to deliver the warm, dry, and safe homes that New Zealanders need."