Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister of Local Government): Well, an interesting contribution. I just want to highlight that while we are very much focused on the serious issues, many of those serious issues aren't often the easiest ones to address. Take, for example, responding to the pressing needs of COVID and putting the health of New Zealanders first. When members on the other side of the House wanted the borders open very quickly, without giving any consideration to the consequent impacts on our economy or on the health of our people, we resisted that particular move, because we knew that by keeping New Zealanders safe, putting a science- and evidence-based approach at the forefront of our thinking, and adapting to the science and evidence coming through along the way some one year later, we understand how important it is to balance both the social needs with the economic needs.