Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN: Businesses in the heavily tourism-dependent area of South Westland have been supported by Jobs for Nature funding since July 2020 as part of the Sustaining the South Westland Community project. An additional $1.28 million has been committed to continue the support for the next two years, enabling 40 businesses to have their staff working on conservation projects throughout South Westland. This investment will continue to enable up to 100 people to remain in and contribute to their local South Westland communities through the impacts of COVID and it has already delivered 30,000 hours of conservation work spanning animal pest research, predator trap construction, surveys, weed control, and track maintenance.