Hon MEKA WHAITIRI: Thanks to this extra funding, this additional funding, Customs now has around 100 additional staff and capabilities to protect Aotearoa across borders. The success of this additional resourcing is evident in the increasing volumes of drugs that are intercepted offshore by Customs' partners. I am proud to inform the House that from 2018 to 2021, Customs' offshore seizures averted over $1.5 billion worth of social harm from arriving into New Zealand. These were drug shipments destined for New Zealand that were stopped at overseas ports. Had those drugs reached our streets, it is hard to imagine the damage that they would have wreaked. For the first five months of 2021, social harm averted from offshore seizures stands at close to $423 million. It is clear that the border disruptions from COVID-19 have not stopped criminals from wanting to push drugs to and through New Zealand. This goes to show that the work of Customs remains as important as ever to protect our community and the integrity of the New Zealand supply chains.