Hon STUART NASH (Minister for Small Business): Support for small businesses to adapt, recover, and grow is a priority for our COVID recovery plan. The $20 million Digital Boost programme was announced in Budget 2020 and got under way in December, and so far over 2,900 businesses have registered for support with training and to improve their digital skills and use of technology. The initiative also encourages business-to-business support. For example, in South Wairarapa, the owners of a sheep and beef farm at Palliser Ridge are part of the Digital Boost programme. They are encouraging others in the primary sector to make better use of digital tools such as cloud-based software. The owner says with five staff managing 17,000 stock units on a 1,500 hectare farm, digital solutions mean better communications and getting more work done. Businesses can access the free Digital Boost resources through the digitalboost.co.nz website.