Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN (Prime Minister) (remote): It is a pleasure to speak to this Budget, the fifth we've had the privilege of delivering, and in no less extraordinary circumstances. The business and cycle of Government is, in some ways, no different to life itself: navigating difficult times while also making necessary progress, dealing with the unexpected, and always—always—planning for the future; challenges not least of which include a one-in-100-year health crisis, followed by the biggest economic shocks since the Great Depression. And just as the world was recovering, it's been plunged into the uncertainty of war.