Mr Speaker and parliamentary colleagues, I proudly represent the people of the Invercargill electorate, which takes in the communities of Invercargill, Bluff, Stewart Island, Riverton, Tuatāpere, Ōtautau, Wyndham, and Edendale. Its boundary to the east is the Catlins Conservation Park, to the west it extends into Fiordland National Park, and to the south it takes in Rakiura National Park. It is a region of stunning, rugged beauty, important rural and manufacturing industries, and innovative, hard-working people. 