Hon SHANE JONES: Sir, there were noises from the other side of the House. However, I realise some MPs may thunder out into the provinces and whimper in this House. I'm a lion on all occasions. Last week, Damien O'Connor, Minister, announced that the Northland drought is an adverse event. It has begun to affect essential facilities—schools are threatened, hospitals, old people's homes. A variety of essential services are at risk. Trucking water to the regions is proving to be prohibitively expensive. Residents should be able to go about their lives knowing that we believe, although you live in isolated parts of New Zealand, they deserve First World services, and I'm happy to accommodate those demands.