Walters VanushiVANUSHI WALTERS (Labour—Upper Harbour): Thank you Mr Speaker. There's nothing like a busy market day and I think most of us have them in our electorates. In Upper Harbour if it's a Saturday morning you head down to the Catalina Bay markets. It's not just the incredible goods on sale there not just the honey made by Carlene and Terry or the awesome new hemp spread product made by Sam or the larger than life avocados by Jan or the sunflowers that you can get from Agnes who gives part of every purchase to those who are facing war in Ukraine. It's the buzz of innovation it's the creativity it's that mixture of pragmatism and risk taking that unique spirit that our business community bring to New Zealand.Down at the markets one of my favourite places to stop is a little mum and dad stall called Family of Nuts and they make their product right down there in Hobsonville Point. It is more than a business I know to many of those business owners; it's a labour of love. But I know that it's also been a profoundly challenging time for them over the last few years and the Government has done a lot of work in terms of supporting them through COVID times which means that now many of our businesses are thriving.The markets emphasise that buzz of the business community but it's not the only way that they connect with the flavour and the tone of who we are as a society. On a Monday in the Upper Harbour electorate you'll find one of our biggest industries getting up to work early. It's our early childhood sector because their clientele get up early as well. When I go out and I speak to them they also talk about the supports that we've provided them through hard times so they can recover and thrive.Now over the past two years there has been around $23 billion worth of support for businesses and workers through the wage subsidy the resurgence support payment and the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme. Upper Harbour has the eighth-highest amount of technicians and trade workers in all of Aotearoa's electorates. It's an industry that has had significant support from the Government through the resurgence payment. I am proud of the support that we've given them but I'm also proud of the overall economic recovery that we're seeing.Our borders are reopening to tourists and business visitors from around 60 visa waiver countries as we continue our reconnection with the world. As announced today our international borders will fully reopen to tourists and visa holders from 31 July. With our economic recovery now larger than pre-COVID levels—and we're seeing a record-low level of unemployment—we are recovering; we're providing the strong foundations for business to succeed. As we recover our Labour values mean that we'll continue to support all New Zealanders.I hear how much this means on a regular basis to the people in Upper Harbour. A few weeks ago I met with a grouping of principals and I recall Rob Taylor who's the principal from Colwill School telling me about how much the healthy school lunches programme means to him. He said Our school families really need it. It wasn't until the lockdowns that we realised how much of a difference it makes."Labour values mean supporting all New Zealanders. I've spoken to a number of our retirees in the Upper Harbour community. There are almost 10000 of them who reside in Upper Harbour and they talk about what the increase to the super payment means to them. They talk about what the winter energy payment means to them.We support all New Zealanders and we're also planning for the future. Just earlier this week Minister Robertson and Minister Hipkins announced that the Government is extending our Apprenticeship Boost programme which means we'll be supporting around 38000 apprentices. I know this matters in Upper Harbour. Out in Massey this is going to make a huge difference. Massey High School is the home to the innovative academy that trains people into trade and supports them into jobs that engage both their heads and their hearts.We're heading in the right direction. We're reopening to the world. We're growing our economy. We're working to support all New Zealanders."