Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour): Mr Speaker thank you very much. It's not with any pleasure that all of us have had to return in such an unprecedented time. In fact it's a very difficult time for New Zealand in general. But on this side of the House we are focused and we are united in getting the job done that needs to be done—and we know that well. The feeling we get back from New Zealanders—the feeling I get back—is that it's the time for us to get on and get this job done. We've been working hard to ensure that New Zealand's people and economy are in the best possible position. We again are here at the 52nd term of Government. We do not underestimate at all what being in level 3 does in Auckland to our economy and the wider ripples that go across our country. This is why we have acted fast. This is why we have made the wage subsidy available right across New Zealand while Auckland is in level 3 and businesses like hospitality like tourism and like retail also deal with level 2 right across the country.We have also acted fast to deploy more testing stations ramping up processing and tracing capabilities to get the COVID Tracer app in place and to make sure as many people as possible are using it whenever they are out. It is really heartening to see as I go around in my own community how that is displayed in every single place—and not only how it is being displayed but how everybody is using it every time they enter into any shop or any venue. It's encouraging to know that we have seen since 12 August a huge amount of testing done. We have seen 136000 COVID tests completed since the second outbreak. We know that our border workers are going through that process and we are making sure that contact tracing is well in place and going ahead and delivering the results that New Zealanders need to feel safe here in New Zealand. In terms of our third response that economic and that wage subsidy is so important that we continue to roll that out as we have right from the start since COVID has made itself present here in New Zealand. It is important that people are looked after and we have learnt that it was definitely right that the best economic response was indeed a health response—one that looks after the wellbeing of New Zealanders in order to keep the wheels of our economy turning and turning well.So it is with some disappointment some sadness when we see some of the I would say politicking that I have seen over the last few weeks because I do not have an appetite and I do not think that many others in New Zealand have an appetite for seeing this sort of behaviour happening. I believe that New Zealanders expect more of us in this House at a time when we need to step up and get on with the job. I think it is unfortunate too that we have been accused of scaremongering at a time when this Government took active steps to put legislation in place to put good protections in place should there be a second wave of COVID—should there be a second wave of COVID—and I think it is very unfortunate that this was termed in such a way that it has been done so.I am disappointed that the Hon Judith Collins said she supported mandatory testing but after voting against the very legislation that enabled this mandatory testing to take place at our borders. Speaking of borders I think this has been an ongoing farce in terms of the mixed messages we have received from those opposite: to open them or to shut them; to be like Australia; to be like Sweden; to have more international students coming to New Zealand; to not have international students coming to New Zealand. I believe we owe it more to the people of New Zealand to give clear messages to give reassurance and not to prey upon anxieties. That is the last point I'll make in this area. I am really really saddened that conspiracy theories and muckraking have taken place to prey upon the anxieties and the fears of New Zealanders at a time when we need reassurance we need safety and we need to be able to work together cohesively as a team and to be focused on the wellbeing of New Zealanders.I'm going to finish off with an email I received today from a constituent who wrote to myself and Chris Bishop and she said Excuse me that I'm writing to both of you but I want both of you to know that I fervently hope that you are both voices of reason in Parliament during this challenging time. It is a virus. I do not understand this call for heads to roll. We are all in this together and only together we can hope to rein this virus in for a while. I trust the integrity of you both that you please work together and pull your colleagues up when you see this not happening." I hope we can all do that."