SpeechSPEAKER: Is there any objection to the motion being so amended? It is so amended.Members I just want to speak very briefly before I put the motion to acknowledge especially the police and the danger that they were in yesterday. I over the last three weeks have got to know police very well; some might say as well as I knew them in the earlier part of my life and sometimes in quite similar circumstances. I've spoken with them often at midnight at 3 in the morning and at 6 in the morning—it's not a great place to sleep here on occasions—and I've seen how hard they've worked.I want to also acknowledge our Copperfields staff who have been here until half past 12 in the morning and been back at 6 in order to support with warm drinks the police who were on occasions quite tired quite cold and quite wet and I think that was great too.There were a lot of rank and file police and some very new ones. As we've said I think two of the leaders may have spoken to the same young woman but remember there were 79 others with exactly the same level of experience who came in here on Tuesday. We had for a long time and right through it some very experienced sergeants and senior constables. I think that they did a lot in defusing and handling the situation really well and I just want to say how much I appreciate them and they did come from all over the country.I think it's fair to say that at the beginning it took us a little while to get the communication channels going evenly with the police but after about a week it did. I want to acknowledge Commissioner Coster and especially Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers who was my point of contact sometimes up to 15 to 20 times a day when there were issues that were arising and he did a very professional job in that.I also want to say thank you to party leaders in the House. I ended up with the role because it was appropriate of being the communication channel between the commissioner and party leaders probably except for the Prime Minister although on a few occasions it was with the Prime Minister by way of Zoom meetings with the commissioner. Party leaders were very gracious and very positive with the communications and fed back quite a few questions and suggestions all of which I think were helpful and useful.I think I want to say especially to the Leader of the Opposition thank you very much. I spent more time talking with him—again at midnight on occasions or after 11 and at 6 o'clock in the morning on others—than to all the other party leaders combined and I want to acknowledge and thank him for the personal support that he gave me through a very difficult period.Members I just want to reiterate my thanks to our security staff here. They have worked enormously long hours—double shifts—and some of them seem to have aged. They haven't quite caught up with me but they look considerably older. Their professionalism has been absolutely superb and I want to thank them for that.So the question is That this House recognise the safe restoration of Parliament's grounds and the selfless service of our Police Fire and Emergency services Wellington Free Ambulance Parliament Security Māori Wardens and many others in returning Parliament to the people.Motion as amended agreed to.SPEAKER: In accordance with the decision of the House yesterday the House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday 8 March.The House adjourned at 2.47 p.m.