Woods MeganDr MEGAN WOODS (Labour—Wigram): In closing this general debate I too would like to acknowledge the local members of Parliament and the work that they have been doing in that area—Stuart Smith who has spoken in this debate today and of course my colleague Rino Tirikatene. Rino and I both entered Parliament in 2011—Dr David Clark: Good year.Dr MEGAN WOODS: —representing an area—that is right Dr Clark a wonderful year—that was suffering from earthquakes. So for both him and me our whole parliamentary career has been dealing with earthquakes. I would put money on the fact that Rino will continue to work closely with the local member there Stuart Smith and I acknowledge the kind words that Stuart did offer about Rino.Over the last few days—and we will in the coming days I am sure—we have heard a lot about the Kiwi spirit about rolling up our sleeves about stoicism and about resilience. These are all important attributes that communities need to dig deep to find in these days. But I would also like to make the point that it is OK for people not to be feeling this. These are very difficult days. These are difficult things for people in these affected and impacted communities to cope with and it is OK to say that you are not feeling all right and that you do need help. I echo the words of my colleague who said that Matt Doocey.We have seen remarkable things as we did throughout Canterbury after our earthquakes: organisations people and individuals stepping up; the sense of community; and the coming together. We have seen the remarkable work that has been happening at Takahanga Marae where my colleague Rino Tirikatene is heading—where 500 to 600 people are being fed where people are being housed and where people importantly are being offered the opportunity to be together to have a place to go and to feel safe. That is one of the things that we always have to ensure is there.There are many things we can look to that happened in Canterbury that went well. It is very heartening for me to see many of the communities of Christchurch and Canterbury now wanting to give back to support those further north who now suffer the same terrible fates that they did 6 years ago.It is not the time for politicking or bickering; we have a huge job to do and there will be problems that need to be solved. Labour will support the Government in doing things to get things moving. But in saying this it is also important that we learn the lessons that we have been through in the last 6 years. We have learnt an awful lot in this country over the last 6 years about how it is that we need to deal with both disaster and recovery and how we put those things together. It would be a mistake if we did not learn those lessons.What I do not want to see is a situation where the people of Kaikōura in 2022 are still waiting to get their lives back on track and if we simply copy what we have done in Canterbury that could well be the outcome. We need to ensure that we have good mental health services from the beginning that we do not fund on a business-as-usual model and that we ensure that the local organisations and professionals who are in the area are well placed to help the people in their community.We need to ensure that the claims process for people getting their homes fixed learns the lessons of what we have been through. We need to ensure that we do not have a huge spike in housing costs by getting in there early by providing the temporary accommodation. We need to ensure that we do not end up re-repairing people's homes by getting the scoping process right the first time. We need to ensure that we send in trained professionals who can see what is wrong with particular buildings. We need to ensure that support is there—legal support for people to deal with their claims process. Where we got to in Canterbury—and I am sure many Cantabrians can attest to what a great organisation the Residential Advisory Service has been in helping them get through their ordeal—is that there is so much that we can do together. There is so much that we can and will achieve as this part of the South Island and Wellington puts the pieces back together and rebuilds lives. We are a great country; we have great character. Let us learn the lessons of what we have been through and move forward together.The debate having concluded the motion lapsed.