Sio Hon Aupito William; Mallard TrevorHon AUPITO WILLIAM SIO (Minister for Courts): I shared with the House last night the whakataukī from the islands of Samoa which is E se'e fua le tama o Ulufanuasese'e ma le loto tetele ae se'e ma le fa'aeteete". The reference is to this young man Ulufanuasese'e. He might surf with confidence and a skitey-ness on the ocean waters but he's constantly alert and aware of the demons of the ocean. I've used that saying to try and keep people having a sense of confidence but to also be aware of the virus that is ravaging the world over and my sense is it's not just the Pacific community; it is all of New Zealand that is seeking leadership to unite and stay focused on the task that is at hand. I think that we New Zealanders all 5 million of us plus the cats and dogs and sheep and other whatnot animals are focused on getting on with the job through an unprecedented time in our history. All 5 million of us share the desire to remain united and focused because of our motivation to keep our people safe—and I mean all 5 million. I think we are united and focused because we recognise that throughout Aotearoa New Zealand we have cohorts of the population who are the most vulnerable in our communities and we are united and focused on being cognisant of that. We are also focused and united in the recognition that we are so grateful to people who are day in day out keeping all 5 million of us safe. They are laying their bodies on the line working at the airports and working at our quarantine isolation units day in day out and not only them personally but their families. So I think what we want to send to New Zealand today is that we have been able to stamp out the spread of COVID-19 and we can do it again. I want to say that repeatedly because sometimes when I'm listening to my colleagues on the other side my sense is that they want to improve our system which obviously we need to do but on the other hand I also get a sense that they're constantly negative inconsistent and chaotic. That does not bode well at our unprecedented time when we need to stay focused on keeping confidence and keeping people informed about what is going on. We have a plan that works. Our team of 5 million has shown strong resiliency in some very challenging and trying times and I'm always in awe when I'm meeting them. Last weekend with the Pacific communities of Dunedin I was in awe of the resiliency and the way that they give the Government respect for what we're trying to do. They recognise nothing is 100 percent and they recognise that nobody is perfect but they also appreciate the constant reviews and the constant updates from our Prime Minister and from the Minister for COVID-19 Response. I just want to say to all of our communities we're so grateful for your consistent support and spirit of solidarity. They share that with us when we say that our best economic response is a strong health response and I want to thank all officials. I don't think that we do that often enough but in this particular case some of us might go home and have some time out but I know that officials in my office officials in the Ministry of Health and officials of all of the Government—they are working around the clock to make sure that we have the best up-to-date evidence and information for this Government to be able to make the best call. So today the Government will make a decision. I am hopeful that there will be other information that will be provided by the Ministry of Health so that we can collectively decide the next steps onwards after the first-instance decision of moving Auckland to level 3 and putting the rest of New Zealand at level 2. Tonight I will initiate our nationwide fono with our Pacific communities—one of many. It will involve our Pacific experts so that we're giving information to our community that assures them about the safety and effectiveness of what we're doing. SPEAKER: Order! The member's time has expired."