Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. Well what we've seen today is an interesting occurrence because we've seen not only just contradictions and negativity from those members opposite but a bizarre obsession with saliva testing—a bizarre obsession with testing practices that are already occurring right now in New Zealand. What disheartens me is that right now New Zealanders have done such a strong job such a sterling job. We have done this before and we will do it again. The fact that we have worked together as a team—that is the strength of the team of 5 million and that is what puts us in a position to be so much better than any other country at the moment. It is why we have done such a strong job.Now what concerns me is that we have a team of 5 million and then we have 33 of the National Party going out to the side concerned about side issues clutching at straws. What we've seen today is negativity inconsistency and to be quite honest it's been somewhat chaotic. Look I'm quite heartened by the fact that Chris Bishop is supporting essential workers and I look forward to his continued support when we continue to raise the minimum wage and I look forward to his vote across the floor in that space completely. I'm looking forward to that one. But what we have seen in Auckland is really a concern for some of those small businesses and it's important that the support we have provided through the resurgence package is continued to be rolled out.I would like to particularly acknowledge those small businesses that work around hospitality and have had to deal with foodstuffs. I know many instances where large amounts of food were brought in and then due to changing into alert levels they've had to lose that. That has been a direct loss. That is a significant problem and I think that that is important to acknowledge—those businesses that have really gone above and beyond in order to support a country that has become so free and so economically mobile by having those restrictions in place. It means that New Zealand is a safer country is a safer place to be able to exist in and has largely been COVID free for the large part of this pandemic.But what we've seen is a real contradiction even in the idea of having an elimination strategy. What we've seen from those members opposite—the COVID-19 response spokesperson Chris Bishop agreed that the Government did the right thing to move so quickly to respond in the way that we did and it was clear that we simply can't get COVID into our community. Great. Happy with that. But then we have Michael Woodhouse coming in and running out of patience with alert levels. He's just had enough of them—going in and out is too much—and implying that National would consider abandoning elimination. Well I think it's important that if you're going to be a credible Opposition and if those members are attempting to hold the Government to account it would be good if you could sing from the same song sheet. What we are hearing is an inconsistency in that space.Wait: it continues on—it continues on—with the Hon Judith Collins making comments around the coming out of alert level 3 in Auckland. She stated that if there was no positive test today she thought we should relax level 3 in Auckland—right? Right. But if there are no positive tests I can't imagine if there's any reason why people wouldn't be expecting to come out of lockdown. Well it would be good if the leader could actually make a decision about whether we should come out of lockdown or not. We know today that there will be a decision made in terms of what is happening. We do not underestimate the impact of level 3 on those restrictions and that is why—that is exactly why—we need a robust system that springs into action every time we need it to.Today as I mentioned the Government will decide whether we can alter our alert level settings and we will do so based on the most important and up-to-date information—health advice science advice—not speculation not contradiction not grasping at straws to try and have a crack but being part of the team of 5 million that works collectively. I think back to a whakataukī that always makes my heart I guess warm. It's the fact that we work as a team. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi he toa takitini.[Success is not mine alone but of the many.]That is what has put New Zealand ahead of so many other areas and has put our people our children our elderly and our workers in a position where we're able to do so much better. That's why we've had to have a response also that is continually improving. Yes we acknowledge that there are areas that need improving and that is part of why we learn and move with the changes. I am proud that this is a Government that has worked collectively and not stood on the sideline and niggled but instead worked towards protecting the wellbeing of our New Zealanders and protecting those who need it the most while at the same time having an open economy that is still able to pay our workers and have small businesses operating. Thank you Mr Speaker.