Prime Willow-JeanWILLOW-JEAN PRIME (Labour—Northland): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare. Tuatahi māku e mihi kau ana ki a koe—ngā mihi o te wā o te Kirihimete tuatahi ki a koe otirā ki ngā kaimahi katoa i roto i tēnei Whare o tātou.[Firstly I offer you warm greetings—warm Christmas greetings to you indeed to all staff here in our House.]Kia ora. I first want to start this contribution what is the final contribution for the year by first acknowledging you Mr Speaker and wishing you a merry Christmas. To the staff who support us here at Parliament to the clerks and to my favourites in the travel team thank you so much for the way that you look after us all in here but also as we travel about the country—I am truly grateful. I also want to mention my two staff members Helen here in Parliament and Amy out in our Kawakawa office. I look forward to growing our Northland in the new year.My New Year's resolution this year was for a brighter calmer 2020. [Interruption] Yeah exactly—and it certainly wasn't that. By September I saw people posting on Facebook Should we just put up the Christmas tree and call it a year for 2020?" and that really resonated with me. But there have been some silver linings in what has been a really challenging year and for me personally it was the time during lockdown that we got to spend with our whānau. As challenging as it was the juggle is real with tamariki a working partner and still being a member of Parliament with a whole lot of new questions. It was a time that we cherished as a whānau.We've got new hashtags. I'm a huge supporter of Zoom and I'm glad that we have modernised Parliament and we are able to do that particularly when I have to travel I think the farthest to get here. So good use of Zoom is something that has come out of 2020 and #zui and #zinu. For those who might not have had much of that during the lockdown maybe have a look at that for the summer break.So the year that has been—it's been a phenomenal year with unforeseen challenges. I'm so proud of the way that our team of 5 million worked together to get us to the position that we are in today. I want to acknowledge the leadership of Jacinda Ardern and this Government to keep New Zealanders safe to protect lives and livelihoods.The 53rd Parliament—so far it has been busy and I just want to rattle off a short list of things that we have already done. So it's been a busy start to the 53rd Parliament. We've sworn in 42 new MPs the most diverse Parliament in our country's history including 23 new members of our strong Labour caucus. I personally have been moved by the maiden speeches. I think you Mr Speaker and I and many others have shed tears hearing the stories about what brought people to Parliament.More recently we've had some sombre days. Yesterday we responded to the report on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques in March 2019 and today we remember the tragic Whakaari / White Island eruption a year ago. I also want to acknowledge our other mate like Rudy Taylor a stalwart of the Labour Party a life member; and Shanan Halbert's father who passed away on election day before the result of his son. E ngā mate haere haere haere moe mai rā koutou.[To the dearly departed farewell farewell farewell rest in peace.]We have made progress though in the short time the 53rd Parliament has resumed. We've already declared a climate emergency; started making our tax system fairer by introducing a new top tax rate; protected drug-checking services this summer to keep young New Zealanders safe; committed to having a carbon-neutral public sector within five years; introduced legislation to double minimum sick leave to 10 days; extended our business debt hibernation scheme to keep helping New Zealand businesses affected by COVID-19; increased support for unemployed New Zealanders to take on seasonal work and to help meet labour shortages; and supported temporary visa holders stranded due to COVID-19 with access to the emergency benefit; first readings; select committees opening for submissions—I'm exhausted in the short time that the 53rd Parliament has been sitting. I am ready for a holiday. I will be doing something new #inmyelectorate starting with a camper van—whare wēne hararei—with my two daughters who have been saving all year. So I encourage you all to shop local support local and do something new in your areas but have a break everybody—meri Kirihimete."