Luxton JoJO LUXTON (Labour—Rangitata): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to rise and take a call in the general debate today. I want to begin my contribution by acknowledging all of those in Auckland. Aucklanders are making the sacrifices for us all at the moment while the majority of New Zealanders get to enjoy quite relative freedoms whilst they do not. It's their sacrifice that will allow us to eventually be able to reopen and move about the country as we once were prior to this. They are doing the heavy lifting for the rest of this country and so I acknowledge you. I know that it is absolutely not easy for many of those people in Auckland who are finding it quite difficult in I think it's 40-something days in lockdown so we support you and we acknowledge you for all the work that you are doing for us.I'd also really like to acknowledge all our essential workers—I'd like to name a few—particularly those who work in our supermarkets whether it be serving us as we purchase our groceries whether it be those that are having to be security on the doors and actually having to deal with a few New Zealanders that can at some times be quite rude and impolite. So thank you to all of you who are doing those jobs. I also want to acknowledge and thank our vaccinators. Our vaccinators out there are working really long hours. They're doing an incredible job working towards keeping us all safe. I also want to acknowledge our primary producers because we know that our rural communities our farmers as they can continue to work as essential workers are what is keeping our economy ticking along. So I think it's important that we do acknowledge them. I have a large number of those primary producers in my electorate in—Hon David Bennett: It's going to only be for another two months—ha ha!JO LUXTON: —Rangitata and I can see that Mr Bennett agrees with me; that's great. Great to hear thank you Mr Bennett.Hon David Bennett: It won't last very long though Jo.JO LUXTON: Thank you Mr Bennett.Hon Member: A good Labour electorate.JO LUXTON: That's right a good Labour electorate.Hon David Bennett: Won't last very long.JO LUXTON: Thank you. Thank you for that support Mr Bennett; I do appreciate that!It's really interesting to note that after last year when we went into lockdown because of our COVID situation at that time just prior to this one—I note that in Timaru the economy was ticking along and spending was up higher than it was prior to our last lockdown. In part a lot of that is down to our primary producers so I acknowledge you.We do know that businesses are doing it really really tough at the moment some more than others and that is why the Government has stood up support for those businesses in the form of wage subsidies that I know are extremely important in order to keep people employed during this difficult time. We have the resurgence payment available and small-business loans and I do encourage businesses that are eligible to make use of those. But vaccination is our way out of the situation that we find ourselves in at the moment. I do encourage everyone to get out get vaccinated. It is simple. It is easy. I've had my first vaccination and I have my second one this coming Friday. And we know that children over 12 years old now are eligible and able to be vaccinated. Please do it. It is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones to be able to get our economy back up and running as it once was and to be able to move about in our communities in a safe way. So please do get vaccinated. That is our key to being able to open up our borders and this Government has a plan to reopen its borders in a safe managed way and we do know that vaccination is our first step towards having this happen.Unlike National's whose off-the-hoof plan—it seems to be very light in detail. It seems to be very risky. And I don't believe that there's really any modelling to back up what it is that they are supposedly planning to do. They would consider allowing up to over 12000 people into our country per day with no or reduced isolation. We have worked far too hard and sacrificed far too much to throw it away over some off-the-hoof plan that members opposite are proposing should they ever get back into Government which I believe will be a very very long time. This Government has a safe plan. We all have a part to play. So get out and get vaccinated. Thank you Mr Speaker.