Williams Arena; Mallard TrevorARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Mr Speaker you've heard today from Government members who are united and focused on getting on with the job of guiding Aotearoa through an unprecedented time in our history because this Government has managed the books carefully prior to COVID-19 and thanks to the efforts of the team of 5 million our COVID-19 response has cushioned the blow to New Zealand and put us in the strongest position possible to build back. That unity and steadfastness that has put the Government in a position to offer leadership in what has been one of the most trying times in New Zealand's history is exactly what has been exemplified by our communities in Aotearoa during the alert level changes. And you know it's particularly shown in those communities of South Auckland that have been at the heart of the most recent outbreak of COVID-19.South Auckland is a buffer zone for New Zealand's border. Its people work at the port the airport in managed isolation and quarantine facilities and in supporting services like laundries and kitchens which make them work. More than 100000 travellers have come through MIQ in the past year not to mention other risks managed at our border in that time and it's South Aucklanders working hard to make that happen for all of us. Further I want to congratulate everyone in South Auckland who has stepped up to beat this virus. It's taken a lot for the team of 5 million who have supported their friends and neighbours and workmates to get through this and keep going. Kia kaha koutou e te whānau o South Auckland. [Be strong all the families of South Auckland.]Just this week we announced that we've secured enough Pfizer vaccines for every New Zealander and laid out details of our vaccine roll-out plan. We've also opened New Zealand's first large-scale vaccination clinic in South Auckland. The clinic will look after contacts of our border workers and it's great to see the next step in our strategy to protect all New Zealanders being taken in South Auckland. I'm so proud of our local South Auckland healthcare workers for rising to the challenge of rolling out the largest and most intensive vaccination programme that the healthcare sector has ever embarked on and particularly for helping us to ensure that whānau are at the centre of the strategy.So where is this Government taking its cues? It's from people like the community-spirited leaders in the Pacific community like David Letele or Buttabean. He's been a professional boxer who's been reaching out to South Auckland communities specifically the Pacific community with humorous videos to spread the healthcare messages that we most need those communities to hear. He's been backing up that work by reaching out to local businesses like the Manukau Pak 'N Save to back his food bank to deliver more than $10000 worth of assistance to families in need in South Auckland and I commend that community spirit. It's from the steadfastness in the commitment to neighbours supporting neighbours of places like that Rawiri Community House in Manurewa which has empowered local people to reach out to the people who live on their street to support them with face-to-face interactions and the kind of solidarity that comes with recognising where there is need and where cooperation can be lent.This Government has taken its cues from the Kiwi number eight wire attitude of the Clendon Pride Project who had 72 families come to them in need in the last lockdown has reached out to every single one of those families to provide not only the immediate support they needed but also the support they needed to break down some of the toxic stress factors that they are seeing in those whānau. And it's from the whānau-centred approach of the Manurewa Marae who are using their local kūmara vine to identify those kaumātua in our communities who are most at risk and the family who supports them because it's not just about those kaumātua who need to be vaccinated it's about making sure that their whānau can support them and are well and healthy to be able to do that.I want to mihi to all of those community leaders. From them this Government has taken our cues of kindness our cues of community-minded leadership and the kind of leadership which is needed to get through this health crisis.We're always working hard to support New Zealanders who are working and running businesses as well as families and communities and of course there's more to do but I want to highlight that our strong response in protecting community jobs and businesses is about accelerating our recovery and putting us on the track to building back better. It's so important for those communities especially in South Auckland and I commend the efforts of those people working on it today.SPEAKER: I call Eugenie Sage.