Zoe Wallace

So we've actually shifted our economy away from primary sector, which you mentioned being quite a high productivity sector, towards more exposed to services.

I really, really hope so.

But I think it's going to take time and a lot of cohesive policy from successive governments.

To do that with a new venue for its first major event certainly adds some complication and obviously it's a big deal for the city in terms of traffic and transport as well.

And I think that's the great thing about major events like this is that everyone can win in the incremental value that events like this create.

I was just there this morning doing some breakfast TV.

It's an incredible venue.

And I'm sitting here now in my hotel looking at the snow-capped mounds of your Christchurch.

It's good, eh?

As you mentioned in your opener there, we've got

I think 13,500 people flying in for it, and they're going to spend circa $6 million in the local economy here, which is just great.

So we're going to have full stadiums, and not just in the stadium, but around town at the live site.

It's going to be a wonderful environment.

Good morning.

It looks absolute perfection.

I'm actually sitting sideline at the moment, just kind of soaking it all up, actually.

It's quite an emotional day today, but it looks beautiful.

It looks perfect.

It looks ready, so as a wee.

Yeah, a lot of people coming in, so I think it's about 13,500, but there's also... No, and nationally, so you're actually seeing...