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Almighty Almighty God, Almighty God, we Almighty God, we give Almighty God, we give thanks Almighty God, we give thanks for Almighty God, we give thanks for the Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings we give thanks for the blessings which we give thanks for the blessings which have we give thanks for the blessings which have been we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. which have been bestowed on us. Laying which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, Laying aside all personal interests, we Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Queen we acknowledge the Queen and we acknowledge the Queen and pray we acknowledge the Queen and pray for we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance and pray for guidance in and pray for guidance in our and pray for guidance in our deliberations, in our deliberations, that in our deliberations, that we in our deliberations, that we may in our deliberations, that we may conduct that we may conduct the that we may conduct the affairs that we may conduct the affairs of that we may conduct the affairs of this that we may conduct the affairs of this House the affairs of this House with the affairs of this House with wisdom, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, with wisdom, justice, mercy, and with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility and humility for and humility for the and humility for the welfare and humility for the welfare and and humility for the welfare and peace for the welfare and peace of for the welfare and peace of New for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. 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MSD are also working to assess the impacts of the reduction assess the impacts of the reduction plan assess the impacts of the reduction plan on assess the impacts of the reduction plan on employment assess the impacts of the reduction plan on employment and assess the impacts of the reduction plan on employment and the assess the impacts of the reduction plan on employment and the income plan on employment and the income support plan on employment and the income support system. plan on employment and the income support system. Supplementary. plan on employment and the income support system. Supplementary. Does support system. Supplementary. Does she support system. Supplementary. Does she agree support system. Supplementary. Does she agree with support system. Supplementary. Does she agree with the support system. Supplementary. Does she agree with the co-founder support system. Supplementary. Does she agree with the co-founder of support system. Supplementary. 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And benefits towards such transition." And if benefits towards such transition." And if so, benefits towards such transition." And if so, does benefits towards such transition." And if so, does she benefits towards such transition." And if so, does she commit benefits towards such transition." And if so, does she commit to And if so, does she commit to further And if so, does she commit to further increases And if so, does she commit to further increases to And if so, does she commit to further increases to benefits And if so, does she commit to further increases to benefits beyond further increases to benefits beyond what further increases to benefits beyond what was further increases to benefits beyond what was announced further increases to benefits beyond what was announced in further increases to benefits beyond what was announced in this further increases to benefits beyond what was announced in this year's what was announced in this year's Budget? what was announced in this year's Budget? Mr what was announced in this year's Budget? Mr Speaker, what was announced in this year's Budget? Mr Speaker, I what was announced in this year's Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear what was announced in this year's Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the what was announced in this year's Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the quote Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the quote from Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the quote from that Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the quote from that particular Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the quote from that particular member, Budget? Mr Speaker, I hear the quote from that particular member, but Budget? 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However, I will remind the member that we have moved that. However, I will remind the member that we have moved quickly that. However, I will remind the member that we have moved quickly to member that we have moved quickly to raise member that we have moved quickly to raise benefits member that we have moved quickly to raise benefits last member that we have moved quickly to raise benefits last year member that we have moved quickly to raise benefits last year by member that we have moved quickly to raise benefits last year by $25. raise benefits last year by $25. This raise benefits last year by $25. This year, raise benefits last year by $25. This year, again, raise benefits last year by $25. This year, again, they raise benefits last year by $25. This year, again, they will raise benefits last year by $25. This year, again, they will go raise benefits last year by $25. This year, again, they will go up This year, again, they will go up again This year, again, they will go up again in This year, again, they will go up again in April. This year, again, they will go up again in April. We This year, again, they will go up again in April. We did This year, again, they will go up again in April. We did move This year, again, they will go up again in April. We did move to again in April. We did move to indexed again in April. We did move to indexed benefits, again in April. We did move to indexed benefits, Mr again in April. We did move to indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. again in April. We did move to indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going back indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going back to indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going back to the indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going back to the primary indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going back to the primary question, indexed benefits, Mr Speaker. Going back to the primary question, also, back to the primary question, also, it's back to the primary question, also, it's important back to the primary question, also, it's important on back to the primary question, also, it's important on top back to the primary question, also, it's important on top of back to the primary question, also, it's important on top of income it's important on top of income support it's important on top of income support that it's important on top of income support that we it's important on top of income support that we look it's important on top of income support that we look at it's important on top of income support that we look at support it's important on top of income support that we look at support for support that we look at support for employment support that we look at support for employment and support that we look at support for employment and that support that we look at support for employment and that includes employment and that includes employment employment and that includes employment that employment and that includes employment that is employment and that includes employment that is available employment and that includes employment that is available at employment and that includes employment that is available at the employment that is available at the moment, employment that is available at the moment, and employment that is available at the moment, and employment employment that is available at the moment, and employment that employment that is available at the moment, and employment that will employment that is available at the moment, and employment that will be moment, and employment that will be available moment, and employment that will be available moving moment, and employment that will be available moving forward moment, and employment that will be available moving forward into moment, and employment that will be available moving forward into the available moving forward into the future available moving forward into the future as available moving forward into the future as well. available moving forward into the future as well. 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What, if anything, does the Minister of if anything, does the Minister of Social if anything, does the Minister of Social Development if anything, does the Minister of Social Development do if anything, does the Minister of Social Development do to if anything, does the Minister of Social Development do to help if anything, does the Minister of Social Development do to help people Social Development do to help people find Social Development do to help people find decent Social Development do to help people find decent and Social Development do to help people find decent and meaningful find decent and meaningful employment find decent and meaningful employment with find decent and meaningful employment with a find decent and meaningful employment with a living find decent and meaningful employment with a living wage find decent and meaningful employment with a living wage that employment with a living wage that will employment with a living wage that will allow employment with a living wage that will allow families employment with a living wage that will allow families to employment with a living wage that will allow families to transition employment with a living wage that will allow families to transition to will allow families to transition to a will allow families to transition to a low will allow families to transition to a low carbon will allow families to transition to a low carbon economy? will allow families to transition to a low carbon economy? 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And we've been very of us as a Government. And we've been very focused of us as a Government. And we've been very focused on of us as a Government. And we've been very focused on this, been very focused on this, particularly been very focused on this, particularly in been very focused on this, particularly in light been very focused on this, particularly in light of been very focused on this, particularly in light of COVID. been very focused on this, particularly in light of COVID. We particularly in light of COVID. We have particularly in light of COVID. We have a particularly in light of COVID. We have a number particularly in light of COVID. We have a number of particularly in light of COVID. We have a number of active particularly in light of COVID. We have a number of active labour have a number of active labour market have a number of active labour market policies have a number of active labour market policies in have a number of active labour market policies in place. have a number of active labour market policies in place. Many have a number of active labour market policies in place. Many of market policies in place. Many of them market policies in place. Many of them have market policies in place. Many of them have discussed market policies in place. Many of them have discussed in market policies in place. Many of them have discussed in this market policies in place. 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Much of the work that we're doing in the active that we're doing in the active labour that we're doing in the active labour market that we're doing in the active labour market policy that we're doing in the active labour market policy a that we're doing in the active labour market policy a space that we're doing in the active labour market policy a space is that we're doing in the active labour market policy a space is to labour market policy a space is to support labour market policy a space is to support people labour market policy a space is to support people to labour market policy a space is to support people to upskill labour market policy a space is to support people to upskill and labour market policy a space is to support people to upskill and train support people to upskill and train so support people to upskill and train so that support people to upskill and train so that they support people to upskill and train so that they can support people to upskill and train so that they can get support people to upskill and train so that they can get into support people to upskill and train so that they can get into more so that they can get into more secure, so that they can get into more secure, more so that they can get into more secure, more stable so that they can get into more secure, more stable work, so that they can get into more secure, more stable work, and so that they can get into more secure, more stable work, and work secure, more stable work, and work that secure, more stable work, and work that is secure, more stable work, and work that is better secure, more stable work, and work that is better paid. secure, more stable work, and work that is better paid. The secure, more stable work, and work that is better paid. The trades secure, more stable work, and work that is better paid. The trades and that is better paid. The trades and construction that is better paid. The trades and construction are that is better paid. The trades and construction are two that is better paid. The trades and construction are two of that is better paid. The trades and construction are two of those that is better paid. The trades and construction are two of those areas construction are two of those areas where construction are two of those areas where we've construction are two of those areas where we've had construction are two of those areas where we've had a construction are two of those areas where we've had a particular construction are two of those areas where we've had a particular focus. where we've had a particular focus. Mr where we've had a particular focus. Mr Speaker, where we've had a particular focus. Mr Speaker, we where we've had a particular focus. Mr Speaker, we are where we've had a particular focus. Mr Speaker, we are working where we've had a particular focus. Mr Speaker, we are working with where we've had a particular focus. Mr Speaker, we are working with our Mr Speaker, we are working with our tripartheid Mr Speaker, we are working with our tripartheid partners Mr Speaker, we are working with our tripartheid partners to Mr Speaker, we are working with our tripartheid partners to continue Mr Speaker, we are working with our tripartheid partners to continue to tripartheid partners to continue to bolster tripartheid partners to continue to bolster and tripartheid partners to continue to bolster and flesh tripartheid partners to continue to bolster and flesh out tripartheid partners to continue to bolster and flesh out the tripartheid partners to continue to bolster and flesh out the work tripartheid partners to continue to bolster and flesh out the work we're bolster and flesh out the work we're doing bolster and flesh out the work we're doing in bolster and flesh out the work we're doing in the bolster and flesh out the work we're doing in the active bolster and flesh out the work we're doing in the active labour bolster and flesh out the work we're doing in the active labour market doing in the active labour market policy doing in the active labour market policy space doing in the active labour market policy space to doing in the active labour market policy space to look doing in the active labour market policy space to look for doing in the active labour market policy space to look for gaps, policy space to look for gaps, because policy space to look for gaps, because we policy space to look for gaps, because we do, policy space to look for gaps, because we do, as policy space to look for gaps, because we do, as a policy space to look for gaps, because we do, as a Government, policy space to look for gaps, because we do, as a Government, want because we do, as a Government, want to because we do, as a Government, want to do because we do, as a Government, want to do more because we do, as a Government, want to do more here. because we do, as a Government, want to do more here. Supplementary. because we do, as a Government, want to do more here. Supplementary. Does to do more here. Supplementary. Does the to do more here. Supplementary. Does the mahi to do more here. Supplementary. Does the mahi scheme to do more here. Supplementary. Does the mahi scheme guarantee to do more here. Supplementary. Does the mahi scheme guarantee workers to do more here. Supplementary. Does the mahi scheme guarantee workers at the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least a the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least a living the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least a living wage? the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least a living wage? Mr the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the mahi scheme guarantee workers at least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the scheme least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the scheme in least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the scheme in itself least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the scheme in itself doesn't, least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the scheme in itself doesn't, but least a living wage? Mr Speaker, the scheme in itself doesn't, but it scheme in itself doesn't, but it does scheme in itself doesn't, but it does provide scheme in itself doesn't, but it does provide people scheme in itself doesn't, but it does provide people with scheme in itself doesn't, but it does provide people with a scheme in itself doesn't, but it does provide people with a pathway does provide people with a pathway to does provide people with a pathway to sustainable does provide people with a pathway to sustainable employment, does provide people with a pathway to sustainable employment, thank does provide people with a pathway to sustainable employment, thank is to sustainable employment, thank is what to sustainable employment, thank is what we're to sustainable employment, thank is what we're looking to sustainable employment, thank is what we're looking at. to sustainable employment, thank is what we're looking at. If to sustainable employment, thank is what we're looking at. If we to sustainable employment, thank is what we're looking at. If we think what we're looking at. If we think about what we're looking at. If we think about the what we're looking at. If we think about the areas what we're looking at. If we think about the areas of what we're looking at. If we think about the areas of investment what we're looking at. If we think about the areas of investment that about the areas of investment that we about the areas of investment that we have about the areas of investment that we have put about the areas of investment that we have put money about the areas of investment that we have put money into about the areas of investment that we have put money into - we have put money into - apprenticeships we have put money into - apprenticeships and we have put money into - apprenticeships and trades we have put money into - apprenticeships and trades being we have put money into - apprenticeships and trades being the apprenticeships and trades being the one apprenticeships and trades being the one that's apprenticeships and trades being the one that's front apprenticeships and trades being the one that's front of apprenticeships and trades being the one that's front of mind, apprenticeships and trades being the one that's front of mind, people apprenticeships and trades being the one that's front of mind, people can one that's front of mind, people can earn one that's front of mind, people can earn decent one that's front of mind, people can earn decent livings one that's front of mind, people can earn decent livings in one that's front of mind, people can earn decent livings in those earn decent livings in those particular earn decent livings in those particular areas earn decent livings in those particular areas and earn decent livings in those particular areas and so earn decent livings in those particular areas and so we earn decent livings in those particular areas and so we are earn decent livings in those particular areas and so we are very particular areas and so we are very much particular areas and so we are very much focused particular areas and so we are very much focused on particular areas and so we are very much focused on ensuring particular areas and so we are very much focused on ensuring that particular areas and so we are very much focused on ensuring that people much focused on ensuring that people can much focused on ensuring that people can get much focused on ensuring that people can get into much focused on ensuring that people can get into sustainable, much focused on ensuring that people can get into sustainable, well much focused on ensuring that people can get into sustainable, well paid can get into sustainable, well paid work, can get into sustainable, well paid work, and can get into sustainable, well paid work, and I can get into sustainable, well paid work, and I think can get into sustainable, well paid work, and I think our can get into sustainable, well paid work, and I think our Government's work, and I think our Government's track work, and I think our Government's track record work, and I think our Government's track record over work, and I think our Government's track record over the work, and I think our Government's track record over the last work, and I think our Government's track record over the last 3.5 work, and I think our Government's track record over the last 3.5 to track record over the last 3.5 to four track record over the last 3.5 to four years track record over the last 3.5 to four years proves track record over the last 3.5 to four years proves that. four years proves that. Supplementary. four years proves that. Supplementary. Has four years proves that. Supplementary. Has she four years proves that. Supplementary. Has she encouraged Supplementary. Has she encouraged her Supplementary. Has she encouraged her Cabinet Supplementary. Has she encouraged her Cabinet colleagues Supplementary. Has she encouraged her Cabinet colleagues to Supplementary. Has she encouraged her Cabinet colleagues to speed Supplementary. Has she encouraged her Cabinet colleagues to speed up her Cabinet colleagues to speed up the her Cabinet colleagues to speed up the trials her Cabinet colleagues to speed up the trials of her Cabinet colleagues to speed up the trials of public her Cabinet colleagues to speed up the trials of public transport the trials of public transport subsidies the trials of public transport subsidies for the trials of public transport subsidies for people the trials of public transport subsidies for people on the trials of public transport subsidies for people on community subsidies for people on community services? subsidies for people on community services? It subsidies for people on community services? It is subsidies for people on community services? It is not subsidies for people on community services? It is not yet subsidies for people on community services? It is not yet an subsidies for people on community services? It is not yet an act subsidies for people on community services? It is not yet an act of services? It is not yet an act of policy. services? It is not yet an act of policy. However, services? It is not yet an act of policy. However, a services? It is not yet an act of policy. However, a community services? It is not yet an act of policy. However, a community connect policy. However, a community connect pilot policy. However, a community connect pilot will policy. However, a community connect pilot will be policy. However, a community connect pilot will be looking policy. However, a community connect pilot will be looking at policy. However, a community connect pilot will be looking at it policy. However, a community connect pilot will be looking at it for policy. However, a community connect pilot will be looking at it for all pilot will be looking at it for all service. pilot will be looking at it for all service. Card pilot will be looking at it for all service. Card holders pilot will be looking at it for all service. Card holders - pilot will be looking at it for all service. Card holders - the pilot will be looking at it for all service. Card holders - the trail service. Card holders - the trail will service. Card holders - the trail will aim service. Card holders - the trail will aim to service. Card holders - the trail will aim to reduce service. Card holders - the trail will aim to reduce emissions service. Card holders - the trail will aim to reduce emissions by will aim to reduce emissions by easing will aim to reduce emissions by easing congestion will aim to reduce emissions by easing congestion as will aim to reduce emissions by easing congestion as well will aim to reduce emissions by easing congestion as well as will aim to reduce emissions by easing congestion as well as improve easing congestion as well as improve transport easing congestion as well as improve transport equity, easing congestion as well as improve transport equity, particularly easing congestion as well as improve transport equity, particularly for transport equity, particularly for low transport equity, particularly for low income transport equity, particularly for low income earners. transport equity, particularly for low income earners. It transport equity, particularly for low income earners. It will transport equity, particularly for low income earners. It will begin transport equity, particularly for low income earners. It will begin in low income earners. It will begin in July low income earners. It will begin in July 2022 low income earners. It will begin in July 2022 and low income earners. It will begin in July 2022 and will low income earners. It will begin in July 2022 and will be low income earners. It will begin in July 2022 and will be for low income earners. It will begin in July 2022 and will be for three July 2022 and will be for three years, July 2022 and will be for three years, and July 2022 and will be for three years, and if July 2022 and will be for three years, and if successful, July 2022 and will be for three years, and if successful, we July 2022 and will be for three years, and if successful, we will years, and if successful, we will consider years, and if successful, we will consider expanding years, and if successful, we will consider expanding it. years, and if successful, we will consider expanding it. It years, and if successful, we will consider expanding it. It is years, and if successful, we will consider expanding it. It is part years, and if successful, we will consider expanding it. It is part of consider expanding it. It is part of the consider expanding it. It is part of the exciting consider expanding it. It is part of the exciting project consider expanding it. It is part of the exciting project to consider expanding it. It is part of the exciting project to be consider expanding it. It is part of the exciting project to be part consider expanding it. It is part of the exciting project to be part of. the exciting project to be part of. Supplementary. the exciting project to be part of. Supplementary. Will the exciting project to be part of. Supplementary. Will she the exciting project to be part of. Supplementary. Will she advocate the exciting project to be part of. Supplementary. Will she advocate for Supplementary. Will she advocate for a Supplementary. Will she advocate for a clean Supplementary. Will she advocate for a clean energy Supplementary. Will she advocate for a clean energy industry Supplementary. Will she advocate for a clean energy industry training a clean energy industry training plan a clean energy industry training plan that a clean energy industry training plan that will a clean energy industry training plan that will connect a clean energy industry training plan that will connect young a clean energy industry training plan that will connect young people plan that will connect young people into plan that will connect young people into work plan that will connect young people into work for plan that will connect young people into work for clean plan that will connect young people into work for clean energy plan that will connect young people into work for clean energy careers into work for clean energy careers through into work for clean energy careers through the into work for clean energy careers through the Ministry into work for clean energy careers through the Ministry of into work for clean energy careers through the Ministry of Social through the Ministry of Social Development? through the Ministry of Social Development? Repeat through the Ministry of Social Development? Repeat the through the Ministry of Social Development? Repeat the question, through the Ministry of Social Development? Repeat the question, I Development? Repeat the question, I Development? Development? Repeat the question, I didn't hear the Development? Repeat the question, I didn't hear the end Development? Repeat the question, I didn't hear the end of Development? Repeat the question, I didn't hear the end of that, Development? Repeat the question, I didn't hear the end of that, sorry? didn't hear the end of that, sorry? The didn't hear the end of that, sorry? The question didn't hear the end of that, sorry? The question is, didn't hear the end of that, sorry? The question is, will didn't hear the end of that, sorry? The question is, will she didn't hear the end of that, sorry? 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Not training for clean energy careers through MSD? Not just training for clean energy careers through MSD? Not just through training for clean energy careers through MSD? Not just through MSD through MSD? Not just through MSD but through MSD? Not just through MSD but across through MSD? Not just through MSD but across Government. through MSD? Not just through MSD but across Government. Question through MSD? Not just through MSD but across Government. Question No. but across Government. Question No. 3. 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Does he think that the big spending initiatives that the big spending initiatives announced that the big spending initiatives announced by that the big spending initiatives announced by the that the big spending initiatives announced by the Government that the big spending initiatives announced by the Government over that the big spending initiatives announced by the Government over the announced by the Government over the last announced by the Government over the last 18 announced by the Government over the last 18 months announced by the Government over the last 18 months are announced by the Government over the last 18 months are still announced by the Government over the last 18 months are still necessary last 18 months are still necessary given last 18 months are still necessary given the last 18 months are still necessary given the surge last 18 months are still necessary given the surge in last 18 months are still necessary given the surge in the last 18 months are still necessary given the surge in the cost last 18 months are still necessary given the surge in the cost of given the surge in the cost of living given the surge in the cost of living and given the surge in the cost of living and predicted given the surge in the cost of living and predicted aggressive living and predicted aggressive interest living and predicted aggressive interest rate living and predicted aggressive interest rate rises? living and predicted aggressive interest rate rises? 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I think that the Government's response to the Government's response to COVID-19 the Government's response to COVID-19 to the Government's response to COVID-19 to make the Government's response to COVID-19 to make sure the Government's response to COVID-19 to make sure that the Government's response to COVID-19 to make sure that we the Government's response to COVID-19 to make sure that we keep COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people in COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people in jobs, COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people in jobs, that COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people in jobs, that we COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people in jobs, that we invested COVID-19 to make sure that we keep people in jobs, that we invested in people in jobs, that we invested in strong people in jobs, that we invested in strong public people in jobs, that we invested in strong public services, people in jobs, that we invested in strong public services, was people in jobs, that we invested in strong public services, was exactly strong public services, was exactly the strong public services, was exactly the right strong public services, was exactly the right response. strong public services, was exactly the right response. 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And if so, will he follow the Reserve together. And if so, will he follow the Reserve Bank's together. And if so, will he follow the Reserve Bank's lead together. And if so, will he follow the Reserve Bank's lead and together. And if so, will he follow the Reserve Bank's lead and reduce the Reserve Bank's lead and reduce the the Reserve Bank's lead and reduce the wasteful the Reserve Bank's lead and reduce the wasteful spending the Reserve Bank's lead and reduce the wasteful spending that's the Reserve Bank's lead and reduce the wasteful spending that's driving the wasteful spending that's driving up the wasteful spending that's driving up the the wasteful spending that's driving up the cost the wasteful spending that's driving up the cost of the wasteful spending that's driving up the cost of living? the wasteful spending that's driving up the cost of living? I the wasteful spending that's driving up the cost of living? 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Does interest rates do move up and down over time. Does the interest rates do move up and down over time. Does the Minister interest rates do move up and down over time. Does the Minister believe over time. Does the Minister believe that over time. Does the Minister believe that the over time. Does the Minister believe that the biggest over time. Does the Minister believe that the biggest drivers over time. Does the Minister believe that the biggest drivers of over time. Does the Minister believe that the biggest drivers of the that the biggest drivers of the increase that the biggest drivers of the increase of that the biggest drivers of the increase of Government that the biggest drivers of the increase of Government spending, increase of Government spending, such increase of Government spending, such as increase of Government spending, such as responding increase of Government spending, such as responding to increase of Government spending, such as responding to COVID-19, such as responding to COVID-19, keeping such as responding to COVID-19, keeping New such as responding to COVID-19, keeping New Zealanders such as responding to COVID-19, keeping New Zealanders in such as responding to COVID-19, keeping New Zealanders in work such as responding to COVID-19, keeping New Zealanders in work and keeping New Zealanders in work and rebuilding keeping New Zealanders in work and rebuilding our keeping New Zealanders in work and rebuilding our run keeping New Zealanders in work and rebuilding our run down rebuilding our run down infrastructure rebuilding our run down infrastructure amount rebuilding our run down infrastructure amount to rebuilding our run down infrastructure amount to wasteful infrastructure amount to wasteful spending? infrastructure amount to wasteful spending? 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(SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Housing: My question is to the Minister of Housing: What My question is to the Minister of Housing: What recent My question is to the Minister of Housing: What recent announcements Housing: What recent announcements has Housing: What recent announcements has she Housing: What recent announcements has she made Housing: What recent announcements has she made about Housing: What recent announcements has she made about support Housing: What recent announcements has she made about support for has she made about support for Community has she made about support for Community Housing has she made about support for Community Housing Providers? Yes, Yes, along Yes, along with Yes, along with the Yes, along with the Minister, Yes, along with the Minister, I Yes, along with the Minister, I announced Yes, along with the Minister, I announced that Yes, along with the Minister, I announced that the Yes, along with the Minister, I announced that the Government Yes, along with the Minister, I announced that the Government would announced that the Government would bring announced that the Government would bring forward announced that the Government would bring forward funding announced that the Government would bring forward funding for announced that the Government would bring forward funding for housing bring forward funding for housing providers bring forward funding for housing providers to bring forward funding for housing providers to deliver bring forward funding for housing providers to deliver housing bring forward funding for housing providers to deliver housing faster. providers to deliver housing faster. By providers to deliver housing faster. By front providers to deliver housing faster. By front loading providers to deliver housing faster. By front loading payments providers to deliver housing faster. By front loading payments and By front loading payments and bringing By front loading payments and bringing forward By front loading payments and bringing forward some By front loading payments and bringing forward some of By front loading payments and bringing forward some of the By front loading payments and bringing forward some of the money bringing forward some of the money we bringing forward some of the money we already bringing forward some of the money we already provide bringing forward some of the money we already provide over bringing forward some of the money we already provide over the bringing forward some of the money we already provide over the course we already provide over the course of we already provide over the course of a we already provide over the course of a 25-year we already provide over the course of a 25-year contract. we already provide over the course of a 25-year contract. We we already provide over the course of a 25-year contract. We have of a 25-year contract. We have responded of a 25-year contract. We have responded to of a 25-year contract. We have responded to a of a 25-year contract. We have responded to a simple of a 25-year contract. We have responded to a simple request of a 25-year contract. We have responded to a simple request from responded to a simple request from the responded to a simple request from the sector responded to a simple request from the sector that responded to a simple request from the sector that will responded to a simple request from the sector that will make responded to a simple request from the sector that will make a the sector that will make a difference the sector that will make a difference to the sector that will make a difference to the the sector that will make a difference to the number the sector that will make a difference to the number of the sector that will make a difference to the number of new difference to the number of new build difference to the number of new build houses difference to the number of new build houses that difference to the number of new build houses that can difference to the number of new build houses that can be difference to the number of new build houses that can be brought difference to the number of new build houses that can be brought on build houses that can be brought on and build houses that can be brought on and it build houses that can be brought on and it builds build houses that can be brought on and it builds on build houses that can be brought on and it builds on our build houses that can be brought on and it builds on our trusted and it builds on our trusted progressive and it builds on our trusted progressive partnership and it builds on our trusted progressive partnership relationship progressive partnership relationship that progressive partnership relationship that we progressive partnership relationship that we have progressive partnership relationship that we have with progressive partnership relationship that we have with them. progressive partnership relationship that we have with them. Early progressive partnership relationship that we have with them. Early stage that we have with them. Early stage payments that we have with them. Early stage payments will that we have with them. Early stage payments will help that we have with them. Early stage payments will help ensure that we have with them. Early stage payments will help ensure a that we have with them. Early stage payments will help ensure a pathway payments will help ensure a pathway for payments will help ensure a pathway for newer payments will help ensure a pathway for newer or payments will help ensure a pathway for newer or smaller payments will help ensure a pathway for newer or smaller community for newer or smaller community housing for newer or smaller community housing providers, for newer or smaller community housing providers, including for newer or smaller community housing providers, including many housing providers, including many Maori housing providers, including many Maori and housing providers, including many Maori and iwi housing providers, including many Maori and iwi providers housing providers, including many Maori and iwi providers to housing providers, including many Maori and iwi providers to enable Maori and iwi providers to enable capacity Maori and iwi providers to enable capacity growth Maori and iwi providers to enable capacity growth in Maori and iwi providers to enable capacity growth in their capacity growth in their organisations capacity growth in their organisations and capacity growth in their organisations and improve capacity growth in their organisations and improve housing organisations and improve housing outcomes. outcomes. INTERPRETER: outcomes. INTERPRETER: Supplementary. outcomes. INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will outcomes. INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will it INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will it come INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will it come from INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will it come from the INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will it come from the community INTERPRETER: Supplementary. Will it come from the community housing come from the community housing provider? come from the community housing provider? Thank come from the community housing provider? Thank you, come from the community housing provider? Thank you, yes. come from the community housing provider? Thank you, yes. This provider? Thank you, yes. This greater provider? Thank you, yes. This greater funding provider? Thank you, yes. This greater funding flexibility provider? Thank you, yes. This greater funding flexibility builds greater funding flexibility builds on greater funding flexibility builds on our greater funding flexibility builds on our approaches greater funding flexibility builds on our approaches that greater funding flexibility builds on our approaches that is greater funding flexibility builds on our approaches that is focused greater funding flexibility builds on our approaches that is focused on on our approaches that is focused on increasing on our approaches that is focused on increasing the on our approaches that is focused on increasing the supply on our approaches that is focused on increasing the supply of on our approaches that is focused on increasing the supply of new on our approaches that is focused on increasing the supply of new warm increasing the supply of new warm and increasing the supply of new warm and dry increasing the supply of new warm and dry housing. increasing the supply of new warm and dry housing. I've increasing the supply of new warm and dry housing. I've made increasing the supply of new warm and dry housing. I've made my and dry housing. I've made my expectations and dry housing. I've made my expectations clear and dry housing. I've made my expectations clear to and dry housing. I've made my expectations clear to the and dry housing. I've made my expectations clear to the sector expectations clear to the sector that expectations clear to the sector that we expectations clear to the sector that we need expectations clear to the sector that we need to expectations clear to the sector that we need to increase expectations clear to the sector that we need to increase the that we need to increase the pipeline that we need to increase the pipeline of that we need to increase the pipeline of new that we need to increase the pipeline of new affordable that we need to increase the pipeline of new affordable housing pipeline of new affordable housing by pipeline of new affordable housing by demonstrating pipeline of new affordable housing by demonstrating additionality, by demonstrating additionality, limiting by demonstrating additionality, limiting redirects by demonstrating additionality, limiting redirects or by demonstrating additionality, limiting redirects or buy-ins by demonstrating additionality, limiting redirects or buy-ins and limiting redirects or buy-ins and having limiting redirects or buy-ins and having a limiting redirects or buy-ins and having a preference limiting redirects or buy-ins and having a preference for limiting redirects or buy-ins and having a preference for houses limiting redirects or buy-ins and having a preference for houses that having a preference for houses that they having a preference for houses that they will having a preference for houses that they will own. having a preference for houses that they will own. Since having a preference for houses that they will own. Since coming having a preference for houses that they will own. Since coming into they will own. Since coming into office, they will own. Since coming into office, we've they will own. Since coming into office, we've seen they will own. Since coming into office, we've seen the they will own. Since coming into office, we've seen the new they will own. Since coming into office, we've seen the new builds they will own. Since coming into office, we've seen the new builds by office, we've seen the new builds by community office, we've seen the new builds by community housing office, we've seen the new builds by community housing providers office, we've seen the new builds by community housing providers increase community housing providers increase from community housing providers increase from 37 community housing providers increase from 37 new community housing providers increase from 37 new builds community housing providers increase from 37 new builds in community housing providers increase from 37 new builds in 2017/18, community housing providers increase from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to 656 from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to 656 in from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to 656 in the from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to 656 in the most from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to 656 in the most recent from 37 new builds in 2017/18, to 656 in the most recent financial 656 in the most recent financial year. 656 in the most recent financial year. We've 656 in the most recent financial year. We've also 656 in the most recent financial year. We've also increased 656 in the most recent financial year. We've also increased financial year. We've also increased financial support year. We've also increased financial support to year. We've also increased financial support to the year. We've also increased financial support to the providers year. We've also increased financial support to the providers to year. We've also increased financial support to the providers to other support to the providers to other housing support to the providers to other housing support support to the providers to other housing support service support to the providers to other housing support service provider, housing support service provider, increasing housing support service provider, increasing from housing support service provider, increasing from $95 housing support service provider, increasing from $95 million housing support service provider, increasing from $95 million in increasing from $95 million in 2016/17 increasing from $95 million in 2016/17 financial increasing from $95 million in 2016/17 financial year increasing from $95 million in 2016/17 financial year to increasing from $95 million in 2016/17 financial year to over increasing from $95 million in 2016/17 financial year to over $400 2016/17 financial year to over $400 million 2016/17 financial year to over $400 million to 2016/17 financial year to over $400 million to the 2016/17 financial year to over $400 million to the 2020/21 2016/17 financial year to over $400 million to the 2020/21 financial million to the 2020/21 financial year million to the 2020/21 financial year alone. year alone. INTERPRETER: year alone. INTERPRETER: Supplementary year alone. INTERPRETER: Supplementary question. INTERPRETER: Supplementary question. <SPEAKS INTERPRETER: Supplementary question. INTERPRETER: INTERPRETER: Supplementary question. <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community housing <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community housing providers <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community housing providers will <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community housing providers will be <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community housing providers will be able <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> Community housing providers will be able to housing providers will be able to bring housing providers will be able to bring on housing providers will be able to bring on new housing providers will be able to bring on new housing housing providers will be able to bring on new housing supply housing providers will be able to bring on new housing supply quicker bring on new housing supply quicker by bring on new housing supply quicker by front bring on new housing supply quicker by front loading bring on new housing supply quicker by front loading payments bring on new housing supply quicker by front loading payments while by front loading payments while still by front loading payments while still receiving by front loading payments while still receiving the by front loading payments while still receiving the same by front loading payments while still receiving the same level by front loading payments while still receiving the same level of still receiving the same level of support still receiving the same level of support that still receiving the same level of support that they still receiving the same level of support that they would still receiving the same level of support that they would over still receiving the same level of support that they would over the support that they would over the lifetime support that they would over the lifetime of support that they would over the lifetime of a support that they would over the lifetime of a project. support that they would over the lifetime of a project. Initial lifetime of a project. Initial assessments lifetime of a project. Initial assessments of lifetime of a project. Initial assessments of current lifetime of a project. Initial assessments of current opportunities assessments of current opportunities by assessments of current opportunities by housing assessments of current opportunities by housing and assessments of current opportunities by housing and urban assessments of current opportunities by housing and urban development by housing and urban development officials by housing and urban development officials have by housing and urban development officials have identified by housing and urban development officials have identified six officials have identified six individual officials have identified six individual projects officials have identified six individual projects with individual projects with approximately individual projects with approximately 200 individual projects with approximately 200 places individual projects with approximately 200 places in individual projects with approximately 200 places in priority approximately 200 places in priority locations approximately 200 places in priority locations where approximately 200 places in priority locations where early approximately 200 places in priority locations where early stage approximately 200 places in priority locations where early stage funding locations where early stage funding will locations where early stage funding will be locations where early stage funding will be the locations where early stage funding will be the thing locations where early stage funding will be the thing that locations where early stage funding will be the thing that makes locations where early stage funding will be the thing that makes them will be the thing that makes them viable. will be the thing that makes them viable. We will be the thing that makes them viable. We will will be the thing that makes them viable. We will have will be the thing that makes them viable. We will have greater viable. We will have greater certainty viable. We will have greater certainty around viable. We will have greater certainty around the viable. We will have greater certainty around the number viable. We will have greater certainty around the number of certainty around the number of additional certainty around the number of additional projects certainty around the number of additional projects as certainty around the number of additional projects as been additional projects as been discussed additional projects as been discussed with additional projects as been discussed with early additional projects as been discussed with early stage additional projects as been discussed with early stage funding discussed with early stage funding with discussed with early stage funding with the discussed with early stage funding with the sector. discussed with early stage funding with the sector. Why discussed with early stage funding with the sector. Why has discussed with early stage funding with the sector. Why has she discussed with early stage funding with the sector. Why has she allowed with the sector. Why has she allowed Government with the sector. Why has she allowed Government housing with the sector. Why has she allowed Government housing agencies with the sector. Why has she allowed Government housing agencies to with the sector. Why has she allowed Government housing agencies to hire Government housing agencies to hire more Government housing agencies to hire more officials, Government housing agencies to hire more officials, a Government housing agencies to hire more officials, a grant Government housing agencies to hire more officials, a grant total Government housing agencies to hire more officials, a grant total of more officials, a grant total of 1,205 more officials, a grant total of 1,205 housing more officials, a grant total of 1,205 housing officials, more officials, a grant total of 1,205 housing officials, than more officials, a grant total of 1,205 housing officials, than they 1,205 housing officials, than they have 1,205 housing officials, than they have funded 1,205 housing officials, than they have funded newly 1,205 housing officials, than they have funded newly built 1,205 housing officials, than they have funded newly built houses 1,205 housing officials, than they have funded newly built houses from have funded newly built houses from community have funded newly built houses from community housing have funded newly built houses from community housing providers? have funded newly built houses from community housing providers? When community housing providers? When you community housing providers? When you have community housing providers? When you have to community housing providers? When you have to rebuild community housing providers? When you have to rebuild the community housing providers? When you have to rebuild the ability community housing providers? When you have to rebuild the ability of community housing providers? When you have to rebuild the ability of a you have to rebuild the ability of a Government you have to rebuild the ability of a Government to you have to rebuild the ability of a Government to actually you have to rebuild the ability of a Government to actually A you have to rebuild the ability of a Government to actually A - you have to rebuild the ability of a Government to actually A - realise Government to actually A - realise that Government to actually A - realise that there Government to actually A - realise that there is Government to actually A - realise that there is a Government to actually A - realise that there is a housing Government to actually A - realise that there is a housing crisis, Government to actually A - realise that there is a housing crisis, and that there is a housing crisis, and B that there is a housing crisis, and B - that there is a housing crisis, and B - doing that there is a housing crisis, and B - doing something that there is a housing crisis, and B - doing something about that there is a housing crisis, and B - doing something about it. that there is a housing crisis, and B - doing something about it. And that there is a housing crisis, and B - doing something about it. And in B - doing something about it. And in answer B - doing something about it. And in answer to B - doing something about it. And in answer to the B - doing something about it. And in answer to the member's B - doing something about it. And in answer to the member's question B - doing something about it. And in answer to the member's question - answer to the member's question - why answer to the member's question - why have answer to the member's question - why have I answer to the member's question - why have I allowed answer to the member's question - why have I allowed them answer to the member's question - why have I allowed them to answer to the member's question - why have I allowed them to hire why have I allowed them to hire staff? why have I allowed them to hire staff? It's why have I allowed them to hire staff? It's because why have I allowed them to hire staff? It's because we why have I allowed them to hire staff? It's because we needed why have I allowed them to hire staff? It's because we needed to staff? It's because we needed to build staff? It's because we needed to build some staff? It's because we needed to build some houses. staff? It's because we needed to build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I ask build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I ask the build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I ask the Minister build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I ask the Minister - build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I ask the Minister - what build some houses. <INTERRUPTION> Can I ask the Minister - what was Can I ask the Minister - what was the Can I ask the Minister - what was the response Can I ask the Minister - what was the response of Can I ask the Minister - what was the response of the Can I ask the Minister - what was the response of the community the response of the community housing the response of the community housing providers the response of the community housing providers when the response of the community housing providers when asked the response of the community housing providers when asked what housing providers when asked what the housing providers when asked what the number housing providers when asked what the number one housing providers when asked what the number one barrier housing providers when asked what the number one barrier is housing providers when asked what the number one barrier is in the number one barrier is in allowing the number one barrier is in allowing them the number one barrier is in allowing them to the number one barrier is in allowing them to get the number one barrier is in allowing them to get on the number one barrier is in allowing them to get on with the number one barrier is in allowing them to get on with the the number one barrier is in allowing them to get on with the job allowing them to get on with the job to allowing them to get on with the job to support allowing them to get on with the job to support our allowing them to get on with the job to support our families? to support our families? Particularly to support our families? Particularly our to support our families? Particularly our smaller to support our families? Particularly our smaller and to support our families? Particularly our smaller and newer Particularly our smaller and newer community Particularly our smaller and newer community housing Particularly our smaller and newer community housing providers, community housing providers, particularly community housing providers, particularly Maori community housing providers, particularly Maori and community housing providers, particularly Maori and iwi community housing providers, particularly Maori and iwi community particularly Maori and iwi community housing particularly Maori and iwi community housing providers particularly Maori and iwi community housing providers and particularly Maori and iwi community housing providers and Pasifika housing providers and Pasifika having housing providers and Pasifika having access housing providers and Pasifika having access to housing providers and Pasifika having access to the housing providers and Pasifika having access to the money housing providers and Pasifika having access to the money earlier having access to the money earlier and having access to the money earlier and up-front having access to the money earlier and up-front will having access to the money earlier and up-front will make having access to the money earlier and up-front will make projects having access to the money earlier and up-front will make projects that and up-front will make projects that would and up-front will make projects that would not and up-front will make projects that would not be and up-front will make projects that would not be viable, and up-front will make projects that would not be viable, viable. would not be viable, viable. Question would not be viable, viable. Question No. would not be viable, viable. Question No. 5. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister for My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Will My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: Will the COVID-19 Response: Will the Government COVID-19 Response: Will the Government administer COVID-19 Response: Will the Government administer 8,016,768 Government administer 8,016,768 doses Government administer 8,016,768 doses of Government administer 8,016,768 doses of the Government administer 8,016,768 doses of the COVID-19 Government administer 8,016,768 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Government administer 8,016,768 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by Government administer 8,016,768 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of 21 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of 21 November doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of 21 November 2021 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of 21 November 2021 as doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of 21 November 2021 as set doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the week of 21 November 2021 as set out week of 21 November 2021 as set out in week of 21 November 2021 as set out in the week of 21 November 2021 as set out in the Ministry week of 21 November 2021 as set out in the Ministry of week of 21 November 2021 as set out in the Ministry of Health's in the Ministry of Health's "Original in the Ministry of Health's "Original cumulative in the Ministry of Health's "Original cumulative vaccinations "Original cumulative vaccinations model", "Original cumulative vaccinations model", and "Original cumulative vaccinations model", and does "Original cumulative vaccinations model", and does he "Original cumulative vaccinations model", and does he have "Original cumulative vaccinations model", and does he have confidence model", and does he have confidence in model", and does he have confidence in the model", and does he have confidence in the vaccine model", and does he have confidence in the vaccine roll-out? I I have I have full I have full confidence I have full confidence in I have full confidence in the I have full confidence in the rollout I have full confidence in the rollout of I have full confidence in the rollout of the I have full confidence in the rollout of the COVID-19 I have full confidence in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which continues rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which continues to rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which continues to deliver rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which continues to deliver doses which continues to deliver doses ahead which continues to deliver doses ahead of which continues to deliver doses ahead of plan. which continues to deliver doses ahead of plan. The which continues to deliver doses ahead of plan. The number which continues to deliver doses ahead of plan. The number of which continues to deliver doses ahead of plan. The number of doses ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered at ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered at any ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered at any given ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered at any given time ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered at any given time will ahead of plan. The number of doses delivered at any given time will in delivered at any given time will in part delivered at any given time will in part depend delivered at any given time will in part depend on delivered at any given time will in part depend on the delivered at any given time will in part depend on the number delivered at any given time will in part depend on the number of delivered at any given time will in part depend on the number of people part depend on the number of people coming part depend on the number of people coming forward part depend on the number of people coming forward to part depend on the number of people coming forward to have part depend on the number of people coming forward to have the part depend on the number of people coming forward to have the vaccine coming forward to have the vaccine and coming forward to have the vaccine and there coming forward to have the vaccine and there have coming forward to have the vaccine and there have been coming forward to have the vaccine and there have been some coming forward to have the vaccine and there have been some changes coming forward to have the vaccine and there have been some changes to and there have been some changes to the and there have been some changes to the model and there have been some changes to the model since and there have been some changes to the model since February. and there have been some changes to the model since February. I'm the model since February. I'm confident the model since February. I'm confident that the model since February. I'm confident that all the model since February. I'm confident that all eligible the model since February. I'm confident that all eligible New confident that all eligible New Zealander confident that all eligible New Zealander also confident that all eligible New Zealander also have confident that all eligible New Zealander also have the confident that all eligible New Zealander also have the opportunity Zealander also have the opportunity to Zealander also have the opportunity to be Zealander also have the opportunity to be vaccinated Zealander also have the opportunity to be vaccinated against Zealander also have the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Zealander also have the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year. This to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year. This morning, the end of this year. This morning, the the end of this year. This morning, the PM the end of this year. This morning, the PM and the end of this year. This morning, the PM and I the end of this year. This morning, the PM and I announced the end of this year. This morning, the PM and I announced that the end of this year. This morning, the PM and I announced that when the PM and I announced that when different the PM and I announced that when different population the PM and I announced that when different population groups the PM and I announced that when different population groups will the PM and I announced that when different population groups will be different population groups will be eligible, different population groups will be eligible, 50-plus different population groups will be eligible, 50-plus will different population groups will be eligible, 50-plus will be different population groups will be eligible, 50-plus will be open different population groups will be eligible, 50-plus will be open from eligible, 50-plus will be open from Friday, eligible, 50-plus will be open from Friday, 13 eligible, 50-plus will be open from Friday, 13 August. eligible, 50-plus will be open from Friday, 13 August. 40-plus eligible, 50-plus will be open from Friday, 13 August. 40-plus from Friday, 13 August. 40-plus from Wednesday, Friday, 13 August. 40-plus from Wednesday, 18 Friday, 13 August. 40-plus from Wednesday, 18 August. Friday, 13 August. 40-plus from Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus Friday, 13 August. 40-plus from Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday 25 Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday 25 August. Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday 25 August. And Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday 25 August. And then Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday 25 August. And then from Wednesday, 18 August. 30-plus from Wednesday 25 August. And then from 1 Wednesday 25 August. And then from 1 September, Wednesday 25 August. And then from 1 September, all Wednesday 25 August. And then from 1 September, all eligible Wednesday 25 August. And then from 1 September, all eligible New September, all eligible New Zealanders September, all eligible New Zealanders will September, all eligible New Zealanders will be September, all eligible New Zealanders will be able September, all eligible New Zealanders will be able to September, all eligible New Zealanders will be able to book Zealanders will be able to book their Zealanders will be able to book their vaccines. Zealanders will be able to book their vaccines. Is Zealanders will be able to book their vaccines. Is it Zealanders will be able to book their vaccines. Is it the their vaccines. Is it the Government's their vaccines. Is it the Government's expectation their vaccines. Is it the Government's expectation that Government's expectation that 8,160,768 Government's expectation that 8,160,768 doses Government's expectation that 8,160,768 doses will Government's expectation that 8,160,768 doses will be Government's expectation that 8,160,768 doses will be administered 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 21 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 21 November, 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 21 November, which 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 21 November, which is 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 21 November, which is roughly 8,160,768 doses will be administered by 21 November, which is roughly 91% by 21 November, which is roughly 91% of by 21 November, which is roughly 91% of the by 21 November, which is roughly 91% of the eligible by 21 November, which is roughly 91% of the eligible population by 21 November, which is roughly 91% of the eligible population of by 21 November, which is roughly 91% of the eligible population of 4.38 of the eligible population of 4.38 million? of the eligible population of 4.38 million? 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Yesterday, Yesterday, I Yesterday, I announced Yesterday, I announced a Yesterday, I announced a total Yesterday, I announced a total of Yesterday, I announced a total of $24.1 Yesterday, I announced a total of $24.1 million Yesterday, I announced a total of $24.1 million to Yesterday, I announced a total of $24.1 million to support Yesterday, I announced a total of $24.1 million to support job Yesterday, I announced a total of $24.1 million to support job seeker $24.1 million to support job seeker on $24.1 million to support job seeker on pathways $24.1 million to support job seeker on pathways into $24.1 million to support job seeker on pathways into employment, on pathways into employment, education on pathways into employment, education and on pathways into employment, education and training. on pathways into employment, education and training. We're education and training. We're investing education and training. We're investing 18. education and training. We're investing 18. 4 education and training. We're investing 18. 4 million education and training. We're investing 18. 4 million in education and training. We're investing 18. 4 million in Maori investing 18. 4 million in Maori trades investing 18. 4 million in Maori trades and investing 18. 4 million in Maori trades and training investing 18. 4 million in Maori trades and training and investing 18. 4 million in Maori trades and training and 5.6 investing 18. 4 million in Maori trades and training and 5.6 million. trades and training and 5.6 million. These trades and training and 5.6 million. These two trades and training and 5.6 million. These two programmes trades and training and 5.6 million. These two programmes provide trades and training and 5.6 million. These two programmes provide on These two programmes provide on providing These two programmes provide on providing bespoke, These two programmes provide on providing bespoke, wrap These two programmes provide on providing bespoke, wrap around providing bespoke, wrap around support providing bespoke, wrap around support and providing bespoke, wrap around support and pastoral providing bespoke, wrap around support and pastoral and support and pastoral and pre-employment support and pastoral and pre-employment training. support and pastoral and pre-employment training. Yesterday's pre-employment training. Yesterday's announcement pre-employment training. Yesterday's announcement accelerates pre-employment training. Yesterday's announcement accelerates the pre-employment training. Yesterday's announcement accelerates the efforts announcement accelerates the efforts to announcement accelerates the efforts to fill announcement accelerates the efforts to fill demands announcement accelerates the efforts to fill demands for announcement accelerates the efforts to fill demands for skilled announcement accelerates the efforts to fill demands for skilled workers to fill demands for skilled workers and to fill demands for skilled workers and social to fill demands for skilled workers and social and to fill demands for skilled workers and social and whanau to fill demands for skilled workers and social and whanau outcomes, to fill demands for skilled workers and social and whanau outcomes, and and social and whanau outcomes, and support and social and whanau outcomes, and support businesses and social and whanau outcomes, and support businesses to and social and whanau outcomes, and support businesses to grow and social and whanau outcomes, and support businesses to grow and and social and whanau outcomes, and support businesses to grow and take support businesses to grow and take on support businesses to grow and take on apprentices. support businesses to grow and take on apprentices. Who support businesses to grow and take on apprentices. Who will support businesses to grow and take on apprentices. Who will benefit on apprentices. Who will benefit from on apprentices. Who will benefit from the on apprentices. Who will benefit from the latest on apprentices. Who will benefit from the latest tranche on apprentices. Who will benefit from the latest tranche of from the latest tranche of investment? from the latest tranche of investment? The from the latest tranche of investment? The latest from the latest tranche of investment? The latest tranche from the latest tranche of investment? The latest tranche of investment? The latest tranche of funding investment? The latest tranche of funding will investment? The latest tranche of funding will help investment? The latest tranche of funding will help prepare investment? The latest tranche of funding will help prepare 800 investment? The latest tranche of funding will help prepare 800 more funding will help prepare 800 more people funding will help prepare 800 more people for funding will help prepare 800 more people for the funding will help prepare 800 more people for the workforce. funding will help prepare 800 more people for the workforce. And funding will help prepare 800 more people for the workforce. And the people for the workforce. And the boost people for the workforce. And the boost to people for the workforce. And the boost to Maori people for the workforce. And the boost to Maori training. people for the workforce. And the boost to Maori training. While people for the workforce. And the boost to Maori training. While there boost to Maori training. While there are boost to Maori training. While there are many boost to Maori training. While there are many elements boost to Maori training. While there are many elements there boost to Maori training. While there are many elements there and boost to Maori training. While there are many elements there and a are many elements there and a particular are many elements there and a particular and are many elements there and a particular and integral are many elements there and a particular and integral part are many elements there and a particular and integral part for particular and integral part for support particular and integral part for support that particular and integral part for support that is particular and integral part for support that is offered particular and integral part for support that is offered for particular and integral part for support that is offered for the support that is offered for the view. support that is offered for the view. That support that is offered for the view. That is support that is offered for the view. That is not support that is offered for the view. That is not something support that is offered for the view. That is not something that support that is offered for the view. That is not something that is view. That is not something that is common view. That is not something that is common across view. That is not something that is common across many view. That is not something that is common across many employment common across many employment programmes common across many employment programmes but common across many employment programmes but as common across many employment programmes but as we common across many employment programmes but as we look common across many employment programmes but as we look to common across many employment programmes but as we look to support programmes but as we look to support more programmes but as we look to support more Maori programmes but as we look to support more Maori into programmes but as we look to support more Maori into jobs programmes but as we look to support more Maori into jobs and programmes but as we look to support more Maori into jobs and lift more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, it more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, it must more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, it must be more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, it must be front more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, it must be front of more Maori into jobs and lift incomes, it must be front of mind incomes, it must be front of mind for incomes, it must be front of mind for employers incomes, it must be front of mind for employers and incomes, it must be front of mind for employers and the incomes, it must be front of mind for employers and the workforce incomes, it must be front of mind for employers and the workforce as for employers and the workforce as it for employers and the workforce as it is for employers and the workforce as it is for for employers and the workforce as it is for Government. for employers and the workforce as it is for Government. What for employers and the workforce as it is for Government. What feedback it is for Government. What feedback has it is for Government. What feedback has she it is for Government. What feedback has she seen it is for Government. What feedback has she seen on it is for Government. What feedback has she seen on the it is for Government. What feedback has she seen on the announcement? has she seen on the announcement? The has she seen on the announcement? The Government has she seen on the announcement? The Government was has she seen on the announcement? The Government was applauded has she seen on the announcement? The Government was applauded for The Government was applauded for its, The Government was applauded for its, "Authentic The Government was applauded for its, "Authentic and The Government was applauded for its, "Authentic and sincere its, "Authentic and sincere willingness its, "Authentic and sincere willingness to its, "Authentic and sincere willingness to do its, "Authentic and sincere willingness to do better its, "Authentic and sincere willingness to do better in its, "Authentic and sincere willingness to do better in the willingness to do better in the Maori willingness to do better in the Maori unemployment willingness to do better in the Maori unemployment space willingness to do better in the Maori unemployment space and willingness to do better in the Maori unemployment space and to willingness to do better in the Maori unemployment space and to not Maori unemployment space and to not just Maori unemployment space and to not just accept Maori unemployment space and to not just accept the Maori unemployment space and to not just accept the inequalities Maori unemployment space and to not just accept the inequalities are just accept the inequalities are entrenched just accept the inequalities are entrenched and just accept the inequalities are entrenched and immoveable". just accept the inequalities are entrenched and immoveable". Aspiring entrenched and immoveable". Aspiring tradesman entrenched and immoveable". Aspiring tradesman George entrenched and immoveable". Aspiring tradesman George Furmeness entrenched and immoveable". Aspiring tradesman George Furmeness said entrenched and immoveable". Aspiring tradesman George Furmeness said that tradesman George Furmeness said that the tradesman George Furmeness said that the initiatives tradesman George Furmeness said that the initiatives would tradesman George Furmeness said that the initiatives would help tradesman George Furmeness said that the initiatives would help rangatahi the initiatives would help rangatahi get the initiatives would help rangatahi get what the initiatives would help rangatahi get what they the initiatives would help rangatahi get what they need. the initiatives would help rangatahi get what they need. He the initiatives would help rangatahi get what they need. He said, the initiatives would help rangatahi get what they need. He said, "For get what they need. He said, "For the get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, it's get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, it's a get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, it's a good get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, it's a good family get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, it's a good family base get what they need. He said, "For the iwi, it's a good family base of the iwi, it's a good family base of knowing the iwi, it's a good family base of knowing each the iwi, it's a good family base of knowing each other the iwi, it's a good family base of knowing each other and the iwi, it's a good family base of knowing each other and being knowing each other and being supportive knowing each other and being supportive in knowing each other and being supportive in everything. knowing each other and being supportive in everything. So knowing each other and being supportive in everything. So when knowing each other and being supportive in everything. So when I supportive in everything. So when I make supportive in everything. So when I make mistakes, supportive in everything. So when I make mistakes, they supportive in everything. So when I make mistakes, they will supportive in everything. So when I make mistakes, they will be supportive in everything. So when I make mistakes, they will be able supportive in everything. So when I make mistakes, they will be able to make mistakes, they will be able to lift make mistakes, they will be able to lift me make mistakes, they will be able to lift me back make mistakes, they will be able to lift me back up make mistakes, they will be able to lift me back up to make mistakes, they will be able to lift me back up to my make mistakes, they will be able to lift me back up to my feet." lift me back up to my feet." Question lift me back up to my feet." Question No. lift me back up to my feet." Question No. 7. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Energy My question is to the Minister of Energy and My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Will My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Will she Energy and Resources: Will she apologise Energy and Resources: Will she apologise to Energy and Resources: Will she apologise to Genesis Energy and Resources: Will she apologise to Genesis Energy Energy and Resources: Will she apologise to Genesis Energy for Energy and Resources: Will she apologise to Genesis Energy for her apologise to Genesis Energy for her statement apologise to Genesis Energy for her statement that apologise to Genesis Energy for her statement that Genesis apologise to Genesis Energy for her statement that Genesis made apologise to Genesis Energy for her statement that Genesis made a statement that Genesis made a "commercial statement that Genesis made a "commercial decision" statement that Genesis made a "commercial decision" when statement that Genesis made a "commercial decision" when it statement that Genesis made a "commercial decision" when it came "commercial decision" when it came to "commercial decision" when it came to how "commercial decision" when it came to how much "commercial decision" when it came to how much generation "commercial decision" when it came to how much generation to "commercial decision" when it came to how much generation to have to how much generation to have online to how much generation to have online on to how much generation to have online on Monday to how much generation to have online on Monday night, to how much generation to have online on Monday night, and to how much generation to have online on Monday night, and what to how much generation to have online on Monday night, and what are online on Monday night, and what are the online on Monday night, and what are the terms online on Monday night, and what are the terms of online on Monday night, and what are the terms of reference, online on Monday night, and what are the terms of reference, if online on Monday night, and what are the terms of reference, if any, online on Monday night, and what are the terms of reference, if any, for the terms of reference, if any, for the the terms of reference, if any, for the review the terms of reference, if any, for the review she the terms of reference, if any, for the review she has the terms of reference, if any, for the review she has instructed the terms of reference, if any, for the review she has instructed the the review she has instructed the Ministry the review she has instructed the Ministry of the review she has instructed the Ministry of Business, the review she has instructed the Ministry of Business, Innovation the review she has instructed the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to undertake? In In answer In answer to In answer to the In answer to the first In answer to the first part In answer to the first part of In answer to the first part of the In answer to the first part of the question. In answer to the first part of the question. No. In answer to the first part of the question. No. In In answer to the first part of the question. No. In answer In answer to the first part of the question. No. In answer to In answer to the first part of the question. No. In answer to the question. No. In answer to the second question. No. In answer to the second part, question. No. In answer to the second part, the question. No. In answer to the second part, the terms question. No. In answer to the second part, the terms of question. No. In answer to the second part, the terms of reference second part, the terms of reference are second part, the terms of reference are currently second part, the terms of reference are currently being second part, the terms of reference are currently being finalised second part, the terms of reference are currently being finalised along are currently being finalised along with are currently being finalised along with an are currently being finalised along with an acquirer. are currently being finalised along with an acquirer. It are currently being finalised along with an acquirer. It is are currently being finalised along with an acquirer. It is my with an acquirer. It is my expectation with an acquirer. It is my expectation that with an acquirer. It is my expectation that this with an acquirer. It is my expectation that this inquiry with an acquirer. It is my expectation that this inquiry will expectation that this inquiry will be expectation that this inquiry will be under expectation that this inquiry will be under way expectation that this inquiry will be under way as expectation that this inquiry will be under way as early expectation that this inquiry will be under way as early as expectation that this inquiry will be under way as early as next expectation that this inquiry will be under way as early as next week. be under way as early as next week. The be under way as early as next week. The focus be under way as early as next week. The focus of be under way as early as next week. The focus of the be under way as early as next week. The focus of the review be under way as early as next week. The focus of the review will be under way as early as next week. The focus of the review will be be under way as early as next week. The focus of the review will be on The focus of the review will be on the The focus of the review will be on the matters The focus of the review will be on the matters that The focus of the review will be on the matters that have The focus of the review will be on the matters that have been The focus of the review will be on the matters that have been raised the matters that have been raised this the matters that have been raised this week, the matters that have been raised this week, including the matters that have been raised this week, including communications this week, including communications with this week, including communications with industry, this week, including communications with industry, stakeholders this week, including communications with industry, stakeholders and this week, including communications with industry, stakeholders and the with industry, stakeholders and the public. with industry, stakeholders and the public. 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The review will focus on whether other generation focus on whether other generation could focus on whether other generation could have focus on whether other generation could have been focus on whether other generation could have been brought focus on whether other generation could have been brought online, could have been brought online, scheduling could have been brought online, scheduling in could have been brought online, scheduling in risk could have been brought online, scheduling in risk margins could have been brought online, scheduling in risk margins and scheduling in risk margins and whether scheduling in risk margins and whether there scheduling in risk margins and whether there is scheduling in risk margins and whether there is adequate scheduling in risk margins and whether there is adequate stand scheduling in risk margins and whether there is adequate stand by whether there is adequate stand by generation whether there is adequate stand by generation or whether there is adequate stand by generation or other whether there is adequate stand by generation or other resources whether there is adequate stand by generation or other resources to generation or other resources to reduce generation or other resources to reduce risk. generation or other resources to reduce risk. So, generation or other resources to reduce risk. So, will generation or other resources to reduce risk. So, will the generation or other resources to reduce risk. So, will the review reduce risk. So, will the review consider reduce risk. So, will the review consider timelines? reduce risk. So, will the review consider timelines? And reduce risk. So, will the review consider timelines? And if reduce risk. So, will the review consider timelines? And if so, reduce risk. So, will the review consider timelines? And if so, has consider timelines? And if so, has she consider timelines? And if so, has she discussed consider timelines? And if so, has she discussed with consider timelines? And if so, has she discussed with David consider timelines? And if so, has she discussed with David Clark, she discussed with David Clark, state-owned she discussed with David Clark, state-owned enterprise she discussed with David Clark, state-owned enterprise Minister, state-owned enterprise Minister, when state-owned enterprise Minister, when he state-owned enterprise Minister, when he received state-owned enterprise Minister, when he received the state-owned enterprise Minister, when he received the 7:10pm when he received the 7:10pm emergency when he received the 7:10pm emergency grid when he received the 7:10pm emergency grid notice when he received the 7:10pm emergency grid notice and when he received the 7:10pm emergency grid notice and why when he received the 7:10pm emergency grid notice and why he when he received the 7:10pm emergency grid notice and why he did emergency grid notice and why he did not emergency grid notice and why he did not give emergency grid notice and why he did not give her emergency grid notice and why he did not give her a emergency grid notice and why he did not give her a call emergency grid notice and why he did not give her a call to emergency grid notice and why he did not give her a call to alert emergency grid notice and why he did not give her a call to alert her? emergency grid notice and why he did not give her a call to alert her? 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Strengthening evidence-based bullying and evidence-based bullying and prevention evidence-based bullying and prevention responses evidence-based bullying and prevention responses in evidence-based bullying and prevention responses in schools, evidence-based bullying and prevention responses in schools, and prevention responses in schools, and providing prevention responses in schools, and providing quality prevention responses in schools, and providing quality teaching prevention responses in schools, and providing quality teaching resources providing quality teaching resources and providing quality teaching resources and professional providing quality teaching resources and professional development providing quality teaching resources and professional development for and professional development for teachers and professional development for teachers so and professional development for teachers so our and professional development for teachers so our classrooms and professional development for teachers so our classrooms are and professional development for teachers so our classrooms are safe teachers so our classrooms are safe and teachers so our classrooms are safe and inclusive teachers so our classrooms are safe and inclusive learning teachers so our classrooms are safe and inclusive learning environments. and inclusive learning environments. Supplementary. and inclusive learning environments. Supplementary. How and inclusive learning environments. Supplementary. How have and inclusive learning environments. Supplementary. How have the and inclusive learning environments. Supplementary. How have the learning Supplementary. How have the learning hubs Supplementary. How have the learning hubs modelled Supplementary. How have the learning hubs modelled on Supplementary. How have the learning hubs modelled on Christchurch hubs modelled on Christchurch helping hubs modelled on Christchurch helping with hubs modelled on Christchurch helping with recommendation hubs modelled on Christchurch helping with recommendation 36? hubs modelled on Christchurch helping with recommendation 36? As helping with recommendation 36? As part helping with recommendation 36? As part of helping with recommendation 36? As part of the helping with recommendation 36? As part of the Government's helping with recommendation 36? As part of the Government's ongoing part of the Government's ongoing commitment part of the Government's ongoing commitment to part of the Government's ongoing commitment to work part of the Government's ongoing commitment to work with part of the Government's ongoing commitment to work with the part of the Government's ongoing commitment to work with the victims commitment to work with the victims of commitment to work with the victims of the commitment to work with the victims of the March commitment to work with the victims of the March terror commitment to work with the victims of the March terror attacks, commitment to work with the victims of the March terror attacks, the of the March terror attacks, the Government of the March terror attacks, the Government funding of the March terror attacks, the Government funding hubs of the March terror attacks, the Government funding hubs in Government funding hubs in Christchurch Government funding hubs in Christchurch to Government funding hubs in Christchurch to help Government funding hubs in Christchurch to help families Christchurch to help families connect Christchurch to help families connect and Christchurch to help families connect and engage Christchurch to help families connect and engage with Christchurch to help families connect and engage with their Christchurch to help families connect and engage with their school connect and engage with their school communities. connect and engage with their school communities. This connect and engage with their school communities. This initially connect and engage with their school communities. This initially start connect and engage with their school communities. This initially start as communities. This initially start as a communities. This initially start as a 10-week communities. This initially start as a 10-week pilot communities. This initially start as a 10-week pilot programme communities. This initially start as a 10-week pilot programme and communities. This initially start as a 10-week pilot programme and was communities. This initially start as a 10-week pilot programme and was so a 10-week pilot programme and was so successful, a 10-week pilot programme and was so successful, we a 10-week pilot programme and was so successful, we now a 10-week pilot programme and was so successful, we now have a 10-week pilot programme and was so successful, we now have seven successful, we now have seven learning successful, we now have seven learning community successful, we now have seven learning community hubs successful, we now have seven learning community hubs in learning community hubs in Christchurch learning community hubs in Christchurch supporting learning community hubs in Christchurch supporting 158 learning community hubs in Christchurch supporting 158 families Christchurch supporting 158 families across Christchurch supporting 158 families across 18 Christchurch supporting 158 families across 18 ethnicities. Christchurch supporting 158 families across 18 ethnicities. When Christchurch supporting 158 families across 18 ethnicities. When I across 18 ethnicities. When I visited across 18 ethnicities. When I visited a across 18 ethnicities. When I visited a hub, across 18 ethnicities. When I visited a hub, parents across 18 ethnicities. When I visited a hub, parents and across 18 ethnicities. When I visited a hub, parents and children visited a hub, parents and children were visited a hub, parents and children were overwhelmingly visited a hub, parents and children were overwhelmingly positive visited a hub, parents and children were overwhelmingly positive about were overwhelmingly positive about how were overwhelmingly positive about how the were overwhelmingly positive about how the hubs were overwhelmingly positive about how the hubs have were overwhelmingly positive about how the hubs have helped were overwhelmingly positive about how the hubs have helped families how the hubs have helped families thrive how the hubs have helped families thrive in how the hubs have helped families thrive in the how the hubs have helped families thrive in the education how the hubs have helped families thrive in the education system thrive in the education system increase thrive in the education system increase their thrive in the education system increase their sense thrive in the education system increase their sense of thrive in the education system increase their sense of belonging. increase their sense of belonging. Parents increase their sense of belonging. Parents say increase their sense of belonging. Parents say their increase their sense of belonging. Parents say their involvement increase their sense of belonging. Parents say their involvement with Parents say their involvement with the Parents say their involvement with the hub Parents say their involvement with the hub has Parents say their involvement with the hub has improved Parents say their involvement with the hub has improved their the hub has improved their relationships the hub has improved their relationships with the hub has improved their relationships with their the hub has improved their relationships with their local relationships with their local schools relationships with their local schools and relationships with their local schools and encouraged relationships with their local schools and encouraged more schools and encouraged more engagement schools and encouraged more engagement with schools and encouraged more engagement with their schools and encouraged more engagement with their child's engagement with their child's learning, engagement with their child's learning, such engagement with their child's learning, such as through engagement with their child's learning, such as through reading learning, such as through reading time learning, such as through reading time at learning, such as through reading time at home. learning, such as through reading time at home. Teachers learning, such as through reading time at home. Teachers and learning, such as through reading time at home. Teachers and students time at home. Teachers and students have time at home. Teachers and students have also time at home. Teachers and students have also benefited time at home. Teachers and students have also benefited through time at home. Teachers and students have also benefited through this have also benefited through this collaborative have also benefited through this collaborative and have also benefited through this collaborative and inclusive collaborative and inclusive approach. collaborative and inclusive approach. Supplementary. collaborative and inclusive approach. Supplementary. What approach. Supplementary. What further approach. Supplementary. What further plans approach. Supplementary. What further plans are approach. Supplementary. What further plans are there approach. Supplementary. What further plans are there for approach. Supplementary. What further plans are there for the further plans are there for the learning further plans are there for the learning hubs further plans are there for the learning hubs model? further plans are there for the learning hubs model? Based further plans are there for the learning hubs model? Based off further plans are there for the learning hubs model? Based off the learning hubs model? Based off the success learning hubs model? Based off the success of learning hubs model? Based off the success of the learning hubs model? Based off the success of the learning learning hubs model? Based off the success of the learning hubs learning hubs model? Based off the success of the learning hubs model success of the learning hubs model in success of the learning hubs model in Christchurch, success of the learning hubs model in Christchurch, we success of the learning hubs model in Christchurch, we are success of the learning hubs model in Christchurch, we are rolling success of the learning hubs model in Christchurch, we are rolling the in Christchurch, we are rolling the programme in Christchurch, we are rolling the programme out in Christchurch, we are rolling the programme out to in Christchurch, we are rolling the programme out to obviousing in Christchurch, we are rolling the programme out to obviousing land in Christchurch, we are rolling the programme out to obviousing land and programme out to obviousing land and Wellington programme out to obviousing land and Wellington later programme out to obviousing land and Wellington later this programme out to obviousing land and Wellington later this year. programme out to obviousing land and Wellington later this year. Support Wellington later this year. Support will Wellington later this year. Support will be Wellington later this year. Support will be available Wellington later this year. Support will be available through Wellington later this year. Support will be available through the will be available through the learning will be available through the learning hubs will be available through the learning hubs and will be available through the learning hubs and this will be available through the learning hubs and this will will be available through the learning hubs and this will include: learning hubs and this will include: Delivering learning hubs and this will include: Delivering reading learning hubs and this will include: Delivering reading together learning hubs and this will include: Delivering reading together to Delivering reading together to support Delivering reading together to support children Delivering reading together to support children to Delivering reading together to support children to improve Delivering reading together to support children to improve their support children to improve their literacy support children to improve their literacy skills. support children to improve their literacy skills. Academic support children to improve their literacy skills. Academic mentoring literacy skills. Academic mentoring for literacy skills. Academic mentoring for students literacy skills. Academic mentoring for students and literacy skills. Academic mentoring for students and information literacy skills. Academic mentoring for students and information around for students and information around Internet for students and information around Internet safety. for students and information around Internet safety. Parent for students and information around Internet safety. Parent education Internet safety. Parent education work Internet safety. Parent education work shops Internet safety. Parent education work shops to Internet safety. Parent education work shops to provide Internet safety. Parent education work shops to provide an Internet safety. Parent education work shops to provide an overview Internet safety. Parent education work shops to provide an overview of work shops to provide an overview of the work shops to provide an overview of the New work shops to provide an overview of the New Zealand work shops to provide an overview of the New Zealand education work shops to provide an overview of the New Zealand education system. the New Zealand education system. And the New Zealand education system. And assistance the New Zealand education system. And assistance in the New Zealand education system. And assistance in understanding And assistance in understanding career And assistance in understanding career pathways And assistance in understanding career pathways for And assistance in understanding career pathways for young And assistance in understanding career pathways for young people. And assistance in understanding career pathways for young people. Mr career pathways for young people. Mr Speaker, career pathways for young people. Mr Speaker, these career pathways for young people. Mr Speaker, these are career pathways for young people. Mr Speaker, these are all career pathways for young people. Mr Speaker, these are all practical Speaker, these are all practical ways Speaker, these are all practical ways this Speaker, these are all practical ways this Government Speaker, these are all practical ways this Government is Speaker, these are all practical ways this Government is responding ways this Government is responding to ways this Government is responding to recommendation ways this Government is responding to recommendation 36 ways this Government is responding to recommendation 36 by ways this Government is responding to recommendation 36 by investing ways this Government is responding to recommendation 36 by investing in to recommendation 36 by investing in opportunities to recommendation 36 by investing in opportunities for to recommendation 36 by investing in opportunities for young to recommendation 36 by investing in opportunities for young New opportunities for young New Zealanders opportunities for young New Zealanders and opportunities for young New Zealanders and supporting opportunities for young New Zealanders and supporting our opportunities for young New Zealanders and supporting our ethnic Zealanders and supporting our ethnic communities Zealanders and supporting our ethnic communities to Zealanders and supporting our ethnic communities to feel Zealanders and supporting our ethnic communities to feel included Zealanders and supporting our ethnic communities to feel included and communities to feel included and valued communities to feel included and valued in communities to feel included and valued in Aotearoa communities to feel included and valued in Aotearoa New communities to feel included and valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. Question valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. Question No. valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. Question No. 9. valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. Question No. 9. Speaker valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. Question No. 9. Speaker thank valued in Aotearoa New Zealand. Question No. 9. Speaker thank you, Question No. 9. Speaker thank you, Speaker. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Housing: My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she have My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she have confidence My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she have confidence in Housing: Does she have confidence in the Housing: Does she have confidence in the Ministry Housing: Does she have confidence in the Ministry of Housing: Does she have confidence in the Ministry of Housing Housing: Does she have confidence in the Ministry of Housing and Housing: Does she have confidence in the Ministry of Housing and Urban the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development? Yes, Yes, because Yes, because it's Yes, because it's establishing Yes, because it's establishing the Yes, because it's establishing the ministry Yes, because it's establishing the ministry of Yes, because it's establishing the ministry of housing Yes, because it's establishing the ministry of housing and Yes, because it's establishing the ministry of housing and urban ministry of housing and urban development. ministry of housing and urban development. Our ministry of housing and urban development. Our Government ministry of housing and urban development. Our Government is development. Our Government is delivering development. Our Government is delivering the development. Our Government is delivering the largest development. Our Government is delivering the largest public delivering the largest public housing delivering the largest public housing programme delivering the largest public housing programme in delivering the largest public housing programme in a delivering the largest public housing programme in a generation, housing programme in a generation, implementing housing programme in a generation, implementing the housing programme in a generation, implementing the Homelessness housing programme in a generation, implementing the Homelessness Action implementing the Homelessness Action Plan, implementing the Homelessness Action Plan, supporting implementing the Homelessness Action Plan, supporting Maori implementing the Homelessness Action Plan, supporting Maori housing Plan, supporting Maori housing aspirations Plan, supporting Maori housing aspirations through Plan, supporting Maori housing aspirations through a Plan, supporting Maori housing aspirations through a dedicated Plan, supporting Maori housing aspirations through a dedicated work aspirations through a dedicated work stream aspirations through a dedicated work stream and aspirations through a dedicated work stream and record aspirations through a dedicated work stream and record investment aspirations through a dedicated work stream and record investment for stream and record investment for Maori stream and record investment for Maori housing stream and record investment for Maori housing in stream and record investment for Maori housing in this stream and record investment for Maori housing in this year's stream and record investment for Maori housing in this year's Budget. Maori housing in this year's Budget. Transforming Maori housing in this year's Budget. Transforming suburbs Maori housing in this year's Budget. Transforming suburbs across Maori housing in this year's Budget. Transforming suburbs across Auckland Transforming suburbs across Auckland through Transforming suburbs across Auckland through the Transforming suburbs across Auckland through the large Transforming suburbs across Auckland through the large scale Transforming suburbs across Auckland through the large scale projects. through the large scale projects. Supporting through the large scale projects. Supporting first through the large scale projects. Supporting first home-buyers through the large scale projects. Supporting first home-buyers through Supporting first home-buyers through KiwiBuild, Supporting first home-buyers through KiwiBuild, progressive Supporting first home-buyers through KiwiBuild, progressive homeownership KiwiBuild, progressive homeownership including KiwiBuild, progressive homeownership including a KiwiBuild, progressive homeownership including a dedicated KiwiBuild, progressive homeownership including a dedicated pathway KiwiBuild, progressive homeownership including a dedicated pathway for including a dedicated pathway for including including a dedicated pathway for iwi and Maori including a dedicated pathway for iwi and Maori providers including a dedicated pathway for iwi and Maori providers in including a dedicated pathway for iwi and Maori providers in first iwi and Maori providers in first home-buyers. iwi and Maori providers in first home-buyers. Rolling iwi and Maori providers in first home-buyers. Rolling out iwi and Maori providers in first home-buyers. Rolling out the home-buyers. Rolling out the infrastructure home-buyers. Rolling out the infrastructure acceleration home-buyers. Rolling out the infrastructure acceleration fund home-buyers. Rolling out the infrastructure acceleration fund and infrastructure acceleration fund and much, infrastructure acceleration fund and much, much infrastructure acceleration fund and much, much more. infrastructure acceleration fund and much, much more. Does infrastructure acceleration fund and much, much more. Does she infrastructure acceleration fund and much, much more. Does she have much, much more. Does she have confidence much, much more. Does she have confidence in much, much more. Does she have confidence in the much, much more. Does she have confidence in the emergency much, much more. Does she have confidence in the emergency and confidence in the emergency and transitional confidence in the emergency and transitional housing confidence in the emergency and transitional housing programme, transitional housing programme, given transitional housing programme, given that transitional housing programme, given that suppliers transitional housing programme, given that suppliers are transitional housing programme, given that suppliers are providing given that suppliers are providing unhealthy given that suppliers are providing unhealthy accommodation. given that suppliers are providing unhealthy accommodation. In given that suppliers are providing unhealthy accommodation. In the unhealthy accommodation. In the words unhealthy accommodation. In the words of unhealthy accommodation. In the words of one unhealthy accommodation. In the words of one of unhealthy accommodation. In the words of one of my unhealthy accommodation. In the words of one of my students, unhealthy accommodation. In the words of one of my students, "Rat words of one of my students, "Rat infested words of one of my students, "Rat infested rooms words of one of my students, "Rat infested rooms that words of one of my students, "Rat infested rooms that are words of one of my students, "Rat infested rooms that are damp, words of one of my students, "Rat infested rooms that are damp, rooms infested rooms that are damp, rooms without infested rooms that are damp, rooms without adequate infested rooms that are damp, rooms without adequate heating, infested rooms that are damp, rooms without adequate heating, rooms infested rooms that are damp, rooms without adequate heating, rooms with without adequate heating, rooms with bedbugs without adequate heating, rooms with bedbugs and without adequate heating, rooms with bedbugs and rotten without adequate heating, rooms with bedbugs and rotten furniture without adequate heating, rooms with bedbugs and rotten furniture and bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." Yes, bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." Yes, I bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." Yes, I do bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." Yes, I do have bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." Yes, I do have confidence bedbugs and rotten furniture and mould." Yes, I do have confidence in mould." Yes, I do have confidence in the mould." Yes, I do have confidence in the ministry mould." Yes, I do have confidence in the ministry of mould." Yes, I do have confidence in the ministry of housing mould." Yes, I do have confidence in the ministry of housing and mould." Yes, I do have confidence in the ministry of housing and urban the ministry of housing and urban development. the ministry of housing and urban development. I the ministry of housing and urban development. I think the ministry of housing and urban development. I think it's the ministry of housing and urban development. I think it's really development. I think it's really important development. I think it's really important for development. I think it's really important for the development. I think it's really important for the member development. I think it's really important for the member to development. I think it's really important for the member to realise important for the member to realise that important for the member to realise that there important for the member to realise that there are important for the member to realise that there are several important for the member to realise that there are several ways important for the member to realise that there are several ways in important for the member to realise that there are several ways in which that there are several ways in which it that there are several ways in which it is that there are several ways in which it is offered. that there are several ways in which it is offered. One that there are several ways in which it is offered. One is that there are several ways in which it is offered. One is through that there are several ways in which it is offered. One is through the it is offered. One is through the long-term it is offered. One is through the long-term contracted it is offered. One is through the long-term contracted moat it is offered. One is through the long-term contracted moat that it is offered. One is through the long-term contracted moat that the long-term contracted moat that the ministry long-term contracted moat that the ministry of long-term contracted moat that the ministry of housing long-term contracted moat that the ministry of housing and long-term contracted moat that the ministry of housing and urban ministry of housing and urban development ministry of housing and urban development provides ministry of housing and urban development provides am ministry of housing and urban development provides am then ministry of housing and urban development provides am then there development provides am then there is development provides am then there is the development provides am then there is the more development provides am then there is the more ad development provides am then there is the more ad hoc development provides am then there is the more ad hoc hotel is the more ad hoc hotel accommodation is the more ad hoc hotel accommodation which is the more ad hoc hotel accommodation which is is the more ad hoc hotel accommodation which is provided accommodation which is provided through accommodation which is provided through emergency accommodation which is provided through emergency special accommodation which is provided through emergency special needs through emergency special needs housing through emergency special needs housing grants. through emergency special needs housing grants. As through emergency special needs housing grants. As we've through emergency special needs housing grants. As we've discussed housing grants. As we've discussed before, housing grants. As we've discussed before, the housing grants. As we've discussed before, the Ministry housing grants. As we've discussed before, the Ministry of housing grants. As we've discussed before, the Ministry of Social before, the Ministry of Social Development before, the Ministry of Social Development does before, the Ministry of Social Development does not before, the Ministry of Social Development does not have before, the Ministry of Social Development does not have the Development does not have the ability Development does not have the ability to Development does not have the ability to do Development does not have the ability to do long-term Development does not have the ability to do long-term contracting ability to do long-term contracting of ability to do long-term contracting of motel ability to do long-term contracting of motel units. ability to do long-term contracting of motel units. That ability to do long-term contracting of motel units. That is ability to do long-term contracting of motel units. That is why ability to do long-term contracting of motel units. That is why the of motel units. That is why the ministry of motel units. That is why the ministry of of motel units. That is why the ministry of housing of motel units. That is why the ministry of housing and of motel units. That is why the ministry of housing and urban ministry of housing and urban development ministry of housing and urban development is ministry of housing and urban development is working ministry of housing and urban development is working in development is working in partnership development is working in partnership with development is working in partnership with MSD development is working in partnership with MSD so development is working in partnership with MSD so that development is working in partnership with MSD so that we development is working in partnership with MSD so that we can partnership with MSD so that we can transition partnership with MSD so that we can transition in partnership with MSD so that we can transition in Rotorua partnership with MSD so that we can transition in Rotorua for partnership with MSD so that we can transition in Rotorua for example partnership with MSD so that we can transition in Rotorua for example to transition in Rotorua for example to where transition in Rotorua for example to where we transition in Rotorua for example to where we can transition in Rotorua for example to where we can have transition in Rotorua for example to where we can have longer transition in Rotorua for example to where we can have longer term where we can have longer term contracted, where we can have longer term contracted, we where we can have longer term contracted, we can where we can have longer term contracted, we can have where we can have longer term contracted, we can have more where we can have longer term contracted, we can have more wrap contracted, we can have more wrap around contracted, we can have more wrap around services contracted, we can have more wrap around services and contracted, we can have more wrap around services and ensure contracted, we can have more wrap around services and ensure the around services and ensure the quality around services and ensure the quality standards around services and ensure the quality standards are around services and ensure the quality standards are being around services and ensure the quality standards are being adhered quality standards are being adhered to. quality standards are being adhered to. Supplementary. quality standards are being adhered to. Supplementary. What quality standards are being adhered to. Supplementary. What screening to. Supplementary. What screening protocols to. Supplementary. What screening protocols and to. Supplementary. What screening protocols and measures to. Supplementary. What screening protocols and measures are to. Supplementary. What screening protocols and measures are used to. Supplementary. What screening protocols and measures are used to protocols and measures are used to ensure protocols and measures are used to ensure that protocols and measures are used to ensure that emergency protocols and measures are used to ensure that emergency and ensure that emergency and transitional ensure that emergency and transitional housing ensure that emergency and transitional housing suppliers ensure that emergency and transitional housing suppliers are transitional housing suppliers are providing transitional housing suppliers are providing safe transitional housing suppliers are providing safe and transitional housing suppliers are providing safe and healthy providing safe and healthy accommodation providing safe and healthy accommodation for providing safe and healthy accommodation for vulnerable providing safe and healthy accommodation for vulnerable whanau? accommodation for vulnerable whanau? And accommodation for vulnerable whanau? And why accommodation for vulnerable whanau? And why are accommodation for vulnerable whanau? And why are energy accommodation for vulnerable whanau? And why are energy and accommodation for vulnerable whanau? And why are energy and trans-Iingal And why are energy and trans-Iingal housing And why are energy and trans-Iingal housing providers And why are energy and trans-Iingal housing providers exempt And why are energy and trans-Iingal housing providers exempt from And why are energy and trans-Iingal housing providers exempt from the housing providers exempt from the Healthy housing providers exempt from the Healthy Homes housing providers exempt from the Healthy Homes standard? housing providers exempt from the Healthy Homes standard? In housing providers exempt from the Healthy Homes standard? In terms housing providers exempt from the Healthy Homes standard? In terms of Healthy Homes standard? In terms of the Healthy Homes standard? In terms of the long-term Healthy Homes standard? In terms of the long-term contracts Healthy Homes standard? In terms of the long-term contracts that Healthy Homes standard? In terms of the long-term contracts that the the long-term contracts that the ministry the long-term contracts that the ministry of the long-term contracts that the ministry of housing the long-term contracts that the ministry of housing and the long-term contracts that the ministry of housing and urban ministry of housing and urban development ministry of housing and urban development is ministry of housing and urban development is putting ministry of housing and urban development is putting into ministry of housing and urban development is putting into place ministry of housing and urban development is putting into place in development is putting into place in terms development is putting into place in terms of development is putting into place in terms of our development is putting into place in terms of our transitional development is putting into place in terms of our transitional housing terms of our transitional housing places, terms of our transitional housing places, that terms of our transitional housing places, that there terms of our transitional housing places, that there is terms of our transitional housing places, that there is a terms of our transitional housing places, that there is a lot terms of our transitional housing places, that there is a lot of terms of our transitional housing places, that there is a lot of work places, that there is a lot of work with places, that there is a lot of work with providers places, that there is a lot of work with providers to places, that there is a lot of work with providers to ensure places, that there is a lot of work with providers to ensure that places, that there is a lot of work with providers to ensure that they with providers to ensure that they are with providers to ensure that they are suitable. with providers to ensure that they are suitable. Not with providers to ensure that they are suitable. Not only with providers to ensure that they are suitable. Not only have with providers to ensure that they are suitable. Not only have a are suitable. Not only have a physical are suitable. Not only have a physical point are suitable. Not only have a physical point of are suitable. Not only have a physical point of view, are suitable. Not only have a physical point of view, but are suitable. Not only have a physical point of view, but that physical point of view, but that also physical point of view, but that also we physical point of view, but that also we have physical point of view, but that also we have the physical point of view, but that also we have the capacity physical point of view, but that also we have the capacity to physical point of view, but that also we have the capacity to put physical point of view, but that also we have the capacity to put in also we have the capacity to put in place also we have the capacity to put in place the also we have the capacity to put in place the wrap also we have the capacity to put in place the wrap around also we have the capacity to put in place the wrap around services, also we have the capacity to put in place the wrap around services, so place the wrap around services, so it's place the wrap around services, so it's not place the wrap around services, so it's not just place the wrap around services, so it's not just the place the wrap around services, so it's not just the warm place the wrap around services, so it's not just the warm part place the wrap around services, so it's not just the warm part of it's not just the warm part of Healthy it's not just the warm part of Healthy Homes it's not just the warm part of Healthy Homes standard. it's not just the warm part of Healthy Homes standard. It it's not just the warm part of Healthy Homes standard. It is it's not just the warm part of Healthy Homes standard. It is also Healthy Homes standard. It is also that Healthy Homes standard. It is also that we Healthy Homes standard. It is also that we can Healthy Homes standard. It is also that we can provide Healthy Homes standard. It is also that we can provide the Healthy Homes standard. It is also that we can provide the wrap Healthy Homes standard. It is also that we can provide the wrap around that we can provide the wrap around services. that we can provide the wrap around services. Supplementary. that we can provide the wrap around services. Supplementary. Has that we can provide the wrap around services. Supplementary. Has the services. Supplementary. Has the Minister services. Supplementary. Has the Minister received services. Supplementary. Has the Minister received any services. Supplementary. Has the Minister received any reports Minister received any reports relating Minister received any reports relating to Minister received any reports relating to the Minister received any reports relating to the mistreatment Minister received any reports relating to the mistreatment and relating to the mistreatment and discrimination relating to the mistreatment and discrimination of relating to the mistreatment and discrimination of our relating to the mistreatment and discrimination of our vulnerable discrimination of our vulnerable whanau discrimination of our vulnerable whanau by discrimination of our vulnerable whanau by emergency discrimination of our vulnerable whanau by emergency and discrimination of our vulnerable whanau by emergency and transitional whanau by emergency and transitional housing whanau by emergency and transitional housing suppliers? whanau by emergency and transitional housing suppliers? No. whanau by emergency and transitional housing suppliers? No. I whanau by emergency and transitional housing suppliers? No. I do whanau by emergency and transitional housing suppliers? No. I do note housing suppliers? No. I do note that housing suppliers? No. I do note that that housing suppliers? No. I do note that that member housing suppliers? No. I do note that that member has housing suppliers? No. I do note that that member has written housing suppliers? No. I do note that that member has written to housing suppliers? No. I do note that that member has written to me that that member has written to me about that that member has written to me about a that that member has written to me about a case that that member has written to me about a case that that that member has written to me about a case that he that that member has written to me about a case that he is that that member has written to me about a case that he is dealing that that member has written to me about a case that he is dealing with about a case that he is dealing with in about a case that he is dealing with in his about a case that he is dealing with in his electorate about a case that he is dealing with in his electorate office about a case that he is dealing with in his electorate office which about a case that he is dealing with in his electorate office which I'm in his electorate office which I'm more in his electorate office which I'm more than in his electorate office which I'm more than happy in his electorate office which I'm more than happy to in his electorate office which I'm more than happy to discuss in his electorate office which I'm more than happy to discuss with in his electorate office which I'm more than happy to discuss with him, more than happy to discuss with him, but more than happy to discuss with him, but I more than happy to discuss with him, but I would more than happy to discuss with him, but I would like more than happy to discuss with him, but I would like to more than happy to discuss with him, but I would like to respect more than happy to discuss with him, but I would like to respect the but I would like to respect the privacy but I would like to respect the privacy of but I would like to respect the privacy of the but I would like to respect the privacy of the individual but I would like to respect the privacy of the individual in but I would like to respect the privacy of the individual in this privacy of the individual in this House. privacy of the individual in this House. Does privacy of the individual in this House. Does she privacy of the individual in this House. Does she have privacy of the individual in this House. Does she have confidence privacy of the individual in this House. Does she have confidence that House. Does she have confidence that each House. Does she have confidence that each of House. Does she have confidence that each of the House. Does she have confidence that each of the 1,205 House. Does she have confidence that each of the 1,205 new House. Does she have confidence that each of the 1,205 new staff House. Does she have confidence that each of the 1,205 new staff hired each of the 1,205 new staff hired across each of the 1,205 new staff hired across the each of the 1,205 new staff hired across the ministry each of the 1,205 new staff hired across the ministry of each of the 1,205 new staff hired across the ministry of housing each of the 1,205 new staff hired across the ministry of housing and across the ministry of housing and urban across the ministry of housing and urban development across the ministry of housing and urban development in across the ministry of housing and urban development in Kainga across the ministry of housing and urban development in Kainga Ora across the ministry of housing and urban development in Kainga Ora are urban development in Kainga Ora are there urban development in Kainga Ora are there to, urban development in Kainga Ora are there to, and urban development in Kainga Ora are there to, and I urban development in Kainga Ora are there to, and I quote urban development in Kainga Ora are there to, and I quote her urban development in Kainga Ora are there to, and I quote her earlier there to, and I quote her earlier statement, there to, and I quote her earlier statement, "build there to, and I quote her earlier statement, "build some there to, and I quote her earlier statement, "build some houses", there to, and I quote her earlier statement, "build some houses", and statement, "build some houses", and if statement, "build some houses", and if so, statement, "build some houses", and if so, how statement, "build some houses", and if so, how much statement, "build some houses", and if so, how much of statement, "build some houses", and if so, how much of those statement, "build some houses", and if so, how much of those new statement, "build some houses", and if so, how much of those new staff if so, how much of those new staff have if so, how much of those new staff have trade if so, how much of those new staff have trade certificates? if so, how much of those new staff have trade certificates? Yes, if so, how much of those new staff have trade certificates? Yes, I if so, how much of those new staff have trade certificates? Yes, I have have trade certificates? Yes, I have confidence have trade certificates? Yes, I have confidence in have trade certificates? Yes, I have confidence in those have trade certificates? Yes, I have confidence in those staff. have trade certificates? Yes, I have confidence in those staff. I have trade certificates? Yes, I have confidence in those staff. I think confidence in those staff. I think that confidence in those staff. I think that the confidence in those staff. I think that the member confidence in those staff. I think that the member is confidence in those staff. I think that the member is being confidence in those staff. I think that the member is being ridiculous that the member is being ridiculous in that the member is being ridiculous in just that the member is being ridiculous in just the that the member is being ridiculous in just the same that the member is being ridiculous in just the same way that the member is being ridiculous in just the same way that that the member is being ridiculous in just the same way that we that the member is being ridiculous in just the same way that we don't in just the same way that we don't have in just the same way that we don't have everyone in just the same way that we don't have everyone in in just the same way that we don't have everyone in our in just the same way that we don't have everyone in our Ministry in just the same way that we don't have everyone in our Ministry of have everyone in our Ministry of Education have everyone in our Ministry of Education with have everyone in our Ministry of Education with a have everyone in our Ministry of Education with a current have everyone in our Ministry of Education with a current teaching Education with a current teaching certificate. Education with a current teaching certificate. A Education with a current teaching certificate. A point Education with a current teaching certificate. A point of Education with a current teaching certificate. A point of order. Education with a current teaching certificate. A point of order. Mr certificate. A point of order. Mr Speaker, certificate. A point of order. Mr Speaker, the certificate. A point of order. Mr Speaker, the question certificate. A point of order. Mr Speaker, the question wasn't Speaker, the question wasn't addressed. Speaker, the question wasn't addressed. It Speaker, the question wasn't addressed. It wasn't Speaker, the question wasn't addressed. It wasn't the Speaker, the question wasn't addressed. It wasn't the confidence addressed. It wasn't the confidence in addressed. It wasn't the confidence in the addressed. It wasn't the confidence in the staff, addressed. It wasn't the confidence in the staff, but addressed. It wasn't the confidence in the staff, but the addressed. It wasn't the confidence in the staff, but the staff's in the staff, but the staff's ability in the staff, but the staff's ability to in the staff, but the staff's ability to build in the staff, but the staff's ability to build houses in the staff, but the staff's ability to build houses and in the staff, but the staff's ability to build houses and that ability to build houses and that wasn't ability to build houses and that wasn't addressed. ability to build houses and that wasn't addressed. The ability to build houses and that wasn't addressed. The very ability to build houses and that wasn't addressed. The very first wasn't addressed. The very first word wasn't addressed. The very first word was wasn't addressed. The very first word was "yes". wasn't addressed. The very first word was "yes". It's wasn't addressed. The very first word was "yes". It's answered. wasn't addressed. The very first word was "yes". It's answered. I word was "yes". It's answered. I should word was "yes". It's answered. I should have word was "yes". It's answered. I should have stopped word was "yes". It's answered. I should have stopped her word was "yes". It's answered. I should have stopped her at word was "yes". It's answered. I should have stopped her at that should have stopped her at that point. should have stopped her at that point. Supplementary. should have stopped her at that point. Supplementary. What point. Supplementary. What protections point. Supplementary. What protections are point. Supplementary. What protections are available point. Supplementary. What protections are available to point. Supplementary. What protections are available to our protections are available to our vulnerable protections are available to our vulnerable whanau protections are available to our vulnerable whanau to protections are available to our vulnerable whanau to address protections are available to our vulnerable whanau to address their vulnerable whanau to address their concerns vulnerable whanau to address their concerns without, vulnerable whanau to address their concerns without, "fear vulnerable whanau to address their concerns without, "fear of vulnerable whanau to address their concerns without, "fear of being concerns without, "fear of being kicked concerns without, "fear of being kicked out concerns without, "fear of being kicked out with concerns without, "fear of being kicked out with nowhere concerns without, "fear of being kicked out with nowhere to concerns without, "fear of being kicked out with nowhere to go", concerns without, "fear of being kicked out with nowhere to go", when kicked out with nowhere to go", when many kicked out with nowhere to go", when many whanau kicked out with nowhere to go", when many whanau in kicked out with nowhere to go", when many whanau in my kicked out with nowhere to go", when many whanau in my electorate kicked out with nowhere to go", when many whanau in my electorate who many whanau in my electorate who have many whanau in my electorate who have consistently many whanau in my electorate who have consistently made many whanau in my electorate who have consistently made complaints many whanau in my electorate who have consistently made complaints to have consistently made complaints to my have consistently made complaints to my office have consistently made complaints to my office about have consistently made complaints to my office about being have consistently made complaints to my office about being issued have consistently made complaints to my office about being issued 2-day my office about being issued 2-day eviction my office about being issued 2-day eviction notices? my office about being issued 2-day eviction notices? He my office about being issued 2-day eviction notices? He -- my office about being issued 2-day eviction notices? He -- evictions eviction notices? He -- evictions are eviction notices? He -- evictions are incredibly eviction notices? He -- evictions are incredibly rare eviction notices? He -- evictions are incredibly rare in eviction notices? He -- evictions are incredibly rare in transitional are incredibly rare in transitional housing. are incredibly rare in transitional housing. That are incredibly rare in transitional housing. That every are incredibly rare in transitional housing. That every attempt are incredibly rare in transitional housing. That every attempt is are incredibly rare in transitional housing. That every attempt is made housing. That every attempt is made to housing. That every attempt is made to put housing. That every attempt is made to put the housing. That every attempt is made to put the right housing. That every attempt is made to put the right support housing. That every attempt is made to put the right support around housing. That every attempt is made to put the right support around the to put the right support around the individuals to put the right support around the individuals or to put the right support around the individuals or the to put the right support around the individuals or the whanau to put the right support around the individuals or the whanau that to put the right support around the individuals or the whanau that are individuals or the whanau that are in individuals or the whanau that are in those individuals or the whanau that are in those facilities individuals or the whanau that are in those facilities and individuals or the whanau that are in those facilities and as individuals or the whanau that are in those facilities and as I individuals or the whanau that are in those facilities and as I say, in those facilities and as I say, incredibly in those facilities and as I say, incredibly rare. in those facilities and as I say, incredibly rare. There, in those facilities and as I say, incredibly rare. There, of in those facilities and as I say, incredibly rare. There, of course, incredibly rare. There, of course, is incredibly rare. There, of course, is always incredibly rare. There, of course, is always the incredibly rare. There, of course, is always the recourse incredibly rare. There, of course, is always the recourse that incredibly rare. There, of course, is always the recourse that the is always the recourse that the member is always the recourse that the member has is always the recourse that the member has brought is always the recourse that the member has brought a is always the recourse that the member has brought a case is always the recourse that the member has brought a case that is always the recourse that the member has brought a case that was member has brought a case that was in member has brought a case that was in his member has brought a case that was in his electorate member has brought a case that was in his electorate that member has brought a case that was in his electorate that he member has brought a case that was in his electorate that he would member has brought a case that was in his electorate that he would like in his electorate that he would like to in his electorate that he would like to discuss in his electorate that he would like to discuss with in his electorate that he would like to discuss with me, in his electorate that he would like to discuss with me, and in his electorate that he would like to discuss with me, and I in his electorate that he would like to discuss with me, and I would in his electorate that he would like to discuss with me, and I would like to discuss with me, and I would like to to discuss with me, and I would like to do to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but I to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but I do to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but I do not to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but I do not want to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but I do not want to to discuss with me, and I would like to do that, but I do not want to get to do that, but I do not want to get into to do that, but I do not want to get into the to do that, but I do not want to get into the specifics to do that, but I do not want to get into the specifics of to do that, but I do not want to get into the specifics of this into the specifics of this individual into the specifics of this individual case into the specifics of this individual case in into the specifics of this individual case in this into the specifics of this individual case in this House. individual case in this House. Question individual case in this House. Question Number individual case in this House. Question Number 10. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Transport: My question is to the Minister of Transport: What My question is to the Minister of Transport: What recent My question is to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements Transport: What recent announcements has Transport: What recent announcements has he Transport: What recent announcements has he made Transport: What recent announcements has he made on Transport: What recent announcements has he made on the Transport: What recent announcements has he made on the P hoi Transport: What recent announcements has he made on the P hoi to has he made on the P hoi to Warkworth has he made on the P hoi to Warkworth motorway? As As is As is the As is the case As is the case with As is the case with all As is the case with all new As is the case with all new sections As is the case with all new sections of As is the case with all new sections of state As is the case with all new sections of state highway, As is the case with all new sections of state highway, the As is the case with all new sections of state highway, the potential As is the case with all new sections of state highway, the potential was of state highway, the potential was there of state highway, the potential was there to of state highway, the potential was there to the of state highway, the potential was there to the Puhoi of state highway, the potential was there to the Puhoi and of state highway, the potential was there to the Puhoi and Warkworth there to the Puhoi and Warkworth motorway. there to the Puhoi and Warkworth motorway. Tolling there to the Puhoi and Warkworth motorway. Tolling can there to the Puhoi and Warkworth motorway. Tolling can be there to the Puhoi and Warkworth motorway. Tolling can be a there to the Puhoi and Warkworth motorway. Tolling can be a useful motorway. Tolling can be a useful toll motorway. Tolling can be a useful toll to motorway. Tolling can be a useful toll to help motorway. Tolling can be a useful toll to help fun motorway. Tolling can be a useful toll to help fun the motorway. Tolling can be a useful toll to help fun the construction toll to help fun the construction and toll to help fun the construction and maintenance toll to help fun the construction and maintenance of toll to help fun the construction and maintenance of new toll to help fun the construction and maintenance of new roads, toll to help fun the construction and maintenance of new roads, or and maintenance of new roads, or significant and maintenance of new roads, or significant upgrades and maintenance of new roads, or significant upgrades to and maintenance of new roads, or significant upgrades to existing significant upgrades to existing roads, significant upgrades to existing roads, so significant upgrades to existing roads, so the significant upgrades to existing roads, so the Government significant upgrades to existing roads, so the Government will roads, so the Government will continue roads, so the Government will continue to roads, so the Government will continue to look roads, so the Government will continue to look at roads, so the Government will continue to look at it roads, so the Government will continue to look at it where roads, so the Government will continue to look at it where it continue to look at it where it makes continue to look at it where it makes sense. continue to look at it where it makes sense. However, continue to look at it where it makes sense. However, earlier continue to look at it where it makes sense. However, earlier this makes sense. However, earlier this week, makes sense. However, earlier this week, I makes sense. However, earlier this week, I was makes sense. However, earlier this week, I was pleased makes sense. However, earlier this week, I was pleased to makes sense. However, earlier this week, I was pleased to announce makes sense. However, earlier this week, I was pleased to announce this week, I was pleased to announce this particular week, I was pleased to announce this particular motorway week, I was pleased to announce this particular motorway project week, I was pleased to announce this particular motorway project will week, I was pleased to announce this particular motorway project will not particular motorway project will not be particular motorway project will not be tolled particular motorway project will not be tolled when particular motorway project will not be tolled when it particular motorway project will not be tolled when it opens particular motorway project will not be tolled when it opens next particular motorway project will not be tolled when it opens next year. be tolled when it opens next year. Supplementary. be tolled when it opens next year. Supplementary. What be tolled when it opens next year. Supplementary. What factor be tolled when it opens next year. Supplementary. What factor led be tolled when it opens next year. Supplementary. What factor led to Supplementary. What factor led to that Supplementary. What factor led to that decision? Supplementary. What factor led to that decision? There Supplementary. What factor led to that decision? There was Supplementary. What factor led to that decision? There was strong that decision? There was strong community that decision? There was strong community feedback that decision? There was strong community feedback about that decision? There was strong community feedback about this community feedback about this particular community feedback about this particular issue community feedback about this particular issue with community feedback about this particular issue with a community feedback about this particular issue with a large community feedback about this particular issue with a large part particular issue with a large part of particular issue with a large part of the particular issue with a large part of the affected particular issue with a large part of the affected community particular issue with a large part of the affected community opposing of the affected community opposing the of the affected community opposing the tolls. of the affected community opposing the tolls. This of the affected community opposing the tolls. This is of the affected community opposing the tolls. This is the of the affected community opposing the tolls. This is the fact of the affected community opposing the tolls. This is the fact of of the affected community opposing the tolls. This is the fact of which the tolls. This is the fact of which I the tolls. This is the fact of which I have the tolls. This is the fact of which I have to the tolls. This is the fact of which I have to consider. the tolls. This is the fact of which I have to consider. I've the tolls. This is the fact of which I have to consider. I've listened I have to consider. I've listened and I have to consider. I've listened and this I have to consider. I've listened and this was I have to consider. I've listened and this was a I have to consider. I've listened and this was a factor I have to consider. I've listened and this was a factor that I have to consider. I've listened and this was a factor that led I have to consider. I've listened and this was a factor that led me I have to consider. I've listened and this was a factor that led me to and this was a factor that led me to declining and this was a factor that led me to declining the and this was a factor that led me to declining the proposal. and this was a factor that led me to declining the proposal. Another and this was a factor that led me to declining the proposal. Another very declining the proposal. Another very important declining the proposal. Another very important factor declining the proposal. Another very important factor was declining the proposal. Another very important factor was the declining the proposal. Another very important factor was the fact declining the proposal. Another very important factor was the fact that important factor was the fact that commuters important factor was the fact that commuters could important factor was the fact that commuters could be important factor was the fact that commuters could be forced important factor was the fact that commuters could be forced to important factor was the fact that commuters could be forced to pay important factor was the fact that commuters could be forced to pay two commuters could be forced to pay two tolls, commuters could be forced to pay two tolls, given commuters could be forced to pay two tolls, given the commuters could be forced to pay two tolls, given the northern commuters could be forced to pay two tolls, given the northern gateway commuters could be forced to pay two tolls, given the northern gateway is tolls, given the northern gateway is already tolls, given the northern gateway is already tolled tolls, given the northern gateway is already tolled between tolls, given the northern gateway is already tolled between Silverdale. already tolled between Silverdale. This already tolled between Silverdale. This is already tolled between Silverdale. This is especially already tolled between Silverdale. This is especially important already tolled between Silverdale. This is especially important since This is especially important since there This is especially important since there is This is especially important since there is no This is especially important since there is no southbound This is especially important since there is no southbound exit This is especially important since there is no southbound exit from This is especially important since there is no southbound exit from the there is no southbound exit from the road there is no southbound exit from the road before there is no southbound exit from the road before the there is no southbound exit from the road before the Northern there is no southbound exit from the road before the Northern Gateway. there is no southbound exit from the road before the Northern Gateway. I road before the Northern Gateway. I want road before the Northern Gateway. I want to road before the Northern Gateway. I want to acknowledge road before the Northern Gateway. I want to acknowledge the road before the Northern Gateway. I want to acknowledge the local road before the Northern Gateway. I want to acknowledge the local MP want to acknowledge the local MP Marja want to acknowledge the local MP Marja Lubeck want to acknowledge the local MP Marja Lubeck for want to acknowledge the local MP Marja Lubeck for raising want to acknowledge the local MP Marja Lubeck for raising the want to acknowledge the local MP Marja Lubeck for raising the issues Marja Lubeck for raising the issues and Marja Lubeck for raising the issues and advocating Marja Lubeck for raising the issues and advocating for Marja Lubeck for raising the issues and advocating for her Marja Lubeck for raising the issues and advocating for her community. and advocating for her community. <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. What <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. What feedback <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. What feedback has <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. What feedback has he Supplementary. What feedback has he received Supplementary. What feedback has he received on Supplementary. What feedback has he received on this Supplementary. What feedback has he received on this decision? Supplementary. What feedback has he received on this decision? I Supplementary. What feedback has he received on this decision? I have received on this decision? I have received received on this decision? I have received some received on this decision? I have received some very received on this decision? I have received some very good received on this decision? I have received some very good feedback received some very good feedback from received some very good feedback from locals received some very good feedback from locals and received some very good feedback from locals and stakeholders. received some very good feedback from locals and stakeholders. The from locals and stakeholders. The AA's from locals and stakeholders. The AA's Northland from locals and stakeholders. The AA's Northland district from locals and stakeholders. The AA's Northland district chair AA's Northland district chair congratulated AA's Northland district chair congratulated the AA's Northland district chair congratulated the Government AA's Northland district chair congratulated the Government on AA's Northland district chair congratulated the Government on this congratulated the Government on this decision congratulated the Government on this decision saying, congratulated the Government on this decision saying, "With congratulated the Government on this decision saying, "With this congratulated the Government on this decision saying, "With this decision decision saying, "With this decision out decision saying, "With this decision out of decision saying, "With this decision out of the decision saying, "With this decision out of the way, decision saying, "With this decision out of the way, it decision saying, "With this decision out of the way, it now decision saying, "With this decision out of the way, it now means out of the way, it now means Northlanders out of the way, it now means Northlanders can out of the way, it now means Northlanders can look out of the way, it now means Northlanders can look forward out of the way, it now means Northlanders can look forward to out of the way, it now means Northlanders can look forward to the Northlanders can look forward to the new Northlanders can look forward to the new road Northlanders can look forward to the new road opening Northlanders can look forward to the new road opening without Northlanders can look forward to the new road opening without having Northlanders can look forward to the new road opening without having to new road opening without having to worry new road opening without having to worry about new road opening without having to worry about how new road opening without having to worry about how expensive new road opening without having to worry about how expensive the new road opening without having to worry about how expensive the tolls worry about how expensive the tolls will worry about how expensive the tolls will be." worry about how expensive the tolls will be." The worry about how expensive the tolls will be." The AA's worry about how expensive the tolls will be." The AA's Auckland will be." The AA's Auckland disstrict will be." The AA's Auckland disstrict chair will be." The AA's Auckland disstrict chair also will be." The AA's Auckland disstrict chair also commented will be." The AA's Auckland disstrict chair also commented the disstrict chair also commented the decision disstrict chair also commented the decision saying, disstrict chair also commented the decision saying, "The disstrict chair also commented the decision saying, "The Minister disstrict chair also commented the decision saying, "The Minister of decision saying, "The Minister of Transport decision saying, "The Minister of Transport has decision saying, "The Minister of Transport has clearly decision saying, "The Minister of Transport has clearly listened decision saying, "The Minister of Transport has clearly listened to Transport has clearly listened to the Transport has clearly listened to the strong Transport has clearly listened to the strong community Transport has clearly listened to the strong community feedback Transport has clearly listened to the strong community feedback on Transport has clearly listened to the strong community feedback on the the strong community feedback on the tolling the strong community feedback on the tolling proposal." the strong community feedback on the tolling proposal." Question the strong community feedback on the tolling proposal." Question number tolling proposal." Question number 11. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister for My question is to the Minister for Racing: My question is to the Minister for Racing: Is My question is to the Minister for Racing: Is he My question is to the Minister for Racing: Is he satisfied My question is to the Minister for Racing: Is he satisfied with My question is to the Minister for Racing: Is he satisfied with the Racing: Is he satisfied with the operations Racing: Is he satisfied with the operations of Racing: Is he satisfied with the operations of the Racing: Is he satisfied with the operations of the TAB? I I genuinely I genuinely thank I genuinely thank the I genuinely thank the member I genuinely thank the member for I genuinely thank the member for his I genuinely thank the member for his question. I genuinely thank the member for his question. I I genuinely thank the member for his question. I do I genuinely thank the member for his question. I do have I genuinely thank the member for his question. I do have confidence I genuinely thank the member for his question. I do have confidence in question. I do have confidence in the question. I do have confidence in the TAB question. I do have confidence in the TAB to question. I do have confidence in the TAB to carry question. I do have confidence in the TAB to carry out question. I do have confidence in the TAB to carry out its question. I do have confidence in the TAB to carry out its operations. the TAB to carry out its operations. It the TAB to carry out its operations. It is the TAB to carry out its operations. It is important the TAB to carry out its operations. It is important to the TAB to carry out its operations. It is important to note the TAB to carry out its operations. It is important to note that the TAB to carry out its operations. It is important to note that as It is important to note that as Minister, It is important to note that as Minister, I It is important to note that as Minister, I am It is important to note that as Minister, I am responsible It is important to note that as Minister, I am responsible for It is important to note that as Minister, I am responsible for the Minister, I am responsible for the legislative Minister, I am responsible for the legislative framework Minister, I am responsible for the legislative framework under Minister, I am responsible for the legislative framework under which legislative framework under which the legislative framework under which the TAB legislative framework under which the TAB operates legislative framework under which the TAB operates and legislative framework under which the TAB operates and appointments legislative framework under which the TAB operates and appointments to the TAB operates and appointments to its the TAB operates and appointments to its board. the TAB operates and appointments to its board. Operational the TAB operates and appointments to its board. Operational matters the TAB operates and appointments to its board. Operational matters are its board. Operational matters are the its board. Operational matters are the responsibility its board. Operational matters are the responsibility of its board. Operational matters are the responsibility of the its board. Operational matters are the responsibility of the TAB. its board. Operational matters are the responsibility of the TAB. If the responsibility of the TAB. If the the responsibility of the TAB. If the member the responsibility of the TAB. If the member has the responsibility of the TAB. If the member has concerns the responsibility of the TAB. If the member has concerns about the responsibility of the TAB. If the member has concerns about the the member has concerns about the returns the member has concerns about the returns on the member has concerns about the returns on his the member has concerns about the returns on his investments, the member has concerns about the returns on his investments, I returns on his investments, I suggest returns on his investments, I suggest he returns on his investments, I suggest he chat returns on his investments, I suggest he chat to returns on his investments, I suggest he chat to the returns on his investments, I suggest he chat to the Government's suggest he chat to the Government's Senior suggest he chat to the Government's Senior Whip. suggest he chat to the Government's Senior Whip. <LAUGHTER> Senior Whip. <LAUGHTER> Mr Senior Whip. <LAUGHTER> Mr Speaker, Senior Whip. <LAUGHTER> Mr Speaker, supplementary. Senior Whip. <LAUGHTER> Mr Speaker, supplementary. So Senior Whip. <LAUGHTER> Mr Speaker, supplementary. So will Mr Speaker, supplementary. 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