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The most likely scenario now is that The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 will The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 will go The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 will go ahead, The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 will go ahead, and The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 will go ahead, and there The most likely scenario now is that TPP11 will go ahead, and there will TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a decision TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a decision for TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a decision for leaders TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a decision for leaders to TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a decision for leaders to make TPP11 will go ahead, and there will be a decision for leaders to make in be a decision for leaders to make in November. be a decision for leaders to make in November. If be a decision for leaders to make in November. If other be a decision for leaders to make in November. If other parties be a decision for leaders to make in November. If other parties want be a decision for leaders to make in November. If other parties want to November. If other parties want to turn November. If other parties want to turn their November. If other parties want to turn their back November. If other parties want to turn their back on November. If other parties want to turn their back on TPP, November. If other parties want to turn their back on TPP, they November. If other parties want to turn their back on TPP, they need November. If other parties want to turn their back on TPP, they need to turn their back on TPP, they need to front turn their back on TPP, they need to front up turn their back on TPP, they need to front up and turn their back on TPP, they need to front up and tell turn their back on TPP, they need to front up and tell Kiwis turn their back on TPP, they need to front up and tell Kiwis why turn their back on TPP, they need to front up and tell Kiwis why we front up and tell Kiwis why we should front up and tell Kiwis why we should miss front up and tell Kiwis why we should miss out front up and tell Kiwis why we should miss out on front up and tell Kiwis why we should miss out on significant should miss out on significant opportunities should miss out on significant opportunities in should miss out on significant opportunities in trade. should miss out on significant opportunities in trade. What opportunities in trade. What benefits opportunities in trade. What benefits will opportunities in trade. What benefits will New opportunities in trade. What benefits will New Zealanders opportunities in trade. What benefits will New Zealanders miss benefits will New Zealanders miss out benefits will New Zealanders miss out on benefits will New Zealanders miss out on if benefits will New Zealanders miss out on if we're benefits will New Zealanders miss out on if we're not benefits will New Zealanders miss out on if we're not part benefits will New Zealanders miss out on if we're not part of benefits will New Zealanders miss out on if we're not part of TPP? out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 will out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 will be out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 will be our out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 will be our first out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 will be our first free out on if we're not part of TPP? TPP11 will be our first free trade TPP11 will be our first free trade agreement TPP11 will be our first free trade agreement with TPP11 will be our first free trade agreement with four TPP11 will be our first free trade agreement with four new TPP11 will be our first free trade agreement with four new countries, agreement with four new countries, including agreement with four new countries, including Japan, agreement with four new countries, including Japan, the agreement with four new countries, including Japan, the world's including Japan, the world's third-largest including Japan, the world's third-largest consumer including Japan, the world's third-largest consumer market. including Japan, the world's third-largest consumer market. If third-largest consumer market. If other third-largest consumer market. If other countries third-largest consumer market. If other countries gain third-largest consumer market. If other countries gain access third-largest consumer market. If other countries gain access to third-largest consumer market. If other countries gain access to these other countries gain access to these markets other countries gain access to these markets ahead other countries gain access to these markets ahead of other countries gain access to these markets ahead of us, other countries gain access to these markets ahead of us, our other countries gain access to these markets ahead of us, our key markets ahead of us, our key industries markets ahead of us, our key industries will markets ahead of us, our key industries will suffer, markets ahead of us, our key industries will suffer, 620,000 markets ahead of us, our key industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in New industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in New Zealand industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in New Zealand depend industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in New Zealand depend on industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in New Zealand depend on trade. industries will suffer, 620,000 jobs in New Zealand depend on trade. If in New Zealand depend on trade. If we in New Zealand depend on trade. If we don't in New Zealand depend on trade. If we don't continue in New Zealand depend on trade. If we don't continue to in New Zealand depend on trade. If we don't continue to show in New Zealand depend on trade. If we don't continue to show leadership we don't continue to show leadership on we don't continue to show leadership on international we don't continue to show leadership on international trade, we don't continue to show leadership on international trade, our we don't continue to show leadership on international trade, our ability on international trade, our ability to on international trade, our ability to negotiate on international trade, our ability to negotiate new on international trade, our ability to negotiate new free on international trade, our ability to negotiate new free trade to negotiate new free trade agreements to negotiate new free trade agreements with to negotiate new free trade agreements with other to negotiate new free trade agreements with other important agreements with other important markets agreements with other important markets will agreements with other important markets will be agreements with other important markets will be put agreements with other important markets will be put at agreements with other important markets will be put at risk agreements with other important markets will be put at risk - markets will be put at risk - something, markets will be put at risk - something, Mr markets will be put at risk - something, Mr Speaker, markets will be put at risk - something, Mr Speaker, that markets will be put at risk - something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton Cosgrove, something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton Cosgrove, Phil something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton Cosgrove, Phil Goff, something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen something, Mr Speaker, that Clayton Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen Clark Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen Clark all Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen Clark all clearly Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen Clark all clearly understand. Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen Clark all clearly understand. Will Cosgrove, Phil Goff, And Helen Clark all clearly understand. Will he all clearly understand. Will he instruct, all clearly understand. Will he instruct, in all clearly understand. Will he instruct, in fact, all clearly understand. Will he instruct, in fact, to all clearly understand. Will he instruct, in fact, to at all clearly understand. Will he instruct, in fact, to at least all clearly understand. Will he instruct, in fact, to at least seek instruct, in fact, to at least seek to instruct, in fact, to at least seek to renegotiate instruct, in fact, to at least seek to renegotiate the instruct, in fact, to at least seek to renegotiate the TPP instruct, in fact, to at least seek to renegotiate the TPP so instruct, in fact, to at least seek to renegotiate the TPP so as instruct, in fact, to at least seek to renegotiate the TPP so as to to renegotiate the TPP so as to allow to renegotiate the TPP so as to allow a to renegotiate the TPP so as to allow a future to renegotiate the TPP so as to allow a future New to renegotiate the TPP so as to allow a future New Zealand allow a future New Zealand Government allow a future New Zealand Government to allow a future New Zealand Government to ban allow a future New Zealand Government to ban the allow a future New Zealand Government to ban the sale allow a future New Zealand Government to ban the sale of allow a future New Zealand Government to ban the sale of New Government to ban the sale of New Zealand Government to ban the sale of New Zealand homes Government to ban the sale of New Zealand homes to Government to ban the sale of New Zealand homes to foreign Government to ban the sale of New Zealand homes to foreign buyers Government to ban the sale of New Zealand homes to foreign buyers from Zealand homes to foreign buyers from TPP Zealand homes to foreign buyers from TPP countries, Zealand homes to foreign buyers from TPP countries, given Zealand homes to foreign buyers from TPP countries, given that Zealand homes to foreign buyers from TPP countries, given that Australia TPP countries, given that Australia has TPP countries, given that Australia has retained TPP countries, given that Australia has retained the TPP countries, given that Australia has retained the right TPP countries, given that Australia has retained the right to TPP countries, given that Australia has retained the right to ban has retained the right to ban overseas has retained the right to ban overseas buyers has retained the right to ban overseas buyers of has retained the right to ban overseas buyers of their has retained the right to ban overseas buyers of their homes has retained the right to ban overseas buyers of their homes under overseas buyers of their homes under the overseas buyers of their homes under the very overseas buyers of their homes under the very same overseas buyers of their homes under the very same TPP? overseas buyers of their homes under the very same TPP? 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Nothing in TPP stops a future Government in TPP stops a future Government from in TPP stops a future Government from introducing in TPP stops a future Government from introducing discriminative in TPP stops a future Government from introducing discriminative tax from introducing discriminative tax settings from introducing discriminative tax settings on from introducing discriminative tax settings on non-set from introducing discriminative tax settings on non-set resident settings on non-set resident property settings on non-set resident property purchases. settings on non-set resident property purchases. Labour settings on non-set resident property purchases. Labour has settings on non-set resident property purchases. Labour has tried property purchases. Labour has tried scaremongering property purchases. Labour has tried scaremongering on property purchases. Labour has tried scaremongering on foreigners property purchases. Labour has tried scaremongering on foreigners buying scaremongering on foreigners buying houses scaremongering on foreigners buying houses before. scaremongering on foreigners buying houses before. The scaremongering on foreigners buying houses before. The evidence scaremongering on foreigners buying houses before. The evidence that houses before. The evidence that they houses before. The evidence that they are houses before. The evidence that they are not houses before. The evidence that they are not having houses before. The evidence that they are not having a houses before. The evidence that they are not having a major houses before. The evidence that they are not having a major impact, they are not having a major impact, and they are not having a major impact, and that they are not having a major impact, and that Labour they are not having a major impact, and that Labour haven't they are not having a major impact, and that Labour haven't come they are not having a major impact, and that Labour haven't come up they are not having a major impact, and that Labour haven't come up with and that Labour haven't come up with any and that Labour haven't come up with any evidence and that Labour haven't come up with any evidence that and that Labour haven't come up with any evidence that will and that Labour haven't come up with any evidence that will change and that Labour haven't come up with any evidence that will change this any evidence that will change this under any evidence that will change this under TPP. any evidence that will change this under TPP. In any evidence that will change this under TPP. In fact, any evidence that will change this under TPP. In fact, Mr any evidence that will change this under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, any evidence that will change this under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, the under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, the housing under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, the housing market under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, the housing market in under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, the housing market in ocland under TPP. In fact, Mr Speaker, the housing market in ocland is housing market in ocland is levelling housing market in ocland is levelling off, housing market in ocland is levelling off, and housing market in ocland is levelling off, and it's housing market in ocland is levelling off, and it's a housing market in ocland is levelling off, and it's a weak housing market in ocland is levelling off, and it's a weak red levelling off, and it's a weak red herring levelling off, and it's a weak red herring that levelling off, and it's a weak red herring that Labour levelling off, and it's a weak red herring that Labour want levelling off, and it's a weak red herring that Labour want to levelling off, and it's a weak red herring that Labour want to use herring that Labour want to use instead herring that Labour want to use instead of herring that Labour want to use instead of fronting herring that Labour want to use instead of fronting up herring that Labour want to use instead of fronting up and herring that Labour want to use instead of fronting up and telling instead of fronting up and telling New instead of fronting up and telling New Zealand instead of fronting up and telling New Zealand workers instead of fronting up and telling New Zealand workers that instead of fronting up and telling New Zealand workers that their instead of fronting up and telling New Zealand workers that their jobs New Zealand workers that their jobs aren't New Zealand workers that their jobs aren't important, New Zealand workers that their jobs aren't important, their New Zealand workers that their jobs aren't important, their businesses aren't important, their businesses and aren't important, their businesses and industries aren't important, their businesses and industries aren't aren't important, their businesses and industries aren't important, aren't important, their businesses and industries aren't important, and and industries aren't important, and that and industries aren't important, and that they and industries aren't important, and that they don't and industries aren't important, and that they don't support and industries aren't important, and that they don't support free and industries aren't important, and that they don't support free trade that they don't support free trade agreements. that they don't support free trade agreements. 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Minister, supplementary question, the Rt Hon Winston Peters. Minister, if supplementary question, the Rt Hon Winston Peters. Minister, if this supplementary question, the Rt Hon Winston Peters. Minister, if this is Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all so Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all so good Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all so good for Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all so good for New Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all so good for New Zealanders, Winston Peters. Minister, if this is all so good for New Zealanders, why all so good for New Zealanders, why are all so good for New Zealanders, why are New all so good for New Zealanders, why are New Zealand's all so good for New Zealanders, why are New Zealand's trade all so good for New Zealanders, why are New Zealand's trade chief are New Zealand's trade chief negotiators are New Zealand's trade chief negotiators for are New Zealand's trade chief negotiators for the are New Zealand's trade chief negotiators for the TPP are New Zealand's trade chief negotiators for the TPP meeting negotiators for the TPP meeting between negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 and negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 and 30 negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 and 30 August negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 and 30 August - negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 and 30 August - next negotiators for the TPP meeting between 20 and 30 August - next week between 20 and 30 August - next week in between 20 and 30 August - next week in Sydney between 20 and 30 August - next week in Sydney - between 20 and 30 August - next week in Sydney - scheming between 20 and 30 August - next week in Sydney - scheming to between 20 and 30 August - next week in Sydney - scheming to present between 20 and 30 August - next week in Sydney - scheming to present the in Sydney - scheming to present the next in Sydney - scheming to present the next New in Sydney - scheming to present the next New Zealand in Sydney - scheming to present the next New Zealand Government in Sydney - scheming to present the next New Zealand Government with in Sydney - scheming to present the next New Zealand Government with a next New Zealand Government with a fait next New Zealand Government with a fait accompli next New Zealand Government with a fait accompli for next New Zealand Government with a fait accompli for the next New Zealand Government with a fait accompli for the APEC next New Zealand Government with a fait accompli for the APEC meeting fait accompli for the APEC meeting in fait accompli for the APEC meeting in Vietnam fait accompli for the APEC meeting in Vietnam in fait accompli for the APEC meeting in Vietnam in November fait accompli for the APEC meeting in Vietnam in November without in Vietnam in November without consultation in Vietnam in November without consultation with in Vietnam in November without consultation with this in Vietnam in November without consultation with this Parliament consultation with this Parliament whatsoever? consultation with this Parliament whatsoever? Todd consultation with this Parliament whatsoever? Todd McClay. consultation with this Parliament whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's because, whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's because, whilst whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's because, whilst New whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's because, whilst New Zealand whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's because, whilst New Zealand has whatsoever? Todd McClay. That's because, whilst New Zealand has an because, whilst New Zealand has an election, because, whilst New Zealand has an election, trade because, whilst New Zealand has an election, trade will because, whilst New Zealand has an election, trade will continue because, whilst New Zealand has an election, trade will continue and election, trade will continue and the election, trade will continue and the world election, trade will continue and the world moves election, trade will continue and the world moves on. election, trade will continue and the world moves on. <INTERRUPTION> the world moves on. <INTERRUPTION> That's the world moves on. <INTERRUPTION> That's the the world moves on. <INTERRUPTION> That's the exact the world moves on. <INTERRUPTION> That's the exact difficulty That's the exact difficulty challenge That's the exact difficulty challenge that That's the exact difficulty challenge that we That's the exact difficulty challenge that we have. That's the exact difficulty challenge that we have. The challenge that we have. The challenge, challenge that we have. The challenge, Mr challenge that we have. The challenge, Mr Speaker, challenge that we have. The challenge, Mr Speaker, is challenge that we have. The challenge, Mr Speaker, is that challenge that we have. The challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if challenge that we have. The challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want our challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want our exporters challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want our exporters to challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want our exporters to do challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want our exporters to do well challenge, Mr Speaker, is that if we want our exporters to do well in want our exporters to do well in overseas want our exporters to do well in overseas markets, want our exporters to do well in overseas markets, we want our exporters to do well in overseas markets, we need want our exporters to do well in overseas markets, we need to want our exporters to do well in overseas markets, we need to be overseas markets, we need to be fighting overseas markets, we need to be fighting on overseas markets, we need to be fighting on their overseas markets, we need to be fighting on their behalf. overseas markets, we need to be fighting on their behalf. There overseas markets, we need to be fighting on their behalf. There is fighting on their behalf. There is an fighting on their behalf. There is an opportunity fighting on their behalf. There is an opportunity for fighting on their behalf. There is an opportunity for every fighting on their behalf. There is an opportunity for every leader fighting on their behalf. There is an opportunity for every leader in an opportunity for every leader in this an opportunity for every leader in this House an opportunity for every leader in this House to an opportunity for every leader in this House to front an opportunity for every leader in this House to front up an opportunity for every leader in this House to front up and an opportunity for every leader in this House to front up and tell this House to front up and tell whether this House to front up and tell whether they this House to front up and tell whether they support this House to front up and tell whether they support trade this House to front up and tell whether they support trade and this House to front up and tell whether they support trade and Kiwi whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. Minister, whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. Minister, if whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. Minister, if we're whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. Minister, if we're not whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. Minister, if we're not to whether they support trade and Kiwi jobs. Minister, if we're not to have jobs. Minister, if we're not to have a jobs. Minister, if we're not to have a bunch jobs. Minister, if we're not to have a bunch of jobs. Minister, if we're not to have a bunch of globalist jobs. Minister, if we're not to have a bunch of globalist bureaucrats a bunch of globalist bureaucrats running a bunch of globalist bureaucrats running our a bunch of globalist bureaucrats running our country, a bunch of globalist bureaucrats running our country, and a bunch of globalist bureaucrats running our country, and not running our country, and not parliamentarians, running our country, and not parliamentarians, where running our country, and not parliamentarians, where is running our country, and not parliamentarians, where is the parliamentarians, where is the national parliamentarians, where is the national interest parliamentarians, where is the national interest analysis parliamentarians, where is the national interest analysis on parliamentarians, where is the national interest analysis on either national interest analysis on either of national interest analysis on either of the national interest analysis on either of the two national interest analysis on either of the two options national interest analysis on either of the two options which national interest analysis on either of the two options which he national interest analysis on either of the two options which he can of the two options which he can confirm of the two options which he can confirm today of the two options which he can confirm today - of the two options which he can confirm today - the of the two options which he can confirm today - the subject of the two options which he can confirm today - the subject of of the two options which he can confirm today - the subject of these confirm today - the subject of these negotiations confirm today - the subject of these negotiations in confirm today - the subject of these negotiations in Sydney confirm today - the subject of these negotiations in Sydney 20 confirm today - the subject of these negotiations in Sydney 20 to confirm today - the subject of these negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, and negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, and when negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, and when was negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, and when was he negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, and when was he going negotiations in Sydney 20 to 30 August, and when was he going to August, and when was he going to share August, and when was he going to share those August, and when was he going to share those with August, and when was he going to share those with the August, and when was he going to share those with the Parliament August, and when was he going to share those with the Parliament of share those with the Parliament of this share those with the Parliament of this country share those with the Parliament of this country and share those with the Parliament of this country and its share those with the Parliament of this country and its people? this country and its people? As this country and its people? As the this country and its people? As the member this country and its people? As the member knows this country and its people? As the member knows from this country and its people? 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Clearly, opportunity for TPP11 to also happen. Clearly, trade opportunity for TPP11 to also happen. Clearly, trade is opportunity for TPP11 to also happen. Clearly, trade is important happen. Clearly, trade is important for happen. Clearly, trade is important for New happen. Clearly, trade is important for New Zealanders. happen. Clearly, trade is important for New Zealanders. I happen. Clearly, trade is important for New Zealanders. I think happen. Clearly, trade is important for New Zealanders. I think all for New Zealanders. I think all members for New Zealanders. I think all members of for New Zealanders. I think all members of this for New Zealanders. I think all members of this House for New Zealanders. I think all members of this House believe for New Zealanders. I think all members of this House believe that. members of this House believe that. What members of this House believe that. What we members of this House believe that. What we need members of this House believe that. What we need them members of this House believe that. What we need them to members of this House believe that. What we need them to do members of this House believe that. What we need them to do is members of this House believe that. What we need them to do is front members of this House believe that. What we need them to do is front up What we need them to do is front up to What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis and What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis and tell What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis and tell them What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis and tell them when What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis and tell them when they What we need them to do is front up to Kiwis and tell them when they are to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to back to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to back key to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to back key -- to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to back key -- whether to Kiwis and tell them when they are going to back key -- whether they're going to back key -- whether they're going going to back key -- whether they're going to going to back key -- whether they're going to back going to back key -- whether they're going to back Kiwi going to back key -- whether they're going to back Kiwi jobs going to back key -- whether they're going to back Kiwi jobs and going to back key -- whether they're going to back Kiwi jobs and give going to back Kiwi jobs and give better going to back Kiwi jobs and give better access going to back Kiwi jobs and give better access to going to back Kiwi jobs and give better access to markets going to back Kiwi jobs and give better access to markets overseas going to back Kiwi jobs and give better access to markets overseas so better access to markets overseas so New better access to markets overseas so New Zealanders better access to markets overseas so New Zealanders can better access to markets overseas so New Zealanders can remain New Zealanders can remain competitive. 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Together, central and local Government have central and local Government have invested central and local Government have invested nearly central and local Government have invested nearly $15 central and local Government have invested nearly $15 million central and local Government have invested nearly $15 million to invested nearly $15 million to support invested nearly $15 million to support the invested nearly $15 million to support the recovery invested nearly $15 million to support the recovery effort, support the recovery effort, including support the recovery effort, including $1 support the recovery effort, including $1 million support the recovery effort, including $1 million for support the recovery effort, including $1 million for enhanced including $1 million for enhanced task including $1 million for enhanced task force including $1 million for enhanced task force green including $1 million for enhanced task force green teams including $1 million for enhanced task force green teams to including $1 million for enhanced task force green teams to clear task force green teams to clear debris task force green teams to clear debris from task force green teams to clear debris from properties, task force green teams to clear debris from properties, parks task force green teams to clear debris from properties, parks and debris from properties, parks and reserves debris from properties, parks and reserves in debris from properties, parks and reserves in end debris from properties, parks and reserves in end Edgecumbe debris from properties, parks and reserves in end Edgecumbe and debris from properties, parks and reserves in end Edgecumbe and other reserves in end Edgecumbe and other reserves in end Edgecumbe and other reserves in end Edgecumbe and other affected areas. reserves in end Edgecumbe and other affected areas. 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Has housing sites at Kokahino marae. Has the housing sites at Kokahino marae. Has the Government housing sites at Kokahino marae. Has the Government announced housing sites at Kokahino marae. Has the Government announced any housing sites at Kokahino marae. Has the Government announced any other the Government announced any other relief the Government announced any other relief measures the Government announced any other relief measures for the Government announced any other relief measures for the the Government announced any other relief measures for the people the Government announced any other relief measures for the people and relief measures for the people and relief measures for the people and relief measures for the people and businesses affected? relief measures for the people and businesses affected? Along relief measures for the people and businesses affected? Along with businesses affected? Along with Revenue businesses affected? Along with the businesses affected? Along with Revenue Minister Collins businesses affected? Along with Revenue Minister Collins Col businesses affected? Along with Revenue Minister Collins Col the Revenue Minister Collins Col the decision Revenue Minister Collins Col the decision was Revenue Minister Collins Col the decision was made Revenue Minister Collins Col the decision was made that Revenue Minister Collins Col the decision was made that Inland decision was made that Inland Revenue decision was made that Inland decision decision was made that Inland Revenue will wave decision was made that Inland Revenue will wave late decision was made that Inland Revenue will wave late payment decision was made that Inland Revenue will wave late payment fees Revenue will wave late payment fees and Revenue will wave late payment fees and penalties Revenue will wave late payment fees and penalties where Revenue will wave late payment fees and penalties where the Revenue will wave late payment fees and penalties where the flooding Revenue will wave late payment fees and penalties where the flooding has and penalties where the flooding has prevented and penalties where the flooding has prevented people and penalties where the flooding has prevented people from and penalties where the flooding has prevented people from paying and penalties where the flooding has prevented people from paying on prevented people from paying on time. prevented people from paying on time. We prevented people from paying on time. We have prevented people from paying on time. We have contributed prevented people from paying on time. We have contributed close prevented people from paying on time. We have contributed close to time. We have contributed close to $1.2 time. We have contributed close to $1.2 million time. We have contributed close to $1.2 million in time. We have contributed close to $1.2 million in support time. We have contributed close to $1.2 million in support for time. We have contributed close to $1.2 million in support for farmers, $1.2 million in support for farmers, growers $1.2 million in support for farmers, growers and $1.2 million in support for farmers, growers and businesses $1.2 million in support for farmers, growers and businesses affected $1.2 million in support for farmers, growers and businesses affected by growers and businesses affected by the growers and businesses affected by the flooding growers and businesses affected by the flooding through growers and businesses affected by the flooding through funds growers and businesses affected by the flooding through funds such growers and businesses affected by the flooding through funds such as the flooding through funds such as the the flooding through funds such as the rural the flooding through funds such as the rural assistance the flooding through funds such as the rural assistance payments, the flooding through funds such as the rural assistance payments, the the rural assistance payments, the rural the rural assistance payments, the rural support the rural assistance payments, the rural support Trust the rural assistance payments, the rural support Trust and the rural assistance payments, the rural support Trust and a the rural assistance payments, the rural support Trust and a Disaster rural support Trust and a Disaster Relief rural support Trust and a Disaster the rural support Trust and a Disaster Relief Fund. Earlier rural support Trust and a Disaster Relief Fund. Earlier this rural support Trust and a Disaster Relief Fund. Earlier this month Relief Fund. Earlier this month Minister Relief Fund. Earlier this month Minister Guy Relief Fund. Earlier this month Minister Guy and Relief Fund. Earlier this month Minister Guy and I Relief Fund. Earlier this month Minister Guy and I announced Relief Fund. Earlier this month Minister Guy and I announced a Minister Guy and I announced a further Minister Guy and I announced a further $100,000 Minister Guy and I announced a further $100,000 for Minister Guy and I announced a further $100,000 for the Minister Guy and I announced a further $100,000 for the primary further $100,000 for the primary further $100,000 for the primary further $100,000 for the primary industries flood further $100,000 for the primary industries flood recovery further $100,000 for the primary industries flood recovery Fund further $100,000 for the primary industries flood recovery Fund for industries flood recovery Fund for industries flood recovery Fund for industries flood recovery Fund for farmers to industries flood recovery Fund for farmers to help industries flood recovery Fund for farmers to help with industries flood recovery Fund for farmers to help with clean-up industries flood recovery Fund for farmers to help with clean-up and farmers to help with clean-up and farmers to help with clean-up and farmers to help with clean-up and recovery. This farmers to help with clean-up and recovery. This is farmers to help with clean-up and recovery. This is a farmers to help with clean-up and recovery. This is a Government farmers to help with clean-up and recovery. This is a Government that recovery. This is a Government that is recovery. This is a Government that is there recovery. This is a Government that is there to recovery. This is a Government that is there to help recovery. This is a Government that is there to help farmers, recovery. This is a Government that is there to help farmers, not recovery. This is a Government that is there to help farmers, not hurt is there to help farmers, not hurt them, is there to help farmers, not hurt them, and is there to help farmers, not hurt them, and recognises is there to help farmers, not hurt them, and recognises their is there to help farmers, not hurt them, and recognises their valuable them, and recognises their valuable contribution them, and recognises their valuable contribution to them, and recognises their valuable contribution to the them, and recognises their valuable contribution to the New contribution to the New Zealand contribution to the New contribution to the New Zealand economy. Question contribution to the New Zealand economy. Question No.6. contribution contribution to contribution to the contribution to the New contribution to the New Zealand contribution to the New Zealand economy. contribution to the New Zealand economy. Question contribution to the New Zealand economy. Question No.6. 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 Maori My question is to the Minister for Maori Development: Minister for Maori Development: Has Minister for Maori Development: Has he Minister for Maori Development: Has he received Minister for Maori Development: Has he received all Minister for Maori Development: Has he received all the Minister for Maori Development: Has he received all the funding Has he received all the funding he Has he received all the funding he has Has he received all the funding he has requested he has requested for he has requested for Maori he has requested for Maori Development he has requested for Maori Development initiatives for Maori Development initiatives from for Maori Development initiatives from the for Maori Development initiatives from the Minister for Maori Development initiatives from the Minister of for Maori Development initiatives from the Minister of Finance from the Minister of Finance to from the Minister of Finance to improve from the Minister of Finance to improve the from the Minister of Finance to improve the lives from the Minister of Finance to improve the lives of from the Minister of Finance to improve the lives of Maori, to improve the lives of Maori, during to improve the lives of Maori, during his to improve the lives of Maori, during his time to improve the lives of Maori, during his time as to improve the lives of Maori, during his time as Minister? <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> Supplementary Supplementary question. Supplementary question. Since Supplementary question. Since the Supplementary question. Since the minister Supplementary question. Since the minister mentioned Supplementary question. Since the minister mentioned housing, Supplementary question. Since the minister mentioned housing, does Supplementary question. Since the minister mentioned housing, does a minister mentioned housing, does a minister mentioned housing, does a minister mentioned housing, does a falling home minister mentioned housing, does a falling home ownership minister mentioned housing, does a falling home ownership rate minister mentioned housing, does a falling home ownership rate for falling home ownership rate for Maori falling home ownership rate for Maori and falling home ownership rate for Maori and Maori falling home ownership rate for Maori and Maori being falling home ownership rate for Maori and Maori being five falling home ownership rate for Maori and Maori being five times Maori and Maori being five times more Maori and Maori being five times more likely Maori and Maori being five times more likely to Maori and Maori being five times more likely to be Maori and Maori being five times more likely to be homeless Maori and Maori being five times more likely to be homeless represent more likely to be homeless represent Maori more likely to be homeless represent Maori housing more likely to be homeless represent Maori housing initiatives more likely to be homeless represent Maori housing initiatives getting Maori housing initiatives getting enough Maori housing initiatives getting enough money Maori housing initiatives getting enough money under Maori housing initiatives getting enough money under this Maori housing initiatives getting enough money under this Government? <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> Supplementary Supplementary question. Supplementary question. Does Supplementary question. Does the Supplementary question. Does the minister Supplementary question. Does the minister believe Supplementary question. Does the minister believe removing Supplementary question. Does the minister believe removing the Supplementary question. Does the minister believe removing the Maori minister believe removing the Maori minister believe removing the Maori minister believe removing the Maori health plans minister believe removing the Maori health plans from minister believe removing the Maori health plans from DHB minister believe removing the Maori health plans from DHB annual minister believe removing the Maori health plans from DHB annual plans health plans from DHB annual plans represent health plans from DHB annual plans represent respect health plans from DHB annual plans represent respect for health plans from DHB annual plans represent respect for Maori health plans from DHB annual plans represent respect for Maori health represent respect for Maori health concerns represent respect for Maori health concerns in represent respect for Maori health concerns in the represent respect for Maori health concerns in the mainstream represent respect for Maori health concerns in the mainstream system concerns in the mainstream system from concerns in the mainstream system from this concerns in the mainstream system from this Government? from this Government? <SPEAKS from this Government? <SPEAKS TE from this Government? <SPEAKS TE REO from this Government? <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary question. <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary question. Is <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary question. Is the <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary question. Is the wage Supplementary question. Is the wage gap Supplementary question. Is the wage gap between Supplementary question. Is the wage gap between Maori Supplementary question. Is the wage gap between Maori and Supplementary question. Is the wage gap between Maori and Pakeha Supplementary question. Is the wage gap between Maori and Pakeha now gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at $213 gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at $213 a gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at $213 a week, gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at $213 a week, a gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at $213 a week, a system gap between Maori and Pakeha now sitting at $213 a week, a system of sitting at $213 a week, a system of Maori sitting at $213 a week, a system of Maori being sitting at $213 a week, a system of Maori being sidelined sitting at $213 a week, a system of Maori being sidelined by sitting at $213 a week, a system of Maori being sidelined by his Maori being sidelined by his Government? Government? <SPEAKS Government? <SPEAKS TE Government? <SPEAKS TE REO Government? <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> I <INTERRUPTION> I have <INTERRUPTION> I have a <INTERRUPTION> I have a point <INTERRUPTION> I have a point of <INTERRUPTION> I have a point of order <INTERRUPTION> I have a point of order from <INTERRUPTION> I have a point of order from Kelvin I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I asked I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I asked about I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I asked about the I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I asked about the wage I have a point of order from Kelvin Davis. I asked about the wage gap Davis. I asked about the wage gap and Davis. I asked about the wage gap and he Davis. I asked about the wage gap and he is Davis. I asked about the wage gap and he is now Davis. I asked about the wage gap and he is now talking Davis. I asked about the wage gap and he is now talking about Davis. I asked about the wage gap and he is now talking about charter and he is now talking about charter schools. and he is now talking about charter schools. No, and he is now talking about charter schools. No, the and he is now talking about charter schools. No, the question and he is now talking about charter schools. No, the question was and he is now talking about charter schools. No, the question was - and he is now talking about charter schools. No, the question was - also schools. No, the question was - also included schools. No, the question was - also included whether schools. No, the question was - also included whether the schools. No, the question was - also included whether the Maori schools. No, the question was - also included whether the Maori are schools. No, the question was - also included whether the Maori are being included whether the Maori are being sidelined included whether the Maori are being sidelined by included whether the Maori are being sidelined by the included whether the Maori are being sidelined by the Government. included whether the Maori are being sidelined by the Government. The sidelined by the Government. The question sidelined by the Government. The question was sidelined by the Government. The question was answered sidelined by the Government. The question was answered right sidelined by the Government. The question was answered right at sidelined by the Government. The question was answered right at the question was answered right at the start question was answered right at the start with question was answered right at the start with the question was answered right at the start with the very question was answered right at the start with the very first question was answered right at the start with the very first comments. start with the very first comments. I start with the very first comments. I don't start with the very first comments. I don't think start with the very first comments. I don't think we start with the very first comments. I don't think we do start with the very first comments. I don't think we do need start with the very first comments. I don't think we do need anymore I don't think we do need anymore additional I don't think we do need anymore additional answer I don't think we do need anymore additional answer to I don't think we do need anymore additional answer to that I don't think we do need anymore additional answer to that question. additional answer to that question. Further additional answer to that question. Further supplementary? additional answer to that question. Further supplementary? Does additional answer to that question. Further supplementary? Does the Further supplementary? Does the minister Further supplementary? Does the minister agree Further supplementary? Does the minister agree with Further supplementary? Does the minister agree with his Further supplementary? Does the minister agree with his colleague minister agree with his colleague that minister agree with his colleague that the minister agree with his colleague that the National minister agree with his colleague that the National members minister agree with his colleague that the National members of minister agree with his colleague that the National members of this that the National members of this Government that the National members of this Government haven't that the National members of this Government haven't given that the National members of this Government haven't given him that the National members of this Government haven't given him a that the National members of this Government haven't given him a "fair Government haven't given him a "fair enough Government haven't given him a "fair enough go" Government haven't given him a "fair enough go" in Government haven't given him a "fair enough go" in terms Government haven't given him a "fair enough go" in terms of Government haven't given him a "fair enough go" in terms of policy Government haven't given him a "fair enough go" in terms of policy and enough go" in terms of policy and funding enough go" in terms of policy and funding and enough go" in terms of policy and funding and if enough go" in terms of policy and funding and if so, enough go" in terms of policy and funding and if so, why enough go" in terms of policy and funding and if so, why does enough go" in terms of policy and funding and if so, why does he funding and if so, why does he continue funding and if so, why does he continue to funding and if so, why does he continue to support funding and if so, why does he continue to support them? <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Question <INTERRUPTION> Question No.7. <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Question <INTERRUPTION> Question No.7. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Prime My question is to the Prime Minister: Prime Minister: Does Prime Minister: Does he Prime Minister: Does he stand Prime Minister: Does he stand by Prime Minister: Does he stand by all Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his policies? On On behalf On behalf of On behalf of the On behalf of the PM, On behalf of the PM, yes. On behalf of the PM, yes. As On behalf of the PM, yes. As I On behalf of the PM, yes. As I said On behalf of the PM, yes. As I said yesterday, On behalf of the PM, yes. As I said yesterday, particularly On behalf of the PM, yes. As I said yesterday, particularly our On behalf of the PM, yes. As I said yesterday, particularly our policy yesterday, particularly our policy of yesterday, particularly our policy of not yesterday, particularly our policy of not having yesterday, particularly our policy of not having a yesterday, particularly our policy of not having a collection yesterday, particularly our policy of not having a collection of of not having a collection of expensive of not having a collection of expensive new of not having a collection of expensive new taxes of not having a collection of expensive new taxes in of not having a collection of expensive new taxes in the of not having a collection of expensive new taxes in the coming expensive new taxes in the coming three expensive new taxes in the coming three years expensive new taxes in the coming three years such expensive new taxes in the coming three years such as expensive new taxes in the coming three years such as a expensive new taxes in the coming three years such as a water expensive new taxes in the coming three years such as a water tax, three years such as a water tax, capital three years such as a water tax, capital gains three years such as a water tax, capital gains tax, three years such as a water tax, capital gains tax, a three years such as a water tax, capital gains tax, a land three years such as a water tax, capital gains tax, a land tax, three years such as a water tax, capital gains tax, a land tax, a capital gains tax, a land tax, a capital gains tax, a land tax, a capital gains tax, a land tax, a wealth and capital gains tax, a land tax, a wealth and asset capital gains tax, a land tax, a wealth and asset tax capital gains tax, a land tax, a wealth and asset tax or capital gains tax, a land tax, a wealth and asset tax or a capital gains tax, a land tax, a wealth and asset tax or a higher wealth and asset tax or a higher income wealth and asset tax or a higher income tax wealth and asset tax or a higher income tax because wealth and asset tax or a higher income tax because we wealth and asset tax or a higher income tax because we know wealth and asset tax or a higher income tax because we know that income tax because we know that income tax because we know that income tax because we know that would slow income tax because we know that would slow down income tax because we know that would slow down the income tax because we know that would slow down the New income tax because we know that would slow down the New Zealand would slow down the New Zealand would slow down the New Zealand would slow down the New Zealand economy, reduce would slow down the New Zealand economy, reduce job would slow down the New Zealand economy, reduce job growth would slow down the New Zealand economy, reduce job growth and economy, reduce job growth and reduce economy, reduce job growth and reduce the economy, reduce job growth and reduce the incomes economy, reduce job growth and reduce the incomes of economy, reduce job growth and reduce the incomes of hard economy, reduce job growth and reduce the incomes of hard working reduce the incomes of hard working New reduce the incomes of hard working New Zealanders. reduce the incomes of hard working New Zealanders. <INTERRUPTION> New Zealanders. <INTERRUPTION> Order! New Zealanders. <INTERRUPTION> Order! Supplementary New Zealanders. <INTERRUPTION> Order! Supplementary question. New Zealanders. <INTERRUPTION> Order! Supplementary question. Can Order! Supplementary question. Can he Order! Supplementary question. Can he confirm Order! Supplementary question. Can he confirm that Order! Supplementary question. Can he confirm that it Order! Supplementary question. Can he confirm that it will Order! Supplementary question. Can he confirm that it will cost he confirm that it will cost anywhere he confirm that it will cost anywhere between he confirm that it will cost anywhere between $4 he confirm that it will cost anywhere between $4 billion-$8 anywhere between $4 billion-$8 anywhere between $4 billion-$8 anywhere between $4 billion-$8 billion to anywhere between $4 billion-$8 billion to clean anywhere between $4 billion-$8 billion to clean up anywhere between $4 billion-$8 billion to clean up Waikato's billion to clean up Waikato's billion to clean up Waikato's billion to clean up Waikato's waterways to billion to clean up Waikato's waterways to make billion to clean up Waikato's waterways to make them billion to clean up Waikato's waterways to make them safe billion to clean up Waikato's waterways to make them safe for waterways to make them safe for waterways to make them safe for waterways to make them safe for swimming and waterways to make them safe for swimming and fishing waterways to make them safe for swimming and fishing again? waterways to make them safe for swimming and fishing again? On swimming and fishing again? On behalf swimming and fishing again? On behalf of swimming and fishing again? On behalf of the swimming and fishing again? On behalf of the PM, swimming and fishing again? On behalf of the PM, no, swimming and fishing again? On behalf of the PM, no, I swimming and fishing again? On behalf of the PM, no, I can't swimming and fishing again? On behalf of the PM, no, I can't do behalf of the PM, no, I can't do behalf of the PM, no, I can't do behalf of the PM, no, I can't do that for behalf of the PM, no, I can't do that for the behalf of the PM, no, I can't do that for the member behalf of the PM, no, I can't do that for the member today. behalf of the PM, no, I can't do that for the member today. What behalf of the PM, no, I can't do that for the member today. What the that for the member today. What the that for the member today. What the that for the member today. What the member may that for the member today. 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It is hard to put an exact number ecosystems. It is hard to put an exact number on ecosystems. It is hard to put an exact number on the ecosystems. It is hard to put an exact number on the various ecosystems. It is hard to put an exact number on the various clean-up exact number on the various clean-up programmes exact number on the various clean-up programmes but exact number on the various clean-up programmes but I exact number on the various clean-up programmes but I can exact number on the various clean-up programmes but I can tell exact number on the various clean-up programmes but I can tell the exact number on the various clean-up programmes but I can tell the member programmes but I can tell the member the programmes but I can tell the member the Government programmes but I can tell the member the Government is programmes but I can tell the member the Government is very programmes but I can tell the member the Government is very active programmes but I can tell the member the Government is very active right the Government is very active right throughout the Government is very active right throughout the the Government is very active right throughout the catchments the Government is very active right throughout the catchments in the Government is very active right throughout the catchments in the throughout the catchments in the Waikato throughout the catchments in the Waikato Bay throughout the catchments in the Waikato Bay of throughout the catchments in the Waikato Bay of Plenty. throughout the catchments in the Waikato Bay of Plenty. I throughout the catchments in the Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think throughout the catchments in the Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think of Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think of particular Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think of particular examples Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think of particular examples in Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think of particular examples in the Waikato Bay of Plenty. I think of particular examples in the Rotorua particular examples in the Rotorua lakes particular examples in the Rotorua lakes clean-up particular examples in the Rotorua lakes clean-up and particular examples in the Rotorua lakes clean-up and the particular examples in the Rotorua lakes clean-up and the work particular examples in the Rotorua lakes clean-up and the work done particular examples in the Rotorua lakes clean-up and the work done on lakes clean-up and the work done on the lakes clean-up and the work done on the Waikato lakes clean-up and the work done on the Waikato River lakes clean-up and the work done on the Waikato River and lakes clean-up and the work done on the Waikato River and reversing the Waikato River and reversing decades the Waikato River and reversing decades of the Waikato River and reversing decades of environmental the Waikato River and reversing decades of environmental degradation decades of environmental degradation decades of environmental degradation decades of environmental degradation and it decades of environmental degradation and it will decades of environmental degradation and it will take decades of environmental degradation and it will take a decades of environmental degradation and it will take a period decades of environmental degradation and it will take a period of decades of environmental degradation and it will take a period of time and it will take a period of time but and it will take a period of time the and it will take a period of time but there is and it will take a period of time but there is progress and it will take a period of time but there is progress being and it will take a period of time but there is progress being made. but there is progress being made. Why but there is progress being made. Why has but there is progress being made. Why has his but there is progress being made. Why has his Government but there is progress being made. Why has his Government encouraged Why has his Government encouraged the Why has his Government encouraged the conversion Why has his Government encouraged the conversion of Why has his Government encouraged the conversion of Waikato Why has his Government encouraged the conversion of Waikato forests Why has his Government encouraged the conversion of Waikato forests to the conversion of Waikato forests to intensive the conversion of Waikato forests to intensive dairying the conversion of Waikato forests to intensive dairying when the conversion of Waikato forests to intensive dairying when in the conversion of Waikato forests to intensive dairying when in order the conversion of Waikato forests to intensive dairying when in order to intensive dairying when in order to make intensive dairying when in order to make the intensive dairying when in order to make the Waikato intensive dairying when in order to make the Waikato River swimmable make the Waikato River swimmable again, make the Waikato River swimmable again, much make the Waikato River swimmable again, much of make the Waikato River swimmable again, much of it make the Waikato River swimmable again, much of it will make the Waikato River swimmable again, much of it will have make the Waikato River swimmable again, much of it will have to make the Waikato River swimmable again, much of it will have to be again, much of it will have to be converted again, much of it will have to be converted back? again, much of it will have to be converted back? 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And characterisation of history is correct in that matter. And that characterisation of history is correct in that matter. And that is correct in that matter. And that is often correct in that matter. And that is often the correct in that matter. And that is often the case. correct in that matter. And that is often the case. I correct in that matter. And that is often the case. I think correct in that matter. And that is often the case. I think it correct in that matter. And that is often the case. I think it would correct in that matter. And that is often the case. I think it would be often the case. I think it would be better often the case. I think it would be better to often the case. I think it would be better to put often the case. I think it would be better to put those often the case. I think it would be better to put those sorts often the case. I think it would be better to put those sorts of better to put those sorts of questions better to put those sorts of questions to better to put those sorts of questions to the better to put those sorts of questions to the minister questions to the minister for questions to the minister questions to the minister for state-owned enterprises questions to the minister for state-owned enterprises but questions to the minister for state-owned enterprises but from state-owned enterprises but from memory state-owned enterprises but from memory the state-owned enterprises but from memory the particular memory the particular intensification memory the particular intensification he memory the particular intensification he is memory the particular intensification he is talking memory the particular intensification he is talking about intensification he is talking about has intensification he is talking about has been intensification he is talking about has been going intensification he is talking about has been going on intensification he is talking about has been going on for intensification he is talking about has been going on for a intensification he is talking about has been going on for a very intensification he is talking about has been going on for a very long has been going on for a very long time, has been going on for a very long time, including has been going on for a very long time, including before has been going on for a very long time, including before this time, including before this time, including before this time, including before this Government came time, including before this Government came into time, including before this Government came into office. 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An behalf of the PM the Government is committed to the Government is committed to the Government is committed to the Government is committed to cleaning up the Government is committed to cleaning up all the Government is committed to cleaning up all of the Government is committed to cleaning up all of New the Government is committed to cleaning up all of New Zealand's cleaning up all of New Zealand's lakes cleaning up all of New Zealand's lakes and cleaning up all of New Zealand's lakes and waterways cleaning up all of New Zealand's lakes and waterways and cleaning up all of New Zealand's lakes and waterways and rivers, lakes and waterways and rivers, particularly lakes and waterways and rivers, particularly those lakes and waterways and rivers, particularly those that lakes and waterways and rivers, particularly those that are particularly those that are particularly those that are particularly those that are swimmable, and particularly those that are swimmable, and we particularly those that are swimmable, and we won't particularly those that are swimmable, and we won't be particularly those that are swimmable, and we won't be doing particularly those that are swimmable, and we won't be doing it swimmable, and we won't be doing it by swimmable, and we won't be doing it by actually swimmable, and we won't be doing it by actually taxing swimmable, and we won't be doing it by actually taxing the swimmable, and we won't be doing it by actually taxing the commercial by actually taxing the commercial users by actually taxing the commercial users of by actually taxing the commercial users of water by actually taxing the commercial users of water to by actually taxing the commercial users of water to make by actually taxing the commercial users of water to make them by actually taxing the commercial users of water to make them poorer users of water to make them poorer so users of water to make them poorer so that users of water to make them poorer so that they users of water to make them poorer so that they can't users of water to make them poorer so that they can't afford users of water to make them poorer so that they can't afford to users of water to make them poorer so that they can't afford to change so that they can't afford to change their so that they can't afford to change their land so that they can't afford to change their land management so that they can't afford to change their land management systems so that they can't afford to change their land management systems in their land management systems in order their land management systems in order to their land management systems in order to actually their land management systems in order to actually improve their land management systems in order to actually improve the order to actually improve the order to actually improve the order to actually improve the waterways. 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In fact, they actually think irrigation schemes are bad. In fact, they actually think all irrigation schemes are bad. In fact, they actually think all economic they actually think all economic activity they actually think all economic activity in they actually think all economic activity in the they actually think all economic activity in the regions they actually think all economic activity in the regions is they actually think all economic activity in the regions is bad. they actually think all economic activity in the regions is bad. But activity in the regions is bad. But activity in the regions is bad. But activity in the regions is bad. But that is activity in the regions is bad. But that is another activity in the regions is bad. But that is another story. activity in the regions is bad. But that is another story. In activity in the regions is bad. But that is another story. In terms activity in the regions is bad. But that is another story. In terms of that is another story. 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In fact, that is the way the quality of fresh water. In fact, that is the way they the quality of fresh water. In fact, that is the way they are the quality of fresh water. In fact, that is the way they are designed, that is the way they are designed, that is the way they are designed, that is the way they are designed, so that that is the way they are designed, so that they that is the way they are designed, so that they can that is the way they are designed, so that they can pass that is the way they are designed, so that they can pass the that is the way they are designed, so that they can pass the rigorous that is the way they are designed, so that is the way they are designed, RMA processes. I that is the way they are designed, RMA processes. I appreciate that is the way they are designed, RMA processes. I appreciate the RMA processes. I appreciate the RMA processes. I appreciate the RMA processes. I appreciate the member doesn't RMA processes. 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Is he comfortable with the evidence he comfortable with the evidence presented he comfortable with the evidence presented to he comfortable with the evidence presented to the he comfortable with the evidence presented to the Havelock he comfortable with the evidence presented to the Havelock North presented to the Havelock North water presented to the Havelock North water inquiry presented to the Havelock North water inquiry that presented to the Havelock North water inquiry that shows presented to the Havelock North water inquiry that shows that presented to the Havelock North water inquiry that shows that there water inquiry that shows that there is water inquiry that shows that there is still water inquiry that shows that there is still 759,000 water inquiry that shows that there is still 759,000 New water inquiry that shows that there is still 759,000 New Zealanders is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting water is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting water out is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting water out of is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting water out of the is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting water out of the taps is still 759,000 New Zealanders getting water out of the taps that getting water out of the taps that getting water out of the taps that getting water out of the taps that may not getting water out of the taps that may not be getting water out of the taps that may not be safe getting water out of the taps that may not be safe to getting water out of the taps that may not be safe to drink? On On behalf On behalf of On behalf of the On behalf of the PM, On behalf of the PM, I On behalf of the PM, I think On behalf of the PM, I think there On behalf of the PM, I think there is On behalf of the PM, I think there is some On behalf of the PM, I think there is some concerns On behalf of the PM, I think there is some concerns about On behalf of the PM, I think there is some concerns about some is some concerns about some municipal is some concerns about some municipal water is some concerns about some municipal water supplies is some concerns about some municipal water supplies but is some concerns about some municipal water supplies but I is some concerns about some municipal water supplies but I don't municipal water supplies but I don't think municipal water supplies but I don't think it municipal water supplies but I don't think it is municipal water supplies but I don't think it is actually municipal water supplies but I don't think it is actually that municipal water supplies but I don't think it is actually that helpful think it is actually that helpful for think it is actually that helpful for people think it is actually that helpful for people to think it is actually that helpful for people to pop think it is actually that helpful for people to pop up. think it is actually that helpful for people to pop up. 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But actually there are some issues around the there are some issues around the need there are some issues around the need to there are some issues around the need to improve there are some issues around the need to improve municipal there are some issues around the need to improve municipal water need to improve municipal water supplies, need to improve municipal water supplies, which need to improve municipal water supplies, which is need to improve municipal water supplies, which is why need to improve municipal water supplies, which is why the supplies, which is why the Government supplies, which is why the Government is supplies, which is why the Government is focusing supplies, which is why the Government is focusing on Government is focusing on co-investing Government is focusing on co-investing in Government is focusing on co-investing in infrastructure Government is focusing on co-investing in infrastructure with co-investing in infrastructure with councils co-investing in infrastructure with councils through co-investing in infrastructure with councils through the co-investing in infrastructure with councils through the new co-investing in infrastructure with councils through the new Crown councils through the new Crown infrastructure councils through the new Crown infrastructure Partners councils through the new Crown infrastructure Partners Programme infrastructure Partners Programme because infrastructure Partners Programme because that infrastructure Partners Programme because that will infrastructure Partners Programme because that will be infrastructure Partners Programme because that will be a infrastructure Partners Programme because that will be a big infrastructure Partners Programme because that will be a big challenge because that will be a big challenge because that will be a big challenge because that will be a big challenge for New because that will be a big challenge for New Zealand because that will be a big challenge for New Zealand in because that will be a big challenge for New Zealand in the because that will be a big challenge for New Zealand in the years because that will be a big challenge for New Zealand in the years ahead for New Zealand in the years ahead of for New Zealand in the years ahead of making for New Zealand in the years ahead of making sure for New Zealand in the years ahead of making sure that for New Zealand in the years ahead of making sure that that of making sure that that infrastructure of making sure that that infrastructure has of making sure that that infrastructure has the of making sure that that infrastructure has the investment infrastructure has the investment that infrastructure has the investment that helps infrastructure has the investment that helps that infrastructure has the investment that helps that quality infrastructure has the investment that helps that quality to infrastructure has the investment that helps that quality to be that helps that quality to be improved. that helps that quality to be improved. 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Why is it that taxpayers, rather Why is it that taxpayers, rather than Why is it that taxpayers, rather than the Why is it that taxpayers, rather than the polluters Why is it that taxpayers, rather than the polluters themselves, Why is it that taxpayers, rather than the polluters themselves, who than the polluters themselves, who than the polluters themselves, who than the polluters themselves, who are paying than the polluters themselves, who are paying to than the polluters themselves, who are paying to clean than the polluters themselves, who are paying to clean up the than the polluters themselves, who are paying to clean up the damage are paying to clean up the damage that are paying to clean up the damage that has are paying to clean up the damage that has been are paying to clean up the damage that has been done are paying to clean up the damage that has been done to are paying to clean up the damage that has been done to our are paying to clean up the damage that has been done to our rivers, that has been done to our rivers, our that has been done to our rivers, our lakes that has been done to our rivers, our lakes and that has been done to our rivers, our lakes and our that has been done to our rivers, our lakes and our drinking that has been done to our rivers, our lakes and our drinking water? that has been done to our rivers, our lakes and our drinking water? On our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of the our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of the PM, our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of the PM, the our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of the PM, the last our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of the PM, the last time our lakes and our drinking water? On behalf of the PM, the last time I behalf of the PM, the last time I looked behalf of the PM, the last time I looked those behalf of the PM, the last time I looked those people behalf of the PM, the last time I looked those people in behalf of the PM, the last time I looked those people in those behalf of the PM, the last time I looked those people in those regions looked those people in those regions were looked those people in those regions were taxpayers. looked those people in those regions were taxpayers. In looked those people in those regions were taxpayers. In fact, looked those people in those regions were taxpayers. In fact, they looked those people in those regions were taxpayers. In fact, they are were taxpayers. In fact, they are not were taxpayers. In fact, they are not only were taxpayers. In fact, they are not only taxpayers were taxpayers. In fact, they are not only taxpayers but were taxpayers. In fact, they are not only taxpayers but they were taxpayers. In fact, they are not only taxpayers but they tend were taxpayers. In fact, they are not only taxpayers but they tend to not only taxpayers but they tend to create not only taxpayers but they tend to create the not only taxpayers but they tend to create the jobs not only taxpayers but they tend to create the jobs that not only taxpayers but they tend to create the jobs that mean not only taxpayers but they tend to create the jobs that mean other create the jobs that mean other people create the jobs that mean other people can create the jobs that mean other people can pay create the jobs that mean other people can pay taxes create the jobs that mean other people can pay taxes and create the jobs that mean other people can pay taxes and GST create the jobs that mean other people can pay taxes and GST and create the jobs that mean other people can pay taxes and GST and so people can pay taxes and GST and so on. people can pay taxes and GST and so on. The people can pay taxes and GST and so on. The member, people can pay taxes and GST and so on. The member, I people can pay taxes and GST and so on. The member, I know, people can pay taxes and GST and so on. The member, I know, thinks people can pay taxes and GST and so on. The member, I know, thinks that on. The member, I know, thinks that all on. The member, I know, thinks that all of on. The member, I know, thinks that all of our on. The member, I know, thinks that all of our regions on. The member, I know, thinks that all of our regions should on. The member, I know, thinks that all of our regions should be on. The member, I know, thinks that all of our regions should be frozen all of our regions should be frozen in all of our regions should be frozen in time all of our regions should be frozen in time and all of our regions should be frozen in time and actually all of our regions should be frozen in time and actually all all of our regions should be frozen in time and actually all activity in time and actually all activity should in time and actually all activity should stop in time and actually all activity should stop because in time and actually all activity should stop because they in time and actually all activity should stop because they look in time and actually all activity should stop because they look pretty should stop because they look pretty when should stop because they look pretty when the should stop because they look pretty when the ode should stop because they look pretty when the ode green should stop because they look pretty when the ode green member should stop because they look pretty when the ode green member of when the ode green member of Parliament when the ode green member of Parliament wandered when the ode green member of Parliament wandered past when the ode green member of Parliament wandered past and when the ode green member of Parliament wandered past and doesn't Parliament wandered past and doesn't do Parliament wandered past and doesn't do anything. Parliament wandered past and doesn't do anything. We Parliament wandered past and doesn't do anything. We know Parliament wandered past and doesn't do anything. We know you Parliament wandered past and doesn't do anything. We know you have Parliament wandered past and doesn't do anything. We know you have to do anything. We know you have to improve do anything. We know you have to improve environmental do anything. We know you have to improve environmental outcomes do anything. We know you have to improve environmental outcomes by improve environmental outcomes by investing improve environmental outcomes by investing and improve environmental outcomes by investing and that improve environmental outcomes by investing and that investment improve environmental outcomes by investing and that investment comes investing and that investment comes investing and that investment comes investing and that investment comes from the investing and that investment comes from the economic investing and that investment comes from the economic outcomes investing and that investment comes from the economic outcomes in investing and that investment comes from the economic outcomes in the from the economic outcomes in the regions from the economic outcomes in the regions as from the economic outcomes in the regions as well. Question Question No.8. 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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 Health: Minister of Health: After Minister of Health: After 9 Minister of Health: After 9 years After 9 years of After 9 years of a After 9 years of a National After 9 years of a National Government, of a National Government, is of a National Government, is he of a National Government, is he satisfied of a National Government, is he satisfied with of a National Government, is he satisfied with a of a National Government, is he satisfied with a health of a National Government, is he satisfied with a health system is he satisfied with a health system where is he satisfied with a health system where 533,000 is he satisfied with a health system where 533,000 people where 533,000 people can't where 533,000 people can't afford where 533,000 people can't afford to where 533,000 people can't afford to see where 533,000 people can't afford to see their where 533,000 people can't afford to see their GP, can't afford to see their GP, nearly can't afford to see their GP, nearly 60,000 can't afford to see their GP, nearly 60,000 don't can't afford to see their GP, nearly 60,000 don't get can't afford to see their GP, nearly 60,000 don't get recommended nearly 60,000 don't get recommended specialist nearly 60,000 don't get recommended specialist appointments, specialist appointments, mental specialist appointments, mental health specialist appointments, mental health system specialist appointments, mental health system failings mental health system failings are mental health system failings are regularly mental health system failings are regularly in mental health system failings are regularly in the mental health system failings are regularly in the news, are regularly in the news, and are regularly in the news, and health are regularly in the news, and health sector are regularly in the news, and health sector leaders and health sector leaders complain and health sector leaders complain about and health sector leaders complain about the and health sector leaders complain about the performance complain about the performance of complain about the performance of his complain about the performance of his health complain about the performance of his health ministry? 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National National levels National levels of National levels of compliance National levels of compliance by National levels of compliance by dairy National levels of compliance by dairy farms National levels of compliance by dairy farms has National levels of compliance by dairy farms has consistently dairy farms has consistently improved dairy farms has consistently improved every dairy farms has consistently improved every year dairy farms has consistently improved every year since dairy farms has consistently improved every year since 2010. improved every year since 2010. Non-compliance improved every year since 2010. Non-compliance has improved every year since 2010. Non-compliance has dropped improved every year since 2010. Non-compliance has dropped from Non-compliance has dropped from 16% Non-compliance has dropped from Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, so, Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, so, yes, Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, so, yes, things Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, so, yes, things are Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, so, yes, things are headed Non-compliance has dropped from 16% to 5%, so, yes, things are headed in to 5%, so, yes, things are headed in the to 5%, so, yes, things are headed in the right to 5%, so, yes, things are headed in the right direction. to 5%, so, yes, things are headed in the right direction. The the right direction. The Ministry the right direction. The the right direction. The Ministry for the the right direction. The Ministry for the Environment the right direction. The Ministry for the Environment and the right direction. The Ministry for the Environment and Regional for the Environment and Regional Councils for the Environment and Regional Councils agree for the Environment and Regional Councils agree that for the Environment and Regional Councils agree that the for the Environment and Regional Councils agree that the key for the Environment and Regional Councils agree that the key measure Councils agree that the key measure is Councils agree that the key measure is significant Councils agree that the key measure is significant non-compliance is significant non-compliance covering is significant non-compliance covering issues is significant non-compliance covering issues like is significant non-compliance covering issues like inadequate covering issues like inadequate effluent covering issues like inadequate effluent storage covering issues like inadequate effluent storage or covering issues like inadequate effluent storage or mechanical effluent storage or mechanical failure effluent storage or mechanical failure or effluent storage or mechanical failure or inadequate effluent storage or mechanical failure or inadequate staff. effluent storage or mechanical failure or inadequate staff. 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The member misrepresents a situation in past year. The member misrepresents a situation in the past year. The member misrepresents a situation in the Waikato past year. The member misrepresents a situation in the Waikato by a situation in the Waikato by including a situation in the Waikato by including minor, a situation in the Waikato by including minor, non-compliance including minor, non-compliance including minor, non-compliance including minor, non-compliance issues like including minor, non-compliance issues like some including minor, non-compliance issues like some records including minor, non-compliance issues like some records not including minor, non-compliance issues like some records not being issues like some records not being adequate issues like some records not being adequate or issues like some records not being adequate or failure issues like some records not being adequate or failure to issues like some records not being adequate or failure to send adequate or failure to send adequate or failure to send adequate or failure to send sufficient samples. adequate or failure to send sufficient samples. Supplementary sufficient samples. 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Does he agree with the environmental defence Society that environmental defence Society that NFE environmental defence Society that NFE has environmental defence Society that NFE has been environmental defence Society that NFE has been lax environmental defence Society that NFE has been lax in environmental defence Society that NFE has been lax in providing NFE has been lax in providing appropriate NFE has been lax in providing appropriate oversight NFE has been lax in providing appropriate oversight and NFE has been lax in providing appropriate oversight and leadership appropriate oversight and leadership for appropriate oversight and leadership for compliance, appropriate oversight and leadership for compliance, monitoring appropriate oversight and leadership for compliance, monitoring and for compliance, monitoring and enforcement for compliance, monitoring and enforcement under for compliance, monitoring and enforcement under the for compliance, monitoring and enforcement under the RMA", for compliance, monitoring and enforcement under the RMA", and for compliance, monitoring and enforcement under the RMA", and if enforcement under the RMA", and if not, enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why not? enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why not? No, enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why not? No, I enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why not? No, I don't. enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why not? No, I don't. The enforcement under the RMA", and if not, why not? No, I don't. The first not, why not? No, I don't. The first thing not, why not? No, I don't. The first thing is not, why not? No, I don't. The first thing is our not, why not? No, I don't. The first thing is our Government not, why not? No, I don't. 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To the Minister, what new limits has this Government limits has this Government limits has this Government limits has this Government introduced to limits has this Government introduced to improve limits has this Government introduced to improve New limits has this Government introduced to improve New Zealand's introduced to improve New Zealand's water introduced to improve New Zealand's water quality? introduced to improve New Zealand's water quality? There introduced to improve New Zealand's water quality? There were introduced to improve New Zealand's water quality? There were no water quality? There were no water quality? There were no water quality? There were no national Standards water quality? There were no national Standards on water quality? There were no national Standards on water water quality? There were no national Standards on water quality national Standards on water quality national Standards on water quality national Standards on water quality when National national Standards on water quality when National came national Standards on water quality when National came to national Standards on water quality when National came to Government. when National came to Government. The when National came to Government. The new when National came to Government. The new national when National came to Government. The new national policy when National came to Government. 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We now have progressively setting limits progressively progressively setting limits 20% of catchments progressively setting limits 20% of catchments where progressively setting limits 20% of catchments where there progressively setting limits 20% of catchments where there are 20% of catchments where there are limits 20% of catchments where there are limits on 20% of catchments where there are limits on nitrates 20% of catchments where there are limits on nitrates up 20% of catchments where there are limits on nitrates up from 20% of catchments where there are limits on nitrates up from zero 20% of catchments where there are limits on nitrates up from zero when limits on nitrates up from zero when limits on nitrates up from zero when limits on nitrates up from zero when we became limits on nitrates up from zero when we became Government limits on nitrates up from zero when we became Government and limits on nitrates up from zero when we became Government and we limits on nitrates up from zero when we became Government and we have limits on nitrates up from zero when we became Government and we have 80% we became Government and we have 80% of we became Government and we have 80% of catchments we became Government and we have 80% of catchments now we became Government and we have 80% of catchments now with we became Government and we have 80% of catchments now with minimum we became Government and we have 80% of catchments now with minimum flow of catchments now with minimum flow set of catchments now with minimum flow set up of catchments now with minimum flow set up to of catchments now with minimum flow set up to 20% of catchments now with minimum flow set up to 20% went of catchments now with minimum flow set up to 20% went we of catchments now with minimum flow set up to 20% went we game set up to 20% went we game set up to 20% went we game set up to 20% went we game Government. 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How much have in those on stock exclusion. How much have in those charged on stock exclusion. How much have in those charged with have in those charged with have in those charged with have in those charged with protecting the have in those charged with protecting the environment have in those charged with protecting the environment from protecting the environment from pollution protecting the environment from pollution when protecting the environment from pollution when large protecting the environment from pollution when large Regional pollution when large Regional Councils pollution when large Regional Councils like pollution when large Regional Councils like Waikato pollution when large Regional Councils like Waikato fail pollution when large Regional Councils like Waikato fail to pollution when large Regional Councils like Waikato fail to ensure Councils like Waikato fail to ensure that Councils like Waikato fail to ensure that a Councils like Waikato fail to ensure that a majority Councils like Waikato fail to ensure that a majority of Councils like Waikato fail to ensure that a majority of dairy Councils like Waikato fail to ensure that a majority of dairy farmers that a majority of dairy farmers comply that a majority of dairy farmers comply with that a majority of dairy farmers comply with basic that a majority of dairy farmers comply with basic consent comply with basic consent conditions? comply with basic consent conditions? 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Over recycled into high-grade food safe packaging each year. Over 1,000 packaging each year. Over 1,000 tonnes packaging each year. Over 1,000 tonnes of packaging each year. Over 1,000 tonnes of bulk packaging each year. Over 1,000 tonnes of bulk fertiliser packaging each year. Over 1,000 tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags packaging each year. Over 1,000 tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will be tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will be recycled tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will be recycled into tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will be recycled into new tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will be recycled into new products tonnes of bulk fertiliser bags will be recycled into new products such be recycled into new products such as be recycled into new products such as irrigation be recycled into new products such as irrigation tubing be recycled into new products such as irrigation tubing and be recycled into new products such as irrigation tubing and rope be recycled into new products such as irrigation tubing and rope thanks as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to a as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to a $1.25 as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to a $1.25 million as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to a $1.25 million grant as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to a $1.25 million grant from as irrigation tubing and rope thanks to a $1.25 million grant from the to a $1.25 million grant from the fund to a $1.25 million grant from the fund and to a $1.25 million grant from the fund and the to a $1.25 million grant from the fund and the Plasback to a $1.25 million grant from the fund and the Plasback scheme to a $1.25 million grant from the fund and the Plasback scheme has fund and the Plasback scheme has recycled fund and the Plasback scheme has recycled more fund and the Plasback scheme has recycled more than fund and the Plasback scheme has recycled more than 6,500 fund and the Plasback scheme has recycled more than 6,500 tonnes fund and the Plasback scheme has recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic from recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic from farms. recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic from farms. So recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic from farms. So we recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic from farms. So we are recycled more than 6,500 tonnes of plastic from farms. So we are also plastic from farms. So we are also supporting plastic from farms. So we are also supporting the plastic from farms. So we are also supporting the recycling plastic from farms. So we are also supporting the recycling of plastic from farms. So we are also supporting the recycling of soft supporting the recycling of soft plastics supporting the recycling of soft plastics across supporting the recycling of soft plastics across New supporting the recycling of soft plastics across New Zealand. Question Question No.12. Question Question No.12. 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 Social My question is to the Minister for Social Housing: Minister for Social Housing: Does Minister for Social Housing: Does she Minister for Social Housing: Does she think Minister for Social Housing: Does she think her Minister for Social Housing: Does she think her Government Does she think her Government is Does she think her Government is getting Does she think her Government is getting value Does she think her Government is getting value for Does she think her Government is getting value for money is getting value for money for is getting value for money for the is getting value for money for the emergency is getting value for money for the emergency and is getting value for money for the emergency and transitional for the emergency and transitional motel for the emergency and transitional for motel accommodation they motel accommodation they are motel accommodation they are paying motel accommodation they are paying for they are paying for to they are paying for to house they are paying for to house homeless they are paying for to house homeless New they are paying for to house homeless New Zealanders? The The Government The Government assesses The Government assesses value The Government assesses value in The Government assesses value in terms The Government assesses value in terms of The Government assesses value in terms of the The Government assesses value in terms of the benefit The Government assesses value in terms of the benefit that The Government assesses value in terms of the benefit that our terms of the benefit that our programmes terms of the benefit that our programmes provide terms of the benefit that our programmes provide for terms of the benefit that our programmes provide for those terms of the benefit that our programmes provide for those in terms of the benefit that our programmes provide for those in need programmes provide for those in need of programmes provide for those in need of housing programmes provide for those in need of housing support, programmes provide for those in need of housing support, and programmes provide for those in need of housing support, and in programmes provide for those in need of housing support, and in that of housing support, and in that regard of housing support, and in that regard we of housing support, and in that regard we consider of housing support, and in that regard we consider that of housing support, and in that regard we consider that both of housing support, and in that regard we consider that both the regard we consider that both the emergency regard we consider that both the emergency housing regard we consider that both the emergency housing special regard we consider that both the emergency housing special needs emergency housing special needs grants emergency housing special needs grants and emergency housing special needs grants and the emergency housing special needs grants and the transitional emergency housing special needs grants and the transitional housing grants and the transitional housing programmes grants and the transitional housing programmes are grants and the transitional housing programmes are money grants and the transitional housing programmes are money well grants and the transitional housing programmes are money well spent. programmes are money well spent. Given programmes are money well spent. Given the programmes are money well spent. Given the Forum programmes are money well spent. Given the Forum hotels programmes are money well spent. Given the Forum hotels purchased programmes are money well spent. Given the Forum hotels purchased by Given the Forum hotels purchased by the Given the Forum hotels purchased by the Government Given the Forum hotels purchased by the Government were Given the Forum hotels purchased by the Government were bought Given the Forum hotels purchased by the Government were bought for Given the Forum hotels purchased by the Government were bought for more the Government were bought for more than the Government were bought for more than double the Government were bought for more than double their the Government were bought for more than double their recent the Government were bought for more than double their recent valuations, than double their recent valuations, how than double their recent valuations, how can than double their recent valuations, how can she than double their recent valuations, how can she say than double their recent valuations, how can she say they than double their recent valuations, how can she say they are than double their recent valuations, how can she say they are getting how can she say they are getting value how can she say they are getting value for how can she say they are getting value for money? how can she say they are getting value for money? Mr how can she say they are getting value for money? Mr Speaker, how can she say they are getting value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm afraid value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm afraid that value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm afraid that the value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm afraid that the member value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm afraid that the member is value for money? Mr Speaker, I'm afraid that the member is simply afraid that the member is simply wrong. afraid that the member is simply wrong. We afraid that the member is simply wrong. We had afraid that the member is simply wrong. We had registered afraid that the member is simply wrong. We had registered valuations wrong. We had registered valuations on wrong. We had registered valuations on all wrong. We had registered valuations on all the wrong. We had registered valuations on all the sites wrong. We had registered valuations on all the sites before wrong. We had registered valuations on all the sites before we wrong. We had registered valuations on all the sites before we bought on all the sites before we bought them, on all the sites before we bought them, which on all the sites before we bought them, which had on all the sites before we bought them, which had a on all the sites before we bought them, which had a total on all the sites before we bought them, which had a total registered them, which had a total registered valuation them, which had a total registered valuation of them, which had a total registered valuation of $7.4 them, which had a total registered valuation of $7.4 million. them, which had a total registered valuation of $7.4 million. The valuation of $7.4 million. The properties valuation of $7.4 million. The properties were valuation of $7.4 million. The properties were purchased valuation of $7.4 million. The properties were purchased for valuation of $7.4 million. The properties were purchased for a properties were purchased for a little properties were purchased for a little over properties were purchased for a little over that, properties were purchased for a little over that, at properties were purchased for a little over that, at $8.5 properties were purchased for a little over that, at $8.5 million, little over that, at $8.5 million, in little over that, at $8.5 million, in a little over that, at $8.5 million, in a competitive little over that, at $8.5 million, in a competitive environment. little over that, at $8.5 million, in a competitive environment. Her in a competitive environment. Her numbers in a competitive environment. Her numbers are in a competitive environment. Her numbers are simply in a competitive environment. Her numbers are simply wrong. in a competitive environment. Her numbers are simply wrong. Point in a competitive environment. Her numbers are simply wrong. Point of numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, Mr numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, Mr Speaker. numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, Mr Speaker. I numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave numbers are simply wrong. Point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table a order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table a document order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table a document that order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table a document that has order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table a document that has compiled table a document that has compiled all table a document that has compiled all the table a document that has compiled all the recent table a document that has compiled all the recent valuations table a document that has compiled all the recent valuations of table a document that has compiled all the recent valuations of the all the recent valuations of the four all the recent valuations of the four motels all the recent valuations of the four motels that all the recent valuations of the four motels that the all the recent valuations of the four motels that the Government all the recent valuations of the four motels that the Government has four motels that the Government has bought... four motels that the Government has bought... Order! four motels that the Government has bought... Order! I four motels that the Government has bought... Order! I need four motels that the Government has bought... Order! I need the four motels that the Government has bought... Order! I need the source bought... Order! I need the source of bought... Order! I need the source of the bought... Order! I need the source of the documents. bought... Order! I need the source of the documents. All bought... Order! I need the source of the documents. All the of the documents. All the information of the documents. All the information is of the documents. All the information is from of the documents. All the information is from the of the documents. All the information is from the different information is from the different council information is from the different council websites, information is from the different council websites, compiled information is from the different council websites, compiled by information is from the different council websites, compiled by the council websites, compiled by the Labour council websites, compiled by the Labour research council websites, compiled by the Labour research team... Labour research team... <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> No, <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm unable <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm unable to <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm unable to put <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm unable to put the <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm unable to put the leave <INTERRUPTION> No, I'm unable to put the leave for No, I'm unable to put the leave for that. No, I'm unable to put the leave for that. It No, I'm unable to put the leave for that. It must No, I'm unable to put the leave for that. 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Supplementary question, Carmel Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Does Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Does she Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Does she think Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Does she think that Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Does she think that it Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. Does she think that it is Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good value Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good value for Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good value for money Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good value for money to Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good value for money to spend Sepuloni. Does she think that it is good value for money to spend $290 good value for money to spend $290 per good value for money to spend $290 per night good value for money to spend $290 per night putting good value for money to spend $290 per night putting up good value for money to spend $290 per night putting up a good value for money to spend $290 per night putting up a woman good value for money to spend $290 per night putting up a woman and good value for money to spend $290 per night putting up a woman and her per night putting up a woman and her three per night putting up a woman and her three children per night putting up a woman and her three children in per night putting up a woman and her three children in emergency three children in emergency accommodation three children in emergency accommodation at three children in emergency accommodation at a three children in emergency accommodation at a Pappataui three children in emergency accommodation at a Pappataui motel, accommodation at a Pappataui motel, particularly accommodation at a Pappataui motel, particularly when accommodation at a Pappataui motel, particularly when motel accommodation at a Pappataui motel, particularly when motel stays accommodation at a Pappataui motel, particularly when motel stays were particularly when motel stays were anticipated particularly when motel stays were anticipated to particularly when motel stays were anticipated to be particularly when motel stays were anticipated to be between particularly when motel stays were anticipated to be between $175 particularly when motel stays were anticipated to be between $175 and anticipated to be between $175 and $240 anticipated to be between $175 and $240 per anticipated to be between $175 and $240 per night, anticipated to be between $175 and $240 per night, and anticipated to be between $175 and $240 per night, and it anticipated to be between $175 and $240 per night, and it would $240 per night, and it would actually $240 per night, and it would actually be $240 per night, and it would actually be cheaper $240 per night, and it would actually be cheaper to $240 per night, and it would actually be cheaper to stay $240 per night, and it would actually be cheaper to stay at $240 per night, and it would actually be cheaper to stay at the actually be cheaper to stay at the Langham, actually be cheaper to stay at the Langham, the actually be cheaper to stay at the Langham, the Heritage, actually be cheaper to stay at the Langham, the Heritage, or actually be cheaper to stay at the Langham, the Heritage, or the Langham, the Heritage, or the Cockthurn Langham, the Heritage, or the Cockthurn Hotel? Langham, the Heritage, or the Cockthurn Hotel? The Langham, the Heritage, or the Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Langham, the Heritage, or the Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Langham, the Heritage, or the Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, we Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, we pay Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, we pay emergency Cockthurn Hotel? The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, we pay emergency housing Mr Speaker, we pay emergency housing special Mr Speaker, we pay emergency housing special needs Mr Speaker, we pay emergency housing special needs grants Mr Speaker, we pay emergency housing special needs grants because Mr Speaker, we pay emergency housing special needs grants because this special needs grants because this side special needs grants because this side of special needs grants because this side of the special needs grants because this side of the House special needs grants because this side of the House believes special needs grants because this side of the House believes that side of the House believes that putting side of the House believes that putting people side of the House believes that putting people somewhere side of the House believes that putting people somewhere warm side of the House believes that putting people somewhere warm and putting people somewhere warm and dry putting people somewhere warm and dry is putting people somewhere warm and dry is better putting people somewhere warm and dry is better than putting people somewhere warm and dry is better than leaving putting people somewhere warm and dry is better than leaving them putting people somewhere warm and dry is better than leaving them in dry is better than leaving them in cars, dry is better than leaving them in cars, in dry is better than leaving them in cars, in parks, dry is better than leaving them in cars, in parks, on dry is better than leaving them in cars, in parks, on park dry is better than leaving them in cars, in parks, on park benches, dry is better than leaving them in cars, in parks, on park benches, as cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was quite cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was quite happy cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was quite happy to cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was quite happy to do cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was quite happy to do for cars, in parks, on park benches, as Labour was quite happy to do for all Labour was quite happy to do for all their Labour was quite happy to do for all their time Labour was quite happy to do for all their time in Labour was quite happy to do for all their time in Government Labour was quite happy to do for all their time in Government when Labour was quite happy to do for all their time in Government when they their time in Government when they completely their time in Government when they completely turned their time in Government when they completely turned their their time in Government when they completely turned their back their time in Government when they completely turned their back on their time in Government when they completely turned their back on this completely turned their back on this issue. completely turned their back on this issue. <INTERRUPTION> issue. <INTERRUPTION> I issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek leave issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek leave to issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek leave to table issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek leave to table a issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek leave to table a letter issue. <INTERRUPTION> I seek leave to table a letter to I seek leave to table a letter to our I seek leave to table a letter to our housing I seek leave to table a letter to our housing spokesperson, I seek leave to table a letter to our housing spokesperson, Phil our housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, our housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, from our housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, from a our housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, from a social our housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, from a social worker our housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, from a social worker who Twyford, from a social worker who took Twyford, from a social worker who took a Twyford, from a social worker who took a woman Twyford, from a social worker who took a woman and Twyford, from a social worker who took a woman and her Twyford, from a social worker who took a woman and her three Twyford, from a social worker who took a woman and her three children took a woman and her three children to took a woman and her three children to Wynns, took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and had took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and had to took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and had to take took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and had to take them took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and had to take them to took a woman and her three children to Wynns, and had to take them to an to Wynns, and had to take them to an adequate to Wynns, and had to take them to an adequate motel to Wynns, and had to take them to an adequate motel accommodation to Wynns, and had to take them to an adequate motel accommodation that adequate motel accommodation that cost adequate motel accommodation that cost $290 adequate motel accommodation that cost $290 per adequate motel accommodation that cost $290 per night. adequate motel accommodation that cost $290 per night. It's adequate motel accommodation that cost $290 per night. It's been cost $290 per night. It's been well-described. cost $290 per night. It's been well-described. Leave cost $290 per night. It's been well-described. Leave is cost $290 per night. It's been well-described. Leave is sought cost $290 per night. It's been well-described. Leave is sought to well-described. Leave is sought to table well-described. Leave is sought to table that well-described. Leave is sought to table that particular well-described. Leave is sought to table that particular letter. well-described. Leave is sought to table that particular letter. Is table that particular letter. Is there table that particular letter. Is there any table that particular letter. Is there any objection? table that particular letter. Is there any objection? No, table that particular letter. Is there any objection? No, it table that particular letter. Is there any objection? No, it can table that particular letter. Is there any objection? No, it can be there any objection? No, it can be tabled. there any objection? No, it can be tabled. Supplementary there any objection? No, it can be tabled. Supplementary question, tabled. Supplementary question, Carmel tabled. Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. tabled. Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. What tabled. Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. What does tabled. Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. What does she tabled. Supplementary question, Carmel Sepuloni. What does she think Carmel Sepuloni. What does she think has Carmel Sepuloni. What does she think has represented Carmel Sepuloni. What does she think has represented better Carmel Sepuloni. What does she think has represented better value Carmel Sepuloni. What does she think has represented better value for has represented better value for money has represented better value for money - has represented better value for money - selling has represented better value for money - selling state has represented better value for money - selling state houses has represented better value for money - selling state houses and money - selling state houses and forcing money - selling state houses and forcing people money - selling state houses and forcing people onto money - selling state houses and forcing people onto the money - selling state houses and forcing people onto the street, forcing people onto the street, purchasing forcing people onto the street, purchasing motels forcing people onto the street, purchasing motels to forcing people onto the street, purchasing motels to house forcing people onto the street, purchasing motels to house the purchasing motels to house the homeless purchasing motels to house the homeless after purchasing motels to house the homeless after realising purchasing motels to house the homeless after realising their homeless after realising their mistake, homeless after realising their mistake, or homeless after realising their mistake, or the homeless after realising their mistake, or the refusal homeless after realising their mistake, or the refusal to homeless after realising their mistake, or the refusal to do mistake, or the refusal to do anything mistake, or the refusal to do anything about mistake, or the refusal to do anything about the mistake, or the refusal to do anything about the wider mistake, or the refusal to do anything about the wider housing anything about the wider housing crisis anything about the wider housing crisis that anything about the wider housing crisis that has anything about the wider housing crisis that has led anything about the wider housing crisis that has led to anything about the wider housing crisis that has led to this anything about the wider housing crisis that has led to this sorry crisis that has led to this sorry situation crisis that has led to this sorry situation in crisis that has led to this sorry situation in the crisis that has led to this sorry situation in the first crisis that has led to this sorry situation in the first place? situation in the first place? <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> I <INTERRUPTION> I completely <INTERRUPTION> I completely refute <INTERRUPTION> I completely refute the <INTERRUPTION> I completely refute the allegations I completely refute the allegations and I completely refute the allegations and insinuations I completely refute the allegations and insinuations in I completely refute the allegations and insinuations in that I completely refute the allegations and insinuations in that member's and insinuations in that member's question. and insinuations in that member's question. 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On an assurance that there'll be some better behaviour there'll be some better behaviour and there'll be some better behaviour and control there'll be some better behaviour and control from there'll be some better behaviour and control from Labour there'll be some better behaviour and control from Labour members, there'll be some better behaviour and control from Labour members, now and control from Labour members, now I and control from Labour members, now I invite and control from Labour members, now I invite the and control from Labour members, now I invite the minister and control from Labour members, now I invite the minister to and control from Labour members, now I invite the minister to conclude I invite the minister to conclude her I invite the minister to conclude her answer. I invite the minister to conclude her answer. Thank I invite the minister to conclude her answer. Thank you, I invite the minister to conclude her answer. 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This ensured that there is somewhere warm and dry to sleep. This is ensured that there is somewhere warm and dry to sleep. This is a and dry to sleep. This is a Government and dry to sleep. This is a Government that and dry to sleep. This is a Government that has and dry to sleep. This is a Government that has invested and dry to sleep. This is a Government that has invested in and dry to sleep. This is a Government that has invested in the Government that has invested in the quality Government that has invested in the quality of Government that has invested in the quality of the Government that has invested in the quality of the social Government that has invested in the quality of the social housing Government that has invested in the quality of the social housing stock quality of the social housing stock that quality of the social housing stock that Labour quality of the social housing stock that Labour left quality of the social housing stock that Labour left in quality of the social housing stock that Labour left in an quality of the social housing stock that Labour left in an appalling that Labour left in an appalling state that Labour left in an appalling state of that Labour left in an appalling state of aphase, that Labour left in an appalling state of aphase, and that Labour left in an appalling state of aphase, and this that Labour left in an appalling state of aphase, and this is that Labour left in an appalling state of aphase, and this is a state of aphase, and this is a Government state of aphase, and this is a Government that state of aphase, and this is a Government that has state of aphase, and this is a Government that has a state of aphase, and this is a Government that has a social state of aphase, and this is a Government that has a social housing Government that has a social housing reform Government that has a social housing reform programme Government that has a social housing reform programme that Government that has a social housing reform programme that is Government that has a social housing reform programme that is delivering reform programme that is delivering real reform programme that is delivering real results reform programme that is delivering real results for reform programme that is delivering real results for those reform programme that is delivering real results for those in reform programme that is delivering real results for those in need reform programme that is delivering real results for those in need in real results for those in need in New real results for those in need in New Zealand. real results for those in need in New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will she New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will she join New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will she join with New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will she join with Labour New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will she join with Labour at New Zealand. <INTERRUPTION> Will she join with Labour at this Will she join with Labour at this election... Will she join with Labour at this election... <INTERRUPTION> election... <INTERRUPTION> election... <INTERRUPTION> ..and election... <INTERRUPTION> ..and adopt election... <INTERRUPTION> ..and adopt our election... <INTERRUPTION> ..and adopt our comprehensive ..and adopt our comprehensive housing ..and adopt our comprehensive housing plan ..and adopt our comprehensive housing plan to ..and adopt our comprehensive housing plan to end ..and adopt our comprehensive housing plan to end homelessness ..and adopt our comprehensive housing plan to end homelessness and housing plan to end homelessness and build housing plan to end homelessness and build thousands housing plan to end homelessness and build thousands of housing plan to end homelessness and build thousands of affordable build thousands of affordable houses, build thousands of affordable houses, given build thousands of affordable houses, given her build thousands of affordable houses, given her Government's build thousands of affordable houses, given her Government's nine houses, given her Government's nine years houses, given her Government's nine years of houses, given her Government's nine years of failed houses, given her Government's nine years of failed attempts? years of failed attempts? <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> The <INTERRUPTION> The Hon <INTERRUPTION> The Hon Amy <INTERRUPTION> The Hon Amy Adams. <INTERRUPTION> The Hon Amy Adams. Mr <INTERRUPTION> The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, <INTERRUPTION> The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, I The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, I will The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, I will back The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, I will back this The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, I will back this Government's The Hon Amy Adams. Mr Speaker, I will back this Government's record will back this Government's record on will back this Government's record on housing will back this Government's record on housing and will back this Government's record on housing and social will back this Government's record on housing and social housing will back this Government's record on housing and social housing over on housing and social housing over the on housing and social housing over the appalling on housing and social housing over the appalling record on housing and social housing over the appalling record of on housing and social housing over the appalling record of that on housing and social housing over the appalling record of that party. Order! Order! And Order! And THAT Order! And THAT concludes Order! And THAT concludes Oral Order! And THAT concludes Oral Questions. Order! And THAT concludes Oral Questions. I Order! And THAT concludes Oral Questions. I call Order! And THAT concludes Oral Questions. I call on Order! And THAT concludes Oral Questions. I call on Government Questions. I call on Government Order Questions. I call on Government Order of Questions. I call on Government Order of the Questions. I call on Government Order of the Day Questions. I call on Government Order of the Day No. Questions. I call on Government Order of the Day No. 1. Questions. I call on Government Order of the Day No. 1. Social Order of the Day No. 1. Social Workers Order of the Day No. 1. Social Workers Registration Order of the Day No. 1. Social Workers Registration Legislation Workers Registration Legislation Bill, Workers Registration Legislation Bill, first