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And we have another two years to finish it off. another two years to finish it off. <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Does <INTERRUPTION> Does the <INTERRUPTION> Does the budget, <INTERRUPTION> Does the budget, in <INTERRUPTION> Does the budget, in fact, <INTERRUPTION> Does the budget, in fact, show <INTERRUPTION> Does the budget, in fact, show far Does the budget, in fact, show far fewer Does the budget, in fact, show far fewer than Does the budget, in fact, show far fewer than 1800 Does the budget, in fact, show far fewer than 1800 sworn Does the budget, in fact, show far fewer than 1800 sworn police fewer than 1800 sworn police officers fewer than 1800 sworn police officers delivered fewer than 1800 sworn police officers delivered over fewer than 1800 sworn police officers delivered over a fewer than 1800 sworn police officers delivered over a much officers delivered over a much longer officers delivered over a much longer time officers delivered over a much longer time frame officers delivered over a much longer time frame than officers delivered over a much longer time frame than three officers delivered over a much longer time frame than three years? longer time frame than three years? 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But Budget 2018 is the first step in tackling the national first step in tackling the national housing first step in tackling the national housing crisis, first step in tackling the national housing crisis, right first step in tackling the national housing crisis, right across first step in tackling the national housing crisis, right across the housing crisis, right across the housing housing crisis, right across the housing continuum. housing crisis, right across the housing continuum. We're housing crisis, right across the housing continuum. We're investing housing continuum. We're investing in housing continuum. We're investing in Housing housing continuum. We're investing in Housing First, housing continuum. We're investing in Housing First, providing in Housing First, providing short-term in Housing First, providing short-term transitional in Housing First, providing short-term transitional housing in Housing First, providing short-term transitional housing for short-term transitional housing for 34,000 short-term transitional housing for 34,000 households, short-term transitional housing for 34,000 households, building short-term transitional housing for 34,000 households, building more 34,000 households, building more public 34,000 households, building more public houses, 34,000 households, building more public houses, building 34,000 households, building more public houses, building affordable public houses, building affordable homes public houses, building affordable homes for public houses, building affordable homes for 100,000 public houses, building affordable homes for 100,000 first public houses, building affordable homes for 100,000 first home public houses, building affordable homes for 100,000 first home buyers, homes for 100,000 first home buyers, and homes for 100,000 first home buyers, and increasing homes for 100,000 first home buyers, and increasing the homes for 100,000 first home buyers, and increasing the supply homes for 100,000 first home buyers, and increasing the supply of homes for 100,000 first home buyers, and increasing the supply of market and increasing the supply of market housing. and increasing the supply of market housing. Question and increasing the supply of market housing. Question No. and increasing the supply of market housing. Question No. 6. 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What significant pressure over the last decade. What is significant pressure over the last decade. What is the significant pressure over the last decade. What is the Coalition decade. What is the Coalition government decade. What is the Coalition government doing decade. What is the Coalition government doing to decade. What is the Coalition government doing to address decade. What is the Coalition government doing to address the government doing to address the early government doing to address the early intervention government doing to address the early intervention services government doing to address the early intervention services for early intervention services for children early intervention services for children before early intervention services for children before they early intervention services for children before they start early intervention services for children before they start school? children before they start school? Budget children before they start school? 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Does he stand by all of his recent decisions Corrections. Does he stand by all of his recent decisions and Corrections. Does he stand by all of his recent decisions and statements his recent decisions and statements relating his recent decisions and statements relating to his recent decisions and statements relating to the his recent decisions and statements relating to the corrections relating to the corrections portfolio? relating to the corrections portfolio? Yes, relating to the corrections portfolio? Yes, in relating to the corrections portfolio? Yes, in the relating to the corrections portfolio? Yes, in the context relating to the corrections portfolio? Yes, in the context they portfolio? Yes, in the context they were portfolio? Yes, in the context they were made. Yes, in Yes, in the Yes, in the context Yes, in the context they Yes, in the context they were Yes, in the context they were made. Yes, in the context they were made. When Yes, in the context they were made. 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How will the Minister guarantee the safety of correction guarantee the safety of correction staff guarantee the safety of correction staff without guarantee the safety of correction staff without the guarantee the safety of correction staff without the Waikeria guarantee the safety of correction staff without the Waikeria prison staff without the Waikeria prison build staff without the Waikeria prison build when staff without the Waikeria prison build when public staff without the Waikeria prison build when public services build when public services association build when public services association spokesperson build when public services association spokesperson Willie association spokesperson Willie Cochrane association spokesperson Willie Cochrane asked, association spokesperson Willie Cochrane asked, "If association spokesperson Willie Cochrane asked, "If the association spokesperson Willie Cochrane asked, "If the expansion Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't going Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't going ahead, Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't going ahead, we Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't going ahead, we want Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't going ahead, we want to Cochrane asked, "If the expansion isn't going ahead, we want to hear isn't going ahead, we want to hear what isn't going ahead, we want to hear what he isn't going ahead, we want to hear what he will isn't going ahead, we want to hear what he will do isn't going ahead, we want to hear what he will do to isn't going ahead, we want to hear what he will do to expand isn't going ahead, we want to hear what he will do to expand the what he will do to expand the capacity what he will do to expand the capacity of what he will do to expand the capacity of our what he will do to expand the capacity of our prisons what he will do to expand the capacity of our prisons in what he will do to expand the capacity of our prisons in the capacity of our prisons in the short-term capacity of our prisons in the short-term and capacity of our prisons in the short-term and keep capacity of our prisons in the short-term and keep our capacity of our prisons in the short-term and keep our members capacity of our prisons in the short-term and keep our members safe short-term and keep our members safe in short-term and keep our members safe in the short-term and keep our members safe in the workplace?" short-term and keep our members safe in the workplace?" 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Question No. feedback into account. Question No. 12. feedback into account. Question No. 12. Supplementary. feedback into account. Question No. 12. Supplementary. No, feedback into account. Question No. 12. Supplementary. No, you feedback into account. Question No. 12. Supplementary. No, you have 12. Supplementary. No, you have already 12. Supplementary. No, you have already had 12. Supplementary. No, you have already had them. 12. Supplementary. No, you have already had them. Question 12. Supplementary. No, you have already had them. Question No. 12. Supplementary. No, you have already had them. Question No. 12. 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We've raised 1.2 billion to Maori whanau. We've raised the 1.2 billion to Maori whanau. We've raised the minimum 1.2 billion to Maori whanau. We've raised the minimum wage 1.2 billion to Maori whanau. We've raised the minimum wage to 1.2 billion to Maori whanau. We've raised the minimum wage to 16 1.2 billion to Maori whanau. We've raised the minimum wage to 16 $.50 raised the minimum wage to 16 $.50 since raised the minimum wage to 16 $.50 since April, raised the minimum wage to 16 $.50 since April, set raised the minimum wage to 16 $.50 since April, set child raised the minimum wage to 16 $.50 since April, set child poverty since April, set child poverty targets since April, set child poverty targets and since April, set child poverty targets and we since April, set child poverty targets and we know since April, set child poverty targets and we know this since April, set child poverty targets and we know this is since April, set child poverty targets and we know this is an since April, set child poverty targets and we know this is an area targets and we know this is an area that targets and we know this is an area that crucially targets and we know this is an area that crucially hurts targets and we know this is an area that crucially hurts a targets and we know this is an area that crucially hurts a number targets and we know this is an area that crucially hurts a number of that crucially hurts a number of Maori that crucially hurts a number of Maori children. that crucially hurts a number of Maori children. We've that crucially hurts a number of Maori children. We've stopped that crucially hurts a number of Maori children. We've stopped state Maori children. We've stopped state house Maori children. We've stopped state house sell-offs, Maori children. We've stopped state house sell-offs, which Maori children. We've stopped state house sell-offs, which is Maori children. We've stopped state house sell-offs, which is a Maori children. We've stopped state house sell-offs, which is a huge Maori children. 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This will the families package benefit Maori whanau? This budget will the families package benefit Maori whanau? This budget is will the families package benefit Maori whanau? This budget is focused Maori whanau? This budget is focused on Maori whanau? This budget is focused on whanau Maori whanau? This budget is focused on whanau and Maori whanau? This budget is focused on whanau and families Maori whanau? This budget is focused on whanau and families package Maori whanau? 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