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Therefore, always vulnerable to changes in the international outlook. Therefore, in international outlook. Therefore, in order international outlook. Therefore, in order to international outlook. Therefore, in order to ensure international outlook. Therefore, in order to ensure our international outlook. Therefore, in order to ensure our economy international outlook. Therefore, in order to ensure our economy is order to ensure our economy is resilient order to ensure our economy is resilient to order to ensure our economy is resilient to such order to ensure our economy is resilient to such threats, order to ensure our economy is resilient to such threats, we order to ensure our economy is resilient to such threats, we need resilient to such threats, we need to resilient to such threats, we need to remain resilient to such threats, we need to remain fiscally resilient to such threats, we need to remain fiscally careful, resilient to such threats, we need to remain fiscally careful, but resilient to such threats, we need to remain fiscally careful, but also to remain fiscally careful, but also make to remain fiscally careful, but also make the to remain fiscally careful, but also make the changes to remain fiscally careful, but also make the changes to to remain fiscally careful, but also make the changes to diversify to remain fiscally careful, but also make the changes to diversify our make the changes to diversify our export make the changes to diversify our export markets make the changes to diversify our export markets and make the changes to diversify our export markets and shift make the changes to diversify our export markets and shift the make the changes to diversify our export markets and shift the drivers export markets and shift the drivers of export markets and shift the drivers of our export markets and shift the drivers of our economic export markets and shift the drivers of our economic growth. export markets and shift the drivers of our economic growth. That export markets and shift the drivers of our economic growth. That is of our economic growth. That is right! of our economic growth. That is right! What of our economic growth. That is right! What further of our economic growth. That is right! What further action of our economic growth. That is right! What further action does of our economic growth. That is right! What further action does he right! What further action does he intend right! What further action does he intend address right! What further action does he intend address due right! What further action does he intend address due to right! What further action does he intend address due to exploitation? intend address due to exploitation? That's intend address due to exploitation? That's not intend address due to exploitation? That's not the intend address due to exploitation? That's not the question. intend address due to exploitation? That's not the question. What intend address due to exploitation? 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We're demonstrating our commitment We're demonstrating our commitment to We're demonstrating our commitment to fiscal We're demonstrating our commitment to fiscal responsibility We're demonstrating our commitment to fiscal responsibility through We're demonstrating our commitment to fiscal responsibility through our to fiscal responsibility through our adherence to fiscal responsibility through our adherence to to fiscal responsibility through our adherence to the to fiscal responsibility through our adherence to the budget adherence to the budget responsibility adherence to the budget responsibility rules. adherence to the budget responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've always responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've always said responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've always said if responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've always said if there responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've always said if there were responsibility rules. <INTERRUPTION> We've always said if there were a We've always said if there were a major We've always said if there were a major shock We've always said if there were a major shock to We've always said if there were a major shock to the We've always said if there were a major shock to the global We've always said if there were a major shock to the global economy We've always said if there were a major shock to the global economy we major shock to the global economy we would major shock to the global economy we would adjust major shock to the global economy we would adjust the major shock to the global economy we would adjust the rules major shock to the global economy we would adjust the rules accordingly. would adjust the rules accordingly. 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Under these rules, we are reducing net these rules, we are reducing net debt these rules, we are reducing net debt to these rules, we are reducing net debt to 20% these rules, we are reducing net debt to 20% of these rules, we are reducing net debt to 20% of GDP these rules, we are reducing net debt to 20% of GDP within these rules, we are reducing net debt to 20% of GDP within five these rules, we are reducing net debt to 20% of GDP within five years debt to 20% of GDP within five years of debt to 20% of GDP within five years of taking debt to 20% of GDP within five years of taking office, debt to 20% of GDP within five years of taking office, delivering of taking office, delivering sustainable of taking office, delivering sustainable surpluses of taking office, delivering sustainable surpluses across of taking office, delivering sustainable surpluses across the sustainable surpluses across the economic sustainable surpluses across the economic cycle, sustainable surpluses across the economic cycle, restarting economic cycle, restarting contributions economic cycle, restarting contributions to economic cycle, restarting contributions to the economic cycle, restarting contributions to the New economic cycle, restarting contributions to the New Zealand contributions to the New Zealand super contributions to the New Zealand super fund, contributions to the New Zealand super fund, and contributions to the New Zealand super fund, and making contributions to the New Zealand super fund, and making sure contributions to the New Zealand super fund, and making sure that super fund, and making sure that unemployment super fund, and making sure that unemployment continues super fund, and making sure that unemployment continues its super fund, and making sure that unemployment continues its downward unemployment continues its downward track unemployment continues its downward track to unemployment continues its downward track to 4%. unemployment continues its downward track to 4%. By unemployment continues its downward track to 4%. By sticking unemployment continues its downward track to 4%. By sticking to unemployment continues its downward track to 4%. By sticking to these track to 4%. By sticking to these commitments track to 4%. By sticking to these commitments we track to 4%. By sticking to these commitments we will track to 4%. By sticking to these commitments we will do track to 4%. By sticking to these commitments we will do the commitments we will do the investment commitments we will do the investment and commitments we will do the investment and critical commitments we will do the investment and critical public investment and critical public services investment and critical public services and investment and critical public services and make investment and critical public services and make sure investment and critical public services and make sure that investment and critical public services and make sure that New services and make sure that New Zealand services and make sure that New Zealand is services and make sure that New Zealand is positioned services and make sure that New Zealand is positioned to services and make sure that New Zealand is positioned to respond services and make sure that New Zealand is positioned to respond to Zealand is positioned to respond to any Zealand is positioned to respond to any shock Zealand is positioned to respond to any shock or Zealand is positioned to respond to any shock or downturn. any shock or downturn. <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Question <INTERRUPTION> Question No. <INTERRUPTION> Question No. 3. 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 Finance: My question is to the Minister of Finance: Does My question is to the Minister of Finance: Does he My question is to the Minister of Finance: Does he have My question is to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence My question is to the Minister of Finance: Does he have confidence in Finance: Does he have confidence in the Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government's Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government's management Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government's management of Finance: Does he have confidence in the Government's management of the the Government's management of the New the Government's management of the New Zealand the Government's management of the New Zealand economy? Yes, Yes, I Yes, I do. Yes, I do. Does Yes, I do. Does he Yes, I do. Does he take Yes, I do. Does he take it Yes, I do. Does he take it as Yes, I do. Does he take it as a Yes, I do. Does he take it as a signal Yes, I do. Does he take it as a signal of Yes, I do. Does he take it as a signal of confidence Yes, I do. Does he take it as a signal of confidence in Yes, I do. Does he take it as a signal of confidence in the signal of confidence in the Government's signal of confidence in the Government's economic signal of confidence in the Government's economic management Government's economic management that Government's economic management that New Government's economic management that New Zealand Government's economic management that New Zealand has Government's economic management that New Zealand has fallen Government's economic management that New Zealand has fallen from that New Zealand has fallen from having that New Zealand has fallen from having the that New Zealand has fallen from having the second that New Zealand has fallen from having the second highest that New Zealand has fallen from having the second highest level that New Zealand has fallen from having the second highest level of having the second highest level of business having the second highest level of business confidence having the second highest level of business confidence in having the second highest level of business confidence in the having the second highest level of business confidence in the OECD having the second highest level of business confidence in the OECD in business confidence in the OECD in 2016 business confidence in the OECD in 2016 to business confidence in the OECD in 2016 to having business confidence in the OECD in 2016 to having the business confidence in the OECD in 2016 to having the second business confidence in the OECD in 2016 to having the second lowest 2016 to having the second lowest under 2016 to having the second lowest under this 2016 to having the second lowest under this Government? 2016 to having the second lowest under this Government? The 2016 to having the second lowest under this Government? The OECD under this Government? The OECD report under this Government? The OECD report the under this Government? The OECD report the member under this Government? The OECD report the member refers under this Government? The OECD report the member refers to under this Government? The OECD report the member refers to shows report the member refers to shows that report the member refers to shows that New report the member refers to shows that New Zealand's report the member refers to shows that New Zealand's business that New Zealand's business confidence that New Zealand's business confidence is that New Zealand's business confidence is 0.46 that New Zealand's business confidence is 0.46 of that New Zealand's business confidence is 0.46 of 1% that New Zealand's business confidence is 0.46 of 1% below that New Zealand's business confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the long-run confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the long-run average, confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the long-run average, at confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the long-run average, at a confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the long-run average, at a score confidence is 0.46 of 1% below the long-run average, at a score of long-run average, at a score of 99.54. long-run average, at a score of 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So the 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So the Opposition 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So the Opposition is 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So the Opposition is now 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So the Opposition is now bemoan 99.54. <INTERRUPTION> So the Opposition is now bemoan the So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact that So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact that 0.46 So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact that 0.46 of So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact that 0.46 of 1% So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact that 0.46 of 1% off So the Opposition is now bemoan the fact that 0.46 of 1% off the fact that 0.46 of 1% off the long-run fact that 0.46 of 1% off the long-run average fact that 0.46 of 1% off the long-run average is fact that 0.46 of 1% off the long-run average is somehow fact that 0.46 of 1% off the long-run average is somehow a fact that 0.46 of 1% off the long-run average is somehow a major long-run average is somehow a major disaster. long-run average is somehow a major disaster. 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I would point the member to consumer confidence, which is to consumer confidence, which is strong, to consumer confidence, which is strong, employee to consumer confidence, which is strong, employee confidence to consumer confidence, which is strong, employee confidence which to consumer confidence, which is strong, employee confidence which is strong, employee confidence which is strong, strong, employee confidence which is strong, and strong, employee confidence which is strong, and unemployment strong, employee confidence which is strong, and unemployment which strong, employee confidence which is strong, and unemployment which is strong, and unemployment which is going strong, and unemployment which is going down. strong, and unemployment which is going down. <INTERRUPTION> going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he take going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he take it going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he take it as going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he take it as a going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he take it as a signal going down. <INTERRUPTION> Does he take it as a signal of Does he take it as a signal of confidence Does he take it as a signal of confidence in Does he take it as a signal of confidence in the Does he take it as a signal of confidence in the Government's confidence in the Government's economic confidence in the Government's economic management confidence in the Government's economic management that confidence in the Government's economic management that today's confidence in the Government's economic management that today's ANZ economic management that today's ANZ business economic management that today's ANZ business confidence economic management that today's ANZ business confidence survey economic management that today's ANZ business confidence survey showed business confidence survey showed business business confidence survey showed business confidence business confidence survey showed business confidence has business confidence survey showed business confidence has today business confidence survey showed business confidence has today fallen business confidence has today fallen even business confidence has today fallen even further business confidence has today fallen even further to business confidence has today fallen even further to negative business confidence has today fallen even further to negative 45, business confidence has today fallen even further to negative 45, and business confidence has today fallen even further to negative 45, and own even further to negative 45, and own activity, even further to negative 45, and own activity, which even further to negative 45, and own activity, which he even further to negative 45, and own activity, which he quotes even further to negative 45, and own activity, which he quotes so even further to negative 45, and own activity, which he quotes so often, activity, which he quotes so often, has activity, which he quotes so often, has fallen activity, which he quotes so often, has fallen again activity, which he quotes so often, has fallen again to activity, which he quotes so often, has fallen again to its activity, which he quotes so often, has fallen again to its lowest activity, which he quotes so often, has fallen again to its lowest level has fallen again to its lowest level since has fallen again to its lowest level since 2009? has fallen again to its lowest level since 2009? 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This Government has funded nearly 900 Government has funded nearly 900 teacher Government has funded nearly 900 Government Government has funded nearly 900 teacher education refresher Government has funded nearly 900 teacher education refresher places, teacher education refresher places, removing teacher education refresher places, removing the teacher education refresher places, removing the cost teacher education refresher places, removing the cost barriers teacher education refresher places, removing the cost barriers for removing the cost barriers for refresher removing the cost barriers for refresher training, removing the cost barriers for refresher training, so removing the cost barriers for refresher training, so that removing the cost barriers for refresher training, so that teachers refresher training, so that teachers can refresher training, so that teachers can continue refresher training, so that teachers can continue teaching refresher training, so that teachers can continue teaching or refresher training, so that teachers can continue teaching or return refresher training, so that teachers can continue teaching or return to can continue teaching or return to can continue teaching or return to can continue teaching or return to teaching faster. can continue teaching or return to teaching faster. 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We expanded programme to 60 places in 2018 with another 60 in 2019. We expanded the another 60 in 2019. We expanded the Voluntary another 60 in 2019. We expanded the Voluntary Bonding another 60 in 2019. We expanded the Voluntary Bonding Scheme another 60 in 2019. We expanded the Voluntary Bonding Scheme to Voluntary Bonding Scheme to Voluntary Bonding Scheme to Voluntary Bonding Scheme to encourage new Voluntary Bonding Scheme to encourage new teachers Voluntary Bonding Scheme to encourage new teachers to Voluntary Bonding Scheme to encourage new teachers to work Voluntary Bonding Scheme to encourage new teachers to work in encourage new teachers to work in December encourage new teachers to work in December soil encourage new teachers to work in December soil 1, encourage new teachers to work in December soil 1, 2 encourage new teachers to work in December soil 1, 2 and encourage new teachers to work in December soil 1, 2 and 3 encourage new teachers to work in December soil 1, 2 and 3 Auckland December soil 1, 2 and 3 Auckland schools December soil 1, 2 and 3 Auckland schools and December soil 1, 2 and 3 Auckland schools and nationwide December soil 1, 2 and 3 Auckland schools and nationwide and schools and nationwide and identified schools and nationwide and December schools and nationwide and identified subs such schools and nationwide and identified subs such as schools and nationwide and identified subs such as Maori identified subs such as Maori medium, identified subs such as Maori medium, more identified subs such as Maori medium, more than identified subs such as Maori medium, more than 300 identified subs such as Maori medium, more than 300 teachers identified subs such as Maori medium, more than 300 teachers who medium, more than 300 teachers who started medium, more than 300 teachers who started their medium, more than 300 teachers who started their roles medium, more than 300 teachers who started their roles in medium, more than 300 teachers who started their roles in 2018 medium, more than 300 teachers who started their roles in 2018 will medium, more than 300 teachers who started their roles in 2018 will be started their roles in 2018 will be started their roles in 2018 will be started their roles in 2018 will be eligible for started their roles in 2018 will be eligible for a started their roles in 2018 will be eligible for a payment started their roles in 2018 will be eligible for a payment after eligible for a payment after completing eligible for a payment after completing three eligible for a payment after completing three consecutive eligible for a payment after completing three consecutive years completing three consecutive years of completing three consecutive years of employment. completing three consecutive years of employment. 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I look forward to the increased support I anticipate the increased support I anticipate for the increased support I anticipate for this the increased support I anticipate for this bill the increased support I anticipate for this bill following the increased support I anticipate for this bill following National's for this bill following National's new for this bill following National's new found for this bill following National's new found sudden for this bill following National's new found sudden respect for this bill following National's new found sudden respect for new found sudden respect for new new found sudden respect for teachers. Question No.8. new new found new found sudden new found sudden respect new found sudden respect for new found sudden respect for teachers. new found sudden respect for teachers. Question new found sudden respect for teachers. Question No.8. 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When he was advised by officials of was advised by officials of organised was advised by officials of organised fraud was advised by officials of organised fraud by was advised by officials of organised fraud by Sri was advised by officials of organised fraud by Sri Lankan organised fraud by Sri Lankan student organised fraud by Sri Lankan student visa organised fraud by Sri Lankan student visa applicants, organised fraud by Sri Lankan student visa applicants, why organised fraud by Sri Lankan student visa applicants, why did organised fraud by Sri Lankan student visa applicants, why did he student visa applicants, why did he take student visa applicants, why did he take no student visa applicants, why did he take no action student visa applicants, why did he take no action to student visa applicants, why did he take no action to establish student visa applicants, why did he take no action to establish how take no action to establish how widespread take no action to establish how widespread the take no action to establish how widespread the fraud take no action to establish how widespread the fraud was? take no action to establish how widespread the fraud was? 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That action was to manually review the 895 applications manually review the 895 applications that manually review the 895 applications that were manually review the 895 applications that were received manually review the 895 applications that were received through manually review the 895 applications that were received through the that were received through the that were received through the that were received through the Mumbai office that were received through the Mumbai office for that were received through the Mumbai office for visas that were received through the Mumbai office for visas from that were received through the Mumbai office for visas from Sri Mumbai office for visas from Sri Lankan Mumbai office for visas from Sri Lankan Nationals Mumbai office for visas from Sri Lankan Nationals during Mumbai office for visas from Sri Lankan Nationals during 2017 Mumbai office for visas from Sri Lankan Nationals during 2017 and Mumbai office for visas from Sri Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see which ones Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see which ones of Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see which ones of those Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see which ones of those involved Lankan Nationals during 2017 and see which ones of those involved the which ones of those involved the finance which ones of those involved the finance company which ones of those involved the finance company in which ones of those involved the finance company in question. which ones of those involved the finance company in question. 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When I became minister I noticed that issues. When I became minister I noticed that the issues. When I became minister I noticed that the memorandum issues. When I became minister I noticed that the memorandum account noticed that the memorandum account was noticed that the memorandum account noticed noticed that the memorandum account was $50 million noticed that the memorandum account was $50 million in noticed that the memorandum account was $50 million in deficit. noticed that the memorandum account was $50 million in deficit. What noticed that the memorandum account was $50 million in deficit. What we was $50 million in deficit. What we was was $50 million in deficit. What we are doing as was $50 million in deficit. What we are doing as a was $50 million in deficit. What we are doing as a Government was $50 million in deficit. What we are doing as a Government is are doing as a Government is are doing as a Government is are doing as a Government is consulting on are doing as a Government is consulting on immigration are doing as a Government is consulting on immigration fees are doing as a Government is consulting on immigration fees and consulting on immigration fees and levies consulting on immigration fees and levies to consulting on immigration fees and levies to ensure consulting on immigration fees and levies to ensure that consulting on immigration fees and levies to ensure that the consulting on immigration fees and levies to ensure that the system consulting on immigration fees and levies to ensure that the system is levies to ensure that the system is properly levies to ensure that the system is properly funded levies to ensure that the system is properly funded and levies to ensure that the system is properly funded and resourced. properly funded and resourced. <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> What <INTERRUPTION> What further <INTERRUPTION> What further action <INTERRUPTION> What further action does <INTERRUPTION> What further action does he <INTERRUPTION> What further action does he intend What further action does he intend to What further action does he intend to take What further action does he intend to take to What further action does he intend to take to address What further action does he intend to take to address student to take to address student exploitation? to take to address student exploitation? We to take to address student exploitation? We have to take to address student exploitation? We have recently exploitation? We have recently consulted exploitation? We have recently consulted on exploitation? We have recently consulted on post-study exploitation? We have recently consulted on post-study work exploitation? We have recently consulted on post-study work rights consulted on post-study work rights proposals. consulted on post-study work rights proposals. These consulted on post-study work rights proposals. These changes consulted on post-study work rights proposals. These changes are proposals. These changes are intended proposals. These changes are intended to proposals. These changes are intended to maintain proposals. These changes are intended to maintain the proposals. These changes are intended to maintain the quality proposals. These changes are intended to maintain the quality of intended to maintain the quality of New intended to maintain the quality of New Zealand's intended to maintain the quality of New Zealand's education intended to maintain the quality of New Zealand's education industry intended to maintain the quality of New Zealand's education industry and New Zealand's education industry and reduce New Zealand's education industry and reduce the New Zealand's education industry and reduce the exploitation New Zealand's education industry and reduce the exploitation of New Zealand's education industry and reduce the exploitation of migrant reduce the exploitation of migrant students. reduce the exploitation of migrant reduce reduce the exploitation of migrant students. The results reduce the exploitation of migrant students. The results of reduce the exploitation of migrant students. The results of this reduce the exploitation of migrant students. The results of this Ken students. 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What action will be taken against action will be taken against students action will be taken against students found action will be taken against students found to action will be taken against students found to have action will be taken against students found to have committed students found to have committed fraud students found to have committed fraud on students found to have committed fraud on their students found to have committed fraud on their applications? students found to have committed fraud on their applications? Well, fraud on their applications? Well, Mr fraud on their applications? Well, Mr Speaker, fraud on their applications? Well, Mr Speaker, the fraud on their applications? Well, Mr Speaker, the challenge, fraud on their applications? 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So what Immigration NZ is doing is Immigration NZ is doing is identifying Immigration NZ is doing is identifying which Immigration NZ is doing is identifying which students Immigration NZ is doing is identifying which students may Immigration NZ is doing is identifying which students may be identifying which students may be involved identifying which students may be involved and identifying which students may be involved and should identifying which students may be involved and should those identifying which students may be involved and should those students involved and should those students seek involved and should those students seek to involved and should those students seek to extend involved and should those students seek to extend their involved and should those students seek to extend their visa involved and should those students seek to extend their visa in involved and should those students seek to extend their visa in New seek to extend their visa in New Zealand, seek to extend their visa in New Zealand, those seek to extend their visa in New Zealand, those visas seek to extend their visa in New Zealand, those visas will seek to extend their visa in New Zealand, those visas will be Zealand, those visas will be Zealand, those visas will be Zealand, those visas will be scrutinised carefully Zealand, those visas will be scrutinised carefully and Zealand, those visas will be scrutinised carefully and will Zealand, those visas will be scrutinised carefully and will be scrutinised carefully and will be made scrutinised carefully and will be made absolutely scrutinised carefully and will be made absolutely certain scrutinised carefully and will be made absolutely certain that scrutinised carefully and will be made absolutely certain that they made absolutely certain that they have made absolutely certain that they made made absolutely certain that they have the source made absolutely certain that they have the source of made absolutely certain that they have the source of funds made absolutely certain that they have the source of funds they made absolutely certain that they have the source of funds they need have the source of funds they need to have the source of funds they need to support have the source of funds they need to support themselves have the source of funds they need to support themselves in have the source of funds they need to support themselves in New to support themselves in New Zealand. to support themselves in New Zealand. What to support themselves in New Zealand. What signal to support themselves in New Zealand. What signal does to support themselves in New Zealand. What signal does that Zealand. What signal does that answer Zealand. What signal does that answer send Zealand. What signal does that answer send to Zealand. What signal does that answer send to future Zealand. What signal does that answer send to future applicants Zealand. 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This accord sets a clear path This accord sets a clear path This accord sets a clear path This accord sets a clear path forward to This accord sets a clear path forward to insure This accord sets a clear path forward to insure we This accord sets a clear path forward to insure we get This accord sets a clear path forward to insure we get the This accord sets a clear path forward to insure we get the right forward to insure we get the right forward to insure we get the right forward to insure we get the right number of forward to insure we get the right number of nurses forward to insure we get the right number of nurses in forward to insure we get the right number of nurses in the forward to insure we get the right number of nurses in the right forward to insure we get the right number of nurses in the right place number of nurses in the right place at number of nurses in the right place at the number of nurses in the right place at the right number of nurses in the right place at the right time. number of nurses in the right place at the right time. How number of nurses in the right place at the right time. How will number of nurses in the right place at the right time. How will safe at the right time. How will safe staffing at the right time. How will safe staffing levels at the right time. How will safe staffing levels be at the right time. How will safe staffing levels be determined? at the right time. How will safe staffing levels be determined? The staffing levels be determined? The staffing levels be determined? The staffing levels be determined? The accord commits staffing levels be determined? The accord commits DHBs staffing levels be determined? The accord commits DHBs and staffing levels be determined? The accord commits DHBs and the staffing levels be determined? 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I safe staffing tool, care capacity demand management. I accept safe staffing tool, care capacity demand management. I accept that demand management. I accept that nurses demand management. I accept that nurses don't demand management. I accept that nurses don't feel demand management. I accept that nurses don't feel that demand management. I accept that nurses don't feel that DHBs demand management. I accept that nurses don't feel that DHBs have nurses don't feel that DHBs have always nurses don't feel that DHBs have always delivered nurses don't feel that DHBs have always delivered on nurses don't feel that DHBs have always delivered on previous always delivered on previous commitments. always delivered on previous commitments. As always delivered on previous commitments. As Minister always delivered on previous commitments. As Minister of always delivered on previous commitments. As Minister of Health always delivered on previous commitments. As Minister of Health I commitments. As Minister of Health I will commitments. As Minister of Health I will be commitments. As Minister of Health I will be requiring commitments. As Minister of Health I will be requiring them commitments. As Minister of Health I will be requiring them to commitments. As Minister of Health I will be requiring them to make commitments. As Minister of Health I will be requiring them to make good will be requiring them to make good on will be requiring them to make good on all will be requiring them to make good on all staffing will be requiring them to make good on all staffing commitments will be requiring them to make good on all staffing commitments and on all staffing commitments and clear on all staffing commitments and clear accountability on all staffing commitments and clear accountability mechanisms on all staffing commitments and clear accountability mechanisms will clear accountability mechanisms will be clear accountability mechanisms will be in clear accountability mechanisms will be in place. clear accountability mechanisms will be in place. Supplementary. clear accountability mechanisms will be in place. Supplementary. What be in place. Supplementary. What measures be in place. Supplementary. What measures will be in place. Supplementary. What measures will be be in place. Supplementary. What measures will be taken be in place. Supplementary. What measures will be taken to be in place. Supplementary. What measures will be taken to ensure measures will be taken to ensure there measures will be taken to ensure there are measures will be taken to ensure there are sufficient measures will be taken to ensure there are sufficient nurses there are sufficient nurses available? there are sufficient nurses available? The there are sufficient nurses available? The accord there are sufficient nurses available? The accord also there are sufficient nurses available? The accord also includes available? The accord also includes a available? The accord also includes a commitment available? The accord also includes a commitment to available? The accord also includes a commitment to develop available? The accord also includes a commitment to develop a available? The accord also includes a commitment to develop a strategy a commitment to develop a strategy a commitment to develop a strategy a commitment to develop a strategy to help a commitment to develop a strategy to help keep a commitment to develop a strategy to help keep existing a commitment to develop a strategy to help keep existing nurses a commitment to develop a strategy to help keep existing nurses and to help keep existing nurses and mid-wives to help keep existing nurses and mid-wives in to help keep existing nurses and mid-wives in the to help keep existing nurses and mid-wives in the public to help keep existing nurses and mid-wives in the public health mid-wives in the public health service mid-wives in the public health service and mid-wives in the public health service and attract mid-wives in the public health service and attract others mid-wives in the public health service and attract others back mid-wives in the public health service and attract others back to service and attract others back to work service and attract others back to work in service and attract others back to work in our service and attract others back to work in our hospitals. service and attract others back to work in our hospitals. We service and attract others back to work in our hospitals. We will service and attract others back to work in our hospitals. We will look work in our hospitals. We will look at work in our hospitals. We will look at what work in our hospitals. We will look at what more work in our hospitals. We will look at what more we work in our hospitals. We will look at what more we can work in our hospitals. We will look at what more we can do work in our hospitals. We will look at what more we can do to work in our hospitals. We will look at what more we can do to support at what more we can do to support our at what more we can do to support our graduate at what more we can do to support our graduate nurses at what more we can do to support our graduate nurses into at what more we can do to support our graduate nurses into employment our graduate nurses into employment and our graduate nurses into employment and training. our graduate nurses into employment and training. These our graduate nurses into employment and training. These are our graduate nurses into employment and training. These are realistic and training. These are realistic steps and training. These are realistic and and training. These are realistic steps we can and training. These are realistic steps we can take and training. These are realistic steps we can take right and training. These are realistic steps we can take right now and training. These are realistic steps we can take right now to and training. These are realistic steps we can take right now to start steps we can take right now to start addressing steps we can take right now to start addressing the steps we can take right now to start addressing the issues steps we can take right now to start addressing the issues of steps we can take right now to start addressing the issues of safe addressing the issues of safe addressing the issues of safe addressing the issues of safe staffing and addressing the issues of safe staffing and workloads addressing the issues of safe staffing and workloads that addressing the issues of safe staffing and workloads that have staffing and workloads that have developed staffing and workloads that have developed over staffing and workloads that have developed over many staffing and workloads that have developed over many years staffing and workloads that have developed over many years of developed over many years of underfunding. developed over many years of underfunding. That developed over many years of underfunding. That concludes developed over many years of underfunding. That concludes Oral underfunding. That concludes Oral Questions. underfunding. That concludes Oral Questions. I underfunding. That concludes Oral Questions. I call underfunding. That concludes Oral Questions. I call on underfunding. 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