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Almighty Almighty God, Almighty God, we Almighty God, we give Almighty God, we give thanks Almighty God, we give thanks for Almighty God, we give thanks for the Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings we give thanks for the blessings which we give thanks for the blessings which have we give thanks for the blessings which have been we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. which have been bestowed on us. Laying which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, Laying aside all personal interests, we Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Queen we acknowledge the Queen and we acknowledge the Queen and pray we acknowledge the Queen and pray for we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance and pray for guidance in and pray for guidance in our and pray for guidance in our deliberations, in our deliberations, that in our deliberations, that we in our deliberations, that we may in our deliberations, that we may conduct that we may conduct the that we may conduct the affairs that we may conduct the affairs of that we may conduct the affairs of this that we may conduct the affairs of this House the affairs of this House with the affairs of this House with wisdom, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, with wisdom, justice, mercy, and with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility and humility for and humility for the and humility for the welfare and humility for the welfare and and humility for the welfare and peace for the welfare and peace of for the welfare and peace of New for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen. I I wish I wish to I wish to advise I wish to advise the I wish to advise the House I wish to advise the House that I wish to advise the House that I I wish to advise the House that I have I wish to advise the House that I have received I wish to advise the House that I have received a I wish to advise the House that I have received a letter I wish to advise the House that I have received a letter resigning have received a letter resigning with have received a letter resigning with affect have received a letter resigning with affect from have received a letter resigning with affect from midnight have received a letter resigning with affect from midnight 15 have received a letter resigning with affect from midnight 15 May with affect from midnight 15 May 2019. with affect from midnight 15 May 2019. I with affect from midnight 15 May 2019. I have with affect from midnight 15 May 2019. I have subsequently with affect from midnight 15 May 2019. 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Would he please come forward the Oath of Allegiance. Would he please come forward to the Oath of Allegiance. Would he please come forward to the the Oath of Allegiance. Would he please come forward to the chair the Oath of Allegiance. Would he please come forward to the chair on please come forward to the chair on my please come forward to the chair on my right. I I Paolo I Paolo Raiz I Paolo Raiz Garcia I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be faithful I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be faithful and I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be faithful and bar I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be faithful and bar true I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be faithful and bar true allegiance I Paolo Raiz Garcia swear I will be faithful and bar true allegiance to faithful and bar true allegiance to Her faithful and bar true allegiance to Her Majesty faithful and bar true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen faithful and bar true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth faithful and bar true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, faithful and bar true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors according Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors according to heirs and successors according to law, heirs and successors according to law, so heirs and successors according to law, so help heirs and successors according to law, so help me heirs and successors according to law, so help me God. heirs and successors according to law, so help me God. <APPLAUSE> No No papers No papers have No papers have been No papers have been presented. 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Petitions of Christine McCarthy Petitions of Christine McCarthy requesting Petitions of Christine McCarthy requesting that Petitions of Christine McCarthy requesting that the Petitions of Christine McCarthy requesting that the House Petitions of Christine McCarthy requesting that the House enable Petitions of Christine McCarthy requesting that the House enable all requesting that the House enable all New requesting that the House enable all New Zealand requesting that the House enable all New Zealand prisoners requesting that the House enable all New Zealand prisoners to requesting that the House enable all New Zealand prisoners to be requesting that the House enable all New Zealand prisoners to be eligible New Zealand prisoners to be eligible to New Zealand prisoners to be eligible to vote New Zealand prisoners to be eligible to vote in New Zealand prisoners to be eligible to vote in New New Zealand prisoners to be eligible to vote in New Zealand New Zealand prisoners to be eligible to vote in New Zealand elections. to vote in New Zealand elections. 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The House now comes to oral questions. Request now comes to oral questions. Request No. now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is in now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is in the now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is in the name now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is in the name of now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is in the name of the now comes to oral questions. Request No. 1 is in the name of the Hon No. 1 is in the name of the Hon Simon No. 1 is in the name of the Hon Simon Bridges. No. 1 is in the name of the Hon Simon Bridges. D My Simon Bridges. D My question Simon Bridges. D My question is Simon Bridges. D My question is to Simon Bridges. D My question is to the Simon Bridges. D My question is to the Prime Simon Bridges. D My question is to the Prime Minister: Minister: Does Minister: Does she Minister: Does she stand Minister: Does she stand by Minister: Does she stand by all Does she stand by all her Does she stand by all her Government's Does she stand by all her Government's statements, her Government's statements, policies, her Government's statements, policies, and her Government's statements, policies, and actions? The The Rt The Rt Hon The Rt Hon PM. The Rt Hon PM. Mr The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Has The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Has her The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Has her government's The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Has her government's freeze-free The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Has her government's freeze-free policy her government's freeze-free policy for her government's freeze-free policy for tertiary her government's freeze-free policy for tertiary students her government's freeze-free policy for tertiary students been her government's freeze-free policy for tertiary students been less for tertiary students been less successful for tertiary students been less successful than for tertiary students been less successful than she for tertiary students been less successful than she envisaged? for tertiary students been less successful than she envisaged? Mr successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, no. successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, no. How successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, no. How can successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, no. How can she successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, no. How can she say successful than she envisaged? Mr Speaker, no. How can she say that Speaker, no. How can she say that when Speaker, no. How can she say that when her Speaker, no. How can she say that when her Cabinet Speaker, no. How can she say that when her Cabinet believed Speaker, no. How can she say that when her Cabinet believed 80,000 when her Cabinet believed 80,000 students when her Cabinet believed 80,000 students would when her Cabinet believed 80,000 students would get when her Cabinet believed 80,000 students would get tertiary students would get tertiary educations students would get tertiary educations last students would get tertiary educations last year students would get tertiary educations last year and students would get tertiary educations last year and it students would get tertiary educations last year and it was, students would get tertiary educations last year and it was, in educations last year and it was, in fact, educations last year and it was, in fact, only educations last year and it was, in fact, only 50,000 educations last year and it was, in fact, only 50,000 that educations last year and it was, in fact, only 50,000 that end educations last year and it was, in fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer even fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer even than fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer even than the fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer even than the year fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer even than the year before? fact, only 50,000 that end rolled, fewer even than the year before? 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Mr and, on that basis, isn't it a clear policy fail? Mr Speaker, and, on that basis, isn't it a clear policy fail? Mr Speaker, the and, on that basis, isn't it a clear policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal and, on that basis, isn't it a clear policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free was policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free was to policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free was to make policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free was to make sure policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free was to make sure that policy fail? Mr Speaker, the goal of freeze-free was to make sure that we freeze-free was to make sure that we reduce freeze-free was to make sure that we reduce the freeze-free was to make sure that we reduce the barriers freeze-free was to make sure that we reduce the barriers for freeze-free was to make sure that we reduce the barriers for vocational reduce the barriers for vocational training, reduce the barriers for vocational training, for reduce the barriers for vocational training, for apprenticeship, reduce the barriers for vocational training, for apprenticeship, for training, for apprenticeship, for post training, for apprenticeship, for post secondary training, for apprenticeship, for post secondary education training, for apprenticeship, for post secondary education and, training, for apprenticeship, for post secondary education and, Mr post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, one post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, one of post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, one of the post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, one of the things post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, one of the things that post secondary education and, Mr Speaker, one of the things that we Speaker, one of the things that we are Speaker, one of the things that we are doing Speaker, one of the things that we are doing now Speaker, one of the things that we are doing now is Speaker, one of the things that we are doing now is working Speaker, one of the things that we are doing now is working actively are doing now is working actively with are doing now is working actively with the are doing now is working actively with the Business are doing now is working actively with the Business Advisory are doing now is working actively with the Business Advisory Council with the Business Advisory Council to with the Business Advisory Council to make with the Business Advisory Council to make sure with the Business Advisory Council to make sure that with the Business Advisory Council to make sure that freeze-free with the Business Advisory Council to make sure that freeze-free policy to make sure that freeze-free policy is to make sure that freeze-free policy is made to make sure that freeze-free policy is made accessible to make sure that freeze-free policy is made accessible for to make sure that freeze-free policy is made accessible for those to make sure that freeze-free policy is made accessible for those already is made accessible for those already in is made accessible for those already in the is made accessible for those already in the workforce. is made accessible for those already in the workforce. 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Unlike the last government, we are focused on the government, we are focused on the future government, we are focused on the future of government, we are focused on the future of work government, we are focused on the future of work - government, we are focused on the future of work - making government, we are focused on the future of work - making sure government, we are focused on the future of work - making sure that future of work - making sure that those future of work - making sure that those who future of work - making sure that those who are future of work - making sure that those who are already future of work - making sure that those who are already in future of work - making sure that those who are already in workplaces those who are already in workplaces who those who are already in workplaces who are those who are already in workplaces who are vulnerable those who are already in workplaces who are vulnerable to those who are already in workplaces who are vulnerable to digitalised who are vulnerable to digitalised economy who are vulnerable to digitalised economy may who are vulnerable to digitalised economy may potentially who are vulnerable to digitalised economy may potentially lose who are vulnerable to digitalised economy may potentially lose their economy may potentially lose their jobs economy may potentially lose their jobs are economy may potentially lose their jobs are retaining economy may potentially lose their jobs are retaining on economy may potentially lose their jobs are retaining on the economy may potentially lose their jobs are retaining on the job. economy may potentially lose their jobs are retaining on the job. 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Did she something that is implemented in this term of office. Did she ask something that is implemented in this term of office. Did she ask her this term of office. Did she ask her Minister this term of office. Did she ask her Minister of this term of office. Did she ask her Minister of Finance this term of office. Did she ask her Minister of Finance to this term of office. Did she ask her Minister of Finance to put this term of office. Did she ask her Minister of Finance to put the this term of office. Did she ask her Minister of Finance to put the $200 Minister of Finance to put the $200 million Minister of Finance to put the $200 million underspend Minister of Finance to put the $200 million underspend from Minister of Finance to put the $200 million underspend from fees-free million underspend from fees-free into million underspend from fees-free into restoring million underspend from fees-free into restoring - million underspend from fees-free into restoring - or million underspend from fees-free into restoring - or resolving, million underspend from fees-free into restoring - or resolving, I into restoring - or resolving, I should into restoring - or resolving, I should say into restoring - or resolving, I should say - into restoring - or resolving, I should say - the into restoring - or resolving, I should say - the teachers' into restoring - or resolving, I should say - the teachers' strike? should say - the teachers' strike? Mr should say - the teachers' strike? Mr Speaker, should say - the teachers' strike? Mr Speaker, the should say - the teachers' strike? Mr Speaker, the member should say - the teachers' strike? Mr Speaker, the member will should say - the teachers' strike? 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The the funding has been used for. The Hon the funding has been used for. The Hon Chris the funding has been used for. The Hon Chris Hipkins. the funding has been used for. The Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the funding has been used for. The Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the the funding has been used for. The Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the PM Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the PM confirm Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the PM confirm without Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the PM confirm without further Hon Chris Hipkins. Can the PM confirm without further investment confirm without further investment by confirm without further investment by this confirm without further investment by this government confirm without further investment by this government some confirm without further investment by this government some of confirm without further investment by this government some of our by this government some of our vocational by this government some of our vocational education by this government some of our vocational education providers by this government some of our vocational education providers our vocational education providers our polytechs vocational education providers our polytechs and vocational education providers our polytechs and institutes vocational education providers our polytechs and institutes of polytechs and institutes of technology polytechs and institutes of technology would polytechs and institutes of technology would face polytechs and institutes of technology would face further technology would face further difficulty technology would face further difficulty in technology would face further difficulty in the technology would face further difficulty in the coming technology would face further difficulty in the coming year difficulty in the coming year because difficulty in the coming year because of difficulty in the coming year because of the difficulty in the coming year because of the situation difficulty in the coming year because of the situation we because of the situation we inherited because of the situation we inherited from because of the situation we inherited from the because of the situation we inherited from the last because of the situation we inherited from the last year? because of the situation we inherited from the last year? 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I can and we were not satisfied with a and we were not satisfied with a system and we were not satisfied with a system where and we were not satisfied with a system where we and we were not satisfied with a system where we continued and we were not satisfied with a system where we continued to and we were not satisfied with a system where we continued to bail system where we continued to bail out system where we continued to bail out a system where we continued to bail out a sector, system where we continued to bail out a sector, instead system where we continued to bail out a sector, instead of system where we continued to bail out a sector, instead of putting out a sector, instead of putting them out a sector, instead of putting them on out a sector, instead of putting them on a out a sector, instead of putting them on a footing out a sector, instead of putting them on a footing ensures out a sector, instead of putting them on a footing ensures they out a sector, instead of putting them on a footing ensures they can them on a footing ensures they can provide them on a footing ensures they can provide for them on a footing ensures they can provide for regional them on a footing ensures they can provide for regional training them on a footing ensures they can provide for regional training and provide for regional training and education, provide for regional training and education, which provide for regional training and education, which is provide for regional training and education, which is exactly provide for regional training and education, which is exactly what provide for regional training and education, which is exactly what our education, which is exactly what our communities education, which is exactly what our communities are education, which is exactly what our communities are asking education, which is exactly what our communities are asking us education, which is exactly what our communities are asking us to education, which is exactly what our communities are asking us to do. education, which is exactly what our communities are asking us to do. The communities are asking us to do. The Rt communities are asking us to do. The Rt Hon communities are asking us to do. The Rt Hon Winston communities are asking us to do. The Rt Hon Winston Peters. communities are asking us to do. The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can communities are asking us to do. The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the communities are asking us to do. The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the PM Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the PM confirm Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the PM confirm that Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the PM confirm that until Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the PM confirm that until the Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can the PM confirm that until the government confirm that until the government stepped confirm that until the government stepped in confirm that until the government stepped in to confirm that until the government stepped in to address confirm that until the government stepped in to address the confirm that until the government stepped in to address the 100 stepped in to address the 100 million stepped in to address the 100 million fiscal stepped in to address the 100 million fiscal politics stepped in to address the 100 million fiscal politics the million fiscal politics the opportunity million fiscal politics the confirm million fiscal politics the opportunity for people million fiscal politics the opportunity for people to million fiscal politics the opportunity for people to go million fiscal politics the opportunity for people to go to opportunity for people to go to polytechs opportunity for people to go to polytechs was opportunity for people to go to polytechs was severely opportunity for people to go to polytechs was severely challenged? polytechs was severely challenged? Mr polytechs was severely challenged? Mr Speaker, polytechs was severely challenged? Mr Speaker, yes. polytechs was severely challenged? Mr Speaker, yes. Does polytechs was severely challenged? Mr Speaker, yes. Does she polytechs was severely challenged? Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept polytechs was severely challenged? Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free is Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free is a Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free is a policy Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free is a policy fail Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free is a policy fail just Mr Speaker, yes. Does she accept the fees-free is a policy fail just like fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild and fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild and a fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild and a host fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild and a host of fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild and a host of others fees-free is a policy fail just like KiwiBuild and a host of others and KiwiBuild and a host of others and how KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is her KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is her year KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is her year of KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is her year of delivery KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is her year of delivery going KiwiBuild and a host of others and how is her year of delivery going so how is her year of delivery going so far? how is her year of delivery going so far? No, how is her year of delivery going so far? No, I how is her year of delivery going so far? No, I do how is her year of delivery going so far? No, I do not. how is her year of delivery going so far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> I far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> I absolutely far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> I absolutely don't far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> I absolutely don't accept far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> I absolutely don't accept that far? No, I do not. <INTERRUPTION> I absolutely don't accept that and, I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I take I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I take that I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I take that then I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I take that then as I absolutely don't accept that and, Mr Speaker, I take that then as a Mr Speaker, I take that then as a concession Mr Speaker, I take that then as a concession that Mr Speaker, I take that then as a concession that the Mr Speaker, I take that then as a concession that the member Mr Speaker, I take that then as a concession that the member will Mr Speaker, I take that then as a concession that the member will get concession that the member will get rid concession that the member will get rid of concession that the member will get rid of the concession that the member will get rid of the fees-free concession that the member will get rid of the fees-free policy. concession that the member will get rid of the fees-free policy. Chris rid of the fees-free policy. Chris Hipkins. rid of the fees-free policy. Chris Hipkins. Supplementary rid of the fees-free policy. Chris Hipkins. Supplementary question rid of the fees-free policy. Chris Hipkins. Supplementary question to Hipkins. Supplementary question to the Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Does Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Does she Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Does she think Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Does she think it Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Does she think it will Hipkins. Supplementary question to the PM. Does she think it will make the PM. Does she think it will make it the PM. Does she think it will make it easier the PM. Does she think it will make it easier or the PM. Does she think it will make it easier or harder the PM. Does she think it will make it easier or harder for the PM. Does she think it will make it easier or harder for a the PM. Does she think it will make it easier or harder for a young it easier or harder for a young person it easier or harder for a young person to it easier or harder for a young person to save it easier or harder for a young person to save for it easier or harder for a young person to save for a it easier or harder for a young person to save for a first it easier or harder for a young person to save for a first home it easier or harder for a young person to save for a first home if person to save for a first home if they person to save for a first home if they don't person to save for a first home if they don't have person to save for a first home if they don't have to person to save for a first home if they don't have to borrow person to save for a first home if they don't have to borrow for person to save for a first home if they don't have to borrow for their they don't have to borrow for their first they don't have to borrow for their first study? they don't have to borrow for their first study? Absolutely. they don't have to borrow for their first study? Absolutely. We they don't have to borrow for their first study? Absolutely. We have first study? Absolutely. We have already first study? Absolutely. We have already seen first study? Absolutely. We have already seen a first study? Absolutely. We have already seen a considerable first study? Absolutely. We have already seen a considerable increase already seen a considerable increase in already seen a considerable increase in the already seen a considerable increase in the debt already seen a considerable increase in the debt that already seen a considerable increase in the debt that young already seen a considerable increase in the debt that young people already seen a considerable increase in the debt that young people are in the debt that young people are carrying in the debt that young people are carrying as in the debt that young people are carrying as a in the debt that young people are carrying as a result in the debt that young people are carrying as a result of in the debt that young people are carrying as a result of fees-free. carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr Speaker, carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr Speaker, of carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr Speaker, of course, carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr Speaker, of course, we carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr Speaker, of course, we are carrying as a result of fees-free. Mr Speaker, of course, we are very Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged to Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged to see Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged to see that Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged to see that in Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged to see that in terms Mr Speaker, of course, we are very encouraged to see that in terms of encouraged to see that in terms of those encouraged to see that in terms of those who encouraged to see that in terms of those who are encouraged to see that in terms of those who are first-home encouraged to see that in terms of those who are first-home buyers encouraged to see that in terms of those who are first-home buyers in those who are first-home buyers in the those who are first-home buyers in the housing those who are first-home buyers in the housing market, those who are first-home buyers in the housing market, we those who are first-home buyers in the housing market, we are those who are first-home buyers in the housing market, we are seeing those who are first-home buyers in the housing market, we are seeing an the housing market, we are seeing an increase the housing market, we are seeing an increase from the housing market, we are seeing an increase from 18% the housing market, we are seeing an increase from 18% to the housing market, we are seeing an increase from 18% to now the housing market, we are seeing an increase from 18% to now 24% the housing market, we are seeing an increase from 18% to now 24% of the housing market, we are seeing an increase from 18% to now 24% of the increase from 18% to now 24% of the market increase from 18% to now 24% of the market being increase from 18% to now 24% of the market being made increase from 18% to now 24% of the market being made up increase from 18% to now 24% of the market being made up of increase from 18% to now 24% of the market being made up of first-home market being made up of first-home buyers. market being made up of first-home buyers. The market being made up of first-home buyers. The work market being made up of first-home buyers. The work of market being made up of first-home buyers. The work of this market being made up of first-home buyers. The work of this government buyers. The work of this government has buyers. The work of this government has stopped buyers. The work of this government has stopped ownership buyers. The work of this government has stopped ownership by buyers. The work of this government has stopped ownership by foreign has stopped ownership by foreign buyers. has stopped ownership by foreign buyers. Order. has stopped ownership by foreign buyers. Order. Order. has stopped ownership by foreign buyers. Order. Order. That has stopped ownership by foreign buyers. Order. Order. That has has stopped ownership by foreign buyers. Order. Order. That has gone buyers. Order. Order. That has gone too buyers. Order. Order. That has gone too far. buyers. Order. Order. That has gone too far. Question buyers. Order. Order. That has gone too far. Question No. buyers. Order. Order. That has gone too far. Question No. 2. buyers. Order. Order. That has gone too far. Question No. 2. Willow-Jean too far. Question No. 2. Willow-Jean Prime. 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 Corrections: Corrections: What Corrections: What recent Corrections: What recent announcements Corrections: What recent announcements has Corrections: What recent announcements has he What recent announcements has he made What recent announcements has he made about What recent announcements has he made about reducing What recent announcements has he made about reducing Maori made about reducing Maori reoffending made about reducing Maori reoffending rates? The The honourable The honourable Kelvin The honourable Kelvin Davis. The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr Speaker, The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr Speaker, recently The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr Speaker, recently I The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr Speaker, recently I announced The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr Speaker, recently I announced a The honourable Kelvin Davis. Mr Speaker, recently I announced a $98 Speaker, recently I announced a $98 million Speaker, recently I announced a $98 million investment Speaker, recently I announced a $98 million investment into Speaker, recently I announced a $98 million investment into the Speaker, recently I announced a $98 million investment into the creation million investment into the creation of million investment into the creation of Maori million investment into the creation of Maori pathways million investment into the creation of Maori pathways inside million investment into the creation of Maori pathways inside Northland of Maori pathways inside Northland and of Maori pathways inside Northland and Hawke's of Maori pathways inside Northland and Hawke's Bay of Maori pathways inside Northland and Hawke's Bay prisons. of Maori pathways inside Northland and Hawke's Bay prisons. It of Maori pathways inside Northland and Hawke's Bay prisons. It allows and Hawke's Bay prisons. 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It would initially focus back into the community and beyond. It would initially focus on back into the community and beyond. It would initially focus on Maori It would initially focus on Maori men It would initially focus on Maori men under It would initially focus on Maori men under 30 It would initially focus on Maori men under 30 years It would initially focus on Maori men under 30 years of It would initially focus on Maori men under 30 years of age. It would initially focus on Maori men under 30 years of age. The It would initially focus on Maori men under 30 years of age. The group men under 30 years of age. The group with men under 30 years of age. The group with the men under 30 years of age. The group with the highest men under 30 years of age. The group with the highest rates men under 30 years of age. 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Mr Speaker, I am advised that there have been no am advised that there have been no sales am advised that there have been no sales of am advised that there have been no sales of the am advised that there have been no sales of the seven am advised that there have been no sales of the seven homes am advised that there have been no sales of the seven homes on am advised that there have been no sales of the seven homes on the sales of the seven homes on the market sales of the seven homes on the market in sales of the seven homes on the market in Canterbury sales of the seven homes on the market in Canterbury so sales of the seven homes on the market in Canterbury so far. sales of the seven homes on the market in Canterbury so far. Three market in Canterbury so far. Three of market in Canterbury so far. Three of those market in Canterbury so far. Three of those Canterbury market in Canterbury so far. Three of those Canterbury hopes market in Canterbury so far. Three of those Canterbury hopes have market in Canterbury so far. Three of those Canterbury hopes have been of those Canterbury hopes have been brought of those Canterbury hopes have been brought by of those Canterbury hopes have been brought by the of those Canterbury hopes have been brought by the government of those Canterbury hopes have been brought by the government and of those Canterbury hopes have been brought by the government and that brought by the government and that is brought by the government and that is in brought by the government and that is in 2 brought by the government and that is in 2 context brought by the government and that is in 2 context of brought by the government and that is in 2 context of a brought by the government and that is in 2 context of a contract brought by the government and that is in 2 context of a contract with is in 2 context of a contract with the is in 2 context of a contract with the homes is in 2 context of a contract with the homes that is in 2 context of a contract with the homes that are is in 2 context of a contract with the homes that are delivering is in 2 context of a contract with the homes that are delivering 104 the homes that are delivering 104 affordable the homes that are delivering 104 affordable homes the homes that are delivering 104 affordable homes for the homes that are delivering 104 affordable homes for first-home affordable homes for first-home buyers. affordable homes for first-home buyers. Why affordable homes for first-home buyers. Why did affordable homes for first-home buyers. Why did the affordable homes for first-home buyers. Why did the minister buyers. Why did the minister underwrite buyers. Why did the minister underwrite already buyers. Why did the minister underwrite already built buyers. Why did the minister underwrite already built and underwrite already built and marketed underwrite already built and marketed houses underwrite already built and marketed houses after underwrite already built and marketed houses after officials underwrite already built and marketed houses after officials had marketed houses after officials had advised marketed houses after officials had advised him marketed houses after officials had advised him that marketed houses after officials had advised him that there marketed houses after officials had advised him that there was marketed houses after officials had advised him that there was an advised him that there was an oversupply advised him that there was an oversupply of advised him that there was an oversupply of housing advised him that there was an oversupply of housing in advised him that there was an oversupply of housing in Canterbury? oversupply of housing in Canterbury? I oversupply of housing in Canterbury? 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Then did the minister not with Mike Greer. Then did the minister not read with Mike Greer. Then did the minister not read his with Mike Greer. Then did the minister not read his briefing with Mike Greer. Then did the minister not read his briefing to minister not read his briefing to in-coming minister not read his briefing to in-coming ministers minister not read his briefing to in-coming ministers that minister not read his briefing to in-coming ministers that told minister not read his briefing to in-coming ministers that told him in-coming ministers that told him there in-coming ministers that told him there was in-coming ministers that told him there was an in-coming ministers that told him there was an oversupply in-coming ministers that told him there was an oversupply of in-coming ministers that told him there was an oversupply of houses in-coming ministers that told him there was an oversupply of houses in there was an oversupply of houses in Canterbury? there was an oversupply of houses in Canterbury? That there was an oversupply of houses in Canterbury? That is there was an oversupply of houses in Canterbury? That is not there was an oversupply of houses in Canterbury? 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Our government doesn't want to see Canterbury go backwards want to see Canterbury go backwards like want to see Canterbury go backwards like so want to see Canterbury go backwards like so many want to see Canterbury go backwards like so many other want to see Canterbury go backwards like so many other urban want to see Canterbury go backwards like so many other urban housing like so many other urban housing markets like so many other urban housing markets under like so many other urban housing markets under that like so many other urban housing markets under that government like so many other urban housing markets under that government as markets under that government as ruler markets under that government as ruler the markets under that government as ruler the last markets under that government as ruler the last nine markets under that government as ruler the last nine years. markets under that government as ruler the last nine years. Order. ruler the last nine years. Order. 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Our government is rebalancing investment government is rebalancing investment away government is rebalancing investment away from government is rebalancing investment away from a government is rebalancing investment away from a few government is rebalancing investment away from a few expensive government is rebalancing investment away from a few expensive motorway away from a few expensive motorway projects away from a few expensive motorway projects and away from a few expensive motorway projects and putting away from a few expensive motorway projects and putting it away from a few expensive motorway projects and putting it towards projects and putting it towards saving projects and putting it towards saving lives projects and putting it towards saving lives and projects and putting it towards saving lives and getting projects and putting it towards saving lives and getting our projects and putting it towards saving lives and getting our cities saving lives and getting our cities moving. saving lives and getting our cities moving. Last saving lives and getting our cities moving. Last year, saving lives and getting our cities moving. Last year, 377 saving lives and getting our cities moving. Last year, 377 people saving lives and getting our cities moving. Last year, 377 people died moving. Last year, 377 people died on moving. Last year, 377 people died on our moving. Last year, 377 people died on our roads moving. Last year, 377 people died on our roads and moving. Last year, 377 people died on our roads and we moving. Last year, 377 people died on our roads and we are moving. Last year, 377 people died on our roads and we are meantime on our roads and we are meantime accepting on our roads and we are meantime accepting a on our roads and we are meantime accepting a neglected on our roads and we are meantime accepting a neglected and on our roads and we are meantime accepting a neglected and dangerous accepting a neglected and dangerous roads. accepting a neglected and dangerous roads. We accepting a neglected and dangerous roads. We are accepting a neglected and dangerous roads. We are committed accepting a neglected and dangerous roads. We are committed to accepting a neglected and dangerous roads. We are committed to improving roads. We are committed to improving thousands roads. We are committed to improving thousands of roads. We are committed to improving thousands of kilometres roads. We are committed to improving thousands of kilometres of roads. We are committed to improving thousands of kilometres of dangerous thousands of kilometres of dangerous rural thousands of kilometres of dangerous rural roads thousands of kilometres of dangerous rural roads with thousands of kilometres of dangerous rural roads with interventions thousands of kilometres of dangerous rural roads with interventions that rural roads with interventions that prevent rural roads with interventions that prevent deaths, rural roads with interventions that prevent deaths, like rural roads with interventions that prevent deaths, like side rural roads with interventions that prevent deaths, like side and rural roads with interventions that prevent deaths, like side and median prevent deaths, like side and median barriers prevent deaths, like side and median barriers and prevent deaths, like side and median barriers and wider prevent deaths, like side and median barriers and wider shoulders. prevent deaths, like side and median barriers and wider shoulders. I prevent deaths, like side and median barriers and wider shoulders. I make barriers and wider shoulders. I make no barriers and wider shoulders. I make no apology barriers and wider shoulders. I make no apology for barriers and wider shoulders. I make no apology for putting barriers and wider shoulders. I make no apology for putting safety barriers and wider shoulders. I make no apology for putting safety first. no apology for putting safety first. New no apology for putting safety first. New Zealanders no apology for putting safety first. New Zealanders are no apology for putting safety first. New Zealanders are sick no apology for putting safety first. New Zealanders are sick of no apology for putting safety first. New Zealanders are sick of seeing New Zealanders are sick of seeing their New Zealanders are sick of seeing their loved New Zealanders are sick of seeing their loved ones New Zealanders are sick of seeing their loved ones die New Zealanders are sick of seeing their loved ones die on New Zealanders are sick of seeing their loved ones die on the New Zealanders are sick of seeing their loved ones die on the roads. their loved ones die on the roads. Supplementary. their loved ones die on the roads. Supplementary. Why their loved ones die on the roads. Supplementary. Why is their loved ones die on the roads. Supplementary. Why is an their loved ones die on the roads. Supplementary. Why is an improvement Supplementary. Why is an improvement to Supplementary. Why is an improvement to the Supplementary. Why is an improvement to the already Supplementary. Why is an improvement to the already very Supplementary. Why is an improvement to the already very good Supplementary. Why is an improvement to the already very good public to the already very good public transport to the already very good public transport service to the already very good public transport service dine to the already very good public transport service dine Dominion to the already very good public transport service dine Dominion Road transport service dine Dominion Road his transport service dine Dominion Road his priority transport service dine Dominion Road his priority for transport service dine Dominion Road his priority for the transport service dine Dominion Road his priority for the largest transport service dine Dominion Road his priority for the largest and his priority for the largest and most his priority for the largest and most expensive his priority for the largest and most expensive single his priority for the largest and most expensive single new his priority for the largest and most expensive single new transport most expensive single new transport project most expensive single new transport project in most expensive single new transport project in New most expensive single new transport project in New Zealand? most expensive single new transport project in New Zealand? Well, most expensive single new transport project in New Zealand? Well, the project in New Zealand? Well, the member project in New Zealand? Well, the member should project in New Zealand? Well, the member should consult project in New Zealand? Well, the member should consult his project in New Zealand? Well, the member should consult his colleague, member should consult his colleague, the member should consult his colleague, the former member should consult his colleague, the former Transport member should consult his colleague, the former Transport Minister member should consult his colleague, the former Transport Minister Simon the former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, the former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, who the former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, who oversaw the former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, who oversaw the the former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, who oversaw the work the former Transport Minister Simon Bridges, who oversaw the work that Bridges, who oversaw the work that selected Bridges, who oversaw the work that selected light Bridges, who oversaw the work that selected light rail Bridges, who oversaw the work that selected light rail as Bridges, who oversaw the work that selected light rail as the selected light rail as the appropriate selected light rail as the appropriate mode selected light rail as the appropriate mode to selected light rail as the appropriate mode to reduce selected light rail as the appropriate mode to reduce bus appropriate mode to reduce bus congestion appropriate mode to reduce bus congestion on appropriate mode to reduce bus congestion on the appropriate mode to reduce bus congestion on the Auckland appropriate mode to reduce bus congestion on the Auckland road appropriate mode to reduce bus congestion on the Auckland road and congestion on the Auckland road and provide congestion on the Auckland road and provide Aucklands congestion on the Auckland road and provide Aucklands with congestion on the Auckland road and provide Aucklands with rapid congestion on the Auckland road and provide Aucklands with rapid transit provide Aucklands with rapid transit that provide Aucklands with rapid transit that connects provide Aucklands with rapid transit that connects two provide Aucklands with rapid transit that connects two major that connects two major concentrations that connects two major concentrations of that connects two major concentrations of jobs, that connects two major concentrations of jobs, one that connects two major concentrations of jobs, one in that connects two major concentrations of jobs, one in the concentrations of jobs, one in the central concentrations of jobs, one in the central city concentrations of jobs, one in the central city and concentrations of jobs, one in the central city and one concentrations of jobs, one in the central city and one out concentrations of jobs, one in the central city and one out at concentrations of jobs, one in the central city and one out at Manarie. central city and one out at Manarie. It central city and one out at Manarie. It was central city and one out at Manarie. It was apparently central city and one out at Manarie. It was apparently a central city and one out at Manarie. It was apparently a priority central city and one out at Manarie. It was apparently a priority for central city and one out at Manarie. It was apparently a priority for the It was apparently a priority for the former It was apparently a priority for the former government,but It was apparently a priority for the former government,but not It was apparently a priority for the former government,but not anymore. former government,but not anymore. Why former government,but not anymore. Why did former government,but not anymore. Why did he former government,but not anymore. Why did he tell former government,but not anymore. Why did he tell reporters former government,but not anymore. Why did he tell reporters last former government,but not anymore. Why did he tell reporters last week Why did he tell reporters last week that Why did he tell reporters last week that he Why did he tell reporters last week that he wanted Why did he tell reporters last week that he wanted to Why did he tell reporters last week that he wanted to be Why did he tell reporters last week that he wanted to be reassured Why did he tell reporters last week that he wanted to be reassured that that he wanted to be reassured that investment that he wanted to be reassured that investment and that he wanted to be reassured that investment and extra that he wanted to be reassured that investment and extra roading investment and extra roading capacity, investment and extra roading capacity, this investment and extra roading capacity, this time investment and extra roading capacity, this time in investment and extra roading capacity, this time in Wellington: capacity, this time in Wellington: "Won't capacity, this time in Wellington: "Won't undermine capacity, this time in Wellington: "Won't undermine the capacity, this time in Wellington: "Won't undermine the cor capacity, this time in Wellington: "Won't undermine the cor objective "Won't undermine the cor objective that "Won't undermine the cor objective that we "Won't undermine the cor objective that we have "Won't undermine the cor objective that we have to "Won't undermine the cor objective that we have to get "Won't undermine the cor objective that we have to get people "Won't undermine the cor objective that we have to get people out "Won't undermine the cor objective that we have to get people out of that we have to get people out of single that we have to get people out of single occupant that we have to get people out of single occupant vehicles that we have to get people out of single occupant vehicles and that we have to get people out of single occupant vehicles and into single occupant vehicles and into public single occupant vehicles and into public transport single occupant vehicles and into public transport and single occupant vehicles and into public transport and walking single occupant vehicles and into public transport and walking and public transport and walking and cycling." public transport and walking and cycling." Yes, public transport and walking and cycling." Yes, I public transport and walking and cycling." Yes, I did public transport and walking and cycling." Yes, I did tell cycling." Yes, I did tell journalists cycling." Yes, I did tell journalists that, cycling." Yes, I did tell journalists that, precisely cycling." Yes, I did tell journalists that, precisely because journalists that, precisely because it journalists that, precisely because it is journalists that, precisely because it is not journalists that, precisely because it is not our journalists that, precisely because it is not our government's journalists that, precisely because it is not our government's view journalists that, precisely because it is not our government's view that it is not our government's view that the it is not our government's view that the only it is not our government's view that the only answer it is not our government's view that the only answer to it is not our government's view that the only answer to congestion it is not our government's view that the only answer to congestion is it is not our government's view that the only answer to congestion is to the only answer to congestion is to build the only answer to congestion is to build more the only answer to congestion is to build more motorways the only answer to congestion is to build more motorways or the only answer to congestion is to build more motorways or add the only answer to congestion is to build more motorways or add extra build more motorways or add extra lanes build more motorways or add extra lanes on build more motorways or add extra lanes on to build more motorways or add extra lanes on to the build more motorways or add extra lanes on to the ones build more motorways or add extra lanes on to the ones you build more motorways or add extra lanes on to the ones you have build more motorways or add extra lanes on to the ones you have got. lanes on to the ones you have got. We lanes on to the ones you have got. We had lanes on to the ones you have got. We had a lanes on to the ones you have got. We had a 9-year lanes on to the ones you have got. We had a 9-year experiment lanes on to the ones you have got. We had a 9-year experiment in lanes on to the ones you have got. We had a 9-year experiment in that We had a 9-year experiment in that and We had a 9-year experiment in that and during We had a 9-year experiment in that and during that We had a 9-year experiment in that and during that time We had a 9-year experiment in that and during that time congestion We had a 9-year experiment in that and during that time congestion got and during that time congestion got worse and during that time congestion got worse in and during that time congestion got worse in all and during that time congestion got worse in all of and during that time congestion got worse in all of our and during that time congestion got worse in all of our major and during that time congestion got worse in all of our major cities. worse in all of our major cities. Our worse in all of our major cities. Our government worse in all of our major cities. Our government believes, worse in all of our major cities. Our government believes, actually, Our government believes, actually, that Our government believes, actually, that building Our government believes, actually, that building modern Our government believes, actually, that building modern public that building modern public transport that building modern public transport systems, that building modern public transport systems, alongside that building modern public transport systems, alongside our transport systems, alongside our roads transport systems, alongside our roads and transport systems, alongside our roads and motorways transport systems, alongside our roads and motorways is transport systems, alongside our roads and motorways is the transport systems, alongside our roads and motorways is the only roads and motorways is the only sustainable roads and motorways is the only sustainable way roads and motorways is the only sustainable way to roads and motorways is the only sustainable way to ease roads and motorways is the only sustainable way to ease congestion sustainable way to ease congestion and sustainable way to ease congestion and actually sustainable way to ease congestion and actually allow sustainable way to ease congestion and actually allow our sustainable way to ease congestion and actually allow our people sustainable way to ease congestion and actually allow our people to and actually allow our people to move and actually allow our people to move and and actually allow our people to move and our and actually allow our people to move and our towns and actually allow our people to move and our towns and and actually allow our people to move and our towns and cities and actually allow our people to move and our towns and cities and move and our towns and cities and get move and our towns and cities and get access move and our towns and cities and get access to move and our towns and cities and get access to jobs move and our towns and cities and get access to jobs and move and our towns and cities and get access to jobs and education move and our towns and cities and get access to jobs and education and get access to jobs and education and all get access to jobs and education and all of get access to jobs and education and all of the get access to jobs and education and all of the things get access to jobs and education and all of the things that get access to jobs and education and all of the things that they get access to jobs and education and all of the things that they need get access to jobs and education and all of the things that they need on all of the things that they need on a all of the things that they need on a daily all of the things that they need on a daily basis. all of the things that they need on a daily basis. Supplementary. all of the things that they need on a daily basis. Supplementary. Is all of the things that they need on a daily basis. Supplementary. Is he a daily basis. Supplementary. Is he worried a daily basis. Supplementary. Is he worried that a daily basis. Supplementary. Is he worried that doing a daily basis. Supplementary. Is he worried that doing something a daily basis. Supplementary. Is he worried that doing something to worried that doing something to reduce worried that doing something to reduce congestion worried that doing something to reduce congestion on worried that doing something to reduce congestion on our worried that doing something to reduce congestion on our roads worried that doing something to reduce congestion on our roads would reduce congestion on our roads would only reduce congestion on our roads would only encourage reduce congestion on our roads would only encourage people reduce congestion on our roads would only encourage people to reduce congestion on our roads would only encourage people to use reduce congestion on our roads would only encourage people to use cars? only encourage people to use cars? No. only encourage people to use cars? No. We only encourage people to use cars? No. We are only encourage people to use cars? No. We are committed, only encourage people to use cars? No. We are committed, our only encourage people to use cars? No. We are committed, our government No. We are committed, our government is No. We are committed, our government is committed, No. We are committed, our government is committed, to No. We are committed, our government is committed, to actually No. We are committed, our government is committed, to actually reducing is committed, to actually reducing congestion is committed, to actually reducing congestion by is committed, to actually reducing congestion by billing is committed, to actually reducing congestion by billing modern is committed, to actually reducing congestion by billing modern public congestion by billing modern public transport congestion by billing modern public transport systems congestion by billing modern public transport systems in congestion by billing modern public transport systems in our congestion by billing modern public transport systems in our city. congestion by billing modern public transport systems in our city. That transport systems in our city. That is transport systems in our city. That is why transport systems in our city. That is why we transport systems in our city. That is why we have transport systems in our city. That is why we have committed, transport systems in our city. That is why we have committed, alongside is why we have committed, alongside local is why we have committed, alongside local government is why we have committed, alongside local government in is why we have committed, alongside local government in the is why we have committed, alongside local government in the Wellington local government in the Wellington region, local government in the Wellington region, to local government in the Wellington region, to a local government in the Wellington region, to a $6.4 local government in the Wellington region, to a $6.4 billion local government in the Wellington region, to a $6.4 billion investment region, to a $6.4 billion investment to region, to a $6.4 billion investment to get region, to a $6.4 billion investment to get Wellington region, to a $6.4 billion investment to get Wellington moving region, to a $6.4 billion investment to get Wellington moving to region, to a $6.4 billion investment to get Wellington moving to solve to get Wellington moving to solve the to get Wellington moving to solve the chronic to get Wellington moving to solve the chronic congestion to get Wellington moving to solve the chronic congestion that to get Wellington moving to solve the chronic congestion that we the chronic congestion that we inherited the chronic congestion that we inherited after the chronic congestion that we inherited after nine the chronic congestion that we inherited after nine years the chronic congestion that we inherited after nine years of the chronic congestion that we inherited after nine years of the inherited after nine years of the former inherited after nine years of the former government. inherited after nine years of the former government. Jami-Lee inherited after nine years of the former government. Jami-Lee Ross. inherited after nine years of the former government. Jami-Lee Ross. Is former government. Jami-Lee Ross. Is the former government. Jami-Lee Ross. Is the airport former government. Jami-Lee Ross. Is the airport to former government. Jami-Lee Ross. Is the airport to Botany former government. Jami-Lee Ross. Is the airport to Botany connection the airport to Botany connection still the airport to Botany connection still a the airport to Botany connection still a transport the airport to Botany connection still a transport priority the airport to Botany connection still a transport priority and the airport to Botany connection still a transport priority and if still a transport priority and if so, still a transport priority and if so, what still a transport priority and if so, what further still a transport priority and if so, what further progress still a transport priority and if so, what further progress will still a transport priority and if so, what further progress will be so, what further progress will be made so, what further progress will be made on so, what further progress will be made on this so, what further progress will be made on this connection? so, what further progress will be made on this connection? I so, what further progress will be made on this connection? I thank so, what further progress will be made on this connection? I thank the made on this connection? I thank the member made on this connection? I thank the member for made on this connection? I thank the member for his made on this connection? I thank the member for his question made on this connection? I thank the member for his question and, made on this connection? I thank the member for his question and, in member for his question and, in fact, member for his question and, in fact, only member for his question and, in fact, only last member for his question and, in fact, only last week member for his question and, in fact, only last week Mayor member for his question and, in fact, only last week Mayor Phil member for his question and, in fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I announced fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I announced the fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I announced the leasing fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I announced the leasing of fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I announced the leasing of a fact, only last week Mayor Phil Goff and I announced the leasing of a $60 and I announced the leasing of a $60 million and I announced the leasing of a $60 million project and I announced the leasing of a $60 million project to and I announced the leasing of a $60 million project to build and I announced the leasing of a $60 million project to build a and I announced the leasing of a $60 million project to build a transport million project to build a transport interchange million project to build a transport interchange on million project to build a transport interchange on the million project to build a transport interchange on the southern million project to build a transport interchange on the southern rail interchange on the southern rail line interchange on the southern rail line that interchange on the southern rail line that will interchange on the southern rail line that will allow interchange on the southern rail line that will allow any interchange on the southern rail line that will allow any Aucklander line that will allow any Aucklander who line that will allow any Aucklander who has line that will allow any Aucklander who has access line that will allow any Aucklander who has access to line that will allow any Aucklander who has access to the line that will allow any Aucklander who has access to the rail line that will allow any Aucklander who has access to the rail network who has access to the rail network in who has access to the rail network in west, who has access to the rail network in west, east who has access to the rail network in west, east or who has access to the rail network in west, east or south who has access to the rail network in west, east or south or who has access to the rail network in west, east or south or central in west, east or south or central Auckland in west, east or south or central Auckland to in west, east or south or central Auckland to have in west, east or south or central Auckland to have a in west, east or south or central Auckland to have a convenient Auckland to have a convenient congestion-free Auckland to have a convenient congestion-free 10-minute Auckland to have a convenient congestion-free 10-minute access congestion-free 10-minute access from congestion-free 10-minute access from Punui congestion-free 10-minute access from Punui station congestion-free 10-minute access from Punui station to congestion-free 10-minute access from Punui station to the congestion-free 10-minute access from Punui station to the domestic from Punui station to the domestic and from Punui station to the domestic and International from Punui station to the domestic and International Airports. from Punui station to the domestic and International Airports. That and International Airports. That connection, and International Airports. That connection, which and International Airports. That connection, which will and International Airports. That connection, which will start and International Airports. That connection, which will start off and International Airports. That connection, which will start off as connection, which will start off as bus connection, which will start off as bus - connection, which will start off as bus - high connection, which will start off as bus - high priority connection, which will start off as bus - high priority bus connection, which will start off as bus - high priority bus moving connection, which will start off as bus - high priority bus moving to bus - high priority bus moving to rapid bus - high priority bus moving to rapid transit, bus - high priority bus moving to rapid transit, will bus - high priority bus moving to rapid transit, will be bus - high priority bus moving to rapid transit, will be the bus - high priority bus moving to rapid transit, will be the first rapid transit, will be the first link rapid transit, will be the first link in rapid transit, will be the first link in a rapid transit, will be the first link in a rapid rapid transit, will be the first link in a rapid transit rapid transit, will be the first link in a rapid transit line rapid transit, will be the first link in a rapid transit line that link in a rapid transit line that will link in a rapid transit line that will connect link in a rapid transit line that will connect the link in a rapid transit line that will connect the airport link in a rapid transit line that will connect the airport with link in a rapid transit line that will connect the airport with Punei will connect the airport with Punei and will connect the airport with Punei and up will connect the airport with Punei and up into will connect the airport with Punei and up into the will connect the airport with Punei and up into the south-east will connect the airport with Punei and up into the south-east of and up into the south-east of Auckland. and up into the south-east of Auckland. Supplementary. and up into the south-east of Auckland. Supplementary. Does and up into the south-east of Auckland. Supplementary. Does he Auckland. Supplementary. Does he support Auckland. Supplementary. Does he support an Auckland. Supplementary. Does he support an extension Auckland. Supplementary. Does he support an extension of Auckland. Supplementary. Does he support an extension of the Auckland. Supplementary. Does he support an extension of the eastern support an extension of the eastern bus support an extension of the eastern bus way support an extension of the eastern bus way down support an extension of the eastern bus way down Terangi support an extension of the eastern bus way down Terangi Drive support an extension of the eastern bus way down Terangi Drive as support an extension of the eastern bus way down Terangi Drive as part bus way down Terangi Drive as part of bus way down Terangi Drive as part of a bus way down Terangi Drive as part of a connection bus way down Terangi Drive as part of a connection to bus way down Terangi Drive as part of a connection to Botany of a connection to Botany connection? of a connection to Botany connection? Early of a connection to Botany connection? Early work of a connection to Botany connection? Early work is of a connection to Botany connection? Early work is being of a connection to Botany connection? Early work is being done connection? Early work is being done on connection? Early work is being done on that connection? Early work is being done on that by connection? Early work is being done on that by Auckland connection? Early work is being done on that by Auckland Transport, connection? Early work is being done on that by Auckland Transport, but on that by Auckland Transport, but that on that by Auckland Transport, but that is on that by Auckland Transport, but that is the on that by Auckland Transport, but that is the logical on that by Auckland Transport, but that is the logical development on that by Auckland Transport, but that is the logical development that that is the logical development that would that is the logical development that would lead that is the logical development that would lead to that is the logical development that would lead to a that is the logical development that would lead to a rapid that is the logical development that would lead to a rapid transit would lead to a rapid transit connection would lead to a rapid transit connection between would lead to a rapid transit connection between Amity, would lead to a rapid transit connection between Amity, Howard, connection between Amity, Howard, Botany, connection between Amity, Howard, Botany, Flat connection between Amity, Howard, Botany, Flat Bush, connection between Amity, Howard, Botany, Flat Bush, punai connection between Amity, Howard, Botany, Flat Bush, punai and connection between Amity, Howard, Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. That Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. That would Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. That would be Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. That would be what Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. That would be what the Botany, Flat Bush, punai and the airport. That would be what the city airport. That would be what the city desperately airport. That would be what the city desperately needs. airport. That would be what the city desperately needs. Supplementary. desperately needs. Supplementary. Does desperately needs. Supplementary. Does he desperately needs. Supplementary. Does he agree desperately needs. Supplementary. Does he agree with desperately needs. Supplementary. Does he agree with his desperately needs. Supplementary. Does he agree with his colleague, Does he agree with his colleague, Julie Does he agree with his colleague, Julie Anne Does he agree with his colleague, Julie Anne Genter's Does he agree with his colleague, Julie Anne Genter's description Does he agree with his colleague, Julie Anne Genter's description of Julie Anne Genter's description of some Julie Anne Genter's description of some opponents Julie Anne Genter's description of some opponents of Julie Anne Genter's description of some opponents of the Julie Anne Genter's description of some opponents of the transport some opponents of the transport plans some opponents of the transport plans for some opponents of the transport plans for Wellington some opponents of the transport plans for Wellington as some opponents of the transport plans for Wellington as "car plans for Wellington as "car fascists"? plans for Wellington as "car fascists"? Well, plans for Wellington as "car fascists"? Well, Mr plans for Wellington as "car fascists"? Well, Mr Speaker, fascists"? Well, Mr Speaker, minister fascists"? Well, Mr Speaker, minister Genter fascists"? Well, Mr Speaker, minister Genter has fascists"? Well, Mr Speaker, minister Genter has acknowledged minister Genter has acknowledged that minister Genter has acknowledged that she minister Genter has acknowledged that she didn't minister Genter has acknowledged that she didn't perhaps minister Genter has acknowledged that she didn't perhaps use minister Genter has acknowledged that she didn't perhaps use the that she didn't perhaps use the right that she didn't perhaps use the right words. that she didn't perhaps use the right words. <INTERRUPTION> right words. <INTERRUPTION> But right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I would right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I would like right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I would like to right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I would like to point right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I would like to point out right words. <INTERRUPTION> But I would like to point out is But I would like to point out is that But I would like to point out is that this But I would like to point out is that this government But I would like to point out is that this government is But I would like to point out is that this government is taking But I would like to point out is that this government is taking a that this government is taking a balanced that this government is taking a balanced approach that this government is taking a balanced approach to that this government is taking a balanced approach to transport. that this government is taking a balanced approach to transport. This balanced approach to transport. This government balanced approach to transport. This government is balanced approach to transport. This government is investing balanced approach to transport. This government is investing in balanced approach to transport. This government is investing in rail balanced approach to transport. This government is investing in rail and government is investing in rail and public government is investing in rail and public transport, government is investing in rail and public transport, walking government is investing in rail and public transport, walking and public transport, walking and cycling public transport, walking and cycling and public transport, walking and cycling and roads public transport, walking and cycling and roads and public transport, walking and cycling and roads and motorways, cycling and roads and motorways, rather cycling and roads and motorways, rather than cycling and roads and motorways, rather than just cycling and roads and motorways, rather than just focusing cycling and roads and motorways, rather than just focusing its rather than just focusing its policy... rather than just focusing its policy... Order. rather than just focusing its policy... Order. Question rather than just focusing its policy... Order. Question No. rather than just focusing its policy... Order. Question No. 7, rather than just focusing its policy... Order. Question No. 7, the policy... Order. Question No. 7, the Hon policy... Order. Question No. 7, the Hon Michael policy... Order. Question No. 7, the Hon Michael Woodhouse. 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: My question is to the Minister of Health: What My question is to the Minister of Health: What national My question is to the Minister of Health: What national health My question is to the Minister of Health: What national health target, Health: What national health target, if Health: What national health target, if any, Health: What national health target, if any, does Health: What national health target, if any, does the Health: What national health target, if any, does the Government Health: What national health target, if any, does the Government have Health: What national health target, if any, does the Government have for if any, does the Government have for elective if any, does the Government have for elective surgical if any, does the Government have for elective surgical procedures if any, does the Government have for elective surgical procedures for if any, does the Government have for elective surgical procedures for the elective surgical procedures for the financial elective surgical procedures for the financial year elective surgical procedures for the financial year ending elective surgical procedures for the financial year ending 30 elective surgical procedures for the financial year ending 30 June elective surgical procedures for the financial year ending 30 June 2019, financial year ending 30 June 2019, and financial year ending 30 June 2019, and will financial year ending 30 June 2019, and will it financial year ending 30 June 2019, and will it meet financial year ending 30 June 2019, and will it meet that financial year ending 30 June 2019, and will it meet that target? The The Hon The Hon David The Hon David Clark. The Hon David Clark. Mr The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the government The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the government does The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the government does not The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the government does not have The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the government does not have a The Hon David Clark. Mr Speaker, the government does not have a National government does not have a National Health government does not have a National Health target government does not have a National Health target for government does not have a National Health target for elective government does not have a National Health target for elective surgical Health target for elective surgical procedures. Health target for elective surgical procedures. That Health target for elective surgical procedures. That said, Health target for elective surgical procedures. That said, DHBs Health target for elective surgical procedures. That said, DHBs have procedures. That said, DHBs have been procedures. That said, DHBs have been contracted procedures. That said, DHBs have been contracted to procedures. That said, DHBs have been contracted to deliver procedures. That said, DHBs have been contracted to deliver 2, procedures. That said, DHBs have been contracted to deliver 2, 895 been contracted to deliver 2, 895 elective been contracted to deliver 2, 895 elective surgical been contracted to deliver 2, 895 elective surgical procedures been contracted to deliver 2, 895 elective surgical procedures in been contracted to deliver 2, 895 elective surgical procedures in the elective surgical procedures in the current elective surgical procedures in the current financial elective surgical procedures in the current financial year. elective surgical procedures in the current financial year. I elective surgical procedures in the current financial year. I am elective surgical procedures in the current financial year. I am advised current financial year. I am advised that, current financial year. I am advised that, as current financial year. I am advised that, as at current financial year. I am advised that, as at the current financial year. I am advised that, as at the end current financial year. I am advised that, as at the end of current financial year. I am advised that, as at the end of March current financial year. I am advised that, as at the end of March DHBs that, as at the end of March DHBs were that, as at the end of March DHBs were reported that, as at the end of March DHBs were reported to that, as at the end of March DHBs were reported to be that, as at the end of March DHBs were reported to be at that, as at the end of March DHBs were reported to be at 98% that, as at the end of March DHBs were reported to be at 98% of were reported to be at 98% of planned were reported to be at 98% of planned levels. were reported to be at 98% of planned levels. Why were reported to be at 98% of planned levels. Why then were reported to be at 98% of planned levels. Why then does were reported to be at 98% of planned levels. Why then does the planned levels. Why then does the Ministry planned levels. Why then does the Ministry of planned levels. Why then does the Ministry of Health's planned levels. Why then does the Ministry of Health's own planned levels. Why then does the Ministry of Health's own website planned levels. Why then does the Ministry of Health's own website in Ministry of Health's own website in a Ministry of Health's own website in a page Ministry of Health's own website in a page entitled Ministry of Health's own website in a page entitled "health Ministry of Health's own website in a page entitled "health targets" a page entitled "health targets" say, a page entitled "health targets" say, what a page entitled "health targets" say, what is a page entitled "health targets" say, what is the a page entitled "health targets" say, what is the target a page entitled "health targets" say, what is the target or a page entitled "health targets" say, what is the target or volume a page entitled "health targets" say, what is the target or volume of say, what is the target or volume of elective say, what is the target or volume of elective surgery say, what is the target or volume of elective surgery will say, what is the target or volume of elective surgery will be say, what is the target or volume of elective surgery will be increased elective surgery will be increased by elective surgery will be increased by an elective surgery will be increased by an average elective surgery will be increased by an average of elective surgery will be increased by an average of 4,000 elective surgery will be increased by an average of 4,000 discharges by an average of 4,000 discharges poor by an average of 4,000 discharges poor year? by an average of 4,000 discharges poor year? 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It may be on his computer or one that may be on his computer or one that is may be on his computer or one that is live may be on his computer or one that is live that may be on his computer or one that is live that needs may be on his computer or one that is live that needs updating, may be on his computer or one that is live that needs updating, but is live that needs updating, but what is live that needs updating, but what I is live that needs updating, but what I can is live that needs updating, but what I can say is live that needs updating, but what I can say is is live that needs updating, but what I can say is that is live that needs updating, but what I can say is that we is live that needs updating, but what I can say is that we are what I can say is that we are striving what I can say is that we are striving to what I can say is that we are striving to address what I can say is that we are striving to address the what I can say is that we are striving to address the contracted striving to address the contracted volumes striving to address the contracted volumes because striving to address the contracted volumes because we striving to address the contracted volumes because we acknowledge striving to address the contracted volumes because we acknowledge that volumes because we acknowledge that some volumes because we acknowledge that some procedures volumes because we acknowledge that some procedures have volumes because we acknowledge that some procedures have been volumes because we acknowledge that some procedures have been postponed some procedures have been postponed or some procedures have been postponed or otherwise some procedures have been postponed or otherwise moved some procedures have been postponed or otherwise moved due some procedures have been postponed or otherwise moved due to some procedures have been postponed or otherwise moved due to the or otherwise moved due to the industrial or otherwise moved due to the industrial action or otherwise moved due to the industrial action that or otherwise moved due to the industrial action that was or otherwise moved due to the industrial action that was under industrial action that was under way. industrial action that was under way. 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Happy to report that in has been a great deal of progress on been a great deal of progress on industrial been a great deal of progress on industrial action been a great deal of progress on industrial action which been a great deal of progress on industrial action which is been a great deal of progress on industrial action which is of been a great deal of progress on industrial action which is of course industrial action which is of course addressing industrial action which is of course addressing years industrial action which is of course addressing years of industrial action which is of course addressing years of underfunding industrial action which is of course addressing years of underfunding by addressing years of underfunding by the addressing years of underfunding by the previous addressing years of underfunding by the previous government. addressing years of underfunding by the previous government. An addressing years of underfunding by the previous government. An example the previous government. An example of the previous government. An example of the the previous government. An example of the nurses, the previous government. An example of the nurses, their the previous government. An example of the nurses, their settlement the previous government. An example of the nurses, their settlement was of the nurses, their settlement was worth of the nurses, their settlement was worth more of the nurses, their settlement was worth more than of the nurses, their settlement was worth more than all of the nurses, their settlement was worth more than all three of the nurses, their settlement was worth more than all three done of the nurses, their settlement was worth more than all three done under worth more than all three done under the worth more than all three done under the previous worth more than all three done under the previous government worth more than all three done under the previous government combined. worth more than all three done under the previous government combined. We the previous government combined. We are the previous government combined. We are addressing the previous government combined. We are addressing an the previous government combined. We are addressing an historic are addressing an historic underfunding are addressing an historic underfunding in are addressing an historic underfunding in the are addressing an historic underfunding in the sector are addressing an historic underfunding in the sector and are addressing an historic underfunding in the sector and even underfunding in the sector and even still underfunding in the sector and even still hoping underfunding in the sector and even still hoping to underfunding in the sector and even still hoping to get underfunding in the sector and even still hoping to get to underfunding in the sector and even still hoping to get to a underfunding in the sector and even still hoping to get to a point underfunding in the sector and even still hoping to get to a point where still hoping to get to a point where we still hoping to get to a point where we deliver still hoping to get to a point where we deliver on still hoping to get to a point where we deliver on those still hoping to get to a point where we deliver on those contracted we deliver on those contracted volumes, we deliver on those contracted volumes, indeed we deliver on those contracted volumes, indeed DHBs we deliver on those contracted volumes, indeed DHBs have we deliver on those contracted volumes, indeed DHBs have plans we deliver on those contracted volumes, indeed DHBs have plans in volumes, indeed DHBs have plans in place volumes, indeed DHBs have plans in place to volumes, indeed DHBs have plans in place to improve volumes, indeed DHBs have plans in place to improve their volumes, indeed DHBs have plans in place to improve their elective place to improve their elective performance. place to improve their elective performance. Does place to improve their elective performance. Does he place to improve their elective performance. Does he agree place to improve their elective performance. Does he agree with place to improve their elective performance. Does he agree with the performance. Does he agree with the Ministry performance. Does he agree with the Ministry of performance. Does he agree with the Ministry of Health performance. Does he agree with the Ministry of Health figures performance. Does he agree with the Ministry of Health figures that performance. Does he agree with the Ministry of Health figures that show Ministry of Health figures that show the Ministry of Health figures that show the 105,378 Ministry of Health figures that show the 105,378 elective Ministry of Health figures that show the 105,378 elective procedures the 105,378 elective procedures completed the 105,378 elective procedures completed by the 105,378 elective procedures completed by DHBs the 105,378 elective procedures completed by DHBs as the 105,378 elective procedures completed by DHBs as at the 105,378 elective procedures completed by DHBs as at the the 105,378 elective procedures completed by DHBs as at the end the 105,378 elective procedures completed by DHBs as at the end of completed by DHBs as at the end of March completed by DHBs as at the end of March are completed by DHBs as at the end of March are almost completed by DHBs as at the end of March are almost 6, completed by DHBs as at the end of March are almost 6, join completed by DHBs as at the end of March are almost 6, join 500 completed by DHBs as at the end of March are almost 6, join 500 fewer March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than that March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than that required March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than that required even March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than that required even to March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than that required even to get March are almost 6, join 500 fewer than that required even to get to than that required even to get to last than that required even to get to last year than that required even to get to last year as than that required even to get to last year as activity than that required even to get to last year as activity level than that required even to get to last year as activity level and last year as activity level and 9,500 last year as activity level and 9,500 fewer last year as activity level and 9,500 fewer required last year as activity level and 9,500 fewer required to last year as activity level and 9,500 fewer required to meet last year as activity level and 9,500 fewer required to meet the 9,500 fewer required to meet the extra 9,500 fewer required to meet the extra 4,000 9,500 fewer required to meet the extra 4,000 target? 9,500 fewer required to meet the extra 4,000 target? Mr 9,500 fewer required to meet the extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, 9,500 fewer required to meet the extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, I extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, I don't extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, I don't accept extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, I don't accept the extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, I don't accept the member's extra 4,000 target? Mr Speaker, I don't accept the member's numbers. don't accept the member's numbers. Which don't accept the member's numbers. Which part don't accept the member's numbers. Which part of don't accept the member's numbers. Which part of the don't accept the member's numbers. Which part of the question don't accept the member's numbers. Which part of the question does don't accept the member's numbers. Which part of the question does he Which part of the question does he not Which part of the question does he not accept? Which part of the question does he not accept? Mr Which part of the question does he not accept? Mr Speaker, Which part of the question does he not accept? Mr Speaker, the Which part of the question does he not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I have not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I have seen not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I have seen the not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I have seen the members not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I have seen the members opposite not accept? Mr Speaker, the numbers I have seen the members opposite use I have seen the members opposite use are I have seen the members opposite use are ones I have seen the members opposite use are ones that I have seen the members opposite use are ones that don't I have seen the members opposite use are ones that don't align I have seen the members opposite use are ones that don't align with I have seen the members opposite use are ones that don't align with the are ones that don't align with the historic are ones that don't align with the historic reporting are ones that don't align with the historic reporting of are ones that don't align with the historic reporting of elective historic reporting of elective targets historic reporting of elective targets under historic reporting of elective targets under the historic reporting of elective targets under the previous targets under the previous government. targets under the previous government. They targets under the previous government. They are targets under the previous government. They are not targets under the previous government. They are not comparing government. They are not comparing apples government. They are not comparing apples with government. They are not comparing apples with apples. government. They are not comparing apples with apples. Mr government. They are not comparing apples with apples. Mr Speaker, apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are to apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are to be apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are to be used apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are to be used in apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are to be used in a apples with apples. Mr Speaker, statistics are to be used in a way statistics are to be used in a way na statistics are to be used in a way na illuminates, statistics are to be used in a way na illuminates, rather statistics are to be used in a way na illuminates, rather than na illuminates, rather than misleads, na illuminates, rather than misleads, I na illuminates, rather than misleads, I believe na illuminates, rather than misleads, I believe there na illuminates, rather than misleads, I believe there arette misleads, I believe there arette beer misleads, I believe there arette beer ways misleads, I believe there arette beer ways of misleads, I believe there arette beer ways of presenting misleads, I believe there arette beer ways of presenting the misleads, I believe there arette beer ways of presenting the material beer ways of presenting the material that beer ways of presenting the material that actually beer ways of presenting the material that actually gives beer ways of presenting the material that actually gives a beer ways of presenting the material that actually gives a clearer that actually gives a clearer picture that actually gives a clearer picture of that actually gives a clearer picture of what that actually gives a clearer picture of what is that actually gives a clearer picture of what is happening. that actually gives a clearer picture of what is happening. So that actually gives a clearer picture of what is happening. So is picture of what is happening. So is the picture of what is happening. So is the minister picture of what is happening. So is the minister saying picture of what is happening. So is the minister saying to picture of what is happening. So is the minister saying to patients the minister saying to patients waiting the minister saying to patients waiting for the minister saying to patients waiting for cardio the minister saying to patients waiting for cardio tlor the minister saying to patients waiting for cardio tlor ras the minister saying to patients waiting for cardio tlor ras sick waiting for cardio tlor ras sick surgery waiting for cardio tlor ras sick surgery that waiting for cardio tlor ras sick surgery that there waiting for cardio tlor ras sick surgery that there won't waiting for cardio tlor ras sick surgery that there won't be waiting for cardio tlor ras sick surgery that there won't be 300 surgery that there won't be 300 fewer surgery that there won't be 300 fewer of surgery that there won't be 300 fewer of those surgery that there won't be 300 fewer of those cases surgery that there won't be 300 fewer of those cases performed surgery that there won't be 300 fewer of those cases performed in fewer of those cases performed in this fewer of those cases performed in this financial fewer of those cases performed in this financial year fewer of those cases performed in this financial year and fewer of those cases performed in this financial year and for fewer of those cases performed in this financial year and for those this financial year and for those waiting this financial year and for those waiting for this financial year and for those waiting for orthopaedic this financial year and for those waiting for orthopaedic surgery, waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there won't waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there won't be waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there won't be 1500 waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there won't be 1500 fewer waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there won't be 1500 fewer of waiting for orthopaedic surgery, there won't be 1500 fewer of those there won't be 1500 fewer of those operations there won't be 1500 fewer of those operations performed there won't be 1500 fewer of those operations performed this there won't be 1500 fewer of those operations performed this year? there won't be 1500 fewer of those operations performed this year? Mr operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, what operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, what I operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, what I would operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, what I would say operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, what I would say is operations performed this year? Mr Speaker, what I would say is that Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs are Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs are working Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs are working hard Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs are working hard to Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs are working hard to ensure Speaker, what I would say is that DHBs are working hard to ensure that DHBs are working hard to ensure that contracted DHBs are working hard to ensure that contracted volumes DHBs are working hard to ensure that contracted volumes are DHBs are working hard to ensure that contracted volumes are delivered. contracted volumes are delivered. There contracted volumes are delivered. There are contracted volumes are delivered. There are some contracted volumes are delivered. There are some anomalies contracted volumes are delivered. There are some anomalies with contracted volumes are delivered. There are some anomalies with the There are some anomalies with the data. There are some anomalies with the data. The There are some anomalies with the data. The system There are some anomalies with the data. The system that There are some anomalies with the data. The system that we There are some anomalies with the data. The system that we inherited data. The system that we inherited is data. The system that we inherited is certainly data. The system that we inherited is certainly not data. The system that we inherited is certainly not perfect data. The system that we inherited is certainly not perfect by data. The system that we inherited is certainly not perfect by any is certainly not perfect by any stretch is certainly not perfect by any stretch of is certainly not perfect by any stretch of the is certainly not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. is certainly not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The stretch of the imagination. The investment stretch of the imagination. The investment and stretch of the imagination. The investment and health stretch of the imagination. The investment and health infrastructure investment and health infrastructure was investment and health infrastructure was also investment and health infrastructure was also neglected investment and health infrastructure was also neglected under investment and health infrastructure was also neglected under the was also neglected under the previous was also neglected under the previous government. was also neglected under the previous government. But was also neglected under the previous government. But I was also neglected under the previous government. But I am previous government. But I am encouraged previous government. But I am encouraged to previous government. But I am encouraged to see previous government. But I am encouraged to see an previous government. But I am encouraged to see an increase previous government. But I am encouraged to see an increase in encouraged to see an increase in non-admitted encouraged to see an increase in non-admitted procedures, encouraged to see an increase in non-admitted procedures, which encouraged to see an increase in non-admitted procedures, which are non-admitted procedures, which are up non-admitted procedures, which are up by non-admitted procedures, which are up by 2% non-admitted procedures, which are up by 2% compared non-admitted procedures, which are up by 2% compared to non-admitted procedures, which are up by 2% compared to the non-admitted procedures, which are up by 2% compared to the previous up by 2% compared to the previous year. up by 2% compared to the previous year. Procedures up by 2% compared to the previous year. Procedures are up by 2% compared to the previous year. Procedures are now up by 2% compared to the previous year. Procedures are now being up by 2% compared to the previous year. Procedures are now being done year. Procedures are now being done in year. Procedures are now being done in an year. Procedures are now being done in an environment year. Procedures are now being done in an environment often year. Procedures are now being done in an environment often more in an environment often more convenient in an environment often more convenient for in an environment often more convenient for the in an environment often more convenient for the patient in an environment often more convenient for the patient and convenient for the patient and actually convenient for the patient and actually more convenient for the patient and actually more cost convenient for the patient and actually more cost effective convenient for the patient and actually more cost effective for convenient for the patient and actually more cost effective for the actually more cost effective for the sector. actually more cost effective for the sector. So actually more cost effective for the sector. So we actually more cost effective for the sector. So we are actually more cost effective for the sector. So we are getting actually more cost effective for the sector. So we are getting away actually more cost effective for the sector. So we are getting away from sector. So we are getting away from the sector. So we are getting away from the distorted sector. So we are getting away from the distorted incentives sector. So we are getting away from the distorted incentives that sector. So we are getting away from the distorted incentives that were the distorted incentives that were in the distorted incentives that were in there the distorted incentives that were in there previously the distorted incentives that were in there previously that the distorted incentives that were in there previously that had in there previously that had injections in there previously that had injections and in there previously that had injections and skin in there previously that had injections and skin lesion in there previously that had injections and skin lesion removals injections and skin lesion removals often injections and skin lesion removals often done injections and skin lesion removals often done in injections and skin lesion removals often done in more injections and skin lesion removals often done in more expensive often done in more expensive settings often done in more expensive settings to often done in more expensive settings to pump often done in more expensive settings to pump government settings to pump government statistics. settings to pump government statistics. This settings to pump government statistics. This is settings to pump government statistics. This is a settings to pump government statistics. This is a government settings to pump government statistics. This is a government who statistics. This is a government who are statistics. This is a government who are ensuring statistics. This is a government who are ensuring that statistics. This is a government who are ensuring that patients statistics. This is a government who are ensuring that patients get statistics. This is a government who are ensuring that patients get the are ensuring that patients get the care are ensuring that patients get the care and are ensuring that patients get the care and need are ensuring that patients get the care and need they are ensuring that patients get the care and need they deserve are ensuring that patients get the care and need they deserve instead care and need they deserve instead of care and need they deserve instead of pumping care and need they deserve instead of pumping up care and need they deserve instead of pumping up the care and need they deserve instead of pumping up the statistics care and need they deserve instead of pumping up the statistics for of pumping up the statistics for their of pumping up the statistics for their gain. of pumping up the statistics for their gain. Question of pumping up the statistics for their gain. Question No. of pumping up the statistics for their gain. Question No. 8 of pumping up the statistics for their gain. Question No. 8 Angie their gain. Question No. 8 Angie Warren My often My question often My question is often My question is to often My question is to the often My question is to the Minister often My question is to the Minister of often My question is to the Minister of Health: My question is to the Minister of Health: What My question is to the Minister of Health: What recent My question is to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements -Clark. -Clark. D -Clark. -Clark. Warren -Clark. Warren Health: -Clark. Warren Health: What -Clark. Warren Health: What recent Warren Health: What recent announcements Warren Health: What recent announcements has Warren Health: What recent announcements has he Warren Health: What recent announcements has he made Warren Health: What recent announcements has he made about announcements has he made about support announcements has he made about support for announcements has he made about support for ambulance announcements has he made about support for ambulance services? I I joined I joined a I joined a pre-budget I joined a pre-budget announcement I joined a pre-budget announcement about I joined a pre-budget announcement about extra I joined a pre-budget announcement about extra support I joined a pre-budget announcement about extra support for I joined a pre-budget announcement about extra support for Ambulance about extra support for Ambulance Services about extra support for Ambulance Services to about extra support for Ambulance Services to help about extra support for Ambulance Services to help them about extra support for Ambulance Services to help them prepare about extra support for Ambulance Services to help them prepare for about extra support for Ambulance Services to help them prepare for a Services to help them prepare for a long-term Services to help them prepare for a long-term future Services to help them prepare for a long-term future so Services to help them prepare for a long-term future so they Services to help them prepare for a long-term future so they can Services to help them prepare for a long-term future so they can provide long-term future so they can provide life-saving long-term future so they can provide life-saving care long-term future so they can provide life-saving care to long-term future so they can provide life-saving care to New long-term future so they can provide life-saving care to New Zealanders. life-saving care to New Zealanders. I life-saving care to New Zealanders. I know life-saving care to New Zealanders. I know that life-saving care to New Zealanders. I know that even life-saving care to New Zealanders. I know that even in life-saving care to New Zealanders. I know that even in this life-saving care to New Zealanders. I know that even in this House I know that even in this House values I know that even in this House values the I know that even in this House values the work I know that even in this House values the work of I know that even in this House values the work of paramedics, values the work of paramedics, clinicians values the work of paramedics, clinicians and values the work of paramedics, clinicians and 111 values the work of paramedics, clinicians and 111 emergency values the work of paramedics, clinicians and 111 emergency call clinicians and 111 emergency call handlers clinicians and 111 emergency call handlers and clinicians and 111 emergency call handlers and that clinicians and 111 emergency call handlers and that is clinicians and 111 emergency call handlers and that is something clinicians and 111 emergency call handlers and that is something that handlers and that is something that they handlers and that is something that they do handlers and that is something that they do every handlers and that is something that they do every day. handlers and that is something that they do every day. But handlers and that is something that they do every day. But we handlers and that is something that they do every day. But we can't handlers and that is something that they do every day. But we can't take they do every day. But we can't take those they do every day. But we can't take those services they do every day. But we can't take those services for they do every day. But we can't take those services for granted. they do every day. But we can't take those services for granted. So, those services for granted. So, today those services for granted. So, today I those services for granted. So, today I was those services for granted. So, today I was very those services for granted. So, today I was very proud those services for granted. So, today I was very proud to those services for granted. So, today I was very proud to announce today I was very proud to announce that today I was very proud to announce that Budget today I was very proud to announce that Budget 2019 today I was very proud to announce that Budget 2019 includes today I was very proud to announce that Budget 2019 includes a today I was very proud to announce that Budget 2019 includes a one today I was very proud to announce that Budget 2019 includes a one off that Budget 2019 includes a one off investment that Budget 2019 includes a one off investment of that Budget 2019 includes a one off investment of 21 that Budget 2019 includes a one off investment of 21 million that Budget 2019 includes a one off investment of 21 million over that Budget 2019 includes a one off investment of 21 million over two investment of 21 million over two years investment of 21 million over two years to investment of 21 million over two years to relieve investment of 21 million over two years to relieve immediate investment of 21 million over two years to relieve immediate pressures years to relieve immediate pressures on years to relieve immediate pressures on Saint years to relieve immediate pressures on Saint John years to relieve immediate pressures on Saint John and years to relieve immediate pressures on Saint John and Wellington years to relieve immediate pressures on Saint John and Wellington free on Saint John and Wellington free ambulance on Saint John and Wellington free ambulance and on Saint John and Wellington free ambulance and provide on Saint John and Wellington free ambulance and provide certainty ambulance and provide certainty while ambulance and provide certainty while they ambulance and provide certainty while they work ambulance and provide certainty while they work with ambulance and provide certainty while they work with the ambulance and provide certainty while they work with the Ministry ambulance and provide certainty while they work with the Ministry of while they work with the Ministry of Health while they work with the Ministry of Health ACC while they work with the Ministry of Health ACC and while they work with the Ministry of Health ACC and the while they work with the Ministry of Health ACC and the district while they work with the Ministry of Health ACC and the district health Health ACC and the district health boards Health ACC and the district health boards on Health ACC and the district health boards on the Health ACC and the district health boards on the long-term boards on the long-term sustainability boards on the long-term sustainability of boards on the long-term sustainability of their boards on the long-term sustainability of their services. sustainability of their services. <APPLAUSE> <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Why <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Why is <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Why is this <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Why is this one-off Supplementary. Why is this one-off funding Supplementary. Why is this one-off funding best Supplementary. Why is this one-off funding best required? Supplementary. Why is this one-off funding best required? Mr Supplementary. Why is this one-off funding best required? Mr Speaker, funding best required? Mr Speaker, currently funding best required? Mr Speaker, currently the funding best required? Mr Speaker, currently the Ministry funding best required? Mr Speaker, currently the Ministry of funding best required? Mr Speaker, currently the Ministry of Health funding best required? Mr Speaker, currently the Ministry of Health and currently the Ministry of Health and ACC currently the Ministry of Health and ACC fund currently the Ministry of Health and ACC fund approximately currently the Ministry of Health and ACC fund approximately 72% currently the Ministry of Health and ACC fund approximately 72% of currently the Ministry of Health and ACC fund approximately 72% of the ACC fund approximately 72% of the operating ACC fund approximately 72% of the operating costs ACC fund approximately 72% of the operating costs of ACC fund approximately 72% of the operating costs of balance. ACC fund approximately 72% of the operating costs of balance. The operating costs of balance. The remainder operating costs of balance. The remainder is operating costs of balance. The remainder is largely operating costs of balance. The remainder is largely funded operating costs of balance. 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We want to work with those providers to better understand the providers to better understand the full providers to better understand the full ranges providers to better understand the full ranges of providers to better understand the full ranges of services providers to better understand the full ranges of services they full ranges of services they currently full ranges of services they currently deliver full ranges of services they currently deliver and full ranges of services they currently deliver and how full ranges of services they currently deliver and how they full ranges of services they currently deliver and how they are currently deliver and how they are best currently deliver and how they are best funded currently deliver and how they are best funded into currently deliver and how they are best funded into the currently deliver and how they are best funded into the future. currently deliver and how they are best funded into the future. Today's best funded into the future. Today's announcement best funded into the future. Today's announcement gives best funded into the future. Today's announcement gives us best funded into the future. Today's announcement gives us time best funded into the future. Today's announcement gives us time to best funded into the future. Today's announcement gives us time to do announcement gives us time to do just announcement gives us time to do just that. announcement gives us time to do just that. Supplementary. announcement gives us time to do just that. Supplementary. Will just that. Supplementary. Will budget just that. Supplementary. Will budget 2019 just that. Supplementary. Will budget 2019 include just that. Supplementary. Will budget 2019 include any just that. Supplementary. Will budget 2019 include any further budget 2019 include any further support budget 2019 include any further support for budget 2019 include any further support for ambulance budget 2019 include any further support for ambulance services? budget 2019 include any further support for ambulance services? Mr support for ambulance services? Mr Speaker, support for ambulance services? Mr Speaker, more support for ambulance services? Mr Speaker, more good support for ambulance services? Mr Speaker, more good news! support for ambulance services? Mr Speaker, more good news! More support for ambulance services? Mr Speaker, more good news! More good Speaker, more good news! More good news! Speaker, more good news! More good news! On Speaker, more good news! More good news! On top Speaker, more good news! More good news! On top of Speaker, more good news! More good news! On top of the Speaker, more good news! More good news! On top of the 21 Speaker, more good news! More good news! On top of the 21 million Speaker, more good news! More good news! On top of the 21 million over news! On top of the 21 million over the news! On top of the 21 million over the next news! On top of the 21 million over the next two news! On top of the 21 million over the next two years news! On top of the 21 million over the next two years Budget news! On top of the 21 million over the next two years Budget 2019 news! On top of the 21 million over the next two years Budget 2019 also the next two years Budget 2019 also includes the next two years Budget 2019 also includes an the next two years Budget 2019 also includes an extra the next two years Budget 2019 also includes an extra $17.2 the next two years Budget 2019 also includes an extra $17.2 million the next two years Budget 2019 also includes an extra $17.2 million of includes an extra $17.2 million of operational includes an extra $17.2 million of operational funding includes an extra $17.2 million of operational funding over includes an extra $17.2 million of operational funding over four includes an extra $17.2 million of operational funding over four years. operational funding over four years. This operational funding over four years. This is operational funding over four years. This is a operational funding over four years. This is a significant operational funding over four years. This is a significant combined This is a significant combined investment This is a significant combined investment of This is a significant combined investment of $38.2 This is a significant combined investment of $38.2 million This is a significant combined investment of $38.2 million in This is a significant combined investment of $38.2 million in our investment of $38.2 million in our emergency investment of $38.2 million in our emergency ambulance investment of $38.2 million in our emergency ambulance services investment of $38.2 million in our emergency ambulance services and investment of $38.2 million in our emergency ambulance services and the emergency ambulance services and the life-saving emergency ambulance services and the life-saving work emergency ambulance services and the life-saving work that emergency ambulance services and the life-saving work that they emergency ambulance services and the life-saving work that they do. life-saving work that they do. <APPLAUSE> <APPLAUSE> The <APPLAUSE> The Rt <APPLAUSE> The Rt Hon <APPLAUSE> The Rt Hon Winston <APPLAUSE> The Rt Hon Winston Peters. <APPLAUSE> The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can <APPLAUSE> The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I <APPLAUSE> The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the minister The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the minister does The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the minister does that The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the minister does that mean The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the minister does that mean in The Rt Hon Winston Peters. Can I ask the minister does that mean in the the minister does that mean in the far-flung the minister does that mean in the far-flung regions the minister does that mean in the far-flung regions of the minister does that mean in the far-flung regions of New the minister does that mean in the far-flung regions of New Zealand, the minister does that mean in the far-flung regions of New Zealand, in far-flung regions of New Zealand, in the far-flung regions of New Zealand, in the provinces far-flung regions of New Zealand, in the provinces often far-flung regions of New Zealand, in the provinces often forgotten, far-flung regions of New Zealand, in the provinces often forgotten, there the provinces often forgotten, there will the provinces often forgotten, there will be the provinces often forgotten, there will be a the provinces often forgotten, there will be a better the provinces often forgotten, there will be a better Ambulance the provinces often forgotten, there will be a better Ambulance Service will be a better Ambulance Service in will be a better Ambulance Service in the will be a better Ambulance Service in the future? will be a better Ambulance Service in the future? Absolutely. will be a better Ambulance Service in the future? Absolutely. This will be a better Ambulance Service in the future? Absolutely. This is will be a better Ambulance Service in the future? Absolutely. This is a in the future? Absolutely. This is a government in the future? Absolutely. This is a government committed in the future? Absolutely. This is a government committed to in the future? Absolutely. This is a government committed to funding government committed to funding emergency government committed to funding emergency services government committed to funding emergency services sustainably government committed to funding emergency services sustainably over emergency services sustainably over time. emergency services sustainably over time. They emergency services sustainably over time. They provide emergency services sustainably over time. They provide an emergency services sustainably over time. They provide an amazing time. They provide an amazing service time. They provide an amazing service to time. They provide an amazing service to New time. They provide an amazing service to New Zealanders time. They provide an amazing service to New Zealanders across time. They provide an amazing service to New Zealanders across New service to New Zealanders across New Zealand, service to New Zealanders across New Zealand, in service to New Zealanders across New Zealand, in the service to New Zealanders across New Zealand, in the regions, service to New Zealanders across New Zealand, in the regions, around service to New Zealanders across New Zealand, in the regions, around the Zealand, in the regions, around the country. Zealand, in the regions, around the country. We Zealand, in the regions, around the country. We alsalute Zealand, in the regions, around the country. We alsalute their Zealand, in the regions, around the country. We alsalute their work Zealand, in the regions, around the country. We alsalute their work and country. We alsalute their work and thank country. We alsalute their work and thank them country. We alsalute their work and thank them for country. We alsalute their work and thank them for it. country. We alsalute their work and thank them for it. Question country. We alsalute their work and thank them for it. Question No. country. We alsalute their work and thank them for it. Question No. 9, thank them for it. Question No. 9, the thank them for it. Question No. 9, the Hon thank them for it. Question No. 9, the Hon Paula thank them for it. Question No. 9, the Hon Paula Bennett. 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: My question is to the Prime Minister: Does My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements, Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements, policies, Government's statements, policies, and Government's statements, policies, and actions? The The Rt The Rt Hon The Rt Hon PM. The Rt Hon PM. Mr The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does she The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does she believe The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does she believe that The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does she believe that drivers The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does she believe that drivers on The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, yes. Does she believe that drivers on our she believe that drivers on our roads she believe that drivers on our roads should she believe that drivers on our roads should be she believe that drivers on our roads should be tested she believe that drivers on our roads should be tested for she believe that drivers on our roads should be tested for drugs? she believe that drivers on our roads should be tested for drugs? Mr roads should be tested for drugs? Mr Speaker, roads should be tested for drugs? Mr Speaker, we roads should be tested for drugs? Mr Speaker, we absolutely roads should be tested for drugs? Mr Speaker, we absolutely believe roads should be tested for drugs? Mr Speaker, we absolutely believe that Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug impairment Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug impairment is Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug impairment is an Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug impairment is an issue Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug impairment is an issue that Speaker, we absolutely believe that drug impairment is an issue that we drug impairment is an issue that we need drug impairment is an issue that we need to drug impairment is an issue that we need to address, drug impairment is an issue that we need to address, particularly drug impairment is an issue that we need to address, particularly to need to address, particularly to ensure need to address, particularly to ensure that need to address, particularly to ensure that our need to address, particularly to ensure that our roads need to address, particularly to ensure that our roads are need to address, particularly to ensure that our roads are safe. need to address, particularly to ensure that our roads are safe. 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This is not government policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice on policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice on something policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice on something that policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice on something that is policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice on something that is not policy, so therefore I wouldn't seek advice on something that is not a advice on something that is not a government advice on something that is not a government policy advice on something that is not a government policy - advice on something that is not a government policy - this advice on something that is not a government policy - this we advice on something that is not a government policy - this we do advice on something that is not a government policy - this we do not government policy - this we do not have government policy - this we do not have a government policy - this we do not have a government government policy - this we do not have a government policy government policy - this we do not have a government policy on. Question Question No. Question No. 10, Question No. 10, the Question No. 10, the Hon Question No. 10, the Hon Nikki Question No. 10, the Hon Nikki Kaye. 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There is not going to be any more money"; if so, how does he more money"; if so, how does he expect more money"; if so, how does he expect to more money"; if so, how does he expect to resolve more money"; if so, how does he expect to resolve the more money"; if so, how does he expect to resolve the largest more money"; if so, how does he expect to resolve the largest ever expect to resolve the largest ever industrial expect to resolve the largest ever industrial action expect to resolve the largest ever industrial action by expect to resolve the largest ever industrial action by primary expect to resolve the largest ever industrial action by primary and industrial action by primary and secondary industrial action by primary and secondary teachers industrial action by primary and secondary teachers planned industrial action by primary and secondary teachers planned for industrial action by primary and secondary teachers planned for 29 secondary teachers planned for 29 May? 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There is not going to be any more money, made is it. There is not going to be any more money, so made is it. There is not going to be any more money, so they made is it. There is not going to be any more money, so they can made is it. 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The hope for the offer to be reconfigured but striking? The hope that for the offer to be reconfigured but striking? The hope that more for the offer to be reconfigured but striking? The hope that more money striking? The hope that more money will striking? The hope that more money will eventuate striking? The hope that more money will eventuate will striking? The hope that more money will eventuate will lead striking? The hope that more money will eventuate will lead to will eventuate will lead to disappointment. will eventuate will lead to disappointment. I will eventuate will lead to disappointment. I also will eventuate will lead to disappointment. I also have will eventuate will lead to disappointment. I also have said disappointment. I also have said that disappointment. I also have said that I disappointment. I also have said that I respect disappointment. I also have said that I respect the disappointment. I also have said that I respect the right disappointment. I also have said that I respect the right of disappointment. I also have said that I respect the right of workers that I respect the right of workers to that I respect the right of workers to take that I respect the right of workers to take industrial that I respect the right of workers to take industrial action that I respect the right of workers to take industrial action but that I respect the right of workers to take industrial action but I to take industrial action but I don't to take industrial action but I don't think to take industrial action but I don't think that to take industrial action but I don't think that striking to take industrial action but I don't think that striking is don't think that striking is justified. don't think that striking is justified. That don't think that striking is justified. That is don't think that striking is justified. That is why don't think that striking is justified. That is why I don't think that striking is justified. That is why I am don't think that striking is justified. That is why I am urging justified. That is why I am urging the justified. That is why I am urging the unions justified. That is why I am urging the unions to justified. That is why I am urging the unions to continue justified. That is why I am urging the unions to continue working justified. That is why I am urging the unions to continue working with the unions to continue working with the the unions to continue working with the Ministry the unions to continue working with the Ministry of the unions to continue working with the Ministry of Education the unions to continue working with the Ministry of Education to the unions to continue working with the Ministry of Education to find the unions to continue working with the Ministry of Education to find a the Ministry of Education to find a way the Ministry of Education to find a way through the Ministry of Education to find a way through and the Ministry of Education to find a way through and that the Ministry of Education to find a way through and that includes the Ministry of Education to find a way through and that includes their way through and that includes their potential way through and that includes their potential to way through and that includes their potential to agree way through and that includes their potential to agree on way through and that includes their potential to agree on other way through and that includes their potential to agree on other concrete potential to agree on other concrete ways potential to agree on other concrete ways to potential to agree on other concrete ways to address potential to agree on other concrete ways to address teachers' potential to agree on other concrete ways to address teachers' concerns ways to address teachers' concerns outside ways to address teachers' concerns outside of ways to address teachers' concerns outside of the ways to address teachers' concerns outside of the bargaining ways to address teachers' concerns outside of the bargaining process. outside of the bargaining process. 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Has he had a conversation since his Has he had a conversation since his statement Has he had a conversation since his statement in Has he had a conversation since his statement in November Has he had a conversation since his statement in November with Has he had a conversation since his statement in November with the statement in November with the Finance statement in November with the Finance Minister statement in November with the Finance Minister or statement in November with the Finance Minister or the statement in November with the Finance Minister or the PM statement in November with the Finance Minister or the PM where statement in November with the Finance Minister or the PM where he Finance Minister or the PM where he has Finance Minister or the PM where he has specifically Finance Minister or the PM where he has specifically requested Finance Minister or the PM where he has specifically requested an has specifically requested an increase has specifically requested an increase in has specifically requested an increase in the has specifically requested an increase in the financial has specifically requested an increase in the financial envelope increase in the financial envelope for increase in the financial envelope for primary increase in the financial envelope for primary and increase in the financial envelope for primary and secondary increase in the financial envelope for primary and secondary teachers? for primary and secondary teachers? Mr for primary and secondary teachers? Mr Speaker, for primary and secondary teachers? Mr Speaker, I for primary and secondary teachers? Mr Speaker, I discussed for primary and secondary teachers? Mr Speaker, I discussed the for primary and secondary teachers? Mr Speaker, I discussed the matter Mr Speaker, I discussed the matter extensively Mr Speaker, I discussed the matter extensively with Mr Speaker, I discussed the matter extensively with the Mr Speaker, I discussed the matter extensively with the Minister Mr Speaker, I discussed the matter extensively with the Minister of extensively with the Minister of Finance extensively with the Minister of Finance and extensively with the Minister of Finance and the extensively with the Minister of Finance and the PM extensively with the Minister of Finance and the PM at extensively with the Minister of Finance and the PM at the extensively with the Minister of Finance and the PM at the time extensively with the Minister of Finance and the PM at the time the Finance and the PM at the time the envelope Finance and the PM at the time the envelope was Finance and the PM at the time the envelope was increased Finance and the PM at the time the envelope was increased to envelope was increased to accommodate envelope was increased to accommodate the envelope was increased to accommodate the current envelope was increased to accommodate the current offer envelope was increased to accommodate the current offer which accommodate the current offer which is accommodate the current offer which is worth accommodate the current offer which is worth $1.2 accommodate the current offer which is worth $1.2 billion. accommodate the current offer which is worth $1.2 billion. Just accommodate the current offer which is worth $1.2 billion. Just to accommodate the current offer which is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that again, is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that again, $1.2 is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that again, $1.2 billion is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that again, $1.2 billion is is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that again, $1.2 billion is the is worth $1.2 billion. Just to put that again, $1.2 billion is the cost that again, $1.2 billion is the cost of that again, $1.2 billion is the cost of the that again, $1.2 billion is the cost of the current that again, $1.2 billion is the cost of the current offer. that again, $1.2 billion is the cost of the current offer. We that again, $1.2 billion is the cost of the current offer. We have of the current offer. We have continued of the current offer. We have continued to of the current offer. We have continued to discuss of the current offer. We have continued to discuss the of the current offer. We have continued to discuss the matter of the current offer. We have continued to discuss the matter on continued to discuss the matter on an continued to discuss the matter on an ongoing continued to discuss the matter on an ongoing basis, continued to discuss the matter on an ongoing basis, but continued to discuss the matter on an ongoing basis, but we continued to discuss the matter on an ongoing basis, but we have continued to discuss the matter on an ongoing basis, but we have not an ongoing basis, but we have not discussed an ongoing basis, but we have not discussed increasing an ongoing basis, but we have not discussed increasing the an ongoing basis, but we have not discussed increasing the size an ongoing basis, but we have not discussed increasing the size of an ongoing basis, but we have not discussed increasing the size of the discussed increasing the size of the envelope discussed increasing the size of the envelope for discussed increasing the size of the envelope for the discussed increasing the size of the envelope for the offer discussed increasing the size of the envelope for the offer because discussed increasing the size of the envelope for the offer because we envelope for the offer because we believe envelope for the offer because we believe that envelope for the offer because we believe that the envelope for the offer because we believe that the envelope envelope for the offer because we believe that the envelope that envelope for the offer because we believe that the envelope that is envelope for the offer because we believe that the envelope that is on believe that the envelope that is on the believe that the envelope that is on the table believe that the envelope that is on the table at believe that the envelope that is on the table at the believe that the envelope that is on the table at the moment believe that the envelope that is on the table at the moment is believe that the envelope that is on the table at the moment is a the table at the moment is a good-sized the table at the moment is a good-sized envelope. the table at the moment is a good-sized envelope. Mr the table at the moment is a good-sized envelope. Mr Speaker, good-sized envelope. Mr Speaker, supplementary good-sized envelope. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. good-sized envelope. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. Did good-sized envelope. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. Did he good-sized envelope. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. Did he ask supplementary question. Did he ask the supplementary question. Did he ask the Minister supplementary question. Did he ask the Minister of supplementary question. Did he ask the Minister of Finance supplementary question. Did he ask the Minister of Finance or supplementary question. Did he ask the Minister of Finance or the supplementary question. Did he ask the Minister of Finance or the PM the Minister of Finance or the PM whether the Minister of Finance or the PM whether the the Minister of Finance or the PM whether the education the Minister of Finance or the PM whether the education underspend whether the education underspend around whether the education underspend around fees-fro whether the education underspend around fees-fro could whether the education underspend around fees-fro could be whether the education underspend around fees-fro could be used whether the education underspend around fees-fro could be used for around fees-fro could be used for teachers around fees-fro could be used for teachers instead around fees-fro could be used for teachers instead of around fees-fro could be used for teachers instead of vocational teachers instead of vocational reform, teachers instead of vocational reform, given teachers instead of vocational reform, given his teachers instead of vocational reform, given his previous teachers instead of vocational reform, given his previous comments, reform, given his previous comments, and, reform, given his previous comments, and, if reform, given his previous comments, and, if not, reform, given his previous comments, and, if not, why reform, given his previous comments, and, if not, why not? reform, given his previous comments, and, if not, why not? Mr reform, given his previous comments, and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because I and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because I am and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because I am not and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because I am not willing and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because I am not willing to and, if not, why not? Mr Speaker, no, because I am not willing to see no, because I am not willing to see more no, because I am not willing to see more of no, because I am not willing to see more of our no, because I am not willing to see more of our regional no, because I am not willing to see more of our regional polytechs more of our regional polytechs complps more of our regional polytechs complps and more of our regional polytechs complps and those more of our regional polytechs complps and those young more of our regional polytechs complps and those young people more of our regional polytechs complps and those young people lose complps and those young people lose their complps and those young people lose their opportunities complps and those young people lose their opportunities at complps and those young people lose their opportunities at vocational their opportunities at vocational education. their opportunities at vocational education. Mr their opportunities at vocational education. Mr Speaker, their opportunities at vocational education. Mr Speaker, supplementary education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. With education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. With more education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. With more than education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. With more than 12 education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. With more than 12 months education. Mr Speaker, supplementary request. With more than 12 months of request. With more than 12 months of negotiation request. With more than 12 months of negotiation with request. With more than 12 months of negotiation with primary request. With more than 12 months of negotiation with primary teachers negotiation with primary teachers and negotiation with primary teachers and eight negotiation with primary teachers and eight months negotiation with primary teachers and eight months for negotiation with primary teachers and eight months for secondary and eight months for secondary teachers, and eight months for secondary teachers, will and eight months for secondary teachers, will he, and eight months for secondary teachers, will he, as and eight months for secondary teachers, will he, as he teachers, will he, as he categorically teachers, will he, as he categorically ruling teachers, will he, as he categorically ruling out teachers, will he, as he categorically ruling out increasing categorically ruling out increasing the categorically ruling out increasing the financial categorically ruling out increasing the financial envelope categorically ruling out increasing the financial envelope or categorically ruling out increasing the financial envelope or will categorically ruling out increasing the financial envelope or will he the financial envelope or will he just the financial envelope or will he just keep the financial envelope or will he just keep blaming the financial envelope or will he just keep blaming National? the financial envelope or will he just keep blaming National? Mr just keep blaming National? Mr Speaker, just keep blaming National? Mr Speaker, I just keep blaming National? Mr Speaker, I have just keep blaming National? Mr Speaker, I have said just keep blaming National? Mr Speaker, I have said very just keep blaming National? Mr Speaker, I have said very clearly Speaker, I have said very clearly that Speaker, I have said very clearly that $1.2 Speaker, I have said very clearly that $1.2 billion Speaker, I have said very clearly that $1.2 billion is Speaker, I have said very clearly that $1.2 billion is the Speaker, I have said very clearly that $1.2 billion is the extent Speaker, I have said very clearly that $1.2 billion is the extent of that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that we that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that we would that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that we would be that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that we would be willing that $1.2 billion is the extent of money that we would be willing to money that we would be willing to put money that we would be willing to put into money that we would be willing to put into the money that we would be willing to put into the salary money that we would be willing to put into the salary packets money that we would be willing to put into the salary packets of put into the salary packets of teachers put into the salary packets of teachers in put into the salary packets of teachers in this put into the salary packets of teachers in this bargaining put into the salary packets of teachers in this bargaining round. teachers in this bargaining round. David teachers in this bargaining round. David Seymour. teachers in this bargaining round. David Seymour. Is teachers in this bargaining round. David Seymour. Is the teachers in this bargaining round. David Seymour. Is the minute David Seymour. Is the minute confident David Seymour. Is the minute confident that David Seymour. Is the minute confident that teacher David Seymour. Is the minute confident that teacher pay David Seymour. Is the minute confident that teacher pay provides confident that teacher pay provides less confident that teacher pay provides less than confident that teacher pay provides less than or confident that teacher pay provides less than or equal confident that teacher pay provides less than or equal public confident that teacher pay provides less than or equal public -- less than or equal public -- Minister less than or equal public -- Minister confident less than or equal public -- Minister confident that less than or equal public -- Minister confident that teacher less than or equal public -- Minister confident that teacher pay Minister confident that teacher pay provides Minister confident that teacher pay provides less Minister confident that teacher pay provides less than Minister confident that teacher pay provides less than or Minister confident that teacher pay provides less than or equal Minister confident that teacher pay provides less than or equal public provides less than or equal public benefit? provides less than or equal public benefit? I provides less than or equal public benefit? I am provides less than or equal public benefit? I am confident provides less than or equal public benefit? I am confident that provides less than or equal public benefit? I am confident that the benefit? I am confident that the money benefit? I am confident that the money we benefit? I am confident that the money we are benefit? I am confident that the money we are putting benefit? I am confident that the money we are putting into benefit? I am confident that the money we are putting into teacher money we are putting into teacher pay, money we are putting into teacher pay, $1.2 money we are putting into teacher pay, $1.2 billion money we are putting into teacher pay, $1.2 billion extra, money we are putting into teacher pay, $1.2 billion extra, does pay, $1.2 billion extra, does recognise pay, $1.2 billion extra, does recognise the pay, $1.2 billion extra, does recognise the significant pay, $1.2 billion extra, does recognise the significant value pay, $1.2 billion extra, does recognise the significant value that recognise the significant value that teachers recognise the significant value that teachers provide recognise the significant value that teachers provide to recognise the significant value that teachers provide to New recognise the significant value that teachers provide to New Zealand, recognise the significant value that teachers provide to New Zealand, to teachers provide to New Zealand, to our teachers provide to New Zealand, to our future teachers provide to New Zealand, to our future generations, teachers provide to New Zealand, to our future generations, in our future generations, in particular. our future generations, in particular. Am our future generations, in particular. Am I our future generations, in particular. Am I ever our future generations, in particular. Am I ever going our future generations, in particular. Am I ever going to our future generations, in particular. Am I ever going to be particular. Am I ever going to be completely particular. Am I ever going to be completely satisfied particular. Am I ever going to be completely satisfied that particular. Am I ever going to be completely satisfied that that particular. Am I ever going to be completely satisfied that that is completely satisfied that that is enough? completely satisfied that that is enough? No, completely satisfied that that is enough? No, I completely satisfied that that is enough? No, I am completely satisfied that that is enough? No, I am not. completely satisfied that that is enough? No, I am not. I completely satisfied that that is enough? No, I am not. I will enough? No, I am not. I will continue enough? No, I am not. I will continue to enough? No, I am not. I will continue to push enough? No, I am not. I will continue to push for enough? No, I am not. I will continue to push for more enough? No, I am not. I will continue to push for more money. enough? No, I am not. I will continue to push for more money. Can continue to push for more money. Can the continue to push for more money. Can the Minister continue to push for more money. Can the Minister give continue to push for more money. Can the Minister give some continue to push for more money. Can the Minister give some examples continue to push for more money. Can the Minister give some examples of the Minister give some examples of expenditure the Minister give some examples of expenditure by the Minister give some examples of expenditure by his the Minister give some examples of expenditure by his government the Minister give some examples of expenditure by his government that expenditure by his government that he expenditure by his government that he might expenditure by his government that he might wish expenditure by his government that he might wish to expenditure by his government that he might wish to be expenditure by his government that he might wish to be sacrificed expenditure by his government that he might wish to be sacrificed in he might wish to be sacrificed in order he might wish to be sacrificed in order to he might wish to be sacrificed in order to pay he might wish to be sacrificed in order to pay teachers he might wish to be sacrificed in order to pay teachers more? he might wish to be sacrificed in order to pay teachers more? Mr order to pay teachers more? Mr Speaker, order to pay teachers more? Mr Speaker, no. order to pay teachers more? Mr Speaker, no. Mr order to pay teachers more? Mr Speaker, no. Mr Speaker, Speaker, no. Mr Speaker, supplementary Speaker, no. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. Speaker, no. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. What Speaker, no. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. What does Speaker, no. Mr Speaker, supplementary question. What does he supplementary question. What does he say supplementary question. What does he say to supplementary question. What does he say to patients supplementary question. What does he say to patients of supplementary question. What does he say to patients of secondary say to patients of secondary students say to patients of secondary students who say to patients of secondary students who are say to patients of secondary students who are facing say to patients of secondary students who are facing three say to patients of secondary students who are facing three days students who are facing three days of students who are facing three days of strikes students who are facing three days of strikes on students who are facing three days of strikes on the students who are facing three days of strikes on the 29 students who are facing three days of strikes on the 29 May, students who are facing three days of strikes on the 29 May, a students who are facing three days of strikes on the 29 May, a regional of strikes on the 29 May, a regional strike, of strikes on the 29 May, a regional strike, and of strikes on the 29 May, a regional strike, and a of strikes on the 29 May, a regional strike, and a strike of strikes on the 29 May, a regional strike, and a strike for of strikes on the 29 May, a regional strike, and a strike for their strike, and a strike for their child's strike, and a strike for their child's year strike, and a strike for their child's year group strike, and a strike for their child's year group all strike, and a strike for their child's year group all in strike, and a strike for their child's year group all in five child's year group all in five weeks? child's year group all in five weeks? Mr child's year group all in five weeks? Mr Speaker, child's year group all in five weeks? Mr Speaker, I child's year group all in five weeks? Mr Speaker, I would child's year group all in five weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say child's year group all in five weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to those weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to those parents weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to those parents that weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to those parents that the weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to those parents that the government weeks? Mr Speaker, I would say to those parents that the government is those parents that the government is committed those parents that the government is committed to those parents that the government is committed to addressing those parents that the government is committed to addressing a those parents that the government is committed to addressing a host those parents that the government is committed to addressing a host of committed to addressing a host of issues committed to addressing a host of issues that committed to addressing a host of issues that those committed to addressing a host of issues that those parents committed to addressing a host of issues that those parents want issues that those parents want action issues that those parents want action on, issues that those parents want action on, including issues that those parents want action on, including lifting action on, including lifting children action on, including lifting issues action on, including lifting children out of action on, including lifting children out of poverty action on, including lifting children out of poverty and children out of poverty and including children out of poverty and including dealing children out of poverty and including dealing where children out of poverty and including dealing where the children out of poverty and including dealing where the mental including dealing where the mental health including dealing where the mental health crisis including dealing where the mental health crisis and including dealing where the mental health crisis and ensuring including dealing where the mental health crisis and ensuring that including dealing where the mental health crisis and ensuring that all health crisis and ensuring that all young health crisis and ensuring that all young children health crisis and ensuring that all young children in health crisis and ensuring that all young children in New health crisis and ensuring that all young children in New Zealand health crisis and ensuring that all young children in New Zealand have health crisis and ensuring that all young children in New Zealand have a young children in New Zealand have a roof young children in New Zealand have a roof over young children in New Zealand have a roof over their young children in New Zealand have a roof over their head young children in New Zealand have a roof over their head and young children in New Zealand have a roof over their head and a young children in New Zealand have a roof over their head and a stale roof over their head and a stale home roof over their head and a stale home so roof over their head and a stale home so they roof over their head and a stale home so they are roof over their head and a stale home so they are not roof over their head and a stale home so they are not moving roof over their head and a stale home so they are not moving from home so they are not moving from school home so they are not moving from school to home so they are not moving from school to school home so they are not moving from school to school to home so they are not moving from school to school to school home so they are not moving from school to school to school because school to school to school because their school to school to school because their parents school to school to school because their parents can't school to school to school because their parents can't find school to school to school because their parents can't find stable their parents can't find stable housing. their parents can't find stable housing. <INTERRUPTION> housing. <INTERRUPTION> Order. housing. <INTERRUPTION> Order. Question housing. <INTERRUPTION> Order. Question No. housing. <INTERRUPTION> Order. Question No. 11. housing. <INTERRUPTION> Order. Question No. 11. Golriz Order. Question No. 11. Golriz Ghahraman. 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 Justice: Justice: What Justice: What recent Justice: What recent announcements Justice: What recent announcements has Justice: What recent announcements has the What recent announcements has the Government What recent announcements has the Government made What recent announcements has the Government made on What recent announcements has the Government made on family What recent announcements has the Government made on family violence Government made on family violence and Government made on family violence and sexual Government made on family violence and sexual violence? Logie. Logie. Mr Logie. Mr Speaker, Logie. Mr Speaker, on Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the minute, Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the minute, on Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the minute, on Sunday Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the minute, on Sunday with Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the minute, on Sunday with announced Logie. Mr Speaker, on behalf of the minute, on Sunday with announced the minute, on Sunday with announced the largest minute, on Sunday with announced the largest single. minute, on Sunday with announced the largest single. Yet minute, on Sunday with announced the largest single. Yet in minute, on Sunday with announced the largest single. Yet in tackling largest single. Yet in tackling family largest single. Yet in tackling family violence largest single. Yet in tackling family violence and largest single. Yet in tackling family violence and sexual largest single. Yet in tackling family violence and sexual violence. family violence and sexual violence. It family violence and sexual violence. It means family violence and sexual violence. It means more family violence and sexual violence. It means more prevention family violence and sexual violence. It means more prevention and family violence and sexual violence. It means more prevention and more It means more prevention and more support It means more prevention and more support forefront It means more prevention and more support forefront line It means more prevention and more support forefront line agencies, support forefront line agencies, communities support forefront line agencies, communities and support forefront line agencies, communities and whanau, support forefront line agencies, communities and whanau, taking support forefront line agencies, communities and whanau, taking a support forefront line agencies, communities and whanau, taking a new communities and whanau, taking a new and communities and whanau, taking a new and collaborative communities and whanau, taking a new and collaborative approach, communities and whanau, taking a new and collaborative approach, working and collaborative approach, working across and collaborative approach, working across 10 and collaborative approach, working across 10 agencies and collaborative approach, working across 10 agencies to and collaborative approach, working across 10 agencies to change and collaborative approach, working across 10 agencies to change how and collaborative approach, working across 10 agencies to change how the across 10 agencies to change how the government across 10 agencies to change how the government responds across 10 agencies to change how the government responds to across 10 agencies to change how the government responds to the across 10 agencies to change how the government responds to the needs across 10 agencies to change how the government responds to the needs of government responds to the needs of our government responds to the needs of our communities, government responds to the needs of our communities, survivors government responds to the needs of our communities, survivors and government responds to the needs of our communities, survivors and those our communities, survivors and those using our communities, survivors and those using violence. our communities, survivors and those using violence. This our communities, survivors and those using violence. This is our communities, survivors and those using violence. This is a our communities, survivors and those using violence. This is a long-term using violence. This is a long-term project. using violence. This is a long-term project. This using violence. This is a long-term project. This package using violence. This is a long-term project. This package lays using violence. This is a long-term project. This package lays the project. This package lays the foundations project. This package lays the foundations for project. This package lays the foundations for a project. This package lays the foundations for a violence-free project. This package lays the foundations for a violence-free New foundations for a violence-free New Zealand. foundations for a violence-free New Zealand. <APPLAUSE> Zealand. <APPLAUSE> Does Zealand. <APPLAUSE> Does the Zealand. <APPLAUSE> Does the member Zealand. <APPLAUSE> Does the member want Zealand. <APPLAUSE> Does the member want a Does the member want a supplementary? Does the member want a supplementary? Supplementary. Does the member want a supplementary? Supplementary. The supplementary? Supplementary. The member supplementary? Supplementary. The member should supplementary? Supplementary. The member should ask supplementary? Supplementary. The member should ask it supplementary? Supplementary. The member should ask it and supplementary? Supplementary. The member should ask it and not supplementary? Supplementary. The member should ask it and not clap. member should ask it and not clap. Thank member should ask it and not clap. Thank you, member should ask it and not clap. Thank you, Mr member should ask it and not clap. Thank you, Mr Speaker. member should ask it and not clap. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why member should ask it and not clap. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is member should ask it and not clap. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is it Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is it important Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is it important to Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is it important to invest Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is it important to invest in Thank you, Mr Speaker. Why is it important to invest in prevention? important to invest in prevention? On important to invest in prevention? On behalf important to invest in prevention? On behalf of important to invest in prevention? On behalf of the important to invest in prevention? On behalf of the minister, On behalf of the minister, preventing On behalf of the minister, preventing future On behalf of the minister, preventing future violence On behalf of the minister, preventing future violence is On behalf of the minister, preventing future violence is our preventing future violence is our greatest preventing future violence is our greatest opportunity preventing future violence is our greatest opportunity to preventing future violence is our greatest opportunity to improve greatest opportunity to improve wellbeing. greatest opportunity to improve preventing greatest opportunity to improve wellbeing. That is greatest opportunity to improve wellbeing. That is why greatest opportunity to improve wellbeing. That is why we greatest opportunity to improve wellbeing. That is why we are wellbeing. That is why we are increasing wellbeing. That is why we are increasing funding wellbeing. That is why we are increasing funding for wellbeing. That is why we are increasing funding for National wellbeing. That is why we are increasing funding for National and increasing funding for National and community-led increasing funding for National and community-led approaches, increasing funding for National and community-led approaches, extending community-led approaches, extending coverage community-led approaches, extending coverage to community-led approaches, extending coverage to recognise community-led approaches, extending coverage to recognise the community-led approaches, extending coverage to recognise the needs community-led approaches, extending coverage to recognise the needs of coverage to recognise the needs of diverse coverage to recognise the needs of diverse communities coverage to recognise the needs of diverse communities including diverse communities including rainbow, diverse communities including rainbow, disability, diverse communities including rainbow, disability, elderly diverse communities including rainbow, disability, elderly and diverse communities including rainbow, disability, elderly and new rainbow, disability, elderly and new migrants rainbow, disability, elderly and new migrants and rainbow, disability, elderly and new migrants and putting rainbow, disability, elderly and new migrants and putting resources rainbow, disability, elderly and new migrants and putting resources into migrants and putting resources into mending migrants and putting resources into mending the migrants and putting resources into mending the harm migrants and putting resources into mending the harm of migrants and putting resources into mending the harm of family migrants and putting resources into mending the harm of family violence mending the harm of family violence on mending the harm of family violence on our mending the harm of family violence on our youngest mending the harm of family violence on our youngest New mending the harm of family violence on our youngest New Zealanders, mending the harm of family violence on our youngest New Zealanders, so on our youngest New Zealanders, so we on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can break on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can break the on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can break the cycle on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can break the cycle for on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can break the cycle for them on our youngest New Zealanders, so we can break the cycle for them and we can break the cycle for them and us. we can break the cycle for them and us. Supplementary, we can break the cycle for them and us. Supplementary, Mr we can break the cycle for them and us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. we can break the cycle for them and us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What difference us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What difference will us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What difference will this us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What difference will this make us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What difference will this make for us. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What difference will this make for people difference will this make for people impacted difference will this make for people impacted by difference will this make for people impacted by family difference will this make for people impacted by family violence? difference will this make for people impacted by family violence? On impacted by family violence? On behalf impacted by family violence? On behalf of impacted by family violence? On behalf of the impacted by family violence? On behalf of the minister, impacted by family violence? On behalf of the minister, we impacted by family violence? On behalf of the minister, we are behalf of the minister, we are creating behalf of the minister, we are creating safe, behalf of the minister, we are creating safe, consistent behalf of the minister, we are creating safe, consistent and creating safe, consistent and effective creating safe, consistent and effective responses creating safe, consistent and effective responses tow creating safe, consistent and effective responses tow family effective responses tow family violence effective responses tow family violence in effective responses tow family violence in every effective responses tow family violence in every community. effective responses tow family violence in every community. This violence in every community. This includes violence in every community. This includes extending violence in every community. This includes extending community-based includes extending community-based pilots, includes extending community-based pilots, which includes extending community-based pilots, which keep includes extending community-based pilots, which keep people includes extending community-based pilots, which keep people safe. pilots, which keep people safe. Rolling pilots, which keep people safe. Rolling out pilots, which keep people safe. Rolling out victim pilots, which keep people safe. Rolling out victim video pilots, which keep people safe. Rolling out victim video statements, Rolling out victim video statements, which Rolling out victim video statements, which give Rolling out victim video statements, which give victims Rolling out victim video statements, which give victims alternative Rolling out victim video statements, which give victims alternative ways which give victims alternative ways to which give victims alternative ways to interact which give victims alternative ways to interact with which give victims alternative ways to interact with the which give victims alternative ways to interact with the criminal to interact with the criminal justice to interact with the criminal justice system to interact with the criminal justice system and to interact with the criminal justice system and extending justice system and extending training justice system and extending training to justice system and extending training to health justice system and extending training to health practitioners justice system and extending training to health practitioners so training to health practitioners so that training to health practitioners so that they, training to health practitioners so that they, too, training to health practitioners so that they, too, can training to health practitioners so that they, too, can respond that they, too, can respond effectively that they, too, can respond effectively when that they, too, can respond effectively when people that they, too, can respond effectively when people make effectively when people make disclosures effectively when people make disclosures to effectively when people make disclosures to them. effectively when people make disclosures to them. Supplementary, disclosures to them. Supplementary, Mr disclosures to them. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. disclosures to them. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What disclosures to them. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What will disclosures to them. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What will this disclosures to them. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What will this funding Mr Speaker. What will this funding mean Mr Speaker. What will this funding mean for Mr Speaker. What will this funding mean for survivors Mr Speaker. What will this funding mean for survivors of Mr Speaker. What will this funding mean for survivors of sexual mean for survivors of sexual violence? mean for survivors of sexual violence? On mean for survivors of sexual violence? On behalf mean for survivors of sexual violence? On behalf of mean for survivors of sexual violence? On behalf of the mean for survivors of sexual violence? On behalf of the minister, violence? On behalf of the minister, expanding violence? On behalf of the minister, expanding essential violence? On behalf of the minister, expanding essential specialist expanding essential specialist sexual expanding essential specialist sexual violence expanding essential specialist sexual violence services expanding essential specialist sexual violence services will expanding essential specialist sexual violence services will mean sexual violence services will mean that sexual violence services will mean that survivors sexual violence services will mean that survivors can sexual violence services will mean that survivors can get sexual violence services will mean that survivors can get help sexual violence services will mean that survivors can get help sooner that survivors can get help sooner and that survivors can get help sooner and experience that survivors can get help sooner and experience also that survivors can get help sooner and experience also trauma. and experience also trauma. Developing and experience also trauma. Developing services and experience also trauma. Developing services for and experience also trauma. Developing services for children and experience also trauma. Developing services for children and Developing services for children and young Developing services for children and young people, Developing services for children and young people, improving Developing services for children and young people, improving wellbeing young people, improving wellbeing for young people, improving wellbeing for male young people, improving wellbeing for male survivors young people, improving wellbeing for male survivors and young people, improving wellbeing for male survivors and victims young people, improving wellbeing for male survivors and victims of for male survivors and victims of sexual for male survivors and victims of sexual violence for male survivors and victims of sexual violence through for male survivors and victims of sexual violence through peer for male survivors and victims of sexual violence through peer support sexual violence through peer support services sexual violence through peer support services and sexual violence through peer support services and restoring sexual violence through peer support services and restoring Maori services and restoring Maori responses services and restoring Maori responses to services and restoring Maori responses to violence services and restoring Maori responses to violence will services and restoring Maori responses to violence will mean responses to violence will mean people responses to violence will mean people can responses to violence will mean people can get responses to violence will mean people can get the responses to violence will mean people can get the right responses to violence will mean people can get the right kind responses to violence will mean people can get the right kind of people can get the right kind of help. people can get the right kind of help. Supplementary, people can get the right kind of help. Supplementary, Mr people can get the right kind of help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What changes help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What changes will help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What changes will be help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What changes will be made help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What changes will be made to help. Supplementary, Mr Speaker. What changes will be made to the What changes will be made to the justice What changes will be made to the justice system What changes will be made to the justice system to What changes will be made to the justice system to better What changes will be made to the justice system to better respond What changes will be made to the justice system to better respond to justice system to better respond to victims justice system to better respond to victims of justice system to better respond to victims of sexual justice system to better respond to victims of sexual violence? justice system to better respond to victims of sexual violence? On victims of sexual violence? On behalf victims of sexual violence? On behalf of victims of sexual violence? On behalf of the victims of sexual violence? On behalf of the minute, victims of sexual violence? On behalf of the minute, our victims of sexual violence? On behalf of the minute, our focus victims of sexual violence? On behalf of the minute, our focus is behalf of the minute, our focus is on behalf of the minute, our focus is on doing behalf of the minute, our focus is on doing no behalf of the minute, our focus is on doing no more behalf of the minute, our focus is on doing no more harm. behalf of the minute, our focus is on doing no more harm. Reducing behalf of the minute, our focus is on doing no more harm. Reducing the on doing no more harm. Reducing the risk on doing no more harm. Reducing the risk of on doing no more harm. Reducing the risk of sexual on doing no more harm. Reducing the risk of sexual violence on doing no more harm. Reducing the risk of sexual violence victims risk of sexual violence victims experiencing risk of sexual violence victims experiencing further risk of sexual violence victims experiencing further trauma risk of sexual violence victims experiencing further trauma when experiencing further trauma when participating? experiencing further trauma when participating? The experiencing further trauma when participating? The criminal experiencing further trauma when participating? The criminal justice participating? The criminal justice process. participating? The criminal justice process. This participating? The criminal justice process. This clouds participating? The criminal justice process. This clouds enabling participating? The criminal justice process. This clouds enabling them process. This clouds enabling them to process. This clouds enabling them to give process. This clouds enabling them to give evidence process. This clouds enabling them to give evidence in process. This clouds enabling them to give evidence in alternative to give evidence in alternative ways, to give evidence in alternative ways, such to give evidence in alternative ways, such as to give evidence in alternative ways, such as pre-recorded to give evidence in alternative ways, such as pre-recorded video, ways, such as pre-recorded video, providing ways, such as pre-recorded video, providing specialist ways, such as pre-recorded video, providing specialist counselling ways, such as pre-recorded video, providing specialist counselling and providing specialist counselling and communications providing specialist counselling and communications assistance providing specialist counselling and communications assistance through communications assistance through the communications assistance through the criminal communications assistance through the criminal justice communications assistance through the criminal justice process communications assistance through the criminal justice process and the criminal justice process and specialist the criminal justice process and specialist training the criminal justice process and specialist training for the criminal justice process and specialist training for lawyers. specialist training for lawyers. Question specialist training for lawyers. Question No. specialist training for lawyers. Question No. 12, specialist training for lawyers. Question No. 12, the specialist training for lawyers. Question No. 12, the Hon specialist training for lawyers. Question No. 12, the Hon Paul Question No. 12, the Hon Paul Goldsmith. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Transport: Transport: Does Transport: Does he Transport: Does he stand Transport: Does he stand by Transport: Does he stand by all Transport: Does he stand by all his Transport: Does he stand by all his policies Does he stand by all his policies Does Does he stand by all his policies and statements in Does he stand by all his policies and statements in relation Does he stand by all his policies and statements in relation to and statements in relation to Wellington and statements in relation to Wellington transport? The The Hon The Hon Phil The Hon Phil Twyford The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last week The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last week I The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last week I announced The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last week I announced with The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last week I announced with Wellington The Hon Phil Twyford Yes, last week I announced with Wellington mayor I announced with Wellington mayor justice I announced with Wellington mayor justice Leicester I announced with Wellington mayor justice Leicester and I announced with Wellington mayor justice Leicester and greater justice Leicester and greater Wellington justice Leicester and greater Wellington Regional justice Leicester and greater Wellington Regional Council justice Leicester and greater Wellington Regional Council chair Wellington Regional Council chair Chris Wellington Regional Council chair Chris Laidlor, Wellington Regional Council chair Chris Laidlor, the Wellington Regional Council chair Chris Laidlor, the Let's Wellington Regional Council chair Chris Laidlor, the Let's Get Chris Laidlor, the Let's Get Wellington Chris Laidlor, the Let's Get Wellington Moving Chris Laidlor, the Let's Get Wellington Moving package. Chris Laidlor, the Let's Get Wellington Moving package. It Chris Laidlor, the Let's Get Wellington Moving package. It will Wellington Moving package. It will reduce Wellington Moving package. It will reduce congestion Wellington Moving package. It will reduce congestion by Wellington Moving package. It will reduce congestion by better Wellington Moving package. It will reduce congestion by better public reduce congestion by better public transport, reduce congestion by better public transport, cycling reduce congestion by better public transport, cycling upgrades reduce congestion by better public transport, cycling upgrades with reduce congestion by better public transport, cycling upgrades with the transport, cycling upgrades with the city's transport, cycling upgrades with the city's motorways transport, cycling upgrades with the city's motorways and transport, cycling upgrades with the city's motorways and roads. transport, cycling upgrades with the city's motorways and roads. Better city's motorways and roads. Better public city's motorways and roads. Better public transport city's motorways and roads. Better public transport infrastructure city's motorways and roads. Better public transport infrastructure and public transport infrastructure and more public transport infrastructure and more services public transport infrastructure and more services will public transport infrastructure and more services will encourage public transport infrastructure and more services will encourage people more services will encourage people out more services will encourage people out of more services will encourage people out of their more services will encourage people out of their cars, more services will encourage people out of their cars, freeing more services will encourage people out of their cars, freeing up more services will encourage people out of their cars, freeing up the out of their cars, freeing up the roads out of their cars, freeing up the roads for out of their cars, freeing up the roads for those out of their cars, freeing up the roads for those that out of their cars, freeing up the roads for those that have out of their cars, freeing up the roads for those that have to out of their cars, freeing up the roads for those that have to drive roads for those that have to drive and roads for those that have to drive and I roads for those that have to drive and I thank roads for those that have to drive and I thank the roads for those that have to drive and I thank the member roads for those that have to drive and I thank the member for roads for those that have to drive and I thank the member for his and I thank the member for his endorsement and I thank the member for his endorsement of and I thank the member for his endorsement of the and I thank the member for his endorsement of the plan and I thank the member for his endorsement of the plan when and I thank the member for his endorsement of the plan when he endorsement of the plan when he described endorsement of the plan when he described it endorsement of the plan when he described it as endorsement of the plan when he described it as "sensible". endorsement of the plan when he described it as "sensible". I endorsement of the plan when he described it as "sensible". I can't described it as "sensible". I can't remember described it as "sensible". I can't remember that. described it as "sensible". I can't remember that. Supplementary. described it as "sensible". I can't remember that. Supplementary. How remember that. Supplementary. How does remember that. Supplementary. How does delaying remember that. Supplementary. How does delaying the remember that. Supplementary. How does delaying the Melling does delaying the Melling Interchange does delaying the Melling Interchange and does delaying the Melling Interchange and Tony does delaying the Melling Interchange and Tony Dagrada Interchange and Tony Dagrada coincide Interchange and Tony Dagrada coincide with Interchange and Tony Dagrada coincide with the Interchange and Tony Dagrada coincide with the transition Interchange and Tony Dagrada coincide with the transition gully coincide with the transition gully get coincide with the transition gully get Wellington coincide with the transition gully get Wellington moving? coincide with the transition gully get Wellington moving? The coincide with the transition gully get Wellington moving? The Let's coincide with the transition gully get Wellington moving? The Let's Get get Wellington moving? The Let's Get Wellington get Wellington moving? The Let's Get Wellington Moving get Wellington moving? The Let's Get Wellington Moving project, get Wellington moving? The Let's Get Wellington Moving project, it get Wellington moving? The Let's Get Wellington Moving project, it is get Wellington moving? The Let's Get Wellington Moving project, it is the Wellington Moving project, it is the biggest Wellington Moving project, it is the biggest transport Wellington Moving project, it is the biggest transport investment Wellington Moving project, it is the biggest transport investment that biggest transport investment that Wellington biggest transport investment that coincide biggest transport investment that Wellington city has biggest transport investment that Wellington city has ever biggest transport investment that Wellington city has ever had, biggest transport investment that Wellington city has ever had, but biggest transport investment that Wellington city has ever had, but I Wellington city has ever had, but I would Wellington city has ever had, but I would note Wellington city has ever had, but I would note that Wellington city has ever had, but I would note that in Wellington city has ever had, but I would note that in doing Wellington city has ever had, but I would note that in doing the would note that in doing the financial would note that in doing the financial modelling would note that in doing the financial modelling for would note that in doing the financial modelling for the would note that in doing the financial modelling for the project, financial modelling for the project, a financial modelling for the project, a generous financial modelling for the project, a generous allowance financial modelling for the project, a generous allowance of financial modelling for the project, a generous allowance of something a generous allowance of something like a generous allowance of something like $4.4 a generous allowance of something like $4.4 billion a generous allowance of something like $4.4 billion in a generous allowance of something like $4.4 billion in likely a generous allowance of something like $4.4 billion in likely future like $4.4 billion in likely future regional like $4.4 billion in likely future regional transport like $4.4 billion in likely future regional transport expenditure like $4.4 billion in likely future regional transport expenditure was regional transport expenditure was set regional transport expenditure was set aside regional transport expenditure was set aside for regional transport expenditure was set aside for other regional transport expenditure was set aside for other transport set aside for other transport projects set aside for other transport projects like set aside for other transport projects like Melling, set aside for other transport projects like Melling, like set aside for other transport projects like Melling, like the projects like Melling, like the Cross projects like Melling, like the Cross Valley projects like Melling, like the Cross Valley Link projects like Melling, like the Cross Valley Link and projects like Melling, like the Cross Valley Link and I projects like Melling, like the Cross Valley Link and I think projects like Melling, like the Cross Valley Link and I think that Cross Valley Link and I think that is Cross Valley Link and I think that is why Cross Valley Link and I think that is why the Cross Valley Link and I think that is why the regions' Cross Valley Link and I think that is why the regions' mayors Cross Valley Link and I think that is why the regions' mayors have Cross Valley Link and I think that is why the regions' mayors have all is why the regions' mayors have all unanimously is why the regions' mayors have all unanimously backed is why the regions' mayors have all unanimously backed the is why the regions' mayors have all unanimously backed the Let's is why the regions' mayors have all unanimously backed the Let's Get unanimously backed the Let's Get Wellington unanimously backed the Let's Get Wellington Moving unanimously backed the Let's Get Wellington Moving project unanimously backed the Let's Get Wellington Moving project because Wellington Moving project because they Wellington Moving project because they see Wellington Moving project because they see it Wellington Moving project because they see it as Wellington Moving project because they see it as a Wellington Moving project because they see it as a project Wellington Moving project because they see it as a project of Wellington Moving project because they see it as a project of great they see it as a project of great regional they see it as a project of great regional significance. they see it as a project of great regional significance. What they see it as a project of great regional significance. What feedback regional significance. What feedback has regional significance. What feedback has the regional significance. What feedback has the minister regional significance. What feedback has the minister received regional significance. What feedback has the minister received from regional significance. What feedback has the minister received from the has the minister received from the mayors has the minister received from the mayors about has the minister received from the mayors about the has the minister received from the mayors about the project? has the minister received from the mayors about the project? The mayors about the project? The feedback mayors about the project? The feedback has mayors about the project? The feedback has been mayors about the project? The feedback has been extremely feedback has been extremely positive. feedback has been extremely positive. I feedback has been extremely positive. I met feedback has been extremely positive. I met with feedback has been extremely positive. I met with all feedback has been extremely positive. I met with all of feedback has been extremely positive. I met with all of the positive. I met with all of the mayors positive. I met with all of the mayors from positive. I met with all of the mayors from the positive. I met with all of the mayors from the wider positive. I met with all of the mayors from the wider Wellington mayors from the wider Wellington region mayors from the wider Wellington region and mayors from the wider Wellington region and the mayors from the wider Wellington region and the chair mayors from the wider Wellington region and the chair of mayors from the wider Wellington region and the chair of the mayors from the wider Wellington region and the chair of the Regional region and the chair of the Regional Council. region and the chair of the Regional Council. All region and the chair of the Regional Council. All of region and the chair of the Regional Council. All of them region and the chair of the Regional Council. All of them recognised region and the chair of the Regional Council. All of them recognised the Council. All of them recognised the regional Council. All of them recognised the regional significance Council. All of them recognised the regional significance of regional significance of Wellington's regional significance of Wellington's job-rich regional significance of Wellington's job-rich CBD regional significance of Wellington's job-rich CBD and regional significance of Wellington's job-rich CBD and the Wellington's job-rich CBD and the importance Wellington's job-rich CBD and the importance of Wellington's job-rich CBD and the importance of Akhtars Wellington's job-rich CBD and the importance of Akhtars is Wellington's job-rich CBD and the importance of Akhtars is for Wellington's job-rich CBD and the importance of Akhtars is for the importance of Akhtars is for the region's importance of Akhtars is for the region's people importance of Akhtars is for the region's people to importance of Akhtars is for the region's people to both importance of Akhtars is for the region's people to both the importance of Akhtars is for the region's people to both the airport region's people to both the airport and region's people to both the airport and the region's people to both the airport and the hospital. region's people to both the airport and the hospital. In region's people to both the airport and the hospital. In fact, region's people to both the airport and the hospital. In fact, all region's people to both the airport and the hospital. In fact, all of and the hospital. In fact, all of these and the hospital. In fact, all of these mayors and the hospital. In fact, all of these mayors have and the hospital. In fact, all of these mayors have said and the hospital. In fact, all of these mayors have said to and the hospital. In fact, all of these mayors have said to many and the hospital. In fact, all of these mayors have said to many and these mayors have said to many and publicly these mayors have said to many and publicly that these mayors have said to many and publicly that they these mayors have said to many and publicly that they support these mayors have said to many and publicly that they support Let's these mayors have said to many and publicly that they support Let's Get publicly that they support Let's Get Wellington publicly that they support Let's Get Wellington Moving, publicly that they support Let's Get Wellington Moving, but publicly that they support Let's Get Wellington Moving, but why publicly that they support Let's Get Wellington Moving, but why doesn't Wellington Moving, but why doesn't the Wellington Moving, but why doesn't the National Wellington Moving, but why doesn't the National Party Wellington Moving, but why doesn't the National Party support Wellington Moving, but why doesn't the National Party support the the National Party support the regions' the National Party support the regions' mayors. the National Party support the regions' mayors. 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This is despite the previous government threatening to previous government threatening to cut previous government threatening to cut off previous government threatening to cut off all previous government threatening to cut off all regional previous government threatening to cut off all regional funding previous government threatening to cut off all regional funding if previous government threatening to cut off all regional funding if the cut off all regional funding if the Wellington cut off all regional funding if the Wellington local cut off all regional funding if the Wellington local bodies cut off all regional funding if the Wellington local bodies did cut off all regional funding if the Wellington local bodies did not cut off all regional funding if the Wellington local bodies did not go Wellington local bodies did not go along Wellington local bodies did not go along with Wellington local bodies did not go along with their Wellington local bodies did not go along with their plan Wellington local bodies did not go along with their plan for Wellington local bodies did not go along with their plan for a Wellington local bodies did not go along with their plan for a United along with their plan for a United States along with their plan for a United States concrete along with their plan for a United States concrete fly-year. along with their plan for a United States concrete fly-year. That along with their plan for a United States concrete fly-year. That is States concrete fly-year. That is not States concrete fly-year. That is not an States concrete fly-year. That is not an area... States concrete fly-year. That is not an area... Supplementary. States concrete fly-year. That is not an area... Supplementary. Why not an area... Supplementary. Why have not an area... Supplementary. Why have safety not an area... Supplementary. Why have safety upgrades not an area... Supplementary. Why have safety upgrades for not an area... Supplementary. Why have safety upgrades for what not an area... Supplementary. Why have safety upgrades for what NZ not an area... Supplementary. 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Those being previously funded"? Those projects being previously funded"? Those projects are being previously funded"? Those projects are subject being previously funded"? Those projects are subject to being previously funded"? Those projects are subject to the being previously funded"? Those projects are subject to the normal projects are subject to the normal NZTA projects are subject to the normal NZTA processes, projects are subject to the normal NZTA processes, completely projects are subject to the normal NZTA processes, completely separate NZTA processes, completely separate from NZTA processes, completely separate highway NZTA processes, completely separate from the consideration NZTA processes, completely separate from the consideration of NZTA processes, completely separate from the consideration of the NZTA processes, completely separate from the consideration of the Let's from the consideration of the Let's Get from the consideration of the Let's Get Wellington from the consideration of the Let's Get Wellington Moving from the consideration of the Let's Get Wellington Moving project. from the consideration of the Let's Get Wellington Moving project. There Get Wellington Moving project. There is Get Wellington Moving project. There is a Get Wellington Moving project. There is a number Get Wellington Moving project. There is a number of Get Wellington Moving project. There is a number of projects Get Wellington Moving project. There is a number of projects that Get Wellington Moving project. There is a number of projects that are is a number of projects that are under is a number of projects that are under way is a number of projects that are under way that is a number of projects that are under way that are is a number of projects that are under way that are in is a number of projects that are under way that are in the is a number of projects that are under way that are in the pipe is a number of projects that are under way that are in the pipe loin. under way that are in the pipe loin. The under way that are in the pipe loin. The member under way that are in the pipe loin. The member mentions under way that are in the pipe loin. The member mentions Melling under way that are in the pipe loin. The member mentions Melling before. The member mentions Melling before. The The member mentions Melling before. The board The member mentions Melling before. The board has The member mentions Melling before. The board has approved The member mentions Melling before. The board has approved that The member mentions Melling before. The board has approved that project The board has approved that project and The board has approved that project and committed The board has approved that project and committed it The board has approved that project and committed it subject The board has approved that project and committed it subject to The board has approved that project and committed it subject to finance and committed it subject to finance becoming and committed it subject to finance becoming available. and committed it subject to finance becoming available. In and committed it subject to finance becoming available. In 18 and committed it subject to finance becoming available. In 18 months becoming available. In 18 months this becoming available. In 18 months this government becoming available. In 18 months this government has becoming available. In 18 months this government has done becoming available. In 18 months this government has done more becoming available. In 18 months this government has done more for this government has done more for transport this government has done more for transport infrastructure this government has done more for transport infrastructure in transport infrastructure in Wellington transport infrastructure in Wellington than transport infrastructure in Wellington than that transport infrastructure in Wellington than that government transport infrastructure in Wellington than that government did Wellington than that government did in Wellington than that government did in nine Wellington than that government did in nine long Wellington than that government did in nine long years. Wellington than that government did in nine long years. Greg Wellington than that government did in nine long years. Greg Hudson. Wellington than that government did in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To the in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To the minister: in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To the minister: Would in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To the minister: Would he in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To the minister: Would he confirm in nine long years. Greg Hudson. To the minister: Would he confirm that the minister: Would he confirm that a the minister: Would he confirm that a second the minister: Would he confirm that a second terrace the minister: Would he confirm that a second terrace tunnel the minister: Would he confirm that a second terrace tunnel and a second terrace tunnel and underground a second terrace tunnel and underground will a second terrace tunnel and underground will be a second terrace tunnel and underground will be delivered a second terrace tunnel and underground will be delivered as underground will be delivered as part underground will be delivered as part of underground will be delivered as part of the underground will be delivered as part of the package underground will be delivered as part of the package announced underground will be delivered as part of the package announced last part of the package announced last Thursday? part of the package announced last Thursday? No, part of the package announced last Thursday? No, I part of the package announced last Thursday? No, I will part of the package announced last Thursday? No, I will not part of the package announced last Thursday? No, I will not confirm Thursday? No, I will not confirm that Thursday? No, I will not confirm that because Thursday? No, I will not confirm that because there Thursday? No, I will not confirm that because there wasn't Thursday? No, I will not confirm that because there wasn't sufficient that because there wasn't sufficient money that because there wasn't sufficient money for that because there wasn't sufficient money for those that because there wasn't sufficient money for those two that because there wasn't sufficient money for those two project that because there wasn't sufficient money for those two project the money for those two project the clear money for those two project the clear intention money for those two project the clear intention of money for those two project the clear intention of the money for those two project the clear intention of the Let's money for those two project the clear intention of the Let's Get clear intention of the Let's Get Wellington clear intention of the Let's Get Wellington Moving clear intention of the Let's Get Wellington Moving project clear intention of the Let's Get Wellington Moving project is clear intention of the Let's Get Wellington Moving project is to Wellington Moving project is to reduce Wellington Moving project is to reduce car Wellington Moving project is to reduce car dependency Wellington Moving project is to reduce car dependency to Wellington Moving project is to reduce car dependency to provide Wellington Moving project is to reduce car dependency to provide a reduce car dependency to provide a sustainable reduce car dependency to provide a sustainable way reduce car dependency to provide a sustainable way to reduce car dependency to provide a sustainable way to ease reduce car dependency to provide a sustainable way to ease congestion sustainable way to ease congestion by sustainable way to ease congestion by getting sustainable way to ease congestion by getting more sustainable way to ease congestion by getting more people sustainable way to ease congestion by getting more people out sustainable way to ease congestion by getting more people out of by getting more people out of single-occupant by getting more people out of single-occupant vehicles by getting more people out of single-occupant vehicles into by getting more people out of single-occupant vehicles into public single-occupant vehicles into public transport, single-occupant vehicles into public transport, rapid single-occupant vehicles into public transport, rapid transit single-occupant vehicles into public transport, rapid transit and single-occupant vehicles into public transport, rapid transit and walking transport, rapid transit and walking and transport, rapid transit and walking and cycling. transport, rapid transit and walking and cycling. That transport, rapid transit and walking and cycling. That is transport, rapid transit and walking and cycling. That is the transport, rapid transit and walking and cycling. That is the future transport, rapid transit and walking and cycling. That is the future of and cycling. That is the future of this and cycling. That is the future of this beautiful and cycling. That is the future of this beautiful waterfront and cycling. That is the future of this beautiful waterfront CBD and cycling. That is the future of this beautiful waterfront CBD and this beautiful waterfront CBD and our this beautiful waterfront CBD and our government this beautiful waterfront CBD and our government is this beautiful waterfront CBD and our government is going this beautiful waterfront CBD and our government is going to this beautiful waterfront CBD and our government is going to unlock our government is going to unlock all our government is going to unlock all of our government is going to unlock all of that our government is going to unlock all of that potential. all of that potential. Supplementary. all of that potential. Supplementary. To all of that potential. Supplementary. To the all of that potential. Supplementary. To the minister, all of that potential. Supplementary. To the minister, when Supplementary. To the minister, when is Supplementary. To the minister, when is it Supplementary. To the minister, when is it anticipated Supplementary. To the minister, when is it anticipated that Supplementary. To the minister, when is it anticipated that Wellington is it anticipated that Wellington ratepayers is it anticipated that Wellington ratepayers will is it anticipated that Wellington ratepayers will begin is it anticipated that Wellington ratepayers will begin paying ratepayers will begin paying increased ratepayers will begin paying is ratepayers will begin paying increased charges and ratepayers will begin paying increased charges and rates ratepayers will begin paying increased charges and rates to increased charges and rates to contribute increased charges and rates to contribute to increased charges and rates to contribute to the increased charges and rates to contribute to the Let's increased charges and rates to contribute to the Let's Get contribute to the Let's Get Wellington contribute to the Let's Get Wellington Moving contribute to the Let's Get Wellington Moving package? contribute to the Let's Get Wellington Moving package? That, contribute to the Let's Get Wellington Moving package? That, of Wellington Moving package? That, of course, Wellington Moving package? That, of course, is Wellington Moving package? That, of course, is up Wellington Moving package? That, of course, is up to Wellington Moving package? That, of course, is up to the Wellington Moving package? 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That front up with 40% of the cost of the total programme. That is total programme. That is unprecedented total programme. That is front total programme. That is unprecedented and shows total programme. That is unprecedented and shows what total programme. That is unprecedented and shows what a total programme. That is unprecedented and shows what a great unprecedented and shows what a great partnership unprecedented and shows what a great partnership our unprecedented and shows what a great partnership our government unprecedented and shows what a great partnership our government has unprecedented and shows what a great partnership our government has where partnership our government has where the partnership our government has where the people partnership our government has where the people of partnership our government has where the people of Wellington. the people of Wellington. Supplementary. the people of Wellington. Supplementary. No, the people of Wellington. Supplementary. No, the the people of Wellington. Supplementary. No, the member the people of Wellington. Supplementary. No, the member has Supplementary. No, the member has had Supplementary. No, the member has had a Supplementary. No, the member has had a supplementary. Supplementary. No, the member has had a supplementary. I Supplementary. No, the member has had a supplementary. I think Supplementary. No, the member has had a supplementary. I think he