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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. No No bills No bills have No bills have been No bills have been introduced. Petitions Petitions have Petitions have been Petitions have been delivered Petitions have been delivered to Petitions have been delivered to the Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation. to the Clerk for presentation. Two to the Clerk for presentation. Two petitions to the Clerk for presentation. Two petitions of to the Clerk for presentation. Two petitions of Toni to the Clerk for presentation. Two petitions of Toni Boynton Two petitions of Toni Boynton requesting Two petitions of Toni Boynton requesting that Two petitions of Toni Boynton requesting that the Two petitions of Toni Boynton requesting that the House Two petitions of Toni Boynton requesting that the House amend requesting that the House amend the requesting that the House amend the Local requesting that the House amend the Local Electoral requesting that the House amend the Local Electoral Act requesting that the House amend the Local Electoral Act 2001 the Local Electoral Act 2001 to the Local Electoral Act 2001 to make the Local Electoral Act 2001 to make the the Local Electoral Act 2001 to make the process to make the process for to make the process for the to make the process for the establishment to make the process for the establishment of to make the process for the establishment of Maori to make the process for the establishment of Maori wards for the establishment of Maori wards and for the establishment of Maori wards and constituencies and constituencies for and constituencies for district and constituencies for district and and constituencies for district and regional and constituencies for district and regional councils for district and regional councils the for district and regional councils the same for district and regional councils the same as for district and regional councils the same as the for district and regional councils the same as the process the same as the process for the same as the process for establishing the same as the process for establishing general the same as the process for establishing general wards for establishing general wards and for establishing general wards and constituencies. and constituencies. Petition and constituencies. Petition requesting Petition requesting that Petition requesting that the Petition requesting that the House Petition requesting that the House conduct Petition requesting that the House conduct an Petition requesting that the House conduct an inquiry that the House conduct an inquiry into that the House conduct an inquiry into bullying that the House conduct an inquiry into bullying within that the House conduct an inquiry into bullying within the that the House conduct an inquiry into bullying within the medical into bullying within the medical sector, into bullying within the medical sector, with into bullying within the medical sector, with reference into bullying within the medical sector, with reference to into bullying within the medical sector, with reference to any sector, with reference to any disproportionate sector, with reference to any disproportionate application disproportionate application of disproportionate application of the disproportionate application of the Health disproportionate application of the Health Practitioners of the Health Practitioners Competence of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 Competence Assurance Act 2003 by Competence Assurance Act 2003 by the Competence Assurance Act 2003 by the Medical Competence Assurance Act 2003 by the Medical Council. by the Medical Council. Petition by the Medical Council. Petition of by the Medical Council. Petition of Richard by the Medical Council. Petition of Richard Edward by the Medical Council. Petition of Richard Edward Stein Petition of Richard Edward Stein requesting Petition of Richard Edward Stein requesting that Petition of Richard Edward Stein requesting that the Petition of Richard Edward Stein requesting that the House Petition of Richard Edward Stein requesting that the House urge requesting that the House urge the requesting that the House urge the Government requesting that the House urge the Government to requesting that the House urge the Government to fund requesting that the House urge the Government to fund ustekinumab the Government to fund ustekinumab for the Government to fund ustekinumab for New the Government to fund ustekinumab for New Zealanders the Government to fund ustekinumab for New Zealanders with the Government to fund ustekinumab for New Zealanders with severe for New Zealanders with severe Crohn's for New Zealanders with severe Crohn's and for New Zealanders with severe Crohn's and ulcerative for New Zealanders with severe Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Petition Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Petition of Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Petition of Anmar Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Petition of Anmar Taufeek Petition of Anmar Taufeek requesting Petition of Anmar Taufeek requesting that Petition of Anmar Taufeek requesting that the Petition of Anmar Taufeek requesting that the House requesting that the House urge requesting that the House urge the requesting that the House urge the Immigration requesting that the House urge the Immigration Minister urge the Immigration Minister to urge the Immigration Minister to increase urge the Immigration Minister to increase resourcing urge the Immigration Minister to increase resourcing so urge the Immigration Minister to increase resourcing so that, to increase resourcing so that, the to increase resourcing so that, the time to increase resourcing so that, the time taken to increase resourcing so that, the time taken to to increase resourcing so that, the time taken to process to increase resourcing so that, the time taken to process visitor the time taken to process visitor visa the time taken to process visitor visa applications the time taken to process visitor visa applications for the time taken to process visitor visa applications for culturally visa applications for culturally arranged visa applications for culturally arranged marriages visa applications for culturally arranged marriages from visa applications for culturally arranged marriages from Iraq arranged marriages from Iraq can arranged marriages from Iraq can be arranged marriages from Iraq can be reduced. can be reduced. Petition can be reduced. Petition of can be reduced. Petition of Claire can be reduced. Petition of Claire Bleakley Petition of Claire Bleakley requesting Petition of Claire Bleakley requesting that Petition of Claire Bleakley requesting that the Petition of Claire Bleakley requesting that the House requesting that the House urge requesting that the House urge the requesting that the House urge the Minister requesting that the House urge the Minister for requesting that the House urge the Minister for Food requesting that the House urge the Minister for Food Safety urge the Minister for Food Safety to urge the Minister for Food Safety to advocate urge the Minister for Food Safety to advocate for urge the Minister for Food Safety to advocate for regulation, to advocate for regulation, safety to advocate for regulation, safety trials to advocate for regulation, safety trials and to advocate for regulation, safety trials and full to advocate for regulation, safety trials and full labelling safety trials and full labelling of safety trials and full labelling of GM- safety trials and full labelling of GM- and safety trials and full labelling of GM- and gene-edited safety trials and full labelling of GM- and gene-edited food of GM- and gene-edited food in of GM- and gene-edited food in the of GM- and gene-edited food in the review of GM- and gene-edited food in the review of of GM- and gene-edited food in the review of the of GM- and gene-edited food in the review of the Food in the review of the Food Standards in the review of the Food Standards Australia in the review of the Food Standards Australia NZ in the review of the Food Standards Australia NZ Act. Standards Australia NZ Act. Petition Standards Australia NZ Act. Petition of Standards Australia NZ Act. Petition of Diane Standards Australia NZ Act. Petition of Diane Hunt Standards Australia NZ Act. Petition of Diane Hunt requesting Petition of Diane Hunt requesting that Petition of Diane Hunt requesting that the Petition of Diane Hunt requesting that the House Petition of Diane Hunt requesting that the House urgently Petition of Diane Hunt requesting that the House urgently amend that the House urgently amend the that the House urgently amend the Sentencing that the House urgently amend the Sentencing Act that the House urgently amend the Sentencing Act 2002 the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Sentencing Act 2002 and Parole the Sentencing Act 2002 and Parole Act the Sentencing Act 2002 and Parole Act 2002 and Parole Act 2002 to and Parole Act 2002 to automatically and Parole Act 2002 to automatically decline and Parole Act 2002 to automatically decline parole to automatically decline parole eligibility to automatically decline parole eligibility for to automatically decline parole eligibility for offenders to automatically decline parole eligibility for offenders convicted eligibility for offenders convicted of eligibility for offenders convicted of the eligibility for offenders convicted of the murder eligibility for offenders convicted of the murder of eligibility for offenders convicted of the murder of police eligibility for offenders convicted of the murder of police officers. of the murder of police officers. Petition of the murder of police officers. Petition of of the murder of police officers. Petition of Olivia of the murder of police officers. Petition of Olivia Rollo of the murder of police officers. Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting that Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting that the Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting that the House Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting that the House urge Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting that the House urge the Petition of Olivia Rollo requesting that the House urge the Government that the House urge the Government to that the House urge the Government to extend that the House urge the Government to extend the that the House urge the Government to extend the Government-funded to extend the Government-funded rollout to extend the Government-funded rollout of to extend the Government-funded rollout of free to extend the Government-funded rollout of free period to extend the Government-funded rollout of free period products rollout of free period products in rollout of free period products in schools rollout of free period products in schools to rollout of free period products in schools to include in schools to include reusable in schools to include reusable period in schools to include reusable period products. reusable period products. Those reusable period products. Those petitions reusable period products. Those petitions stand reusable period products. Those petitions stand referred Those petitions stand referred to Those petitions stand referred to a Those petitions stand referred to a select Those petitions stand referred to a select committee to a select committee allocated to a select committee allocated by to a select committee allocated by the to a select committee allocated by the Clerk. Ministers Ministers have Ministers have delivered Ministers have delivered papers. 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Accident Compensation Commission: Accident Compensation Commission: Annual Accident Compensation Commission: Annual Report Accident Compensation Commission: Annual Report 2019/20. Annual Report 2019/20. Service Annual Report 2019/20. Service Agreement Annual Report 2019/20. Service Agreement 2020/21. Service Agreement 2020/21. Report Service Agreement 2020/21. Report of Service Agreement 2020/21. Report of the Service Agreement 2020/21. 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Those and the Parliamentary Service. Those papers and the Parliamentary Service. Those papers are and the Parliamentary Service. Those papers are published Those papers are published under Those papers are published under the Those papers are published under the authority Those papers are published under the authority of Those papers are published under the authority of the Those papers are published under the authority of the House. A A select A select committee A select committee report A select committee report has A select committee report has been A select committee report has been delivered A select committee report has been delivered for A select committee report has been delivered for presentation. A select committee report has been delivered for presentation. Report delivered for presentation. Report of delivered for presentation. Report of the delivered for presentation. Report of the Business delivered for presentation. Report of the Business Committee delivered for presentation. Report of the Business Committee - of the Business Committee - recommended of the Business Committee - recommended sitting of the Business Committee - recommended sitting programme of the Business Committee - recommended sitting programme for recommended sitting programme for 2021. recommended sitting programme for 2021. That recommended sitting programme for 2021. That report recommended sitting programme for 2021. That report is recommended sitting programme for 2021. That report is set recommended sitting programme for 2021. That report is set down recommended sitting programme for 2021. That report is set down for 2021. That report is set down for consideration. The The House The House comes The House comes to The House comes to Oral The House comes to Oral Questions. The House comes to Oral Questions. Question The House comes to Oral Questions. Question No. The House comes to Oral Questions. Question No. 1. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Prime My question is to the Prime Minister: Prime Minister: Does Prime Minister: Does she Prime Minister: Does she consider Does she consider a Does she consider a $195,000 Does she consider a $195,000 increase a $195,000 increase in a $195,000 increase in the a $195,000 increase in the price a $195,000 increase in the price of a $195,000 increase in the price of the a $195,000 increase in the price of the median a $195,000 increase in the price of the median house in the price of the median house since in the price of the median house since October in the price of the median house since October 2017 since October 2017 a since October 2017 a sign since October 2017 a sign of since October 2017 a sign of a since October 2017 a sign of a Government since October 2017 a sign of a Government that since October 2017 a sign of a Government that is a sign of a Government that is "absolutely a sign of a Government that is "absolutely committed a sign of a Government that is "absolutely committed to a sign of a Government that is "absolutely committed to resolving "absolutely committed to resolving the "absolutely committed to resolving the housing "absolutely committed to resolving the housing crisis the housing crisis and the housing crisis and taking the housing crisis and taking a the housing crisis and taking a multitude the housing crisis and taking a multitude of the housing crisis and taking a multitude of steps and taking a multitude of steps and and taking a multitude of steps and levers and taking a multitude of steps and levers to and taking a multitude of steps and levers to make and taking a multitude of steps and levers to make that and taking a multitude of steps and levers to make that happen", and levers to make that happen", as and levers to make that happen", as she and levers to make that happen", as she stated and levers to make that happen", as she stated in and levers to make that happen", as she stated in her and levers to make that happen", as she stated in her speech as she stated in her speech in as she stated in her speech in the as she stated in her speech in the 2017 as she stated in her speech in the 2017 Address as she stated in her speech in the 2017 Address in as she stated in her speech in the 2017 Address in Reply as she stated in her speech in the 2017 Address in Reply debate? 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, like The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many New The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many New Zealanders, The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many New Zealanders, I The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many New Zealanders, I am The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many New Zealanders, I am concerned The Rt Hon PM. Mr Speaker, like many New Zealanders, I am concerned by New Zealanders, I am concerned by increasing New Zealanders, I am concerned by increasing house New Zealanders, I am concerned by increasing house prices, New Zealanders, I am concerned by increasing house prices, which New Zealanders, I am concerned by increasing house prices, which is increasing house prices, which is why increasing house prices, which is why we, increasing house prices, which is why we, as increasing house prices, which is why we, as the increasing house prices, which is why we, as the Government, increasing house prices, which is why we, as the Government, are why we, as the Government, are absolutely why we, as the Government, are absolutely committed why we, as the Government, are absolutely committed to why we, as the Government, are absolutely committed to making absolutely committed to making progress absolutely committed to making progress on absolutely committed to making progress on housing. absolutely committed to making progress on housing. I absolutely committed to making progress on housing. I take absolutely committed to making progress on housing. I take as absolutely committed to making progress on housing. I take as a progress on housing. I take as a sign progress on housing. I take as a sign of progress on housing. I take as a sign of that progress on housing. I take as a sign of that commitment progress on housing. I take as a sign of that commitment the progress on housing. I take as a sign of that commitment the fact sign of that commitment the fact that, sign of that commitment the fact that, since sign of that commitment the fact that, since 2017, sign of that commitment the fact that, since 2017, there sign of that commitment the fact that, since 2017, there has sign of that commitment the fact that, since 2017, there has been that, since 2017, there has been record that, since 2017, there has been record new that, since 2017, there has been record new home that, since 2017, there has been record new home construction, that, since 2017, there has been record new home construction, with record new home construction, with 37,725 record new home construction, with 37,725 new record new home construction, with 37,725 new homes record new home construction, with 37,725 new homes over record new home construction, with 37,725 new homes over the record new home construction, with 37,725 new homes over the last record new home construction, with 37,725 new homes over the last year. 37,725 new homes over the last year. First 37,725 new homes over the last year. First home 37,725 new homes over the last year. First home buyers 37,725 new homes over the last year. First home buyers are 37,725 new homes over the last year. First home buyers are 25% 37,725 new homes over the last year. First home buyers are 25% of First home buyers are 25% of purchases First home buyers are 25% of purchases and First home buyers are 25% of purchases and the First home buyers are 25% of purchases and the third First home buyers are 25% of purchases and the third quarter First home buyers are 25% of purchases and the third quarter of purchases and the third quarter of 2020, purchases and the third quarter of 2020, the purchases and the third quarter of 2020, the highest purchases and the third quarter of 2020, the highest levels purchases and the third quarter of 2020, the highest levels since 2020, the highest levels since CoreLogic 2020, the highest levels since CoreLogic Series 2020, the highest levels since CoreLogic Series began 2020, the highest levels since CoreLogic Series began in 2020, the highest levels since CoreLogic Series began in 2005. CoreLogic Series began in 2005. Since CoreLogic Series began in 2005. Since 2017, CoreLogic Series began in 2005. Since 2017, we CoreLogic Series began in 2005. Since 2017, we stopped CoreLogic Series began in 2005. Since 2017, we stopped national Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off of Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off of state Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off of state homes Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off of state homes and Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off of state homes and we Since 2017, we stopped national sell-off of state homes and we added sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 new sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 new public sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 new public homes sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 new public homes in sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 new public homes in the sell-off of state homes and we added 6,000 new public homes in the last 6,000 new public homes in the last three 6,000 new public homes in the last three years. 6,000 new public homes in the last three years. <INTERRUPTION> three years. <INTERRUPTION> We three years. <INTERRUPTION> We developed, three years. <INTERRUPTION> We developed, Mr three years. <INTERRUPTION> We developed, Mr Speaker, three years. <INTERRUPTION> We developed, Mr Speaker, the We developed, Mr Speaker, the National We developed, Mr Speaker, the National Policy We developed, Mr Speaker, the National Policy Statement We developed, Mr Speaker, the National Policy Statement on We developed, Mr Speaker, the National Policy Statement on Urban National Policy Statement on Urban Development National Policy Statement on Urban Development to National Policy Statement on Urban Development to substantially Development to substantially increase Development to substantially increase development Development to substantially increase development capacity Development to substantially increase development capacity as increase development capacity as much increase development capacity as much as increase development capacity as much as 40% increase development capacity as much as 40% in increase development capacity as much as 40% in some increase development capacity as much as 40% in some local much as 40% in some local authorities. much as 40% in some local authorities. We much as 40% in some local authorities. We established much as 40% in some local authorities. We established a authorities. We established a progressive authorities. We established a progressive home authorities. We established a progressive home ownership authorities. We established a progressive home ownership scheme, progressive home ownership scheme, increased progressive home ownership scheme, increased the progressive home ownership scheme, increased the first progressive home ownership scheme, increased the first home progressive home ownership scheme, increased the first home grant, progressive home ownership scheme, increased the first home grant, made increased the first home grant, made the increased the first home grant, made the first increased the first home grant, made the first home increased the first home grant, made the first home loan increased the first home grant, made the first home loan scheme increased the first home grant, made the first home loan scheme more the first home loan scheme more accessible the first home loan scheme more accessible and, the first home loan scheme more accessible and, of the first home loan scheme more accessible and, of course, the first home loan scheme more accessible and, of course, started accessible and, of course, started key accessible and, of course, started key webled. accessible and, of course, started key webled. We accessible and, of course, started key webled. We -- accessible and, of course, started key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. accessible and, of course, started key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We passed key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We passed the key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We passed the fairer key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We passed the fairer home key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We passed the fairer home standards key webled. We -- KiwiBuild. We passed the fairer home standards and passed the fairer home standards and new passed the fairer home standards and new tenancy passed the fairer home standards and new tenancy laws. passed the fairer home standards and new tenancy laws. But passed the fairer home standards and new tenancy laws. But we passed the fairer home standards and new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is still new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is still more new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is still more to new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is still more to do. new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is still more to do. Is new tenancy laws. But we acknowledge there is still more to do. Is she there is still more to do. Is she aware there is still more to do. Is she aware that there is still more to do. Is she aware that her there is still more to do. Is she aware that her 3-year there is still more to do. Is she aware that her 3-year increase there is still more to do. Is she aware that her 3-year increase of aware that her 3-year increase of $195,000 aware that her 3-year increase of $195,000 is aware that her 3-year increase of $195,000 is a aware that her 3-year increase of $195,000 is a greater aware that her 3-year increase of $195,000 is a greater increase aware that her 3-year increase of $195,000 is a greater increase than $195,000 is a greater increase than that $195,000 is a greater increase than that experienced $195,000 is a greater increase than that experienced over $195,000 is a greater increase than that experienced over the $195,000 is a greater increase than that experienced over the entire that experienced over the entire nine that experienced over the entire nine years that experienced over the entire nine years of that experienced over the entire nine years of the that experienced over the entire nine years of the last that experienced over the entire nine years of the last National nine years of the last National government? nine years of the last National government? I nine years of the last National government? I reflect nine years of the last National government? I reflect the nine years of the last National government? I reflect the fact nine years of the last National government? I reflect the fact that, government? I reflect the fact that, in government? I reflect the fact that, in the government? I reflect the fact that, in the last government? I reflect the fact that, in the last month government? I reflect the fact that, in the last month - government? I reflect the fact that, in the last month - in government? I reflect the fact that, in the last month - in the government? I reflect the fact that, in the last month - in the last in the last month - in the last month in the last month - in the last month alone in the last month - in the last month alone - in the last month - in the last month alone - we've in the last month - in the last month alone - we've seen in the last month - in the last month alone - we've seen significant month alone - we've seen significant increases. month alone - we've seen significant increases. Before month alone - we've seen significant increases. Before September, month alone - we've seen significant increases. Before September, we month alone - we've seen significant increases. Before September, we were increases. Before September, we were looking increases. Before September, we were looking at increases. Before September, we were looking at an increases. Before September, we were looking at an annualised increases. Before September, we were looking at an annualised increase, looking at an annualised increase, according looking at an annualised increase, according to looking at an annualised increase, according to CoreLogic, looking at an annualised increase, according to CoreLogic, of looking at an annualised increase, according to CoreLogic, of roughly according to CoreLogic, of roughly 4%. according to CoreLogic, of roughly 4%. Under according to CoreLogic, of roughly 4%. Under the according to CoreLogic, of roughly 4%. Under the last according to CoreLogic, of roughly 4%. Under the last National 4%. Under the last National government, 4%. Under the last National government, it 4%. Under the last National government, it was 4%. Under the last National government, it was 9%. 4%. Under the last National government, it was 9%. But, 4%. Under the last National government, it was 9%. But, Mr government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, what government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, what you government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, what you will government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, what you will not government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, what you will not hear government, it was 9%. But, Mr Speaker, what you will not hear from Speaker, what you will not hear from this Speaker, what you will not hear from this Government Speaker, what you will not hear from this Government is Speaker, what you will not hear from this Government is any Speaker, what you will not hear from this Government is any acceptance this Government is any acceptance that this Government is any acceptance that escalating this Government is any acceptance that escalating house this Government is any acceptance that escalating house prices this Government is any acceptance that escalating house prices at this Government is any acceptance that escalating house prices at that that escalating house prices at that rate that escalating house prices at that rate are that escalating house prices at that rate are acceptable. that escalating house prices at that rate are acceptable. And that escalating house prices at that rate are acceptable. And that that escalating house prices at that rate are acceptable. And that is that escalating house prices at that rate are acceptable. And that is the rate are acceptable. And that is the most rate are acceptable. And that is the most significant rate are acceptable. And that is the most significant difference rate are acceptable. And that is the most significant difference between most significant difference between a most significant difference between a Labour most significant difference between a Labour government most significant difference between a Labour government and most significant difference between a Labour government and a a Labour government and a National-led a Labour government and a National-led government. a Labour government and a National-led government. Does a Labour government and a National-led government. Does she National-led government. Does she consider National-led government. Does she consider her National-led government. Does she consider her policy National-led government. Does she consider her policy of National-led government. Does she consider her policy of extending National-led government. 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Have all recommendations of the report - all recommendations of the report - even all recommendations of the report - even if all recommendations of the report - even if they all recommendations of the report - even if they were all recommendations of the report - even if they were in all recommendations of the report - even if they were in earlier all recommendations of the report - even if they were in earlier draft even if they were in earlier draft versions even if they were in earlier draft versions of even if they were in earlier draft versions of the even if they were in earlier draft versions of the report even if they were in earlier draft versions of the report - even if they were in earlier draft versions of the report - received even if they were in earlier draft versions of the report - received by even if they were in earlier draft versions even if they were in earlier draft him been implemented? even if they were in earlier draft him been implemented? 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How many Cabinet has to make decisions on. How many recommendations Cabinet has to make decisions on. How many recommendations did Cabinet has to make decisions on. 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And if so, when can the public end of the year? And if so, when can the public expect end of the year? And if so, when can the public expect the the public expect the recommendations the public expect the recommendations of the public expect the recommendations of the the public expect the recommendations of the report the public expect the recommendations of the report to the public expect the recommendations of the report to be recommendations of the report to be implemented recommendations of the report to be implemented in recommendations of the report to be implemented in the recommendations of the report to be implemented in the new recommendations of the report to be implemented in the new year? recommendations of the report to be implemented in the new year? In implemented in the new year? In answer implemented in the new year? In answer to implemented in the new year? In answer to the implemented in the new year? In answer to the first implemented in the new year? 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My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Education: Minister of Education: What Minister of Education: What steps Minister of Education: What steps is Minister of Education: What steps is the Minister of Education: What steps is the Government Minister of Education: What steps is the Government taking What steps is the Government taking to What steps is the Government taking to ensure What steps is the Government taking to ensure that What steps is the Government taking to ensure that school What steps is the Government taking to ensure that school students to ensure that school students are to ensure that school students are able to ensure that school students are able to to ensure that school students are able to learn to ensure that school students are able to learn in to ensure that school students are able to learn in warm, to ensure that school students are able to learn in warm, dry, are able to learn in warm, dry, and are able to learn in warm, dry, and modern are able to learn in warm, dry, and modern classrooms? The The Hon The Hon Chris The Hon Chris Hipkins. The Hon Chris Hipkins. The The Hon Chris Hipkins. The election The Hon Chris Hipkins. The election delivered The Hon Chris Hipkins. The election delivered a The Hon Chris Hipkins. The election delivered a clear The Hon Chris Hipkins. The election delivered a clear mandate The Hon Chris Hipkins. The election delivered a clear mandate to delivered a clear mandate to accelerate delivered a clear mandate to accelerate our delivered a clear mandate to accelerate our economic delivered a clear mandate to accelerate our economic recovery delivered a clear mandate to accelerate our economic recovery and accelerate our economic recovery and build accelerate our economic recovery and build back accelerate our economic recovery and build back better. accelerate our economic recovery and build back better. And accelerate our economic recovery and build back better. And part accelerate our economic recovery and build back better. And part of accelerate our economic recovery and build back better. And part of that build back better. And part of that is build back better. And part of that is prioritising build back better. And part of that is prioritising construction is prioritising construction projects is prioritising construction projects in is prioritising construction projects in schools. is prioritising construction projects in schools. Around is prioritising construction projects in schools. Around 7,500 projects in schools. Around 7,500 students projects in schools. Around 7,500 students are projects in schools. Around 7,500 students are set projects in schools. Around 7,500 students are set to projects in schools. Around 7,500 students are set to benefit projects in schools. Around 7,500 students are set to benefit from projects in schools. Around 7,500 students are set to benefit from the students are set to benefit from the Government's students are set to benefit from the Government's latest students are set to benefit from the Government's latest investment students are set to benefit from the Government's latest investment of Government's latest investment of $164 Government's latest investment of $164 million Government's latest investment of $164 million to Government's latest investment of $164 million to build Government's latest investment of $164 million to build new Government's latest investment of $164 million to build new classrooms $164 million to build new classrooms and $164 million to build new classrooms and upgrade $164 million to build new classrooms and upgrade schools $164 million to build new classrooms and upgrade schools around $164 million to build new classrooms and upgrade schools around the and upgrade schools around the country. and upgrade schools around the country. I'm and upgrade schools around the country. I'm very and upgrade schools around the country. I'm very proud and upgrade schools around the country. I'm very proud of and upgrade schools around the country. I'm very proud of the and upgrade schools around the country. I'm very proud of the work country. I'm very proud of the work that country. I'm very proud of the work that we country. I'm very proud of the work that we are country. I'm very proud of the work that we are doing country. I'm very proud of the work that we are doing to country. I'm very proud of the work that we are doing to lift country. I'm very proud of the work that we are doing to lift the that we are doing to lift the quality that we are doing to lift the quality of that we are doing to lift the quality of the that we are doing to lift the quality of the classrooms that we are doing to lift the quality of the classrooms that that we are doing to lift the quality of the classrooms that our quality of the classrooms that our students quality of the classrooms that our students and quality of the classrooms that our students and our quality of the classrooms that our students and our teachers quality of the classrooms that our students and our teachers spend quality of the classrooms that our students and our teachers spend so students and our teachers spend so much students and our teachers spend so much time students and our teachers spend so much time in. students and our teachers spend so much time in. Will students and our teachers spend so much time in. Will this students and our teachers spend so much time in. Will this investment much time in. Will this investment have much time in. Will this investment have any much time in. Will this investment have any impact much time in. Will this investment have any impact on much time in. Will this investment have any impact on employment have any impact on employment opportunities have any impact on employment opportunities for have any impact on employment opportunities for New have any impact on employment opportunities for New Zealanders? opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. The opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. The package opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. The package will opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. The package will help opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. The package will help to opportunities for New Zealanders? Yes. The package will help to create Yes. The package will help to create and Yes. The package will help to create and sustain Yes. The package will help to create and sustain more Yes. The package will help to create and sustain more than Yes. The package will help to create and sustain more than 3,000 Yes. The package will help to create and sustain more than 3,000 jobs. and sustain more than 3,000 jobs. The and sustain more than 3,000 jobs. The Ministry and sustain more than 3,000 jobs. The Ministry of and sustain more than 3,000 jobs. The Ministry of Education and sustain more than 3,000 jobs. The Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Education and Schools The Ministry of Education and Schools will The Ministry of Education and Schools will be The Ministry of Education and Schools will be engaging The Ministry of Education and Schools will be engaging with The Ministry of Education and Schools will be engaging with local Schools will be engaging with local builders, Schools will be engaging with local The Schools will be engaging with local builders, carpenters, plumbers, builders, carpenters, plumbers, roofers builders, carpenters, plumbers, roofers and builders, carpenters, plumbers, roofers and electricians builders, carpenters, plumbers, roofers and electricians and builders, carpenters, plumbers, roofers and electricians and other roofers and electricians and other businesses roofers and electricians and other businesses throughout roofers and electricians and other businesses throughout this roofers and electricians and other businesses throughout this process. businesses throughout this process. This businesses throughout this process. This investment businesses throughout this process. This investment in businesses throughout this process. This investment in schools businesses throughout this process. This investment in schools is businesses throughout this process. This investment in schools is backed This investment in schools is backed up This investment in schools is backed up by This investment in schools is backed up by our This investment in schools is backed up by our plan This investment in schools is backed up by our plan to This investment in schools is backed up by our plan to make This investment in schools is backed up by our plan to make training up by our plan to make training opportunities up by our plan to make training opportunities more up by our plan to make training opportunities more readily up by our plan to make training opportunities more readily available opportunities more readily available as opportunities more readily available as well. opportunities more readily available as well. Can opportunities more readily available as well. Can he opportunities more readily available as well. Can he identify opportunities more readily available as well. Can he identify the opportunities more readily available as well. Can he identify the schools as well. Can he identify the schools that as well. Can he identify the schools that will as well. Can he identify the schools that will benefit as well. Can he identify the schools that will benefit from as well. Can he identify the schools that will benefit from this that will benefit from this investment that will benefit from this investment in that will benefit from this investment in the that will benefit from this investment in the North that will benefit from this investment in the North Island? that will benefit from this investment in the North Island? Yes, investment in the North Island? Yes, I investment in the North Island? Yes, I can. investment in the North Island? Yes, I can. There's investment in the North Island? Yes, I can. There's heaps investment in the North Island? Yes, I can. There's heaps of investment in the North Island? Yes, I can. There's heaps of them, investment in the North Island? Yes, I can. There's heaps of them, but I can. 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There's heaps of them, but I'll name just a few, including I'll name just a few, including Greyten I'll name just a few, including Greyten School I'll name just a few, including Greyten School in I'll name just a few, including Greyten School in Wairarapa, I'll name just a few, including Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I'll name just a few, including Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I announced Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I announced the Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I announced the package, Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I announced the package, who Greyten School in Wairarapa, where I announced the package, who are announced the package, who are having announced the package, who are having a announced the package, who are having a 100-year-old, announced the package, who are having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom block having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom block replaced, having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom block replaced, and having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom block replaced, and are having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom block replaced, and are getting having a 100-year-old, 5-classroom block replaced, and are getting four block replaced, and are getting four additional block replaced, and are getting four additional classrooms. block replaced, and are getting four additional classrooms. Kaouri block replaced, and are getting four additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight School, additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight School, Brown's additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight School, Brown's Bay additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight School, Brown's Bay School, additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight School, Brown's Bay School, to additional classrooms. Kaouri Flight School, Brown's Bay School, to name School, Brown's Bay School, to name just School, Brown's Bay School, to name just a School, Brown's Bay School, to name just a few. School, Brown's Bay School, to name just a few. Can School, Brown's Bay School, to name just a few. Can he School, Brown's Bay School, to name just a few. Can he identify School, Brown's Bay School, to name just a few. Can he identify schools just a few. Can he identify schools that just a few. Can he identify schools that will just a few. Can he identify schools that will benefit just a few. Can he identify schools that will benefit from just a few. Can he identify schools that will benefit from this that will benefit from this investment that will benefit from this investment in that will benefit from this investment in the that will benefit from this investment in the South that will benefit from this investment in the South Island? that will benefit from this investment in the South Island? Once investment in the South Island? Once again, investment in the South Island? Once again, there's investment in the South Island? Once again, there's plenty, investment in the South Island? Once again, there's plenty, but investment in the South Island? Once again, there's plenty, but I'll investment in the South Island? Once again, there's plenty, but I'll just again, there's plenty, but I'll just name again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, Mr again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, Mr Speaker again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, Mr Speaker - again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, Mr Speaker - we again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, Mr Speaker - we are again, there's plenty, but I'll just name one, Mr Speaker - we are going name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to be name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to be building name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to be building a name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to be building a new name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to be building a new primary name one, Mr Speaker - we are going to be building a new primary school to be building a new primary school in to be building a new primary school in Rolleston to be building a new primary school in Rolleston East. to be building a new primary school in Rolleston East. Question to be building a new primary school in Rolleston East. Question No. to be building a new primary school in Rolleston East. Question No. 7 to be building a new primary school in Rolleston East. Question No. 7 - in Rolleston East. Question No. 7 - Stuart in Rolleston East. Question No. 7 - Stuart Smith. 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The The Hon The Hon James The Hon James Shaw. The Hon James Shaw. Thank The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In answer The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In answer to The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In answer to the The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In answer to the first The Hon James Shaw. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In answer to the first part Speaker. In answer to the first part of Speaker. In answer to the first part of the Speaker. In answer to the first part of the question Speaker. In answer to the first part of the question - Speaker. In answer to the first part of the question - I'll Speaker. In answer to the first part of the question - I'll answer Speaker. 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This includes construction of a third platform and passenger of a third platform and passenger access of a third platform and passenger access at of a third platform and passenger access at the of a third platform and passenger access at the station, of a third platform and passenger access at the station, 1.3km of a third platform and passenger access at the station, 1.3km of of a third platform and passenger access at the station, 1.3km of new access at the station, 1.3km of new track access at the station, 1.3km of new track alongside access at the station, 1.3km of new track alongside KiwiRail's access at the station, 1.3km of new track alongside KiwiRail's southern track alongside KiwiRail's southern line, track alongside KiwiRail's southern line, four track alongside KiwiRail's southern line, four new track alongside KiwiRail's southern line, four new crossovers track alongside KiwiRail's southern line, four new crossovers to track alongside KiwiRail's southern line, four new crossovers to allow line, four new crossovers to allow trains line, four new crossovers to allow trains to line, four new crossovers to allow trains to switch line, four new crossovers to allow trains to switch between line, four new crossovers to allow trains to switch between tracks, trains to switch between tracks, signals, trains to switch between tracks, signals, and trains to switch between tracks, signals, and a trains to switch between tracks, signals, and a new trains to switch between tracks, signals, and a new overhead trains to switch between tracks, signals, and a new overhead line trains to switch between tracks, signals, and a new overhead line to signals, and a new overhead line to power signals, and a new overhead line to power trains. signals, and a new overhead line to power trains. 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Supplementary Alignment Project. Supplementary question: question: How question: How will question: How will these question: How will these upgrades question: How will these upgrades improve How will these upgrades improve public How will these upgrades improve public transport How will these upgrades improve public transport in How will these upgrades improve public transport in Auckland? How will these upgrades improve public transport in Auckland? These public transport in Auckland? These upgrades public transport in Auckland? These upgrades are public transport in Auckland? These upgrades are critical public transport in Auckland? These upgrades are critical and public transport in Auckland? 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Will sense into transitional housing spaces. Will the sense into transitional housing spaces. Will the Minister sense into transitional housing spaces. Will the Minister rule sense into transitional housing spaces. Will the Minister rule out spaces. Will the Minister rule out purchasing spaces. Will the Minister rule out purchasing any spaces. Will the Minister rule out purchasing any more spaces. Will the Minister rule out purchasing any more motel spaces. Will the Minister rule out purchasing any more motel units spaces. Will the Minister rule out purchasing any more motel units for purchasing any more motel units for use purchasing any more motel units for use as purchasing any more motel units for use as public purchasing any more motel units for use as public housing, purchasing any more motel units for use as public housing, or purchasing any more motel units for use as public housing, or is purchasing any more motel units for use as public housing, or is it purchasing any more motel units for use as public housing, or is it her use as public housing, or is it her intention use as public housing, or is it her intention to use as public housing, or is it her intention to continue use as public housing, or is it her intention to continue spending use as public housing, or is it her intention to continue spending an intention to continue spending an average intention to continue spending an average of intention to continue spending an average of 154,dollars intention to continue spending an average of 154,dollars per intention to continue spending an average of 154,dollars per day average of 154,dollars per day housing average of 154,dollars per day housing New average of 154,dollars per day housing New Zealanders average of 154,dollars per day housing New Zealanders in average of 154,dollars per day housing New Zealanders in temporary housing New Zealanders in temporary motels? housing New Zealanders in temporary motels? 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This includes our announcement this week to keep our announcement this week to keep the our announcement this week to keep the business our announcement this week to keep the business debt our announcement this week to keep the business debt hibernation our announcement this week to keep the business debt hibernation scheme the business debt hibernation scheme open the business debt hibernation scheme open until the business debt hibernation scheme open until 31 the business debt hibernation scheme open until 31 October the business debt hibernation scheme open until 31 October 2021, the business debt hibernation scheme open until 31 October 2021, our the business debt hibernation scheme open until 31 October 2021, our wage open until 31 October 2021, our wage subsidy open until 31 October 2021, our wage subsidy policy open until 31 October 2021, our wage subsidy policy that's open until 31 October 2021, our wage subsidy policy that's supported subsidy policy that's supported around subsidy policy that's supported around 1.7 subsidy policy that's supported around 1.7 million subsidy policy that's supported around 1.7 million workers subsidy policy that's supported around 1.7 million workers and around 1.7 million workers and 250,000 around 1.7 million workers and 250,000 businesses, around 1.7 million workers and 250,000 businesses, our around 1.7 million workers and 250,000 businesses, our small 250,000 businesses, our small business 250,000 businesses, our small business cashflow 250,000 businesses, our small business cashflow scheme, 250,000 businesses, our small business cashflow scheme, our 250,000 businesses, our small business cashflow scheme, our policy business cashflow scheme, our policy to business cashflow scheme, our policy to invest business cashflow scheme, our policy to invest in business cashflow scheme, our policy to invest in apprenticeships business cashflow scheme, our policy to invest in apprenticeships and to invest in apprenticeships and workplace to invest in apprenticeships and workplace training, to invest in apprenticeships and workplace training, and to invest in apprenticeships and workplace training, and delivering workplace training, and delivering on workplace training, and delivering on our workplace training, and delivering on our commitment workplace training, and delivering on our commitment to workplace training, and delivering on our commitment to support workplace training, and delivering on our commitment to support workers on our commitment to support workers with on our commitment to support workers with 10-day on our commitment to support workers with 10-day sick on our commitment to support workers with 10-day sick leave on our commitment to support workers with 10-day sick leave through on our commitment to support workers with 10-day sick leave through the with 10-day sick leave through the increasing with 10-day sick leave through the increasing sick with 10-day sick leave through the increasing sick leave with 10-day sick leave through the increasing sick leave amendment increasing sick leave amendment bill. increasing sick leave amendment bill. New increasing sick leave amendment bill. New Zealand's increasing sick leave amendment bill. New Zealand's economy increasing sick leave amendment bill. New Zealand's economy is bill. New Zealand's economy is recovering bill. New Zealand's economy is recovering better bill. New Zealand's economy is recovering better than bill. New Zealand's economy is recovering better than we bill. New Zealand's economy is recovering better than we expected, recovering better than we expected, with recovering better than we expected, with GDP recovering better than we expected, with GDP and recovering better than we expected, with GDP and unemployment recovering better than we expected, with GDP and unemployment exceeding with GDP and unemployment exceeding expectations, with GDP and unemployment exceeding expectations, but with GDP and unemployment exceeding expectations, but the with GDP and unemployment exceeding expectations, but the impacts with GDP and unemployment exceeding expectations, but the impacts of expectations, but the impacts of this expectations, but the impacts of this pandemic expectations, but the impacts of this pandemic are expectations, but the impacts of this pandemic are far-reaching, expectations, but the impacts of this pandemic are far-reaching, and this pandemic are far-reaching, and we this pandemic are far-reaching, and we continue this pandemic are far-reaching, and we continue to this pandemic are far-reaching, and we continue to work this pandemic are far-reaching, and we continue to work to this pandemic are far-reaching, and we continue to work to support we continue to work to support businesses, we continue to work to support businesses, employees, we continue to work to support businesses, employees, and we continue to work to support businesses, employees, and keep we continue to work to support businesses, employees, and keep New businesses, employees, and keep New Zealanders businesses, employees, and keep New Zealanders safe. businesses, employees, and keep New Zealanders safe. Does businesses, employees, and keep New Zealanders safe. Does she businesses, employees, and keep New Zealanders safe. Does she also businesses, employees, and keep New Zealanders safe. Does she also stand Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by a Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by a policy Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by a policy of Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by a policy of reviewing Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by a policy of reviewing the Zealanders safe. Does she also stand by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model with by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model with a by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model with a view by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model with a view to by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model with a view to changing by a policy of reviewing the PHARMAC model with a view to changing its model with a view to changing its underlying model with a view to changing its underlying legislation, model with a view to changing its underlying legislation, as model with a view to changing its underlying legislation, as she model with a view to changing its underlying legislation, as she and underlying legislation, as she and all underlying legislation, as she and all party underlying legislation, as she and all party leaders underlying legislation, as she and all party leaders promised underlying legislation, as she and all party leaders promised on underlying legislation, as she and all party leaders promised on the all party leaders promised on the campaign all party leaders promised on the campaign trail? all party leaders promised on the campaign trail? Yes, all party leaders promised on the campaign trail? Yes, I all party leaders promised on the campaign trail? Yes, I stand all party leaders promised on the campaign trail? Yes, I stand by all party leaders promised on the campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I said campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I said on campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I said on the campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I said on the campaign campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I said on the campaign trail, campaign trail? Yes, I stand by what I said on the campaign trail, which I said on the campaign trail, which was I said on the campaign trail, which was to I said on the campaign trail, which was to provide I said on the campaign trail, which was to provide a I said on the campaign trail, which was to provide a forum I said on the campaign trail, which was to provide a forum for I said on the campaign trail, which was to provide a forum for us I said on the campaign trail, which was to provide a forum for us to was to provide a forum for us to look was to provide a forum for us to look at was to provide a forum for us to look at the was to provide a forum for us to look at the PHARMAC was to provide a forum for us to look at the PHARMAC model was to provide a forum for us to look at the PHARMAC model - was to provide a forum for us to look at the PHARMAC model - I was to provide a forum for us to look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't give look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't give specifics look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't give specifics beyond look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't give specifics beyond that, look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't give specifics beyond that, but look at the PHARMAC model - I didn't give specifics beyond that, but that give specifics beyond that, but that was give specifics beyond that, but that was intended give specifics beyond that, but that was intended to give specifics beyond that, but that was intended to make give specifics beyond that, but that was intended to make sure give specifics beyond that, but that was intended to make sure that give specifics beyond that, but that was intended to make sure that we was intended to make sure that we are was intended to make sure that we are getting was intended to make sure that we are getting the was intended to make sure that we are getting the best was intended to make sure that we are getting the best value was intended to make sure that we are getting the best value and, was intended to make sure that we are getting the best value and, of are getting the best value and, of course, are getting the best value and, of course, the are getting the best value and, of course, the best are getting the best value and, of course, the best medication are getting the best value and, of course, the best medication we are getting the best value and, of course, the best medication we can, course, the best medication we can, for course, the best medication we can, for New course, the best medication we can, for New Zealanders, course, the best medication we can, for New Zealanders, in course, the best medication we can, for New Zealanders, in a course, the best medication we can, for New Zealanders, in a system course, the best medication we can, for New Zealanders, in a system that for New Zealanders, in a system that has for New Zealanders, in a system that has served for New Zealanders, in a system that has served us for New Zealanders, in a system that has served us well for New Zealanders, in a system that has served us well and for New Zealanders, in a system that has served us well and must for New Zealanders, in a system that has served us well and must continue has served us well and must continue to has served us well and must continue to have has served us well and must continue to have separation has served us well and must continue to have separation from has served us well and must continue to have separation from politicians, to have separation from politicians, I to have separation from politicians, I think, to have separation from politicians, I think, to to have separation from politicians, I think, to continue to have separation from politicians, I think, to continue to to have separation from politicians, I think, to continue to be I think, to continue to be effective. I think, to continue to be effective. Why I think, to continue to be effective. Why did I think, to continue to be effective. Why did the I think, to continue to be effective. Why did the Speech I think, to continue to be effective. Why did the Speech from effective. Why did the Speech from the effective. Why did the Speech from the Throne effective. Why did the Speech from the Throne mention effective. Why did the Speech from the Throne mention the effective. Why did the Speech from the Throne mention the word effective. Why did the Speech from the Throne mention the word "health" the Throne mention the word "health" 13 the Throne mention the word "health" 13 times the Throne mention the word "health" 13 times but the Throne mention the word "health" 13 times but "PHARMAC" the Throne mention the word "health" 13 times but "PHARMAC" or 13 times but "PHARMAC" or "pharmaceuticals" 13 times but "PHARMAC" or "pharmaceuticals" never? 13 times but "PHARMAC" or "pharmaceuticals" never? There 13 times but "PHARMAC" or "pharmaceuticals" never? There will "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft of "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft of things "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft of things that "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft of things that are "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft of things that are part "pharmaceuticals" never? There will be a raft of things that are part of be a raft of things that are part of core be a raft of things that are part of core Government be a raft of things that are part of core Government businesses be a raft of things that are part of core Government businesses that be a raft of things that are part of core Government businesses that may core Government businesses that may not core Government businesses that may not have core Government businesses that may not have been core Government businesses that may not have been mentioned core Government businesses that may not have been mentioned in core Government businesses that may not have been mentioned in the not have been mentioned in the Speech not have been mentioned in the Speech from not have been mentioned in the Speech from the not have been mentioned in the Speech from the Throne not have been mentioned in the Speech from the Throne but, not have been mentioned in the Speech from the Throne but, as not have been mentioned in the Speech from the Throne but, as I've Speech from the Throne but, as I've just Speech from the Throne but, as I've just confirmed Speech from the Throne but, as I've just confirmed in Speech from the Throne but, as I've just confirmed in my Speech from the Throne but, as I've just confirmed in my answer Speech from the Throne but, as I've just confirmed in my answer to Speech from the Throne but, as I've just confirmed in my answer to the just confirmed in my answer to the member's just confirmed in my answer to the member's supplementary just confirmed in my answer to the member's supplementary question, just confirmed in my answer to the member's supplementary question, I member's supplementary question, I do member's supplementary question, I do intend member's supplementary question, I do intend to member's supplementary question, I do intend to follow member's supplementary question, I do intend to follow through member's supplementary question, I do intend to follow through on member's supplementary question, I do intend to follow through on what do intend to follow through on what I do intend to follow through on what I said do intend to follow through on what I said prior do intend to follow through on what I said prior to do intend to follow through on what I said prior to the do intend to follow through on what I said prior to the election I said prior to the election campaign. I said prior to the election campaign. It's I said prior to the election campaign. It's something I said prior to the election campaign. It's something that I said prior to the election campaign. It's something that I've campaign. It's something that I've already campaign. It's something that I've already spoken campaign. It's something that I've already spoken to campaign. It's something that I've already spoken to officials campaign. It's something that I've already spoken to officials about. already spoken to officials about. What already spoken to officials about. What conversations already spoken to officials about. What conversations has already spoken to officials about. What conversations has the already spoken to officials about. What conversations has the PM already spoken to officials about. What conversations has the PM had What conversations has the PM had with What conversations has the PM had with those What conversations has the PM had with those officials, What conversations has the PM had with those officials, and What conversations has the PM had with those officials, and did What conversations has the PM had with those officials, and did they with those officials, and did they give with those officials, and did they give an with those officials, and did they give an indication with those officials, and did they give an indication of with those officials, and did they give an indication of when with those officials, and did they give an indication of when the give an indication of when the public give an indication of when the public might give an indication of when the public might expect give an indication of when the public might expect to give an indication of when the public might expect to see give an indication of when the public might expect to see such give an indication of when the public might expect to see such a public might expect to see such a review public might expect to see such a review completed? public might expect to see such a review completed? No, public might expect to see such a review completed? No, at public might expect to see such a review completed? No, at this public might expect to see such a review completed? No, at this stage review completed? No, at this stage I review completed? No, at this stage I can't review completed? No, at this stage I can't provide review completed? No, at this stage I can't provide the review completed? No, at this stage I can't provide the member review completed? No, at this stage I can't provide the member with review completed? No, at this stage I can't provide the member with a I can't provide the member with a specific I can't provide the member with a specific time I can't provide the member with a specific time line, I can't provide the member with a specific time line, but I can't provide the member with a specific time line, but I I can't provide the member with a specific time line, but I have I can't provide the member with a specific time line, but I have said specific time line, but I have said that specific time line, but I have said that we specific time line, but I have said that we need specific time line, but I have said that we need to specific time line, but I have said that we need to instigate specific time line, but I have said that we need to instigate that specific time line, but I have said that we need to instigate that work, that we need to instigate that work, and that we need to instigate that work, and it that we need to instigate that work, and it needs that we need to instigate that work, and it needs to that we need to instigate that work, and it needs to be that we need to instigate that work, and it needs to be part that we need to instigate that work, and it needs to be part of that we need to instigate that work, and it needs to be part of our and it needs to be part of our Government and it needs to be part of our Government work and it needs to be part of our Government work programme. and it needs to be part of our Government work programme. How and it needs to be part of our Government work programme. How can Government work programme. How can people Government work programme. How can people who Government work programme. How can people who have Government work programme. How can people who have been Government work programme. How can people who have been saying Government work programme. How can people who have been saying on Government work programme. How can people who have been saying on the people who have been saying on the steps people who have been saying on the steps of people who have been saying on the steps of Parliament people who have been saying on the steps of Parliament "We people who have been saying on the steps of Parliament "We can't people who have been saying on the steps of Parliament "We can't wait" steps of Parliament "We can't wait" have steps of Parliament "We can't wait" have confidence steps of Parliament "We can't wait" have confidence that steps of Parliament "We can't wait" have confidence that a steps of Parliament "We can't wait" have confidence that a review steps of Parliament "We can't wait" have confidence that a review of have confidence that a review of PHARMAC have confidence that a review of PHARMAC is have confidence that a review of PHARMAC is a have confidence that a review of PHARMAC is a priority have confidence that a review of PHARMAC is a priority for have confidence that a review of PHARMAC is a priority for her PHARMAC is a priority for her Government, PHARMAC is a priority for her Government, having PHARMAC is a priority for her Government, having just PHARMAC is a priority for her Government, having just watched PHARMAC is a priority for her Government, having just watched her Government, having just watched her performance Government, having just watched her performance over Government, having just watched her performance over the Government, having just watched her performance over the last Government, having just watched her performance over the last few performance over the last few minutes? performance over the last few minutes? They performance over the last few minutes? They will performance over the last few minutes? They will know performance over the last few minutes? They will know that performance over the last few minutes? They will know that by performance over the last few minutes? They will know that by the minutes? They will know that by the fact minutes? They will know that by the fact that minutes? They will know that by the fact that we minutes? They will know that by the fact that we now minutes? They will know that by the fact that we now have minutes? They will know that by the fact that we now have a minutes? They will know that by the fact that we now have a PHARMAC fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget over fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget over $1 fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget over $1 billion. fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget over $1 billion. And fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget over $1 billion. And that fact that we now have a PHARMAC budget over $1 billion. And that is budget over $1 billion. And that is because budget over $1 billion. And that is because of budget over $1 billion. And that is because of the budget over $1 billion. And that is because of the consecutive budget over $1 billion. And that is because of the consecutive increases because of the consecutive increases that because of the consecutive increases that we because of the consecutive increases that we made because of the consecutive increases that we made to because of the consecutive increases that we made to the because of the consecutive increases that we made to the PHARMAC because of the consecutive increases that we made to the PHARMAC budget that we made to the PHARMAC budget in that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last term. that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last term. What that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last term. What was that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last term. What was put that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last term. What was put to that we made to the PHARMAC budget in the last term. What was put to me in the last term. What was put to me during in the last term. What was put to me during the in the last term. What was put to me during the course in the last term. What was put to me during the course of in the last term. What was put to me during the course of the in the last term. What was put to me during the course of the election during the course of the election campaign during the course of the election campaign were during the course of the election campaign were ongoing during the course of the election campaign were ongoing questions campaign were ongoing questions around, campaign were ongoing questions around, for campaign were ongoing questions around, for instance, campaign were ongoing questions around, for instance, a campaign were ongoing questions around, for instance, a transparency around, for instance, a transparency of around, for instance, a transparency of PHARMAC's around, for instance, a transparency of PHARMAC's purchasing around, for instance, a transparency of PHARMAC's purchasing model around, for instance, a transparency of PHARMAC's purchasing model and around, for instance, a transparency of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. I of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. I do of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. I do want of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. I do want people of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. I do want people to of PHARMAC's purchasing model and so on. I do want people to have on. I do want people to have confidence on. I do want people to have confidence in on. I do want people to have confidence in a on. I do want people to have confidence in a system on. I do want people to have confidence in a system that on. I do want people to have confidence in a system that I confidence in a system that I believe, confidence in a system that I believe, by confidence in a system that I believe, by and confidence in a system that I believe, by and large, confidence in a system that I believe, by and large, serves confidence in a system that I believe, by and large, serves us believe, by and large, serves us very believe, by and large, serves us very well. believe, by and large, serves us very well. I believe, by and large, serves us very well. I believe believe, by and large, serves us very well. I believe looking believe, by and large, serves us very well. I believe looking into very well. I believe looking into PHARMAC very well. I believe looking into PHARMAC in very well. I believe looking into PHARMAC in that very well. I believe looking into PHARMAC in that regard very well. I believe looking into PHARMAC in that regard should very well. I believe looking into PHARMAC in that regard should help PHARMAC in that regard should help bolster PHARMAC in that regard should help bolster the PHARMAC in that regard should help bolster the confidence PHARMAC in that regard should help bolster the confidence people PHARMAC in that regard should help bolster the confidence people can bolster the confidence people can have. bolster the confidence people can have. But bolster the confidence people can have. But I bolster the confidence people can have. But I will bolster the confidence people can have. But I will always bolster the confidence people can have. But I will always stand bolster the confidence people can have. But I will always stand very have. But I will always stand very strongly have. But I will always stand very strongly on have. But I will always stand very strongly on the have. But I will always stand very strongly on the principle have. But I will always stand very strongly on the principle of strongly on the principle of political strongly on the principle of political separation strongly on the principle of political separation from political separation from pharmaceutical political separation from pharmaceutical purchases. political separation from pharmaceutical purchases. Can political separation from pharmaceutical purchases. Can the political separation from pharmaceutical purchases. Can the PM pharmaceutical purchases. Can the PM promise pharmaceutical purchases. Can the PM promise that pharmaceutical purchases. Can the PM promise that there pharmaceutical purchases. Can the PM promise that there will pharmaceutical purchases. Can the PM promise that there will be promise that there will be legislative promise that there will be legislative change promise that there will be legislative change to promise that there will be legislative change to the promise that there will be legislative change to the statutes legislative change to the statutes underpinning legislative change to the statutes underpinning PHARMAC legislative change to the statutes underpinning PHARMAC this legislative change to the statutes underpinning PHARMAC this term legislative change to the statutes underpinning PHARMAC this term of underpinning PHARMAC this term of Government? underpinning PHARMAC this term of Government? I underpinning PHARMAC this term of Government? I will underpinning PHARMAC this term of Government? I will not underpinning PHARMAC this term of Government? I will not pre-empt underpinning PHARMAC this term of Government? I will not pre-empt a Government? I will not pre-empt a piece Government? I will not pre-empt a piece of Government? I will not pre-empt a piece of work Government? I will not pre-empt a piece of work that Government? I will not pre-empt a piece of work that I've Government? I will not pre-empt a piece of work that I've pledged Government? I will not pre-empt a piece of work that I've pledged to piece of work that I've pledged to undertake piece of work that I've pledged to undertake by piece of work that I've pledged to undertake by making piece of work that I've pledged to undertake by making any piece of work that I've pledged to undertake by making any assumptions undertake by making any assumptions about undertake by making any assumptions about what undertake by making any assumptions about what it undertake by making any assumptions about what it will undertake by making any assumptions about what it will find. undertake by making any assumptions about what it will find. Question about what it will find. Question No. about what it will find. Question No. 11 about what it will find. Question No. 11 - about what it will find. Question No. 11 - Naisi about what it will find. Question No. 11 - Naisi Chen. 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 Commerce My question is to the Minister of Commerce and My question is to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer My question is to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What is of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What is the of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What is the Government of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What is the Government doing What is the Government doing to What is the Government doing to protect What is the Government doing to protect New What is the Government doing to protect New Zealanders to protect New Zealanders from to protect New Zealanders from unaffordable to protect New Zealanders from unaffordable loans? The The Hon The Hon Dr The Hon Dr David The Hon Dr David Clark. The Hon Dr David Clark. The The Hon Dr David Clark. The Labour The Hon Dr David Clark. The Labour Government The Hon Dr David Clark. The Labour Government is The Hon Dr David Clark. The Labour Government is committed The Hon Dr David Clark. The Labour Government is committed to Government is committed to protecting Government is committed to protecting Kiwis Government is committed to protecting Kiwis from Government is committed to protecting Kiwis from high-cost protecting Kiwis from high-cost loans protecting Kiwis from high-cost loans and protecting Kiwis from high-cost loans and unaffordable protecting Kiwis from high-cost loans and unaffordable debt. protecting Kiwis from high-cost loans and unaffordable debt. Last loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, we loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, we got loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, we got started loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, we got started by loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, we got started by taking loans and unaffordable debt. Last year, we got started by taking the year, we got started by taking the bite year, we got started by taking the bite out year, we got started by taking the bite out of year, we got started by taking the bite out of loan year, we got started by taking the bite out of loan sharks. year, we got started by taking the bite out of loan sharks. Now, year, we got started by taking the bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're making bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're making the bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're making the rules bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're making the rules clearer bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're making the rules clearer for bite out of loan sharks. Now, we're making the rules clearer for all making the rules clearer for all lenders making the rules clearer for all lenders to making the rules clearer for all lenders to protect making the rules clearer for all lenders to protect Kiwis making the rules clearer for all lenders to protect Kiwis from lenders to protect Kiwis from unaffordable lenders to protect Kiwis from unaffordable loans. lenders to protect Kiwis from unaffordable loans. This lenders to protect Kiwis from unaffordable loans. This morning, lenders to protect Kiwis from unaffordable loans. This morning, I unaffordable loans. This morning, I announced unaffordable loans. This morning, I announced new unaffordable loans. This morning, I announced new rules unaffordable loans. This morning, I announced new rules that unaffordable loans. This morning, I announced new rules that will announced new rules that will require announced new rules that will require all announced new rules that will require all lenders announced new rules that will require all lenders to announced new rules that will require all lenders to make announced new rules that will require all lenders to make the announced new rules that will require all lenders to make the same require all lenders to make the same detailed require all lenders to make the same detailed inquiries require all lenders to make the same detailed inquiries and require all lenders to make the same detailed inquiries and to require all lenders to make the same detailed inquiries and to understand detailed inquiries and to understand people's detailed inquiries and to understand people's objectives detailed inquiries and to understand people's objectives and detailed inquiries and to understand people's objectives and financial people's objectives and financial circumstances people's objectives and financial circumstances before people's objectives and financial circumstances before approving people's objectives and financial circumstances before approving a circumstances before approving a loan. circumstances before approving a loan. The circumstances before approving a loan. The aim circumstances before approving a loan. The aim is circumstances before approving a loan. The aim is to circumstances before approving a loan. The aim is to ensure circumstances before approving a loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers are loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers are only loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers are only given loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers are only given loans loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers are only given loans that loan. The aim is to ensure borrowers are only given loans that are are only given loans that are suitable are only given loans that are suitable for are only given loans that are suitable for their are only given loans that are suitable for their needs are only given loans that are suitable for their needs and are only given loans that are suitable for their needs and that suitable for their needs and that consumers suitable for their needs and that consumers won't suitable for their needs and that consumers won't be suitable for their needs and that consumers won't be burdened suitable for their needs and that consumers won't be burdened with consumers won't be burdened with debt consumers won't be burdened with debt that consumers won't be burdened with debt that they consumers won't be burdened with debt that they cannot consumers won't be burdened with debt that they cannot afford consumers won't be burdened with debt that they cannot afford to debt that they cannot afford to repay debt that they cannot afford to repay without debt that they cannot afford to repay without significant debt that they cannot afford to repay without significant hardship. repay without significant hardship. How repay without significant hardship. How does repay without significant hardship. How does this repay without significant hardship. How does this build repay without significant hardship. How does this build on repay without significant hardship. How does this build on work repay without significant hardship. How does this build on work to repay without significant hardship. How does this build on work to crack How does this build on work to crack down How does this build on work to crack down on How does this build on work to crack down on loan How does this build on work to crack down on loan sharks? How does this build on work to crack down on loan sharks? I How does this build on work to crack down on loan sharks? I do How does this build on work to crack down on loan sharks? I do want How does this build on work to crack down on loan sharks? I do want to down on loan sharks? I do want to acknowledge down on loan sharks? I do want to acknowledge the down on loan sharks? I do want to acknowledge the work down on loan sharks? I do want to acknowledge the work that down on loan sharks? I do want to acknowledge the work that my acknowledge the work that my predecessor, acknowledge the work that my predecessor, Minister acknowledge the work that my predecessor, Minister Faafoi, acknowledge the work that my predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did acknowledge the work that my predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the bite predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the bite out predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the bite out of predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the bite out of loan predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the bite out of loan sharks predecessor, Minister Faafoi, did to take the bite out of loan sharks by take the bite out of loan sharks by making take the bite out of loan sharks by making changes take the bite out of loan sharks by making changes to take the bite out of loan sharks by making changes to the take the bite out of loan sharks by making changes to the credit making changes to the credit contracts making changes to the credit contracts legislation, making changes to the credit contracts legislation, which making changes to the credit contracts legislation, which put making changes to the credit contracts legislation, which put a contracts legislation, which put a cap contracts legislation, which put a cap on contracts legislation, which put a cap on interest contracts legislation, which put a cap on interest rates, contracts legislation, which put a cap on interest rates, a contracts legislation, which put a cap on interest rates, a cost contracts legislation, which put a cap on interest rates, a cost of cap on interest rates, a cost of credit cap on interest rates, a cost of credit cap cap on interest rates, a cost of credit cap on cap on interest rates, a cost of credit cap on high-cost cap on interest rates, a cost of credit cap on high-cost loans, cap on interest rates, a cost of credit cap on high-cost loans, and credit cap on high-cost loans, and made credit cap on high-cost loans, and made sure credit cap on high-cost loans, and made sure mobile credit cap on high-cost loans, and made sure mobile traders credit cap on high-cost loans, and made sure mobile traders comply credit cap on high-cost loans, and made sure mobile traders comply with made sure mobile traders comply with responsible made sure mobile traders comply with responsible lending made sure mobile traders comply with responsible lending rules. made sure mobile traders comply with responsible lending rules. This made sure mobile traders comply with responsible lending rules. This is responsible lending rules. This is the responsible lending rules. This is the next responsible lending rules. This is the next step, responsible lending rules. This is the next step, which responsible lending rules. 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What significant hardship. What difference significant hardship. What difference will significant hardship. What difference will this significant hardship. What difference will this make significant hardship. What difference will this make for significant hardship. What difference will this make for people difference will this make for people in difference will this make for people in vulnerable difference will this make for people in vulnerable financial difference will this make for people in vulnerable financial positions? in vulnerable financial positions? This in vulnerable financial positions? This morning, in vulnerable financial positions? This morning, I in vulnerable financial positions? This morning, I heard in vulnerable financial positions? This morning, I heard from in vulnerable financial positions? This morning, I heard from Soraia in vulnerable financial positions? This morning, I heard from Soraia at This morning, I heard from Soraia at the This morning, I heard from Soraia at the Newtown This morning, I heard from Soraia at the Newtown Budget This morning, I heard from Soraia at the Newtown Budget and This morning, I heard from Soraia at the Newtown Budget and Advocacy the Newtown Budget and Advocacy Service, the Newtown Budget and Advocacy Service, which the Newtown Budget and Advocacy Service, which sees the Newtown Budget and Advocacy Service, which sees hundreds the Newtown Budget and Advocacy Service, which sees hundreds of Service, which sees hundreds of people Service, which sees hundreds of people each Service, which sees hundreds of people each year Service, which sees hundreds of people each year in Service, which sees hundreds of people each year in financial people each year in financial hardship people each year in financial hardship due people each year in financial hardship due to people each year in financial hardship due to unaffordable people each year in financial hardship due to unaffordable loans, hardship due to unaffordable loans, and hardship due to unaffordable loans, and heard hardship due to unaffordable loans, and heard some hardship due to unaffordable loans, and heard some of hardship due to unaffordable loans, and heard some of the hardship due to unaffordable loans, and heard some of the stories. and heard some of the stories. During and heard some of the stories. During the and heard some of the stories. During the consultation, and heard some of the stories. During the consultation, in and heard some of the stories. During the consultation, in fact, During the consultation, in fact, previously, During the consultation, in fact, previously, we During the consultation, in fact, previously, we heard During the consultation, in fact, previously, we heard about During the consultation, in fact, previously, we heard about many During the consultation, in fact, previously, we heard about many New previously, we heard about many New Zealanders previously, we heard about many New Zealanders struggling previously, we heard about many New Zealanders struggling with Zealanders struggling with unaffordable Zealanders struggling with unaffordable loans, Zealanders struggling with unaffordable loans, including Zealanders struggling with unaffordable loans, including the unaffordable loans, including the superannuitant unaffordable loans, including the superannuitant who unaffordable loans, including the superannuitant who had unaffordable loans, including the superannuitant who had got unaffordable loans, including the superannuitant who had got herself superannuitant who had got herself into superannuitant who had got herself into debt superannuitant who had got herself into debt through superannuitant who had got herself into debt through needing superannuitant who had got herself into debt through needing repairs superannuitant who had got herself into debt through needing repairs to into debt through needing repairs to her into debt through needing repairs to her car into debt through needing repairs to her car for into debt through needing repairs to her car for her into debt through needing repairs to her car for her warrant into debt through needing repairs to her car for her warrant of into debt through needing repairs to her car for her warrant of fitness. her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd taken her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd taken out her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd taken out a her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd taken out a loan her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd taken out a loan with her car for her warrant of fitness. She'd taken out a loan with a She'd taken out a loan with a private She'd taken out a loan with a private loan She'd taken out a loan with a private loan agency She'd taken out a loan with a private loan agency with She'd taken out a loan with a private loan agency with a She'd taken out a loan with a private loan agency with a 26% private loan agency with a 26% interest private loan agency with a 26% interest rate. private loan agency with a 26% interest rate. We private loan agency with a 26% interest rate. We also private loan agency with a 26% interest rate. We also heard private loan agency with a 26% interest rate. We also heard about private loan agency with a 26% interest rate. We also heard about a interest rate. We also heard about a client interest rate. We also heard about a client who interest rate. We also heard about a client who applied interest rate. We also heard about a client who applied for interest rate. We also heard about a client who applied for a interest rate. We also heard about a client who applied for a $1,000 client who applied for a $1,000 consolidation client who applied for a $1,000 consolidation loan, client who applied for a $1,000 consolidation loan, but client who applied for a $1,000 consolidation loan, but got client who applied for a $1,000 consolidation loan, but got offered consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, which consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, which he consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, which he took. consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, which he took. He consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, which he took. He is consolidation loan, but got offered $10,000, which he took. He is now $10,000, which he took. He is now struggling $10,000, which he took. He is now struggling to $10,000, which he took. He is now struggling to meet $10,000, which he took. He is now struggling to meet repayments. $10,000, which he took. He is now struggling to meet repayments. These struggling to meet repayments. These new struggling to meet repayments. These new rules struggling to meet repayments. These new rules are struggling to meet repayments. These new rules are about struggling to meet repayments. These new rules are about ensuring struggling to meet repayments. These new rules are about ensuring that new rules are about ensuring that situations new rules are about ensuring that situations like new rules are about ensuring that situations like these new rules are about ensuring that situations like these are new rules are about ensuring that situations like these are prevented situations like these are prevented from situations like these are prevented from the situations like these are prevented from the start. situations like these are prevented from the start. It's situations like these are prevented from the start. It's about situations like these are prevented from the start. It's about having from the start. It's about having the from the start. It's about having the right from the start. It's about having the right safeguards from the start. It's about having the right safeguards in from the start. It's about having the right safeguards in place from the start. It's about having the right safeguards in place before the right safeguards in place before Kiwis the right safeguards in place before Kiwis take the right safeguards in place before Kiwis take out the right safeguards in place before Kiwis take out loans the right safeguards in place before Kiwis take out loans they the right safeguards in place before Kiwis take out loans they cannot Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Question Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Question No. Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Question No. 12 Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Question No. 12 - Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Question No. 12 - Jan Kiwis take out loans they cannot afford. Question No. 12 - Jan Logie. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister for My question is to the Minister for Workplace My question is to the Minister for Workplace Relations My question is to the Minister for Workplace Relations and My question is to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will the for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will the advice for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will the advice he for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will the advice he is for Workplace Relations and Safety: Will the advice he is seeking Will the advice he is seeking "to Will the advice he is seeking "to ensure Will the advice he is seeking "to ensure that Will the advice he is seeking "to ensure that the "to ensure that the Covid "to ensure that the Covid Leave "to ensure that the Covid Leave Support "to ensure that the Covid Leave Support Scheme Covid Leave Support Scheme is Covid Leave Support Scheme is meeting Covid Leave Support Scheme is meeting its Covid Leave Support Scheme is meeting its objectives" is meeting its objectives" include is meeting its objectives" include whether is meeting its objectives" include whether the include whether the leave include whether the leave support include whether the leave support scheme leave support scheme should leave support scheme should be leave support scheme should be extended leave support scheme should be extended and leave support scheme should be extended and expanded should be extended and expanded before should be extended and expanded before the should be extended and expanded before the summer should be extended and expanded before the summer holiday should be extended and expanded before the summer holiday period? The The Hon The Hon Michael The Hon Michael Wood. The Hon Michael Wood. My The Hon Michael Wood. My focus The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is on The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is on working The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is on working with The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is on working with other The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is on working with other ministers The Hon Michael Wood. My focus is on working with other ministers to working with other ministers to ensure working with other ministers to ensure that working with other ministers to ensure that the working with other ministers to ensure that the leave working with other ministers to ensure that the leave support working with other ministers to ensure that the leave support scheme ensure that the leave support scheme is ensure that the leave support scheme is working ensure that the leave support scheme is working as ensure that the leave support scheme is working as effectively ensure that the leave support scheme is working as effectively as is working as effectively as possible is working as effectively as possible to is working as effectively as possible to ensure is working as effectively as possible to ensure people is working as effectively as possible to ensure people who is working as effectively as possible to ensure people who need possible to ensure people who need to possible to ensure people who need to self-isolate possible to ensure people who need to self-isolate as possible to ensure people who need to self-isolate as a possible to ensure people who need to self-isolate as a result possible to ensure people who need to self-isolate as a result of to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 are to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 are supported. to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the scheme COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the scheme is COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the scheme is working COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the scheme is working effectively COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the scheme is working effectively is COVID-19 are supported. Ensuring the scheme is working effectively is a scheme is working effectively is a priority. scheme is working effectively is a priority. If scheme is working effectively is a priority. If any scheme is working effectively is a priority. If any changes scheme is working effectively is a priority. If any changes are scheme is working effectively is a priority. If any changes are agreed priority. If any changes are agreed upon, priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm sure priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm sure that priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm sure that we priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm sure that we will priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm sure that we will look priority. If any changes are agreed upon, I'm sure that we will look to upon, I'm sure that we will look to implement upon, I'm sure that we will look to implement them upon, I'm sure that we will look to implement them as upon, I'm sure that we will look to implement them as soon upon, I'm sure that we will look to implement them as soon as upon, I'm sure that we will look to implement them as soon as possible. implement them as soon as possible. But implement them as soon as possible. But I'm implement them as soon as possible. But I'm not implement them as soon as possible. But I'm not imposing implement them as soon as possible. But I'm not imposing any implement them as soon as possible. But I'm not imposing any arbitrary But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time lines But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time lines on But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time lines on that. But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time lines on that. Does But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time lines on that. Does he But I'm not imposing any arbitrary time lines on that. Does he believe time lines on that. Does he believe that, time lines on that. Does he believe that, as time lines on that. Does he believe that, as a time lines on that. Does he believe that, as a matter time lines on that. Does he believe that, as a matter of time lines on that. Does he believe that, as a matter of workplace that, as a matter of workplace health that, as a matter of workplace health and that, as a matter of workplace health and safety, that, as a matter of workplace health and safety, and that, as a matter of workplace health and safety, and general health and safety, and general public health and safety, and general public health, health and safety, and general public health, everyone health and safety, and general public health, everyone who health and safety, and general public health, everyone who displays public health, everyone who displays COVID-19-like public health, everyone who displays COVID-19-like symptoms public health, everyone who displays COVID-19-like symptoms should public health, everyone who displays COVID-19-like symptoms should get public health, everyone who displays COVID-19-like symptoms should get a COVID-19-like symptoms should get a test COVID-19-like symptoms should get a test and COVID-19-like symptoms should get a test and self-isolate COVID-19-like symptoms should get a test and self-isolate while COVID-19-like symptoms should get a test and self-isolate while waiting test and self-isolate while waiting for test and self-isolate while waiting for test test and self-isolate while waiting for test results? test and self-isolate while waiting for test results? Yes, test and self-isolate while waiting for test results? Yes, that test and self-isolate while waiting for test results? Yes, that is for test results? Yes, that is consistent for test results? Yes, that is consistent with for test results? Yes, that is consistent with the for test results? Yes, that is consistent with the health for test results? Yes, that is consistent with the health advice consistent with the health advice and consistent with the health advice and the consistent with the health advice and the steps consistent with the health advice and the steps that consistent with the health advice and the steps that we consistent with the health advice and the steps that we can consistent with the health advice and the steps that we can all consistent with the health advice and the steps that we can all take and the steps that we can all take to and the steps that we can all take to continue and the steps that we can all take to continue the and the steps that we can all take to continue the elimination and the steps that we can all take to continue the elimination of to continue the elimination of COVID-19. to continue the elimination of COVID-19. Is to continue the elimination of COVID-19. Is he to continue the elimination of COVID-19. Is he aware to continue the elimination of COVID-19. Is he aware that to continue the elimination of COVID-19. Is he aware that the COVID-19. Is he aware that the COVID-19 COVID-19. Is he aware that the COVID-19 Leave COVID-19. Is he aware that the COVID-19 Leave Support COVID-19. Is he aware that the COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme COVID-19. Is he aware that the COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is very COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is very limited COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is very limited in COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is very limited in coverage COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is very limited in coverage and COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is very limited in coverage and doesn't very limited in coverage and doesn't include very limited in coverage and doesn't include most very limited in coverage and doesn't include most workers very limited in coverage and doesn't include most workers awaiting very limited in coverage and doesn't include most workers awaiting a very limited in coverage and doesn't include most workers awaiting a test include most workers awaiting a test or include most workers awaiting a test or test include most workers awaiting a test or test results include most workers awaiting a test or test results so include most workers awaiting a test or test results so that include most workers awaiting a test or test results so that thousands include most workers awaiting a test or test results so that thousands of or test results so that thousands of seasonal or test results so that thousands of seasonal horticultural, or test results so that thousands of seasonal horticultural, retail or test results so that thousands of seasonal horticultural, retail and seasonal horticultural, retail and hospitality seasonal horticultural, retail and hospitality workers seasonal horticultural, retail and hospitality workers employed seasonal horticultural, retail and hospitality workers employed this hospitality workers employed this summer hospitality workers employed this summer who hospitality workers employed this summer who we're hospitality workers employed this summer who we're all hospitality workers employed this summer who we're all going hospitality workers employed this summer who we're all going to hospitality workers employed this summer who we're all going to be summer who we're all going to be engaging summer who we're all going to be engaging with summer who we're all going to be engaging with will summer who we're all going to be engaging with will have summer who we're all going to be engaging with will have no summer who we're all going to be engaging with will have no financial engaging with will have no financial support engaging with will have no financial support to engaging with will have no financial support to stay engaging with will have no financial support to stay home engaging with will have no financial support to stay home while support to stay home while experiencing support to stay home while experiencing COVID-19-like support to stay home while experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, I'm experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, I'm aware experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, I'm aware that experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, I'm aware that the experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, I'm aware that the COVID experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms? Yes, I'm aware that the COVID Leave Yes, I'm aware that the COVID Leave Support Yes, I'm aware that the COVID Leave Support Scheme Yes, I'm aware that the COVID Leave Support Scheme is Yes, I'm aware that the COVID Leave Support Scheme is not Yes, I'm aware that the COVID Leave Support Scheme is not comprehensive. Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I do Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I do note Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I do note is Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I do note is that Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I do note is that - Support Scheme is not comprehensive. What I do note is that - it's What I do note is that - it's important What I do note is that - it's important to What I do note is that - it's important to clarify What I do note is that - it's important to clarify this What I do note is that - it's important to clarify this - What I do note is that - it's important to clarify this - that What I do note is that - it's important to clarify this - that the important to clarify this - that the scheme important to clarify this - that the scheme effectively important to clarify this - that the scheme effectively is important to clarify this - that the scheme effectively is an important to clarify this - that the scheme effectively is an income scheme effectively is an income supplement scheme effectively is an income supplement to scheme effectively is an income supplement to employers scheme effectively is an income supplement to employers to scheme effectively is an income supplement to employers to support supplement to employers to support them supplement to employers to support them in supplement to employers to support them in providing supplement to employers to support them in providing employees supplement to employers to support them in providing employees with them in providing employees with adequate them in providing employees with adequate leave. them in providing employees with adequate leave. The them in providing employees with adequate leave. The Government adequate leave. The Government continues adequate leave. The Government continues to adequate leave. The Government continues to encourage adequate leave. The Government continues to encourage employers adequate leave. The Government continues to encourage employers and continues to encourage employers and employees continues to encourage employers and employees to continues to encourage employers and employees to work continues to encourage employers and employees to work together employees to work together effectively employees to work together effectively so employees to work together effectively so that employees to work together effectively so that people employees to work together effectively so that people stay employees to work together effectively so that people stay away effectively so that people stay away from effectively so that people stay away from work effectively so that people stay away from work when effectively so that people stay away from work when they effectively so that people stay away from work when they are effectively so that people stay away from work when they are sick. effectively so that people stay away from work when they are sick. One effectively so that people stay away from work when they are sick. One of from work when they are sick. One of the from work when they are sick. One of the reasons from work when they are sick. One of the reasons that from work when they are sick. One of the reasons that we from work when they are sick. One of the reasons that we are from work when they are sick. One of the reasons that we are continuing the reasons that we are continuing to the reasons that we are continuing to review the reasons that we are continuing to review the the reasons that we are continuing to review the scheme the reasons that we are continuing to review the scheme is the reasons that we are continuing to review the scheme is to the reasons that we are continuing to review the scheme is to make the reasons that we are continuing to review the scheme is to make sure to review the scheme is to make sure that to review the scheme is to make sure that we're to review the scheme is to make sure that we're providing to review the scheme is to make sure that we're providing support to review the scheme is to make sure that we're providing support where that we're providing support where appropriate. that we're providing support where appropriate. Does that we're providing support where appropriate. Does the that we're providing support where appropriate. Does the Minister appropriate. Does the Minister recognise appropriate. Does the Minister recognise the appropriate. Does the Minister recognise the workplace appropriate. Does the Minister recognise the workplace health appropriate. Does the Minister recognise the workplace health and recognise the workplace health and safety recognise the workplace health and safety and recognise the workplace health and safety and public recognise the workplace health and safety and public health recognise the workplace health and safety and public health risk recognise the workplace health and safety and public health risk of recognise the workplace health and safety and public health risk of a safety and public health risk of a significant safety and public health risk of a significant proportion safety and public health risk of a significant proportion of safety and public health risk of a significant proportion of the significant proportion of the workforce significant proportion of the workforce not significant proportion of the workforce not having significant proportion of the workforce not having guaranteed workforce not having guaranteed access workforce not having guaranteed access to workforce not having guaranteed access to paid workforce not having guaranteed access to paid sick workforce not having guaranteed access to paid sick leave workforce not having guaranteed access to paid sick leave during workforce not having guaranteed access to paid sick leave during a access to paid sick leave during a pandemic? access to paid sick leave during a pandemic? I access to paid sick leave during a pandemic? I believe access to paid sick leave during a pandemic? I believe - access to paid sick leave during a pandemic? I believe - and access to paid sick leave during a pandemic? I believe - and the pandemic? I believe - and the Government pandemic? I believe - and the Government believes pandemic? I believe - and the Government believes - pandemic? I believe - and the Government believes - that pandemic? I believe - and the Government believes - that adequate Government believes - that adequate paid Government believes - that adequate paid sick Government believes - that adequate paid sick leave Government believes - that adequate paid sick leave is Government believes - that adequate paid sick leave is an Government believes - that adequate paid sick leave is an important Government believes - that adequate paid sick leave is an important part paid sick leave is an important part of paid sick leave is an important part of our paid sick leave is an important part of our system paid sick leave is an important part of our system and paid sick leave is an important part of our system and ensuring paid sick leave is an important part of our system and ensuring that of our system and ensuring that people of our system and ensuring that people are of our system and ensuring that people are kept of our system and ensuring that people are kept safe of our system and ensuring that people are kept safe and of our system and ensuring that people are kept safe and that of our system and ensuring that people are kept safe and that we people are kept safe and that we stop people are kept safe and that we stop the people are kept safe and that we stop the spreading people are kept safe and that we stop the spreading of people are kept safe and that we stop the spreading of bugs people are kept safe and that we stop the spreading of bugs and stop the spreading of bugs and infections stop the spreading of bugs and infections in stop the spreading of bugs and infections in the stop the spreading of bugs and infections in the workplace. stop the spreading of bugs and infections in the workplace. That's infections in the workplace. That's one infections in the workplace. That's one of infections in the workplace. That's one of the infections in the workplace. That's one of the reasons infections in the workplace. That's one of the reasons why infections in the workplace. That's one of the reasons why the one of the reasons why the Government's one of the reasons why the Government's moved one of the reasons why the Government's moved to one of the reasons why the Government's moved to extend one of the reasons why the Government's moved to extend paid Government's moved to extend paid sick Government's moved to extend paid sick leave Government's moved to extend paid sick leave in Government's moved to extend paid sick leave in the Government's moved to extend paid sick leave in the House Government's moved to extend paid sick leave in the House today. Government's moved to extend paid sick leave in the House today. Why sick leave in the House today. Why have sick leave in the House today. Why have these sick leave in the House today. Why have these changes sick leave in the House today. Why have these changes not sick leave in the House today. Why have these changes not happened have these changes not happened already, have these changes not happened already, when have these changes not happened already, when we've have these changes not happened already, when we've experienced, already, when we've experienced, already, already, when we've experienced, already, a already, when we've experienced, already, a workplace-related already, when we've experienced, already, a workplace-related cluster already, a workplace-related cluster resulting already, a workplace-related cluster resulting in already, a workplace-related cluster resulting in our already, a workplace-related cluster resulting in our largest already, a workplace-related cluster resulting in our largest city already, a workplace-related cluster resulting in our largest city moving resulting in our largest city moving to resulting in our largest city moving to Alert resulting in our largest city moving to Alert Level resulting in our largest city moving to Alert Level 3? resulting in our largest city moving to Alert Level 3? I'm resulting in our largest city moving to Alert Level 3? I'm on resulting in our largest city moving to Alert Level 3? I'm on my resulting in our largest city moving to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first month to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first month as to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first month as Minister to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first month as Minister in to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first month as Minister in this to Alert Level 3? I'm on my first month as Minister in this portfolio, month as Minister in this portfolio, and month as Minister in this portfolio, and I've month as Minister in this portfolio, and I've already month as Minister in this portfolio, and I've already asked month as Minister in this portfolio, and I've already asked for month as Minister in this portfolio, and I've already asked for advice month as Minister in this portfolio, and I've already asked for advice so and I've already asked for advice so that and I've already asked for advice so that I and I've already asked for advice so that I can and I've already asked for advice so that I can work and I've already asked for advice so that I can work with and I've already asked for advice so that I can work with other and I've already asked for advice so that I can work with other ministers that I can work with other ministers to that I can work with other ministers to ensure that I can work with other ministers to ensure that that I can work with other ministers to ensure that the that I can work with other ministers to ensure that the scheme that I can work with other ministers to ensure that the scheme is that I can work with other ministers to ensure that the scheme is working to ensure that the scheme is working as to ensure that the scheme is working as effectively to ensure that the scheme is working as effectively as to ensure that the scheme is working as effectively as possible. to ensure that the scheme is working as effectively as possible. 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