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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. The The Hon The Hon Michael The Hon Michael Wood. The Hon Michael Wood. The The Hon Michael Wood. The legislation The Hon Michael Wood. The legislation the The Hon Michael Wood. The legislation the House The Hon Michael Wood. The legislation the House will The Hon Michael Wood. 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I would note that throughout the period of note that throughout the period of the note that throughout the period of the COVID-19 note that throughout the period of the COVID-19 expenditure, note that throughout the period of the COVID-19 expenditure, we note that throughout the period of the COVID-19 expenditure, we went the COVID-19 expenditure, we went through the COVID-19 expenditure, we went through a the COVID-19 expenditure, we went through a number the COVID-19 expenditure, we went through a number of the COVID-19 expenditure, we went through a number of processes the COVID-19 expenditure, we went through a number of processes here through a number of processes here in through a number of processes here in the through a number of processes here in the House through a number of processes here in the House where through a number of processes here in the House where we through a number of processes here in the House where we identified in the House where we identified what in the House where we identified what that in the House where we identified what that expenditure in the House where we identified what that expenditure was in the House where we identified what that expenditure was and in the House where we identified what that expenditure was and you what that expenditure was and you will what that expenditure was and you will be what that expenditure was and you will be seeing what that expenditure was and you will be seeing reports what that expenditure was and you will be seeing reports about what that expenditure was and you will be seeing reports about that will be seeing reports about that from will be seeing reports about that from various will be seeing reports about that from various agencies will be seeing reports about that from various agencies over will be seeing reports about that from various agencies over the from various agencies over the coming from various agencies over the coming months. from various agencies over the coming months. 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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 Energy My question is to the Minister of Energy and My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: of Energy and Resources: What of Energy and Resources: What recent of Energy and Resources: What recent announcements of Energy and Resources: What recent announcements has What recent announcements has she What recent announcements has she made What recent announcements has she made about What recent announcements has she made about the What recent announcements has she made about the Low What recent announcements has she made about the Low Emission she made about the Low Emission Vehicles she made about the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable she made about the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund? 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The of the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund. The fund of the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund. The fund will Contestable Fund. The fund will contribute Contestable Fund. The fund will contribute $3.7 Contestable Fund. The fund will contribute $3.7 million Contestable Fund. The fund will contribute $3.7 million to Contestable Fund. The fund will contribute $3.7 million to projects contribute $3.7 million to projects with contribute $3.7 million to projects with the contribute $3.7 million to projects with the 22 contribute $3.7 million to projects with the 22 recipients contribute $3.7 million to projects with the 22 recipients contributing with the 22 recipients contributing a with the 22 recipients contributing a total with the 22 recipients contributing a total of with the 22 recipients contributing a total of $9.4 with the 22 recipients contributing a total of $9.4 million. with the 22 recipients contributing a total of $9.4 million. Projects a total of $9.4 million. Projects include a total of $9.4 million. Projects include a a total of $9.4 million. Projects include a community a total of $9.4 million. Projects include a community electric a total of $9.4 million. Projects include a community electric bike, include a community electric bike, additional include a community electric bike, additional EV include a community electric bike, additional EV charging include a community electric bike, additional EV charging stations include a community electric bike, additional EV charging stations as additional EV charging stations as well additional EV charging stations as well as additional EV charging stations as well as five additional EV charging stations as well as five hydrogen additional EV charging stations as well as five hydrogen trucks additional EV charging stations as well as five hydrogen trucks and additional EV charging stations as well as five hydrogen trucks and a well as five hydrogen trucks and a demonstration well as five hydrogen trucks and a demonstration electric well as five hydrogen trucks and a demonstration electric truck. well as five hydrogen trucks and a demonstration electric truck. We're demonstration electric truck. We're getting demonstration electric truck. We're getting on demonstration electric truck. We're getting on the demonstration electric truck. We're getting on the work demonstration electric truck. We're getting on the work needed demonstration electric truck. We're getting on the work needed to getting on the work needed to electrify getting on the work needed to electrify our getting on the work needed to electrify our fleet getting on the work needed to electrify our fleet and getting on the work needed to electrify our fleet and this electrify our fleet and this continue electrify our fleet and this continue will electrify our fleet and this continue will continue electrify our fleet and this continue will continue to electrify our fleet and this continue will continue to support continue will continue to support innovative continue will continue to support innovative projects continue will continue to support innovative projects which continue will continue to support innovative projects which help continue will continue to support innovative projects which help us innovative projects which help us clean innovative projects which help us clean up innovative projects which help us clean up our innovative projects which help us clean up our transport innovative projects which help us clean up our transport system. clean up our transport system. Supplementary. clean up our transport system. Supplementary. How clean up our transport system. Supplementary. How has clean up our transport system. Supplementary. How has the clean up our transport system. Supplementary. How has the low clean up our transport system. Supplementary. How has the low e Supplementary. How has the low e mission Supplementary. How has the low e mission vehicles Supplementary. How has the low e mission vehicles contestable Supplementary. How has the low e mission vehicles contestable fund mission vehicles contestable fund supported mission vehicles contestable fund supported low mission vehicles contestable fund supported low emissions mission vehicles contestable fund supported low emissions vehicles mission vehicles contestable fund supported low emissions vehicles to supported low emissions vehicles to date? supported low emissions vehicles to date? Mr supported low emissions vehicles to date? Mr Speaker, supported low emissions vehicles to date? Mr Speaker, we supported low emissions vehicles to date? Mr Speaker, we recognise date? Mr Speaker, we recognise innovative date? Mr Speaker, we recognise innovative solutions date? Mr Speaker, we recognise innovative solutions and date? Mr Speaker, we recognise innovative solutions and investments innovative solutions and investments in innovative solutions and investments in our innovative solutions and investments in our charging innovative solutions and investments in our charging infrastructure innovative solutions and investments in our charging infrastructure are in our charging infrastructure are of in our charging infrastructure are of most in our charging infrastructure are of most utmost in our charging infrastructure are of most utmost importance in our charging infrastructure are of most utmost importance if in our charging infrastructure are of most utmost importance if we're of most utmost importance if we're to of most utmost importance if we're to up of most utmost importance if we're to up our of most utmost importance if we're to up our electrification of most utmost importance if we're to up our electrification of of most utmost importance if we're to up our electrification of our to up our electrification of our transport to up our electrification of our transport fleet. to up our electrification of our transport fleet. For to up our electrification of our transport fleet. For example to up our electrification of our transport fleet. For example n to up our electrification of our transport fleet. For example n this transport fleet. For example n this round, transport fleet. For example n this round, the transport fleet. For example n this round, the Utataki transport fleet. For example n this round, the Utataki housing transport fleet. For example n this round, the Utataki housing trust transport fleet. For example n this round, the Utataki housing trust has round, the Utataki housing trust has received round, the Utataki housing trust has received funding round, the Utataki housing trust has received funding to round, the Utataki housing trust has received funding to secure round, the Utataki housing trust has received funding to secure e-Bike received funding to secure e-Bike storage received funding to secure e-Bike storage for received funding to secure e-Bike storage for a received funding to secure e-Bike storage for a community received funding to secure e-Bike storage for a community bike received funding to secure e-Bike storage for a community bike share storage for a community bike share for storage for a community bike share for its storage for a community bike share for its tenants storage for a community bike share for its tenants in storage for a community bike share for its tenants in two storage for a community bike share for its tenants in two <SPEAKS for its tenants in two <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> for its tenants in two <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> for for its tenants in two <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> for a for its tenants in two <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> for a community for its tenants in two <SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY> for a community car INDISTINCTLY> for a community car share INDISTINCTLY> for a community car share scheme. INDISTINCTLY> for a community car share scheme. Hughenden INDISTINCTLY> for a community car share scheme. Hughenden will INDISTINCTLY> for a community car share scheme. Hughenden will receive share scheme. Hughenden will receive almost share scheme. Hughenden will receive almost $500,000 share scheme. Hughenden will receive almost $500,000 of share scheme. Hughenden will receive almost $500,000 of funding share scheme. Hughenden will receive almost $500,000 of funding in share scheme. Hughenden will receive almost $500,000 of funding in this almost $500,000 of funding in this round almost $500,000 of funding in this round for almost $500,000 of funding in this round for demonstrating almost $500,000 of funding in this round for demonstrating improving round for demonstrating improving the round for demonstrating improving the potential round for demonstrating improving the potential of round for demonstrating improving the potential of hydrogen round for demonstrating improving the potential of hydrogen powered the potential of hydrogen powered trucks. the potential of hydrogen powered trucks. Through the potential of hydrogen powered trucks. Through the the potential of hydrogen powered trucks. Through the life the potential of hydrogen powered trucks. Through the life of the potential of hydrogen powered trucks. Through the life of the trucks. Through the life of the fund, trucks. Through the life of the the trucks. Through the life of the fund, Mr Speaker, trucks. Through the life of the fund, Mr Speaker, we trucks. Through the life of the fund, Mr Speaker, we have trucks. Through the life of the fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded 600 fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded 600 public fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded 600 public EV fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded 600 public EV charges fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded 600 public EV charges through fund, Mr Speaker, we have cofounded 600 public EV charges through the 600 public EV charges through the low 600 public EV charges through the low emissions 600 public EV charges through the low emissions vehicle 600 public EV charges through the low emissions vehicle contestable low emissions vehicle contestable fund low emissions vehicle contestable fund across low emissions vehicle contestable fund across the low emissions vehicle contestable fund across the country low emissions vehicle contestable fund across the country which low emissions vehicle contestable fund across the country which is low emissions vehicle contestable fund across the country which is - fund across the country which is - helped fund across the country which is - helped meet fund across the country which is - helped meet our fund across the country which is - helped meet our goal fund across the country which is - helped meet our goal of fund across the country which is - helped meet our goal of having fund across the country which is - helped meet our goal of having EV helped meet our goal of having EV charging helped meet our goal of having EV charging stations helped meet our goal of having EV charging stations for helped meet our goal of having EV charging stations for 95% helped meet our goal of having EV charging stations for 95% of helped meet our goal of having EV charging stations for 95% of every charging stations for 95% of every 75km charging stations for 95% of every 75km of charging stations for 95% of every 75km of state charging stations for 95% of every 75km of state highway charging stations for 95% of every 75km of state highway -- charging stations for 95% of every 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. How 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. How did 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. How did these 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. How did these projects 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. How did these projects support 75km of state highway -- Hyundai. How did these projects support New How did these projects support New Zealand How did these projects support New Zealand meeting How did these projects support New Zealand meeting our How did these projects support New Zealand meeting our climate How did these projects support New Zealand meeting our climate change Zealand meeting our climate change goals? Zealand meeting our climate change goals? Mr Zealand meeting our climate change goals? Mr Speaker, Zealand meeting our climate change goals? Mr Speaker, the Zealand meeting our climate change goals? Mr Speaker, the climate goals? Mr Speaker, the climate Change goals? Mr Speaker, the climate Change Commission's goals? Mr Speaker, the climate Change Commission's recently Change Commission's recently released Change Commission's recently released draft Change Commission's recently released draft report Change Commission's recently released draft report rightly Change Commission's recently released draft report rightly points released draft report rightly points that released draft report rightly points that reducing released draft report rightly points that reducing transport released draft report rightly points that reducing transport emissions released draft report rightly points that reducing transport emissions is that reducing transport emissions is integral that reducing transport emissions is integral to that reducing transport emissions is integral to meeting that reducing transport emissions is integral to meeting our that reducing transport emissions is integral to meeting our climate integral to meeting our climate change integral to meeting our climate change goals. integral to meeting our climate change goals. In integral to meeting our climate change goals. In particular, change goals. In particular, demonstrating change goals. In particular, demonstrating and change goals. In particular, demonstrating and providing demonstrating and providing potential demonstrating and providing potential for demonstrating and providing potential for electric demonstrating and providing potential for electric and potential for electric and hydrogen-heavy potential for electric and hydrogen-heavy vehicles potential for electric and hydrogen-heavy vehicles is potential for electric and hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important as hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important as heavy hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important as heavy freight hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important as heavy freight has hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important as heavy freight has an hydrogen-heavy vehicles is important as heavy freight has an outside as heavy freight has an outside impact as heavy freight has an outside impact on as heavy freight has an outside impact on transport as heavy freight has an outside impact on transport emissions. as heavy freight has an outside impact on transport emissions. The impact on transport emissions. The project impact on transport emissions. The project announced impact on transport emissions. The project announced yesterday impact on transport emissions. The project announced yesterday shows project announced yesterday shows the project announced yesterday shows the numbers project announced yesterday shows the numbers of project announced yesterday shows the numbers of opportunities project announced yesterday shows the numbers of opportunities present the numbers of opportunities present within the numbers of opportunities present within the the numbers of opportunities present within the transport the numbers of opportunities present within the transport sector the numbers of opportunities present within the transport sector to within the transport sector to reduce within the transport sector to reduce emissions within the transport sector to reduce emissions and within the transport sector to reduce emissions and we within the transport sector to reduce emissions and we are reduce emissions and we are committed reduce emissions and we are committed to reduce emissions and we are committed to investing reduce emissions and we are committed to investing in reduce emissions and we are committed to investing in our committed to investing in our transition committed to investing in our transition to committed to investing in our transition to a committed to investing in our transition to a transport committed to investing in our transition to a transport fleet committed to investing in our transition to a transport fleet to transition to a transport fleet to run transition to a transport fleet to run on transition to a transport fleet to run on renewable transition to a transport fleet to run on renewable electricity. transition to a transport fleet to run on renewable electricity. Does run on renewable electricity. Does the run on renewable electricity. Does the Minister run on renewable electricity. Does the Minister expect run on renewable electricity. Does the Minister expect the run on renewable electricity. Does the Minister expect the fund run on renewable electricity. Does the Minister expect the fund to run on renewable electricity. Does the Minister expect the fund to do the Minister expect the fund to do better the Minister expect the fund to do better than the Minister expect the fund to do better than the the Minister expect the fund to do better than the Government's better than the Government's progress better than the Government's progress given better than the Government's progress given that better than the Government's progress given that just better than the Government's progress given that just 108 progress given that just 108 electric progress given that just 108 electric vehicles progress given that just 108 electric vehicles out progress given that just 108 electric vehicles out of progress given that just 108 electric vehicles out of its progress given that just 108 electric vehicles out of its fleet electric vehicles out of its fleet out electric vehicles out of its fleet out of electric vehicles out of its fleet out of 15,000 electric vehicles out of its fleet out of 15,000 met electric vehicles out of its fleet out of 15,000 met by electric vehicles out of its fleet out of 15,000 met by 2025 electric vehicles out of its fleet out of 15,000 met by 2025 have electric vehicles out of its fleet out of 15,000 met by 2025 have been out of 15,000 met by 2025 have been delivered? out of 15,000 met by 2025 have been delivered? Mr out of 15,000 met by 2025 have been delivered? Mr Speaker, out of 15,000 met by 2025 have been delivered? Mr Speaker, the out of 15,000 met by 2025 have been delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund is delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund is to delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund is to make delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund is to make sure delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund is to make sure we delivered? Mr Speaker, the purpose of this fund is to make sure we have of this fund is to make sure we have the of this fund is to make sure we have the infrastructure of this fund is to make sure we have the infrastructure for of this fund is to make sure we have the infrastructure for the of this fund is to make sure we have the infrastructure for the - of this fund is to make sure we have the infrastructure for the - for of this fund is to make sure we have the infrastructure for the - for the the infrastructure for the - for the electrification the infrastructure for the - for the the the infrastructure for the - for the electrification of our the infrastructure for the - for the electrification of our fleet. the infrastructure for the - for the electrification of our fleet. One the infrastructure for the - for the electrification of our fleet. One of electrification of our fleet. One of the electrification of our fleet. One of the things electrification of our fleet. One of the things that electrification of our fleet. One of the things that I electrification of our fleet. One of the things that I can electrification of our fleet. One of the things that I can point electrification of our fleet. One of the things that I can point the the things that I can point the member the things that I can point the member to the things that I can point the member to is the things that I can point the member to is the the things that I can point the member to is the fact the things that I can point the member to is the fact that the things that I can point the member to is the fact that we the things that I can point the member to is the fact that we do the things that I can point the member to is the fact that we do now member to is the fact that we do now have member to is the fact that we do now have a member to is the fact that we do now have a 95% member to is the fact that we do now have a 95% of member to is the fact that we do now have a 95% of our member to is the fact that we do now have a 95% of our state member to is the fact that we do now have a 95% of our state highway have a 95% of our state highway network have a 95% of our state highway network as have a 95% of our state highway network as charge have a 95% of our state highway network as charge infrastructure network as charge infrastructure every network as charge infrastructure every 75km. network as charge infrastructure every 75km. We network as charge infrastructure every 75km. We need network as charge infrastructure every 75km. We need to network as charge infrastructure every 75km. We need to make network as charge infrastructure every 75km. We need to make - network as charge infrastructure every 75km. We need to make - we every 75km. We need to make - we need every 75km. We need to make - we need to every 75km. We need to make - we need to continue every 75km. We need to make - we need to continue to every 75km. We need to make - we need to continue to make every 75km. We need to make - we need to continue to make progress every 75km. 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So electorate on that question was no. So beyond electorate on that question was no. So beyond the electorate on that question was no. So beyond the issue electorate on that question was no. So beyond the issue of electorate on that question was no. So beyond the issue of cannabis, So beyond the issue of cannabis, will So beyond the issue of cannabis, will the So beyond the issue of cannabis, will the Minister So beyond the issue of cannabis, will the Minister repeal So beyond the issue of cannabis, will the Minister repeal and So beyond the issue of cannabis, will the Minister repeal and replace will the Minister repeal and replace the will the Minister repeal and replace the Misuse will the Minister repeal and replace the Misuse of will the Minister repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs will the Minister repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs Act will the Minister repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 will the Minister repeal and replace the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure drugs the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure drugs are the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure drugs are treated the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure drugs are treated as the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure drugs are treated as a the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to ensure drugs are treated as a health ensure drugs are treated as a health issue ensure drugs are treated as a health issue not ensure drugs are treated as a health issue not a ensure drugs are treated as a health issue not a criminal ensure drugs are treated as a health issue not a criminal issue ensure drugs are treated as a health issue not a criminal issue as issue not a criminal issue as recommended issue not a criminal issue as recommended under issue not a criminal issue as recommended under He issue not a criminal issue as recommended under He Ara issue not a criminal issue as recommended under He Ara Oranga, issue not a criminal issue as recommended under He Ara Oranga, the recommended under He Ara Oranga, the mental recommended under He Ara Oranga, the mental health recommended under He Ara Oranga, the mental health and recommended under He Ara Oranga, the mental health and addiction recommended under He Ara Oranga, the mental health and addiction inquiry? mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, I mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, I think mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, I think it mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, I think it is mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, I think it is fair mental health and addiction inquiry? Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say that Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say that the Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say that the need Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say that the need for Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say that the need for attention Mr Speaker, I think it is fair to say that the need for attention to say that the need for attention to the say that the need for attention to say say that the need for attention to the Misuse of say that the need for attention to the Misuse of Drugs say that the need for attention to the Misuse of Drugs Act say that the need for attention to the Misuse of Drugs Act is say that the need for attention to the Misuse of Drugs Act is an the Misuse of Drugs Act is an ongoing the Misuse of Drugs Act is an ongoing issue. the Misuse of Drugs Act is an ongoing issue. I the Misuse of Drugs Act is an ongoing issue. I know the Misuse of Drugs Act is an ongoing issue. I know that the Misuse of Drugs Act is an ongoing issue. I know that in ongoing issue. I know that in relation ongoing issue. I know that in relation to ongoing issue. I know that in relation to the ongoing issue. I know that in relation to the changes ongoing issue. I know that in relation to the changes that ongoing issue. I know that in relation to the changes that were relation to the changes that were made relation to the changes that were made in relation to the changes that were made in 2019 relation to the changes that were made in 2019 and relation to the changes that were made in 2019 and their relation to the changes that were made in 2019 and their application made in 2019 and their application and made in 2019 and their application and practice made in 2019 and their application and practice has made in 2019 and their application and practice has been made in 2019 and their application and practice has been the made in 2019 and their application and practice has been the subject made in 2019 and their application and practice has been the subject of and practice has been the subject of conversation and practice has been the subject of conversation between and practice has been the subject of conversation between myself and practice has been the subject of conversation between myself and and practice has been the subject of conversation between myself and the conversation between myself and the Minister conversation between myself and the Minister of conversation between myself and the Minister of Police conversation between myself and the Minister of Police and conversation between myself and the Minister of Police and we conversation between myself and the Minister of Police and we are conversation between myself and the Minister of Police and we are keen Minister of Police and we are keen to Minister of Police and we are keen to establish Minister of Police and we are keen to establish a Minister of Police and we are keen to establish a review Minister of Police and we are keen to establish a review just Minister of Police and we are keen to establish a review just to Minister of Police and we are keen to establish a review just to see to establish a review just to see how to establish a review just to see how the to establish a review just to see how the discretion to establish a review just to see how the discretion is to establish a review just to see how the discretion is provided to establish a review just to see how the discretion is provided for how the discretion is provided for in how the discretion is provided for in those how the discretion is provided for in those changes how the discretion is provided for in those changes to how the discretion is provided for in those changes to that how the discretion is provided for in those changes to that legislation in those changes to that legislation are in those changes to that legislation are being in those changes to that legislation are being applied in those changes to that legislation are being applied an in those changes to that legislation are being applied an practised in those changes to that legislation are being applied an practised with are being applied an practised with a are being applied an practised with a view are being applied an practised with a view to are being applied an practised with a view to ensuring are being applied an practised with a view to ensuring that are being applied an practised with a view to ensuring that what are being applied an practised with a view to ensuring that what was a view to ensuring that what was intended a view to ensuring that what was intended then a view to ensuring that what was intended then which a view to ensuring that what was intended then which was a view to ensuring that what was intended then which was a a view to ensuring that what was intended then which was a shift a view to ensuring that what was intended then which was a shift from intended then which was a shift from drug intended then which was a shift from drug law intended then which was a shift from drug law enforcement intended then which was a shift from drug law enforcement from intended then which was a shift from drug law enforcement from punishment drug law enforcement from punishment to drug law enforcement from punishment to a drug law enforcement from punishment to a health drug law enforcement from punishment to a health response drug law enforcement from punishment to a health response is drug law enforcement from punishment to a health response is actually to a health response is actually being to a health response is actually being manifest to a health response is actually being manifest and to a health response is actually being manifest and practised. to a health response is actually being manifest and practised. To to a health response is actually being manifest and practised. To the being manifest and practised. To the Minister being manifest and practised. To the Minister - being manifest and practised. To the Minister - why being manifest and practised. To the Minister - why does being manifest and practised. To the Minister - why does he being manifest and practised. To the Minister - why does he believe being manifest and practised. To the Minister - why does he believe his Minister - why does he believe his Government Minister - why does he believe his Government has Minister - why does he believe his Government has been Minister - why does he believe his Government has been criticised Minister - why does he believe his Government has been criticised by Government has been criticised by the Government has been criticised by the retiring Government has been criticised by the retiring of Government has been criticised by the retiring of Mental Government has been criticised by the retiring of Mental Health the retiring of Mental Health Commissioner the retiring of Mental Health Commissioner and the retiring of Mental Health Commissioner and also the retiring of Mental Health Commissioner and also the the retiring of Mental Health Commissioner and also the chief Commissioner and also the chief executive Commissioner and also the chief executive of Commissioner and also the chief executive of the Commissioner and also the chief executive of the Mental Commissioner and also the chief executive of the Mental Health executive of the Mental Health Foundation executive of the Mental Health Foundation for executive of the Mental Health Foundation for having executive of the Mental Health Foundation for having no executive of the Mental Health Foundation for having no transparent Foundation for having no transparent plan Foundation for having no transparent plan for Foundation for having no transparent plan for the Foundation for having no transparent plan for the implementation Foundation for having no transparent plan for the implementation of Foundation for having no transparent plan for the implementation of the plan for the implementation of the inquiry plan for the implementation of the inquiry recommendations? plan for the implementation of the inquiry recommendations? Mr plan for the implementation of the inquiry recommendations? Mr Speaker, inquiry recommendations? Mr Speaker, the inquiry recommendations? Mr Speaker, the outgoing inquiry recommendations? Mr Speaker, the outgoing Mental inquiry recommendations? Mr Speaker, the outgoing Mental Health the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner did the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner did a the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner did a report the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner did a report as the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner did a report as at the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner did a report as at the Commissioner did a report as at the Commissioner Commissioner did a report as at the end of June Commissioner did a report as at the end of June last Commissioner did a report as at the end of June last year Commissioner did a report as at the end of June last year that Commissioner did a report as at the end of June last year that drew end of June last year that drew attention end of June last year that drew attention to end of June last year that drew attention to the end of June last year that drew attention to the fact end of June last year that drew attention to the fact that end of June last year that drew attention to the fact that there end of June last year that drew attention to the fact that there was attention to the fact that there was no attention to the fact that there was no concluded attention to the fact that there was no concluded comprehensive attention to the fact that there was no concluded comprehensive plan no concluded comprehensive plan following no concluded comprehensive plan following He no concluded comprehensive plan following He Ara no concluded comprehensive plan following He Ara Oranga. no concluded comprehensive plan following He Ara Oranga. He no concluded comprehensive plan following He Ara Oranga. He was following He Ara Oranga. He was correct following He Ara Oranga. He was correct in following He Ara Oranga. He was correct in that. following He Ara Oranga. He was correct in that. Work following He Ara Oranga. He was correct in that. Work is following He Ara Oranga. He was correct in that. Work is continuing. correct in that. Work is continuing. Work correct in that. Work is continuing. Work is correct in that. Work is continuing. Work is continuing correct in that. Work is continuing. Work is continuing on correct in that. Work is continuing. Work is continuing on that. correct in that. Work is continuing. Work is continuing on that. But correct in that. Work is continuing. Work is continuing on that. But I Work is continuing on that. But I think Work is continuing on that. But I think the Work is continuing on that. But I think the reality Work is continuing on that. But I think the reality is Work is continuing on that. But I think the reality is both Work is continuing on that. But I think the reality is both the Work is continuing on that. But I think the reality is both the - Work is continuing on that. But I think the reality is both the - the think the reality is both the - the outgoing think the reality is both the - the outgoing Mental think the reality is both the - the outgoing Mental Health think the reality is both the - the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and the head outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and the head of outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and the head of the outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and the head of the Mental outgoing Mental Health Commissioner and the head of the Mental Health and the head of the Mental Health Foundation and the head of the Mental Health Foundation understand and the head of the Mental Health Foundation understand that and the head of the Mental Health Foundation understand that after Foundation understand that after nine Foundation understand that after nine years Foundation understand that after nine years of Foundation understand that after nine years of poor Foundation understand that after nine years of poor investment Foundation understand that after nine years of poor investment in nine years of poor investment in mental nine years of poor investment in mental health nine years of poor investment in mental health and nine years of poor investment in mental health and running nine years of poor investment in mental health and running down nine years of poor investment in mental health and running down our mental health and running down our mental mental health and running down our mental health mental health and running down our mental health systems mental health and running down our mental health systems that mental health and running down our mental health systems that it mental health and running down our mental health systems that it is mental health systems that it is going mental health systems that it is going to mental health systems that it is going to take mental health systems that it is going to take some mental health systems that it is going to take some time mental health systems that it is going to take some time to mental health systems that it is going to take some time to fix mental health systems that it is going to take some time to fix up going to take some time to fix up the going to take some time to fix up the mess. going to take some time to fix up the mess. Supplementary. going to take some time to fix up the mess. Supplementary. Can going to take some time to fix up the mess. Supplementary. Can the the mess. Supplementary. Can the Minister the mess. Supplementary. Can the Minister confirm the mess. Supplementary. Can the Minister confirm the the mess. Supplementary. Can the Minister confirm the recommendations Minister confirm the recommendations for Minister confirm the recommendations for He Minister confirm the recommendations for He Ara Minister confirm the recommendations for He Ara Oranga, Minister confirm the recommendations for He Ara Oranga, the Minister confirm the recommendations for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Minister confirm the recommendations for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry, for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry, were for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry, were under for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry, were under his for He Ara Oranga, the Mental Health Inquiry, were under his Government Inquiry, were under his Government last Inquiry, were under his Government last term? Inquiry, were under his Government last term? Mr Inquiry, were under his Government last term? Mr Speaker, Inquiry, were under his Government last term? Mr Speaker, what Inquiry, were under his Government last term? Mr Speaker, what I Inquiry, were under his Government last term? Mr Speaker, what I can last term? Mr Speaker, what I can confirm last term? Mr Speaker, what I can confirm is last term? Mr Speaker, what I can confirm is that last term? Mr Speaker, what I can confirm is that because last term? Mr Speaker, what I can confirm is that because of last term? Mr Speaker, what I can confirm is that because of the confirm is that because of the parlous confirm is that because of the parlous state confirm is that because of the parlous state of confirm is that because of the parlous state of mental confirm is that because of the parlous state of mental health confirm is that because of the parlous state of mental health and parlous state of mental health and wellbeing parlous state of mental health and wellbeing services parlous state of mental health and wellbeing services in parlous state of mental health and wellbeing services in New parlous state of mental health and wellbeing services in New Zealand, wellbeing services in New Zealand, this wellbeing services in New Zealand, this Government wellbeing services in New Zealand, this Government in wellbeing services in New Zealand, this Government in its wellbeing services in New Zealand, this Government in its first wellbeing services in New Zealand, this Government in its first term this Government in its first term was this Government in its first term was forced this Government in its first term was forced to this Government in its first term was forced to commission this Government in its first term was forced to commission a was forced to commission a comprehensive was forced to commission a comprehensive review was forced to commission a comprehensive review that was forced to commission a comprehensive review that led was forced to commission a comprehensive review that led to was forced to commission a comprehensive review that led to He comprehensive review that led to He Ara comprehensive review that led to He Ara Oranga comprehensive review that led to He Ara Oranga and comprehensive review that led to He Ara Oranga and we're comprehensive review that led to He Ara Oranga and we're in comprehensive review that led to He Ara Oranga and we're in the comprehensive review that led to He Ara Oranga and we're in the process Ara Oranga and we're in the process of Ara Oranga and we're in the process of fulfilling Ara Oranga and we're in the process of fulfilling its Ara Oranga and we're in the process of fulfilling its recommendations. of fulfilling its recommendations. Question of fulfilling its recommendations. Question No. of fulfilling its recommendations. Question No. 5. Question No. 5. <SPEAKS Question No. 5. <SPEAKS TE Question No. 5. <SPEAKS TE REO Question No. 5. <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> . 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 Economic My question is to the Minister for Economic and My question is to the Minister for Economic and Regional My question is to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: Economic and Regional Development: What Economic and Regional Development: What recent Economic and Regional Development: What recent reports Economic and Regional Development: What recent reports has Economic and Regional Development: What recent reports has he Economic and Regional Development: What recent reports has he heard What recent reports has he heard regarding What recent reports has he heard regarding the What recent reports has he heard regarding the impact What recent reports has he heard regarding the impact of What recent reports has he heard regarding the impact of regional regarding the impact of regional economic regarding the impact of regional economic development regarding the impact of regional economic development investments regarding the impact of regional economic development investments in economic development investments in Northland? Mr Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker, last Mr Speaker, last week, Mr Speaker, last week, I Mr Speaker, last week, I spent Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five days Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five days in Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five days in Northland Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five days in Northland as Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five days in Northland as part Mr Speaker, last week, I spent five days in Northland as part of days in Northland as part of Waitangi days in Northland as part of Waitangi commemorations days in Northland as part of Waitangi commemorations and days in Northland as part of Waitangi commemorations and also days in Northland as part of Waitangi commemorations and also to Waitangi commemorations and also to hear Waitangi commemorations and also to hear firsthand Waitangi commemorations and also to hear firsthand about Waitangi commemorations and also to hear firsthand about the Waitangi commemorations and also to hear firsthand about the investment hear firsthand about the investment in hear firsthand about the investment in the hear firsthand about the investment in the region. hear firsthand about the investment in the region. Investment hear firsthand about the investment in the region. Investment in hear firsthand about the investment in the region. Investment in the in the region. Investment in the regions in the region. Investment in the regions through in the region. Investment in the regions through the in the region. Investment in the regions through the provincial regions through the provincial development regions through the provincial development unit regions through the provincial development unit is regions through the provincial development unit is a regions through the provincial development unit is a central regions through the provincial development unit is a central part development unit is a central part of development unit is a central part of or development unit is a central part of or COVID development unit is a central part of or COVID recovery development unit is a central part of or COVID recovery plan development unit is a central part of or COVID recovery plan to development unit is a central part of or COVID recovery plan to support of or COVID recovery plan to support infrastructure, of or COVID recovery plan to support infrastructure, jobs of or COVID recovery plan to support infrastructure, jobs and of or COVID recovery plan to support infrastructure, jobs and businesses. infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I visited infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I visited six infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I visited six projects infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I visited six projects and infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I visited six projects and spoke infrastructure, jobs and businesses. I visited six projects and spoke to I visited six projects and spoke to dozens I visited six projects and spoke to dozens of I visited six projects and spoke to dozens of people I visited six projects and spoke to dozens of people representing I visited six projects and spoke to dozens of people representing local dozens of people representing local councils, dozens of people representing local councils, iwi, dozens of people representing local councils, iwi, manufacturer, dozens of people representing local councils, iwi, manufacturer, tourism councils, iwi, manufacturer, tourism businesses, councils, iwi, manufacturer, tourism businesses, primary councils, iwi, manufacturer, tourism businesses, primary producers, businesses, primary producers, education businesses, primary producers, education providers, businesses, primary producers, education providers, cultural education providers, cultural institutions, education providers, cultural institutions, community education providers, cultural institutions, community groups, institutions, community groups, volunteers institutions, community groups, volunteers and institutions, community groups, volunteers and innovators institutions, community groups, volunteers and innovators who institutions, community groups, volunteers and innovators who all volunteers and innovators who all responded volunteers and innovators who all responded enthusiasticically volunteers and innovators who all responded enthusiasticically to volunteers and innovators who all responded enthusiasticically to the responded enthusiasticically to the partnership responded enthusiasticically to the partnership we responded enthusiasticically to the partnership we are responded enthusiasticically to the partnership we are approach responded enthusiasticically to the partnership we are approach we responded enthusiasticically to the partnership we are approach we are partnership we are approach we are taking partnership we are approach we are taking to partnership we are approach we are taking to the partnership we are approach we are taking to the region. partnership we are approach we are taking to the region. Mr partnership we are approach we are taking to the region. Mr Speaker, partnership we are approach we are taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I would taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I would like taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I would like to taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I would like to mergely taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I would like to mergely thank taking to the region. Mr Speaker, I would like to mergely thank the would like to mergely thank the Northland would like to mergely thank the Northland PDU would like to mergely thank the Northland PDU team would like to mergely thank the Northland PDU team of would like to mergely thank the Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, and Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, and Jade Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, and Jade who Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, and Jade who are Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, and Jade who are doing Northland PDU team of Rebecca, Tania, and Jade who are doing a Tania, and Jade who are doing a fantastic Tania, and Jade who are doing a fantastic job Tania, and Jade who are doing a fantastic job representing Tania, and Jade who are doing a fantastic job representing their fantastic job representing their local fantastic job representing their local communities. fantastic job representing their local communities. Supplementary. local communities. Supplementary. Did local communities. Supplementary. Did he local communities. Supplementary. Did he receive local communities. Supplementary. Did he receive specific local communities. Supplementary. Did he receive specific feedback Did he receive specific feedback from Did he receive specific feedback from Northland Did he receive specific feedback from Northland Councils Did he receive specific feedback from Northland Councils or from Northland Councils or businesses from Northland Councils or businesses about from Northland Councils or businesses about particular businesses about particular projects? businesses about particular projects? Mr businesses about particular projects? Mr Speaker, businesses about particular projects? Mr Speaker, the businesses about particular projects? Mr Speaker, the six projects? Mr Speaker, the six projects projects? Mr Speaker, the six projects I projects? Mr Speaker, the six projects I visited projects? Mr Speaker, the six projects I visited is projects? Mr Speaker, the six projects I visited is spreading projects I visited is spreading throughout projects I visited is spreading throughout Northland projects I visited is spreading throughout Northland from projects I visited is spreading throughout Northland from the projects I visited is spreading throughout Northland from the battle throughout Northland from the battle site throughout Northland from the battle site enhancement throughout Northland from the battle site enhancement to throughout Northland from the battle site enhancement to the throughout Northland from the battle site enhancement to the Nafa site enhancement to the Nafa innovation site enhancement to the Nafa innovation and site enhancement to the Nafa innovation and ber site enhancement to the Nafa innovation and ber surprise, site enhancement to the Nafa innovation and ber surprise, the innovation and ber surprise, the springs springs <READS springs <READS LIST springs <READS LIST OF springs <READS LIST OF NAMES> <READS LIST OF NAMES> And <READS LIST OF NAMES> And the <READS LIST OF NAMES> And the Waitangi <READS LIST OF NAMES> And the Waitangi mountain <READS LIST OF NAMES> And the Waitangi mountain bike <READS LIST OF NAMES> And the Waitangi mountain bike park. And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I won't And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I won't pick And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I won't pick favourites And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I won't pick favourites but And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I won't pick favourites but it And the Waitangi mountain bike park. I won't pick favourites but it is I won't pick favourites but it is clear I won't pick favourites but it is clear that I won't pick favourites but it is clear that each I won't pick favourites but it is clear that each and I won't pick favourites but it is clear that each and every I won't pick favourites but it is clear that each and every project I won't pick favourites but it is clear that each and every project is clear that each and every project is making clear that each and every project is making a clear that each and every project is making a quantifiable clear that each and every project is making a quantifiable difference clear that each and every project is making a quantifiable difference to making a quantifiable difference to jobs, making a quantifiable difference to jobs, businesses making a quantifiable difference to jobs, businesses and making a quantifiable difference to jobs, businesses and economic jobs, businesses and economic development jobs, businesses and economic development in jobs, businesses and economic development in the jobs, businesses and economic development in the regions. jobs, businesses and economic development in the regions. For development in the regions. For example, development in the regions. For example, the development in the regions. For example, the far development in the regions. For example, the far north development in the regions. For example, the far north holdings example, the far north holdings limited example, the far north holdings limited received example, the far north holdings limited received a example, the far north holdings limited received a grant example, the far north holdings limited received a grant of example, the far north holdings limited received a grant of $19.5 limited received a grant of $19.5 million limited received a grant of $19.5 million to limited received a grant of $19.5 million to develop limited received a grant of $19.5 million to develop a limited received a grant of $19.5 million to develop a - limited received a grant of $19.5 million to develop a - sorry, limited received a grant of $19.5 million to develop a - sorry, a million to develop a - sorry, a million to develop a - sorry, a 165 165 hectares 165 hectares in 165 hectares in the 165 hectares in the park. 165 hectares in the park. It 165 hectares in the park. It will 165 hectares in the park. It will enable 165 hectares in the park. It will enable the 165 hectares in the park. It will enable the processing 165 hectares in the park. It will enable the processing of 165 hectares in the park. It will enable the processing of high 165 hectares in the park. It will enable the processing of high value enable the processing of high value primary enable the processing of high value primary products enable the processing of high value primary products like enable the processing of high value primary products like berry, enable the processing of high value primary products like berry, fruit primary products like berry, fruit and primary products like berry, fruit and avocados primary products like berry, fruit and avocados to primary products like berry, fruit and avocados to be primary products like berry, fruit and avocados to be scaled primary products like berry, fruit and avocados to be scaled up, primary products like berry, fruit and avocados to be scaled up, it and avocados to be scaled up, it will and avocados to be scaled up, it will create and avocados to be scaled up, it will create a and avocados to be scaled up, it will create a circular and avocados to be scaled up, it will create a circular economy... will create a circular economy... order. will create a circular economy... order. This will create a circular economy... order. This project will create a circular economy... order. This project would will create a circular economy... order. This project would not will create a circular economy... order. This project would not have order. This project would not have proceeded order. This project would not have proceeded without order. This project would not have proceeded without Government proceeded without Government investment. proceeded without Government investment. Supplementary. proceeded without Government investment. Supplementary. What investment. Supplementary. What impact investment. Supplementary. What impact are investment. Supplementary. What impact are these investment. Supplementary. What impact are these projects investment. Supplementary. What impact are these projects having investment. Supplementary. What impact are these projects having for impact are these projects having for Maori impact are these projects having for Maori economic impact are these projects having for Maori economic development? impact are these projects having for Maori economic development? Mr Maori economic development? Mr Speaker, Maori economic development? Mr Speaker, the Maori economic development? Mr Speaker, the investment Maori economic development? Mr Speaker, the investment is Maori economic development? Mr Speaker, the investment is about Speaker, the investment is about much Speaker, the investment is about much more Speaker, the investment is about much more than Speaker, the investment is about much more than economic Speaker, the investment is about much more than economic development. much more than economic development. It's much more than economic development. It's also much more than economic development. It's also having much more than economic development. It's also having a much more than economic development. It's also having a significant It's also having a significant bearing It's also having a significant bearing on It's also having a significant bearing on intergenerational bearing on intergenerational legacies bearing on intergenerational legacies around bearing on intergenerational legacies around the bearing on intergenerational legacies around the management bearing on intergenerational legacies around the management of legacies around the management of iwi legacies around the management of iwi land legacies around the management of iwi land and legacies around the management of iwi land and enables legacies around the management of iwi land and enables a legacies around the management of iwi land and enables a retelling legacies around the management of iwi land and enables a retelling of iwi land and enables a retelling of histories iwi land and enables a retelling of histories of iwi land and enables a retelling of histories of local iwi land and enables a retelling of histories of local hapu iwi land and enables a retelling of histories of local hapu and iwi land and enables a retelling of histories of local hapu and iwi. iwi land and enables a retelling of histories of local hapu and iwi. For histories of local hapu and iwi. For example, histories of local hapu and iwi. For example, the histories of local hapu and iwi. For example, the trust histories of local hapu and iwi. For example, the trust received histories of local hapu and iwi. For example, the trust received a example, the trust received a reasonably example, the trust received a example, example, the trust received a reasonably modest investment example, the trust received a reasonably modest investment of example, the trust received a reasonably modest investment of just reasonably modest investment of just under reasonably modest investment of just under a reasonably modest investment of just under a million reasonably modest investment of just under a million dollars reasonably modest investment of just under a million dollars from reasonably modest investment of just under a million dollars from the under a million dollars from the whenua under a million dollars from the whenua Maori under a million dollars from the whenua Maori fund. under a million dollars from the whenua Maori fund. The under a million dollars from the whenua Maori fund. The land under a million dollars from the whenua Maori fund. The land had under a million dollars from the whenua Maori fund. The land had been whenua Maori fund. The land had been neglected whenua Maori fund. The land had been neglected by whenua Maori fund. The land had been neglected by the whenua Maori fund. The land had been neglected by the former whenua Maori fund. The land had been neglected by the former leaseholder neglected by the former leaseholder but neglected by the former leaseholder but is neglected by the former leaseholder but is being neglected by the former leaseholder but is being transformed neglected by the former leaseholder but is being transformed into neglected by the former leaseholder but is being transformed into a neglected by the former leaseholder but is being transformed into a high but is being transformed into a high performing but is being transformed into a high performing beef but is being transformed into a high performing beef farm but is being transformed into a high performing beef farm with but is being transformed into a high performing beef farm with excellent performing beef farm with excellent pasture performing beef farm with excellent pasture management. performing beef farm with excellent pasture management. The performing beef farm with excellent pasture management. The Government's pasture management. The Government's investment pasture management. The Government's investment support pasture management. The Government's investment support it pasture management. The Government's investment support it is pasture management. The Government's investment support it is owners pasture management. The Government's investment support it is owners to investment support it is owners to be investment support it is owners to be active investment support it is owners to be active manager investment support it is owners to be active manager os investment support it is owners to be active manager os their investment support it is owners to be active manager os their land investment support it is owners to be active manager os their land and be active manager os their land and increases be active manager os their land and increases productivity be active manager os their land and increases productivity and be active manager os their land and increases productivity and more increases productivity and more importantly increases productivity and more importantly restore increases productivity and more importantly restore the increases productivity and more importantly restore the whenua's importantly restore the whenua's pride importantly restore the whenua's pride in importantly restore the whenua's pride in their importantly restore the whenua's pride in their land. importantly restore the whenua's pride in their land. The importantly restore the whenua's pride in their land. The owners importantly restore the whenua's pride in their land. The owners are pride in their land. The owners are now pride in their land. The owners are now supported pride in their land. The owners are now supported to pride in their land. The owners are now supported to clear pride in their land. The owners are now supported to clear scrub pride in their land. The owners are now supported to clear scrub and now supported to clear scrub and redevelop now supported to clear scrub and redevelop the now supported to clear scrub and redevelop the pasture now supported to clear scrub and redevelop the pasture and now supported to clear scrub and redevelop the pasture and once now supported to clear scrub and redevelop the pasture and once poor redevelop the pasture and once poor quality redevelop the pasture and once poor quality land redevelop the pasture and once poor quality land will redevelop the pasture and once poor quality land will become redevelop the pasture and once poor quality land will become productive quality land will become productive and quality land will become productive and commercial quality land will become productive and commercial success quality land will become productive and commercial success for quality land will become productive and commercial success for the quality land will become productive and commercial success for the hapu and commercial success for the hapu and and commercial success for the hapu and iwi. and commercial success for the hapu and iwi. Likely and commercial success for the hapu and iwi. Likely to and commercial success for the hapu and iwi. Likely to result and commercial success for the hapu and iwi. Likely to result in and commercial success for the hapu and iwi. Likely to result in a and iwi. Likely to result in a 321,000 and iwi. Likely to result in a 321,000 increased and iwi. Likely to result in a 321,000 increased profit and iwi. Likely to result in a 321,000 increased profit per and iwi. Likely to result in a 321,000 increased profit per annum. 321,000 increased profit per annum. Question 321,000 increased profit per annum. Question No. 321,000 increased profit per annum. Question No. 6. Tena Tena koe, Tena koe, Mr Tena koe, Mr Speaker. 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 Housing: Housing: Does Housing: Does she Housing: Does she agree Housing: Does she agree with Housing: Does she agree with the Housing: Does she agree with the Prime Does she agree with the Prime Minister Does she agree with the Prime Minister that Does she agree with the Prime Minister that whether Does she agree with the Prime Minister that whether people Does she agree with the Prime Minister that whether people rent Minister that whether people rent or Minister that whether people rent or own, Minister that whether people rent or own, "it Minister that whether people rent or own, "it is Minister that whether people rent or own, "it is considered or own, "it is considered unaffordable or own, "it is considered unaffordable to or own, "it is considered unaffordable to have or own, "it is considered unaffordable to have someone or own, "it is considered unaffordable to have someone paying unaffordable to have someone paying more unaffordable to have someone paying more than unaffordable to have someone paying more than 30 unaffordable to have someone paying more than 30 percent unaffordable to have someone paying more than 30 percent of unaffordable to have someone paying more than 30 percent of their unaffordable to have someone paying more than 30 percent of their income more than 30 percent of their income on more than 30 percent of their income on the more than 30 percent of their income on the cost more than 30 percent of their income on the cost of more than 30 percent of their income on the cost of their more than 30 percent of their income on the cost of their housing"? 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For costs are affordable or not. For public costs are affordable or not. For public housing, costs are affordable or not. For public housing, we costs are affordable or not. For public housing, we have costs are affordable or not. For public housing, we have set costs are affordable or not. For public housing, we have set the costs are affordable or not. For public housing, we have set the rent public housing, we have set the rent at public housing, we have set the rent at 25% public housing, we have set the rent at 25% of public housing, we have set the rent at 25% of income. public housing, we have set the rent at 25% of income. The public housing, we have set the rent at 25% of income. The proportion public housing, we have set the rent at 25% of income. The proportion of at 25% of income. The proportion of people at 25% of income. The proportion of people spending at 25% of income. The proportion of people spending more at 25% of income. The proportion of people spending more than at 25% of income. The proportion of people spending more than 30% at 25% of income. The proportion of people spending more than 30% of people spending more than 30% of their people spending more than 30% of their income people spending more than 30% of their income on people spending more than 30% of their income on housing people spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs people spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs is their income on housing costs is higher their income on housing costs is higher for their income on housing costs is higher for renters their income on housing costs is higher for renters than their income on housing costs is higher for renters than home their income on housing costs is higher for renters than home owners. higher for renters than home owners. The higher for renters than home owners. The biggest higher for renters than home owners. The biggest increase higher for renters than home owners. The biggest increase in higher for renters than home owners. The biggest increase in the The biggest increase in the proportion The biggest increase in the proportion of The biggest increase in the proportion of renters The biggest increase in the proportion of renters paying The biggest increase in the proportion of renters paying more proportion of renters paying more than proportion of renters paying more than 30% proportion of renters paying more than 30% of proportion of renters paying more than 30% of their proportion of renters paying more than 30% of their incomes proportion of renters paying more than 30% of their incomes happened than 30% of their incomes happened in than 30% of their incomes happened in the than 30% of their incomes happened in the 1990s than 30% of their incomes happened in the 1990s and than 30% of their incomes happened in the 1990s and that than 30% of their incomes happened in the 1990s and that proportion than 30% of their incomes happened in the 1990s and that proportion has in the 1990s and that proportion has been in the 1990s and that proportion has been relatively in the 1990s and that proportion has been relatively stable in the 1990s and that proportion has been relatively stable in in the 1990s and that proportion has been relatively stable in recent been relatively stable in recent years. been relatively stable in recent years. 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Does she think that it's unacceptable that the most that it's unacceptable that the most recent that it's unacceptable that the most recent statistics that it's unacceptable that the most recent statistics show that it's unacceptable that the most recent statistics show that that it's unacceptable that the most recent statistics show that nearly recent statistics show that nearly one-third recent statistics show that nearly one-third of recent statistics show that nearly one-third of households recent statistics show that nearly one-third of households are recent statistics show that nearly one-third of households are paying one-third of households are paying 30% one-third of households are paying 30% or one-third of households are paying 30% or more one-third of households are paying 30% or more of one-third of households are paying 30% or more of their one-third of households are paying 30% or more of their income one-third of households are paying 30% or more of their income on 30% or more of their income on housing 30% or more of their income on housing costs? 30% or more of their income on housing costs? I 30% or more of their income on housing costs? I agree 30% or more of their income on housing costs? I agree that 30% or more of their income on housing costs? I agree that we 30% or more of their income on housing costs? I agree that we need housing costs? I agree that we need to housing costs? I agree that we need to be housing costs? I agree that we need to be doing housing costs? I agree that we need to be doing more housing costs? I agree that we need to be doing more to housing costs? I agree that we need to be doing more to ensure housing costs? I agree that we need to be doing more to ensure - housing costs? I agree that we need to be doing more to ensure - to to be doing more to ensure - to ensure to be doing more to ensure - to ensure that to be doing more to ensure - to ensure that housing to be doing more to ensure - to ensure that housing remains ensure that housing remains affordable ensure that housing remains affordable which ensure that housing remains affordable which is ensure that housing remains affordable which is exactly ensure that housing remains affordable which is exactly why ensure that housing remains affordable which is exactly why our affordable which is exactly why our Government affordable which is exactly why our Government is affordable which is exactly why our Government is looking affordable which is exactly why our Government is looking at affordable which is exactly why our Government is looking at a affordable which is exactly why our Government is looking at a range affordable which is exactly why our Government is looking at a range of Government is looking at a range of measures Government is looking at a range of measures to Government is looking at a range of measures to both Government is looking at a range of measures to both boost Government is looking at a range of measures to both boost supply Government is looking at a range of measures to both boost supply and measures to both boost supply and address measures to both boost supply and address demand measures to both boost supply and address demand pressures. measures to both boost supply and address demand pressures. We measures to both boost supply and address demand pressures. We have address demand pressures. We have already address demand pressures. We have already undertaken address demand pressures. We have already undertaken a address demand pressures. We have already undertaken a number address demand pressures. We have already undertaken a number of already undertaken a number of reform already undertaken a number of reform to already undertaken a number of reform to help already undertaken a number of reform to help renters already undertaken a number of reform to help renters such already undertaken a number of reform to help renters such as already undertaken a number of reform to help renters such as only reform to help renters such as only allowing reform to help renters such as only allowing one reform to help renters such as only allowing one annual reform to help renters such as only allowing one annual rent reform to help renters such as only allowing one annual rent increase. allowing one annual rent increase. We're allowing one annual rent increase. We're also allowing one annual rent increase. We're also doing allowing one annual rent increase. We're also doing work allowing one annual rent increase. We're also doing work on allowing one annual rent increase. We're also doing work on the allowing one annual rent increase. We're also doing work on the largest We're also doing work on the largest public We're also doing work on the largest public house We're also doing work on the largest public house build We're also doing work on the largest public house build in We're also doing work on the largest public house build in a We're also doing work on the largest public house build in a generation public house build in a generation and public house build in a generation and we're public house build in a generation and we're rolling public house build in a generation and we're rolling out public house build in a generation and we're rolling out a public house build in a generation and we're rolling out a progressive and we're rolling out a progressive home and we're rolling out a progressive home ownership and we're rolling out a progressive home ownership scheme and we're rolling out a progressive home ownership scheme to and we're rolling out a progressive home ownership scheme to help and we're rolling out a progressive home ownership scheme to help more home ownership scheme to help more people home ownership scheme to help more people into home ownership scheme to help more people into their home ownership scheme to help more people into their own home ownership scheme to help more people into their own homes. home ownership scheme to help more people into their own homes. We're people into their own homes. We're also people into their own homes. We're also progressing people into their own homes. We're also progressing work people into their own homes. We're also progressing work around people into their own homes. We're also progressing work around further also progressing work around further developing also progressing work around further developing the also progressing work around further developing the bill also progressing work around further developing the bill to also progressing work around further developing the bill to rent also progressing work around further developing the bill to rent sector. developing the bill to rent sector. These developing the bill to rent sector. These reforms developing the bill to rent sector. These reforms will developing the bill to rent sector. These reforms will make developing the bill to rent sector. These reforms will make a developing the bill to rent sector. 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Supplementary. Will the Government respond to address to be done. Supplementary. Will the Government respond to address the Government respond to address the fact Government respond to address the fact that Government respond to address the fact that because Government respond to address the fact that because of Government respond to address the fact that because of significant fact that because of significant rent fact that because of significant rent increases, fact that because of significant rent increases, the fact that because of significant rent increases, the annual fact that because of significant rent increases, the annual inflation rent increases, the annual inflation faced rent increases, the annual inflation faced by rent increases, the annual inflation faced by beneficiaries rent increases, the annual inflation faced by beneficiaries in rent increases, the annual inflation faced by beneficiaries in 2020 rent increases, the annual inflation faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was almost faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was almost three faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was almost three times faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was almost three times higher faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was almost three times higher than faced by beneficiaries in 2020 was almost three times higher than for almost three times higher than for other almost three times higher than for other households? almost three times higher than for other households? Mr almost three times higher than for other households? Mr Speaker, almost three times higher than for other households? Mr Speaker, that's other households? Mr Speaker, that's not other households? Mr Speaker, that's not a other households? Mr Speaker, that's not a matter other households? Mr Speaker, that's not a matter that other households? Mr Speaker, that's not a matter that I other households? Mr Speaker, that's not a matter that I have other households? Mr Speaker, that's not a matter that I have direct not a matter that I have direct ministerial not a matter that I have direct ministerial responsibility not a matter that I have direct ministerial responsibility for, not a matter that I have direct ministerial responsibility for, but ministerial responsibility for, but I ministerial responsibility for, but I do ministerial responsibility for, but I do know ministerial responsibility for, but I do know that ministerial responsibility for, but I do know that our ministerial responsibility for, but I do know that our Government ministerial responsibility for, but I do know that our Government is I do know that our Government is committed I do know that our Government is committed to I do know that our Government is committed to ensuring I do know that our Government is committed to ensuring that I do know that our Government is committed to ensuring that those I do know that our Government is committed to ensuring that those on committed to ensuring that those on the committed to ensuring that those on the lowest committed to ensuring that those on the lowest incomes committed to ensuring that those on the lowest incomes are committed to ensuring that those on the lowest incomes are able committed to ensuring that those on the lowest incomes are able to the lowest incomes are able to afford the lowest incomes are able to afford a the lowest incomes are able to afford a decent the lowest incomes are able to afford a decent living the lowest incomes are able to afford a decent living in the lowest incomes are able to afford a decent living in we the lowest incomes are able to afford a decent living in we are afford a decent living in we are continually afford a decent living in we are continually looking afford a decent living in we are continually looking at afford a decent living in we are continually looking at what afford a decent living in we are continually looking at what we afford a decent living in we are continually looking at what we more continually looking at what we more we continually looking at what we more we can continually looking at what we more we can do continually looking at what we more we can do to continually looking at what we more we can do to support continually looking at what we more we can do to support them. continually looking at what we more we can do to support them. 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Does the Government have a target for the Government have a target for the maximum Government have a target for the maximum percentage Government have a target for the maximum percentage of Government have a target for the maximum percentage of income Government have a target for the maximum percentage of income that maximum percentage of income that people maximum percentage of income that people particularly maximum percentage of income that people particularly those maximum percentage of income that people particularly those on maximum percentage of income that people particularly those on low people particularly those on low fixed people particularly those on low fixed incomes people particularly those on low fixed incomes like people particularly those on low fixed incomes like beneficiaries people particularly those on low fixed incomes like beneficiaries are fixed incomes like beneficiaries are spending fixed incomes like beneficiaries are spending on fixed incomes like beneficiaries are spending on housing fixed incomes like beneficiaries are spending on housing costs? fixed incomes like beneficiaries are spending on housing costs? Mr spending on housing costs? Mr Speaker, spending on housing costs? Mr Speaker, as spending on housing costs? Mr Speaker, as I spending on housing costs? Mr Speaker, as I indicated spending on housing costs? Mr Speaker, as I indicated in spending on housing costs? 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How - and initiatives that will address both supply and demand. How will - and initiatives that will address both supply and demand. How will the both supply and demand. How will the Government both supply and demand. How will the Government test both supply and demand. How will the Government test the both supply and demand. How will the Government test the success both supply and demand. How will the Government test the success of both supply and demand. How will the Government test the success of those Government test the success of those policies Government test the success of those policies that Government test the success of those policies that she's Government test the success of those policies that she's just Government test the success of those policies that she's just referred Government test the success of those policies that she's just referred to policies that she's just referred to make policies that she's just referred to make sure policies that she's just referred to make sure particularly policies that she's just referred to make sure particularly those policies that she's just referred to make sure particularly those on policies that she's just referred to make sure particularly those on low make sure particularly those on low and make sure particularly those on low and fixed make sure particularly those on low and fixed incomes make sure particularly those on low and fixed incomes like make sure particularly those on low and fixed incomes like beneficiaries and fixed incomes like beneficiaries are and fixed incomes like beneficiaries are able and fixed incomes like beneficiaries are able to and fixed incomes like beneficiaries are able to have and fixed incomes like beneficiaries are able to have affordable and fixed incomes like beneficiaries are able to have affordable housing? are able to have affordable housing? Mr are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, one are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, one way are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, one way in are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, one way in which are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, one way in which we are able to have affordable housing? Mr Speaker, one way in which we will Mr Speaker, one way in which we will test Mr Speaker, one way in which we will test it Mr Speaker, one way in which we will test it is Mr Speaker, one way in which we will test it is by Mr Speaker, one way in which we will test it is by continually Mr Speaker, one way in which we will test it is by continually increasing test it is by continually increasing the test it is by continually increasing the number test it is by continually increasing the number of test it is by continually increasing the number of public test it is by continually increasing the number of public houses test it is by continually increasing the number of public houses we test it is by continually increasing the number of public houses we have. the number of public houses we have. As the number of public houses we have. As I the number of public houses we have. As I have the number of public houses we have. As I have indicated the number of public houses we have. As I have indicated to the number of public houses we have. As I have indicated to the the number of public houses we have. 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That 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is where 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is where people 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is where people will 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is where people will be 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is where people will be paying 18,000 of those houses by 2024. That is where people will be paying 25% is where people will be paying 25% of is where people will be paying 25% of their is where people will be paying 25% of their incomes is where people will be paying 25% of their incomes on is where people will be paying 25% of their incomes on an of their incomes on an income-related of their incomes on an income-related rent, of their incomes on an income-related rent, subsidy of their incomes on an income-related rent, subsidy more income-related rent, subsidy more broadly income-related rent, subsidy more broadly we income-related rent, subsidy more broadly we will income-related rent, subsidy more broadly we will know income-related rent, subsidy more broadly we will know that income-related rent, subsidy more broadly we will know that we income-related rent, subsidy more broadly we will know that we have broadly we will know that we have been broadly we will know that we have been successful broadly we will know that we have been successful when broadly we will know that we have been successful when all broadly we will know that we have been successful when all New been successful when all New Zealanders been successful when all New Zealanders live been successful when all New Zealanders live in been successful when all New Zealanders live in a been successful when all New Zealanders live in a warm, been successful when all New Zealanders live in a warm, dry, Zealanders live in a warm, dry, affordable Zealanders live in a warm, dry, affordable home Zealanders live in a warm, dry, affordable home whether Zealanders live in a warm, dry, affordable home whether they're affordable home whether they're renting affordable home whether they're renting or affordable home whether they're renting or owning. affordable home whether they're renting or owning. Question affordable home whether they're renting or owning. Question No. affordable home whether they're renting or owning. Question No. 7. Tena Tena koe, Tena koe, Mr Tena koe, Mr Speaker. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Associate My question is to the Associate Minister My question is to the Associate Minister of My question is to the Associate Minister of Education: Minister of Education: What Minister of Education: What is Minister of Education: What is the Minister of Education: What is the Government Minister of Education: What is the Government doing What is the Government doing to What is the Government doing to better What is the Government doing to better support What is the Government doing to better support clearer What is the Government doing to better support clearer and What is the Government doing to better support clearer and more to better support clearer and more relevant to better support clearer and more relevant learning to better support clearer and more relevant learning in to better support clearer and more relevant learning in schools? Mr Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker, today Mr Speaker, today I Mr Speaker, today I announced Mr Speaker, today I announced alongside Mr Speaker, today I announced alongside Minister Mr Speaker, today I announced alongside Minister Davis Mr Speaker, today I announced alongside Minister Davis the Mr Speaker, today I announced alongside Minister Davis the next alongside Minister Davis the next steps alongside Minister Davis the next steps on alongside Minister Davis the next steps on the alongside Minister Davis the next steps on the Government's alongside Minister Davis the next steps on the Government's plans alongside Minister Davis the next steps on the Government's plans to steps on the Government's plans to refresh steps on the Government's plans to refresh the steps on the Government's plans to refresh the New steps on the Government's plans to refresh the New Zealand steps on the Government's plans to refresh the New Zealand national refresh the New Zealand national curriculum. refresh the New Zealand national curriculum. We refresh the New Zealand national curriculum. We know refresh the New Zealand national curriculum. We know significant curriculum. We know significant changes curriculum. We know significant changes is curriculum. We know significant changes is needed curriculum. We know significant changes is needed to curriculum. We know significant changes is needed to deliver curriculum. We know significant changes is needed to deliver a curriculum. We know significant changes is needed to deliver a new changes is needed to deliver a new curriculum changes is needed to deliver a new curriculum that changes is needed to deliver a new curriculum that will changes is needed to deliver a new curriculum that will support curriculum that will support students' curriculum that will support students' progress curriculum that will support students' progress and curriculum that will support students' progress and achievement students' progress and achievement through students' progress and achievement through quality students' progress and achievement through quality learning, students' progress and achievement through quality learning, teaching through quality learning, teaching and through quality learning, teaching and leadership. through quality learning, teaching and leadership. We through quality learning, teaching and leadership. We are through quality learning, teaching and leadership. We are working and leadership. 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We are working towards a bilingual national towards a bilingual national curriculum towards a bilingual national curriculum that towards a bilingual national curriculum that is towards a bilingual national curriculum that is fit-for-purpose, curriculum that is fit-for-purpose, reflects curriculum that is fit-for-purpose, reflects our curriculum that is fit-for-purpose, reflects our bicultural curriculum that is fit-for-purpose, reflects our bicultural context curriculum that is fit-for-purpose, reflects our bicultural context and reflects our bicultural context and ensures reflects our bicultural context and ensures that reflects our bicultural context and ensures that learning reflects our bicultural context and ensures that learning is reflects our bicultural context and ensures that learning is not reflects our bicultural context and ensures that learning is not left reflects our bicultural context and ensures that learning is not left to ensures that learning is not left to chance. ensures that learning is not left to chance. 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Is the Minister considering strengthening or accelerating the strengthening or accelerating the requirements strengthening or accelerating the requirements of strengthening or accelerating the requirements of the strengthening or accelerating the requirements of the National strengthening or accelerating the requirements of the National Policy requirements of the National Policy Statement requirements of the National Policy Statement on requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020? Statement on Urban Development 2020? And Statement on Urban Development 2020? And if Statement on Urban Development 2020? And if not, Statement on Urban Development 2020? And if not, why Statement on Urban Development 2020? And if not, why not? Statement on Urban Development 2020? And if not, why not? Mr Statement on Urban Development 2020? And if not, why not? 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Question substantial change that is required. Question No. substantial change that is required. Question No. 9. Tena Tena koe, Tena koe, Mr Tena koe, Mr Speaker. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Transport: Transport: What Transport: What recent Transport: What recent announcements Transport: What recent announcements has What recent announcements has he What recent announcements has he made What recent announcements has he made about What recent announcements has he made about helping What recent announcements has he made about helping reduce he made about helping reduce emissions he made about helping reduce emissions across emissions across the emissions across the transport emissions across the transport sector? 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Firstly - to reduce transport emissions. Firstly - we to reduce transport emissions. Firstly - we have to reduce transport emissions. Firstly - we have agreed to reduce transport emissions. Firstly - we have agreed in Firstly - we have agreed in principle Firstly - we have agreed in principle to Firstly - we have agreed in principle to mandate Firstly - we have agreed in principle to mandate a Firstly - we have agreed in principle to mandate a lower principle to mandate a lower emitting principle to mandate a lower emitting biofuel principle to mandate a lower emitting biofuel trend principle to mandate a lower emitting biofuel trend across principle to mandate a lower emitting biofuel trend across the emitting biofuel trend across the sector. emitting biofuel trend across the sector. Secondly emitting biofuel trend across the sector. Secondly we're emitting biofuel trend across the sector. Secondly we're going emitting biofuel trend across the sector. 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My question is to the Minister of question is to the Minister of Health question is to the Minister of Health and question is to the Minister of Health and asks: How How many How many full-time How many full-time equivalent How many full-time equivalent staff How many full-time equivalent staff are How many full-time equivalent staff are employed How many full-time equivalent staff are employed by How many full-time equivalent staff are employed by the How many full-time equivalent staff are employed by the Government's are employed by the Government's $455 are employed by the Government's $455 million are employed by the Government's $455 million front-line $455 million front-line mental $455 million front-line mental health $455 million front-line mental health services, mental health services, and mental health services, and how mental health services, and how many mental health services, and how many people mental health services, and how many people have mental health services, and how many people have been mental health services, and how many people have been seen and how many people have been seen by and how many people have been seen by his and how many people have been seen by his new and how many people have been seen by his new front-line and how many people have been seen by his new front-line mental and how many people have been seen by his new front-line mental health by his new front-line mental health service by his new front-line mental health service to by his new front-line mental health service to date? 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My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Associate My question is to the Associate Minister My question is to the Associate Minister of My question is to the Associate Minister of Research, My question is to the Associate Minister of Research, Science My question is to the Associate Minister of Research, Science and Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: Innovation: What Innovation: What recent Innovation: What recent announcements Innovation: What recent announcements has What recent announcements has she What recent announcements has she made What recent announcements has she made about What recent announcements has she made about supporting she made about supporting early-career she made about supporting early-career researchers she made about supporting early-career researchers in she made about supporting early-career researchers in response early-career researchers in response to early-career researchers in response to the early-career researchers in response to the COVID-19 early-career researchers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? 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