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INTERPRETER: INTERPRETER: Almighty INTERPRETER: Almighty God, Almighty God, we Almighty God, we give Almighty God, we give thanks Almighty God, we give thanks for Almighty God, we give thanks for the Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings we give thanks for the blessings which we give thanks for the blessings which have we give thanks for the blessings which have been we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. which have been bestowed on us. Laying which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, Laying aside all personal interests, we Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Queen we acknowledge the Queen and we acknowledge the Queen and pray we acknowledge the Queen and pray for we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance and pray for guidance in and pray for guidance in our and pray for guidance in our deliberations, in our deliberations, that in our deliberations, that we in our deliberations, that we may in our deliberations, that we may conduct that we may conduct the that we may conduct the affairs that we may conduct the affairs of that we may conduct the affairs of this that we may conduct the affairs of this House the affairs of this House with the affairs of this House with wisdom, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, with wisdom, justice, mercy, and with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility and humility for and humility for the and humility for the welfare and humility for the welfare and and humility for the welfare and peace for the welfare and peace of for the welfare and peace of New for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen. No No petitions No petitions have No petitions have been No petitions have been delivered No petitions have been delivered to No petitions have been delivered to the No petitions have been delivered to the Clerk No petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for No petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation. Ministers Ministers have Ministers have delivered Ministers have delivered papers. Ministers have delivered papers. Cadastral Ministers have delivered papers. Cadastral Surveyors Ministers have delivered papers. Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Ministers have delivered papers. Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand Annual Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand Annual Report of New Zealand Annual Report 2019/2020. 2019/2020. Mercury 2019/2020. Mercury NZ 2019/2020. 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In particular I stand by my decision to have a strong and stable decision to have a strong and stable government decision to have a strong and stable government with decision to have a strong and stable government with the decision to have a strong and stable government with the cooperation decision to have a strong and stable government with the cooperation of government with the cooperation of Aotearoa. government with the cooperation of Aotearoa. New government with the cooperation of Aotearoa. New Zealanders government with the cooperation of Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted government with the cooperation of Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted for Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted for certainty Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted for certainty and Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted for certainty and that Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted for certainty and that is Aotearoa. New Zealanders voted for certainty and that is what Aotearoa. 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We will conclude celebrate it, New Zealand as newest public holiday. We will conclude our public holiday. We will conclude our deployment public holiday. We will conclude our deployment of public holiday. We will conclude our deployment of defence public holiday. We will conclude our deployment of defence programme public holiday. 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That did not occur. We unemployment up towards 220%. That did not occur. We now unemployment up towards 220%. That did not occur. We now have unemployment up towards 220%. That did not occur. We now have extra did not occur. We now have extra workers did not occur. We now have extra workers in did not occur. We now have extra workers in the did not occur. We now have extra workers in the construction workers in the construction workforce. workers in the construction workforce. We workers in the construction workforce. We have workers in the construction workforce. We have a workers in the construction workforce. We have a pipeline workers in the construction workforce. We have a pipeline of workforce. We have a pipeline of work. workforce. We have a pipeline of work. Mr workforce. We have a pipeline of work. Mr Bayly workforce. We have a pipeline of work. Mr Bayly should workforce. We have a pipeline of work. Mr Bayly should celebrate workforce. We have a pipeline of work. Mr Bayly should celebrate the work. Mr Bayly should celebrate the success work. Mr Bayly should celebrate the success of work. Mr Bayly should celebrate the success of New work. Mr Bayly should celebrate the success of New Zealand's success of New Zealand's construction success of New Zealand's construction sector success of New Zealand's construction sector and success of New Zealand's construction sector and the success of New Zealand's construction sector and the fact construction sector and the fact that construction sector and the fact that the construction sector and the fact that the government construction sector and the fact that the government has construction sector and the fact that the government has a construction sector and the fact that the government has a set construction sector and the fact that the government has a set of that the government has a set of projects that the government has a set of projects ready that the government has a set of projects ready to that the government has a set of projects ready to go that the government has a set of projects ready to go working that the government has a set of projects ready to go working with projects ready to go working with the projects ready to go working with the sector projects ready to go working with the sector to projects ready to go working with the sector to deliver projects ready to go working with the sector to deliver them. projects ready to go working with the sector to deliver them. What the sector to deliver them. What were the sector to deliver them. What were the the sector to deliver them. What were the failures the sector to deliver them. What were the failures in the sector to deliver them. What were the failures in the the sector to deliver them. 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Mr many shovels does it take to do a feasibility study? Mr Speaker, many shovels does it take to do a feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that project feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that project the feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that project the minister's feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that project the minister's - feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that project the minister's - member feasibility study? Mr Speaker, that project the minister's - member as project the minister's - member as attitude project the minister's - member as attitude to project the minister's - member as attitude to it project the minister's - member as attitude to it exemplifies project the minister's - member as attitude to it exemplifies exactly attitude to it exemplifies exactly what attitude to it exemplifies exactly what is attitude to it exemplifies exactly what is wrong attitude to it exemplifies exactly what is wrong with attitude to it exemplifies exactly what is wrong with the attitude to it exemplifies exactly what is wrong with the approach attitude to it exemplifies exactly what is wrong with the approach that what is wrong with the approach that the what is wrong with the approach that the Opposition what is wrong with the approach that the Opposition is what is wrong with the approach that the Opposition is taking. what is wrong with the approach that the Opposition is taking. This what is wrong with the approach that the Opposition is taking. This is what is wrong with the approach that the Opposition is taking. This is a the Opposition is taking. This is a scheme the Opposition is taking. This is a scheme that the Opposition is taking. This is a scheme that can the Opposition is taking. This is a scheme that can revolutionise the Opposition is taking. This is a scheme that can revolutionise the scheme that can revolutionise the way scheme that can revolutionise the way in scheme that can revolutionise the way in which scheme that can revolutionise the way in which we scheme that can revolutionise the way in which we deliver scheme that can revolutionise the way in which we deliver sustainable way in which we deliver sustainable energy way in which we deliver sustainable energy in way in which we deliver sustainable energy in New way in which we deliver sustainable energy in New Zealand way in which we deliver sustainable energy in New Zealand and way in which we deliver sustainable energy in New Zealand and their energy in New Zealand and their reaction energy in New Zealand and their reaction to energy in New Zealand and their reaction to it energy in New Zealand and their reaction to it tells energy in New Zealand and their reaction to it tells you energy in New Zealand and their reaction to it tells you all energy in New Zealand and their reaction to it tells you all that reaction to it tells you all that you reaction to it tells you all that you need reaction to it tells you all that you need to reaction to it tells you all that you need to know. reaction to it tells you all that you need to know. You reaction to it tells you all that you need to know. You stay reaction to it tells you all that you need to know. You stay in reaction to it tells you all that you need to know. You stay in the you need to know. You stay in the 19th you need to know. You stay in the 19th century, you need to know. You stay in the 19th century, Mr you need to know. You stay in the 19th century, Mr Bayly. you need to know. You stay in the 19th century, Mr Bayly. It you need to know. You stay in the 19th century, Mr Bayly. It is you need to know. You stay in the 19th century, Mr Bayly. It is fine. Order. Order. Dr Order. Dr Liz Order. Dr Liz Craig. 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 COVID-19 My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What is My question is to the Minister for COVID-19 Response: What is the COVID-19 Response: What is the Government COVID-19 Response: What is the Government doing COVID-19 Response: What is the Government doing to COVID-19 Response: What is the Government doing to ensure COVID-19 Response: What is the Government doing to ensure continual Government doing to ensure continual improvement Government doing to ensure continual improvement in Government doing to ensure continual improvement in COVID-19 Government doing to ensure continual improvement in COVID-19 response? The The Hon The Hon Chris The Hon Chris Hipkins. The Hon Chris Hipkins. 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Why is the inventory management system that inventory management system that actually inventory management system that actually tracks inventory management system that actually tracks where inventory management system that actually tracks where the inventory management system that actually tracks where the Pfizer actually tracks where the Pfizer vaccines actually tracks where the Pfizer vaccines are actually tracks where the Pfizer vaccines are in actually tracks where the Pfizer vaccines are in New actually tracks where the Pfizer vaccines are in New Zealand actually tracks where the Pfizer vaccines are in New Zealand not vaccines are in New Zealand not ready vaccines are in New Zealand not ready to vaccines are in New Zealand not ready to go? vaccines are in New Zealand not ready to go? Mr vaccines are in New Zealand not ready to go? Mr Speaker, vaccines are in New Zealand not ready to go? Mr Speaker, we vaccines are in New Zealand not ready to go? 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Does the PM stand by her position expressed David Seymour. Does the PM stand by her position expressed earlier David Seymour. Does the PM stand by her position expressed earlier in her position expressed earlier in question her position expressed earlier in question time her position expressed earlier in question time that her position expressed earlier in question time that we her position expressed earlier in question time that we cannot her position expressed earlier in question time that we cannot open question time that we cannot open our question time that we cannot open our border question time that we cannot open our border to question time that we cannot open our border to any question time that we cannot open our border to any Australian question time that we cannot open our border to any Australian states our border to any Australian states because our border to any Australian states because people our border to any Australian states because people entering our border to any Australian states because people entering New our border to any Australian states because people entering New Zealand because people entering New Zealand from because people entering New Zealand from that because people entering New Zealand from that state because people entering New Zealand from that state may because people entering New Zealand from that state may have because people entering New Zealand from that state may have recently from that state may have recently been from that state may have recently been in from that state may have recently been in another from that state may have recently been in another state from that state may have recently been in another state that from that state may have recently been in another state that has been in another state that has COVID? been in another state that has COVID? Mr been in another state that has COVID? Mr Speaker, been in another state that has COVID? Mr Speaker, can been in another state that has COVID? Mr Speaker, can I been in another state that has COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get been in another state that has COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member to COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member to repeat COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member to repeat the COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member to repeat the first COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member to repeat the first half COVID? Mr Speaker, can I get the member to repeat the first half of member to repeat the first half of the member to repeat the first half of the request. member to repeat the first half of the request. I member to repeat the first half of the request. I didn't member to repeat the first half of the request. I didn't quit member to repeat the first half of the request. 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Does the PM stand by her position expressed earlier in position expressed earlier in question position expressed earlier in question time, position expressed earlier in question time, the position expressed earlier in question time, the reason position expressed earlier in question time, the reason New question time, the reason New Zealand question time, the reason New Zealand cannot question time, the reason New Zealand cannot open question time, the reason New Zealand cannot open its question time, the reason New Zealand cannot open its borders question time, the reason New Zealand cannot open its borders to Zealand cannot open its borders to any Zealand cannot open its borders to any Australian Zealand cannot open its borders to any Australian state Zealand cannot open its borders to any Australian state is Zealand cannot open its borders to any Australian state is because any Australian state is because people any Australian state is because people entering any Australian state is because people entering New any Australian state is because people entering New Zealand any Australian state is because people entering New Zealand from people entering New Zealand from that people entering New Zealand from that state people entering New Zealand from that state might people entering New Zealand from that state might come people entering New Zealand from that state might come from people entering New Zealand from that state might come from a people entering New Zealand from that state might come from a state that state might come from a state where that state might come from a state where there that state might come from a state where there is that state might come from a state where there is COVID? that state might come from a state where there is COVID? 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Will any transition plan the government transition plan the government produces transition plan the government produces include transition plan the government produces include vaccine transition plan the government produces include vaccine passports produces include vaccine passports for produces include vaccine passports for New produces include vaccine passports for New Zealanders produces include vaccine passports for New Zealanders who produces include vaccine passports for New Zealanders who are for New Zealanders who are vaccinated for New Zealanders who are vaccinated to for New Zealanders who are vaccinated to travel for New Zealanders who are vaccinated to travel internationally vaccinated to travel internationally and vaccinated to travel internationally and if vaccinated to travel internationally and if so, vaccinated to travel internationally and if so, when vaccinated to travel internationally and if so, when does vaccinated to travel internationally and if so, when does she vaccinated to travel internationally and if so, when does she expect and if so, when does she expect those and if so, when does she expect those to and if so, when does she expect those to be and if so, when does she expect those to be in and if so, when does she expect those to be in place? and if so, when does she expect those to be in place? 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Mr and what progress has been made to resolve it? Mr Speaker, and what progress has been made to resolve it? Mr Speaker, as and what progress has been made to resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I and what progress has been made to resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I already resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I already have resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I already have indicated, resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I already have indicated, as resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I already have indicated, as a resolve it? Mr Speaker, as I already have indicated, as a matter resolve it? 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Why we are having to recalibrate our response accordingly. Why doesn't response accordingly. Why doesn't New response accordingly. Why doesn't New Zealand response accordingly. Why doesn't New Zealand then, response accordingly. Why doesn't New Zealand then, given response accordingly. Why doesn't New Zealand then, given the response accordingly. 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There are still some issues to work through, including issues to work through, including the issues to work through, including the fact issues to work through, including the fact that issues to work through, including the fact that when issues to work through, including the fact that when we issues to work through, including the fact that when we remove the fact that when we remove quarantine the fact that when we remove quarantine at the fact that when we remove quarantine at our the fact that when we remove quarantine at our end, the fact that when we remove quarantine at our end, there the fact that when we remove quarantine at our end, there will the fact that when we remove quarantine at our end, there will be quarantine at our end, there will be a quarantine at our end, there will be a massive quarantine at our end, there will be a massive increase quarantine at our end, there will be a massive increase in quarantine at our end, there will be a massive increase in the quarantine at our end, there will be a massive increase in the number quarantine at our end, there will be a massive increase in the number of a massive increase in the number of people a massive increase in the number of people travelling a massive increase in the number of people travelling across a massive increase in the number of people travelling across the a massive increase in the number of people travelling across the Tasman people travelling across the Tasman every people travelling across the Tasman every single people travelling across the Tasman every single day. people travelling across the Tasman every single day. 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Supplementary. what will happen in those circumstances. Supplementary. Can circumstances. Supplementary. Can the circumstances. Supplementary. Can the minister circumstances. Supplementary. Can the minister confirm circumstances. Supplementary. Can the minister confirm this circumstances. Supplementary. Can the minister confirm this despite the minister confirm this despite the the minister confirm this despite the fact the minister confirm this despite the fact some the minister confirm this despite the fact some of the minister confirm this despite the fact some of the the minister confirm this despite the fact some of the positions the minister confirm this despite the fact some of the positions of the fact some of the positions of our the fact some of the positions of our counterparts the fact some of the positions of our counterparts in the fact some of the positions of our counterparts in these the fact some of the positions of our counterparts in these talks the fact some of the positions of our counterparts in these talks have our counterparts in these talks have changed our counterparts in these talks have changed that our counterparts in these talks have changed that it our counterparts in these talks have changed that it has our counterparts in these talks have changed that it has been our counterparts in these talks have changed that it has been a changed that it has been a completely changed that it has been a completely amicable changed that it has been a completely amicable set changed that it has been a completely amicable set of completely amicable set of discussions completely amicable set of discussions that completely amicable set of discussions that ultimately completely amicable set of discussions that ultimately we discussions that ultimately we totally discussions that ultimately we totally accept discussions that ultimately we totally accept on discussions that ultimately we totally accept on both discussions that ultimately we totally accept on both sides discussions that ultimately we totally accept on both sides that totally accept on both sides that will totally accept on both sides that will make totally accept on both sides that will make our totally accept on both sides that will make our on totally accept on both sides that will make our on decisions totally accept on both sides that will make our on decisions based totally accept on both sides that will make our on decisions based on will make our on decisions based on our will make our on decisions based on our on will make our on decisions based on our on strategies will make our on decisions based on our on strategies and will make our on decisions based on our on strategies and public will make our on decisions based on our on strategies and public health our on strategies and public health plans. our on strategies and public health plans. 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Question travel from New Zealanders arriving in Australia. Question No. travel from New Zealanders arriving in Australia. Question No. 9 travel from New Zealanders arriving in Australia. Question No. 9 Barbara in Australia. Question No. 9 Barbara Edmonds. 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This was done by translating language-specific fact translating language-specific fact sheets, translating language-specific fact sheets, providing translating language-specific fact sheets, providing live translating language-specific fact sheets, providing live updates sheets, providing live updates through sheets, providing live updates through social sheets, providing live updates through social media sheets, providing live updates through social media channels sheets, providing live updates through social media channels and through social media channels and producing through social media channels and producing videos through social media channels and producing videos with through social media channels and producing videos with alert through social media channels and producing videos with alert level producing videos with alert level information. producing videos with alert level information. Key producing videos with alert level information. 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Mr Speaker, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Ministry Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Ministry of Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Ministry of Health Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Ministry of Health have Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Ministry of Health have implemented Ministry of Health have implemented a Ministry of Health have implemented a joint Ministry of Health have implemented a joint approach Ministry of Health have implemented a joint approach to Ministry of Health have implemented a joint approach to Pacific a joint approach to Pacific community a joint approach to Pacific community engagement a joint approach to Pacific community engagement which a joint approach to Pacific community engagement which is a joint approach to Pacific community engagement which is the community engagement which is the line community engagement which is the community community engagement which is the line to the community engagement which is the line to the government's community engagement which is the line to the government's Unite line to the government's Unite against line to the government's Unite against COVID-19 line to the government's Unite against COVID-19 Campaign. line to the government's Unite against COVID-19 Campaign. 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Just prior to the Alert Level changes, we delivered a Level changes, we delivered a nationwide Level changes, we delivered a nationwide Zoom Level changes, we delivered a nationwide Zoom forum Level changes, we delivered a nationwide Zoom forum that Level changes, we delivered a nationwide Zoom forum that had Level changes, we delivered a nationwide Zoom forum that had 600 nationwide Zoom forum that had 600 in nationwide Zoom forum that had 600 in attendance nationwide Zoom forum that had 600 in attendance to nationwide Zoom forum that had 600 in attendance to discuss nationwide Zoom forum that had 600 in attendance to discuss key in attendance to discuss key information in attendance to discuss key information around in attendance to discuss key information around vaccinations in attendance to discuss key information around vaccinations with information around vaccinations with Pacific information around vaccinations with Pacific clinicians information around vaccinations with Pacific clinicians and information around vaccinations with Pacific clinicians and experts. information around vaccinations with Pacific clinicians and experts. 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Last week during the alert level change week during the alert level change withheld week during the alert level change withheld 14 week during the alert level change withheld 14 regional-specific withheld 14 regional-specific language withheld 14 regional-specific language forums withheld 14 regional-specific language forums delivered withheld 14 regional-specific language forums delivered in withheld 14 regional-specific language forums delivered in our language forums delivered in our nine language forums delivered in our nine prominent language forums delivered in our nine prominent Pacific language forums delivered in our nine prominent Pacific languages. nine prominent Pacific languages. These nine prominent Pacific languages. These reached nine prominent Pacific languages. These reached our nine prominent Pacific languages. These reached our Pacific nine prominent Pacific languages. 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We plan to questions regarding vaccines. We plan to continue questions regarding vaccines. We plan to continue these questions regarding vaccines. We plan to continue these engagements plan to continue these engagements plan plan to continue these engagements regularly throughout the plan to continue these engagements regularly throughout the year plan to continue these engagements regularly throughout the year as plan to continue these engagements regularly throughout the year as we regularly throughout the year as we roll regularly throughout the year as we roll out regularly throughout the year as we roll out the regularly throughout the year as we roll out the COVID-19 regularly throughout the year as we roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. regularly throughout the year as we roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. What roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. What was roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. What was some roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. What was some of roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. 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Mr Speaker, questions were raised regarding what support were raised regarding what support measures were raised regarding what support measures were were raised regarding what support measures were available were raised regarding what support measures were available to were raised regarding what support measures were available to people, measures were available to people, the measures were available to people, the safety measures were available to people, the safety of measures were available to people, the safety of a measures were available to people, the safety of a vaccine, measures were available to people, the safety of a vaccine, who measures were available to people, the safety of a vaccine, who is the safety of a vaccine, who is allegeable the safety of a vaccine, who is allegeable to the safety of a vaccine, who is allegeable to receive the safety of a vaccine, who is allegeable to receive the the safety of a vaccine, who is allegeable to receive the vaccine, allegeable to receive the vaccine, how allegeable to receive the vaccine, how to allegeable to receive the vaccine, how to stop allegeable to receive the vaccine, how to stop the allegeable to receive the vaccine, how to stop the spread allegeable to receive the vaccine, how to stop the spread of how to stop the spread of misinformation how to stop the spread of misinformation and how to stop the spread of misinformation and general misinformation and general health-related misinformation and general health-related requests misinformation and general health-related requests which misinformation and general health-related requests which were health-related requests which were all health-related requests which were all addressed health-related requests which were all addressed by health-related requests which were all addressed by Pacific health-related requests which were all addressed by Pacific clinicians all addressed by Pacific clinicians and all addressed by Pacific clinicians and government all addressed by Pacific clinicians and government agency all addressed by Pacific clinicians and government agency staff. all addressed by Pacific clinicians and government agency staff. We and government agency staff. We intend and government agency staff. We intend to and government agency staff. We intend to continue and government agency staff. We intend to continue holding and government agency staff. We intend to continue holding meetings intend to continue holding meetings with intend to continue holding meetings with Pacific intend to continue holding meetings with Pacific communities intend to continue holding meetings with Pacific communities on intend to continue holding meetings with Pacific communities on a with Pacific communities on a regular with Pacific communities on a regular basis, with Pacific communities on a regular basis, as with Pacific communities on a regular basis, as with with Pacific communities on a regular basis, as with work with Pacific communities on a regular basis, as with work through regular basis, as with work through the regular basis, as with work through the alert regular basis, as with work through the alert levels regular basis, as with work through the alert levels and regular basis, as with work through the alert levels and with regular basis, as with work through the alert levels and with the the alert levels and with the vaccine the alert levels and with the vaccine rollout. the alert levels and with the vaccine rollout. 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We increased benefit rates for families and of benefit rates for families and of course benefit rates for families and of course that benefit rates for families and of course that directly benefit rates for families and of course that directly affected course that directly affected children. course that directly affected children. For course that directly affected children. For the course that directly affected children. For the member, course that directly affected children. For the member, I course that directly affected children. For the member, I would children. For the member, I would say children. For the member, I would say perhaps children. For the member, I would say perhaps she children. For the member, I would say perhaps she is children. For the member, I would say perhaps she is unaware children. For the member, I would say perhaps she is unaware the children. 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Question that the first 1,000 days is so important. Question No. that the first 1,000 days is so important. Question No. 11, that the first 1,000 days is so important. Question No. 11, Nicola important. Question No. 11, Nicola Willis. 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: My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she have My question is to the Minister of Housing: Does she have confidence Housing: Does she have confidence that Housing: Does she have confidence that taxpayers Housing: Does she have confidence that taxpayers are Housing: Does she have confidence that taxpayers are getting Housing: Does she have confidence that taxpayers are getting good that taxpayers are getting good value that taxpayers are getting good value for that taxpayers are getting good value for the that taxpayers are getting good value for the money that taxpayers are getting good value for the money being that taxpayers are getting good value for the money being spent that taxpayers are getting good value for the money being spent by value for the money being spent by Government value for the money being spent by Government housing value for the money being spent by Government housing agencies; value for the money being spent by Government housing agencies; if value for the money being spent by Government housing agencies; if so, Government housing agencies; if so, what Government housing agencies; if so, what was Government housing agencies; if so, what was the Government housing agencies; if so, what was the total Government housing agencies; if so, what was the total cost Government housing agencies; if so, what was the total cost incurred Government housing agencies; if so, what was the total cost incurred to what was the total cost incurred to make what was the total cost incurred to make videos what was the total cost incurred to make videos promoting what was the total cost incurred to make videos promoting the make videos promoting the Progressive make videos promoting the Progressive Home make videos promoting the Progressive Home Ownership make videos promoting the Progressive Home Ownership scheme? 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How can GST I posted on Twitter on 23 February. How can she GST I posted on Twitter on 23 February. How can she justify February. How can she justify spending February. How can she justify spending more February. How can she justify spending more than February. How can she justify spending more than $11,000 February. How can she justify spending more than $11,000 on February. 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Mr Speaker, I will stand-by spending $10,000 only housed 12 families? 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