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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. 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Does she agree with the local Government funding agency local Government funding agency chief local Government funding agency chief executive local Government funding agency chief executive Mark local Government funding agency chief executive Mark Futcher local Government funding agency chief executive Mark Futcher warning chief executive Mark Futcher warning new chief executive Mark Futcher warning new centralised chief executive Mark Futcher warning new centralised water chief executive Mark Futcher warning new centralised water entities chief executive Mark Futcher warning new centralised water entities will new centralised water entities will face new centralised water entities will face higher new centralised water entities will face higher borrowing new centralised water entities will face higher borrowing costs new centralised water entities will face higher borrowing costs than face higher borrowing costs than councils face higher borrowing costs than councils as face higher borrowing costs than councils as they face higher borrowing costs than councils as they seek face higher borrowing costs than councils as they seek to face higher borrowing costs than councils as they seek to invest face higher borrowing costs than councils as they seek to invest up councils as they seek to invest up to councils as they seek to invest up to $185 councils as they seek to invest up to $185 billion councils as they seek to invest up to $185 billion in councils as they seek to invest up to $185 billion in new councils as they seek to invest up to $185 billion in new water to $185 billion in new water infrastructure? to $185 billion in new water infrastructure? 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Keeping New Zealanders safe from COVID-19, New Zealanders safe from COVID-19, accelerating New Zealanders safe from COVID-19, accelerating our New Zealanders safe from COVID-19, accelerating our recovery New Zealanders safe from COVID-19, accelerating our recovery and accelerating our recovery and rebuild, accelerating our recovery and rebuild, tackling accelerating our recovery and rebuild, tackling our accelerating our recovery and rebuild, tackling our foundational rebuild, tackling our foundational challenges rebuild, tackling our foundational challenges including rebuild, tackling our foundational challenges including housing challenges including housing affordability, challenges including housing affordability, climate challenges including housing affordability, climate change challenges including housing affordability, climate change and affordability, climate change and child affordability, climate change and child wellbeing. affordability, climate change and child wellbeing. 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Mr Speaker, our economic recovery is on sound our economic recovery is on sound footing. our economic recovery is on sound footing. Many our economic recovery is on sound footing. Many indicators our economic recovery is on sound footing. Many indicators are our economic recovery is on sound footing. Many indicators are showing footing. Many indicators are showing better footing. Many indicators are showing better than footing. Many indicators are showing better than expected footing. Many indicators are showing better than expected results footing. 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Budget is tomorrow and people will make their own assessments. Question make their own assessments. Question No. make their own assessments. Question No. 5. 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: COVID-19 Response: What COVID-19 Response: What investment COVID-19 Response: What investment has COVID-19 Response: What investment has the COVID-19 Response: What investment has the Government What investment has the Government made What investment has the Government made in What investment has the Government made in New What investment has the Government made in New Zealand's made in New Zealand's COVID-19 made in New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccination made in New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccination programme? 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New Zealander can receive a free vaccination. The New Zealander can receive a free vaccination. The health New Zealander can receive a free vaccination. The health response New Zealander can receive a free vaccination. The health response has vaccination. The health response has been vaccination. The health response has been strong vaccination. The health response has been strong and vaccination. The health response has been strong and successful vaccination. The health response has been strong and successful so vaccination. The health response has been strong and successful so far been strong and successful so far but been strong and successful so far but we been strong and successful so far but we are been strong and successful so far but we are taking been strong and successful so far but we are taking nothing been strong and successful so far but we are taking nothing for but we are taking nothing for granted. but we are taking nothing for granted. 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Supplementary, Mr Speaker. How does the investment specifically How does the investment specifically contribute How does the investment specifically contribute to How does the investment specifically contribute to New How does the investment specifically contribute to New Zealand's contribute to New Zealand's vaccination contribute to New Zealand's vaccination programme? contribute to New Zealand's vaccination programme? Mr contribute to New Zealand's vaccination programme? Mr Speaker, vaccination programme? Mr Speaker, of vaccination programme? Mr Speaker, of that vaccination programme? Mr Speaker, of that 1.4 vaccination programme? Mr Speaker, of that 1.4 billion, vaccination programme? Mr Speaker, of that 1.4 billion, 964.3 vaccination programme? 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Within that, more than 152,000 New Zealanders have received 152,000 New Zealanders have received their 152,000 New Zealanders have received their second 152,000 New Zealanders have received their second doses 152,000 New Zealanders have received their second doses meaning 152,000 New Zealanders have received their second doses meaning that 152,000 New Zealanders have received their second doses meaning that they their second doses meaning that they are their second doses meaning that they are receiving their second doses meaning that they are receiving the their second doses meaning that they are receiving the maximum their second doses meaning that they are receiving the maximum protection are receiving the maximum protection from are receiving the maximum protection from the are receiving the maximum protection from the vaccine. are receiving the maximum protection from the vaccine. Yesterday, are receiving the maximum protection from the vaccine. Yesterday, we from the vaccine. 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We know the COVID-19 vaccination programme is key to vaccination programme is key to securing vaccination programme is key to securing our vaccination programme is key to securing our economic vaccination programme is key to securing our economic recovery vaccination programme is key to securing our economic recovery and securing our economic recovery and that securing our economic recovery and that the securing our economic recovery and that the effective securing our economic recovery and that the effective and securing our economic recovery and that the effective and ongoing that the effective and ongoing vaccination that the effective and ongoing vaccination of that the effective and ongoing vaccination of the that the effective and ongoing vaccination of the community that the effective and ongoing vaccination of the community will vaccination of the community will unlock vaccination of the community will unlock additional vaccination of the community will unlock additional economic unlock additional economic opportunities unlock additional economic opportunities and unlock additional economic opportunities and allow unlock additional economic opportunities and allow us unlock additional economic opportunities and allow us over unlock additional economic opportunities and allow us over the opportunities and allow us over the time opportunities and allow us over the time to opportunities and allow us over the time to safely opportunities and allow us over the time to safely reopen opportunities and allow us over the time to safely reopen our opportunities and allow us over the time to safely reopen our borders. time to safely reopen our borders. Question time to safely reopen our borders. Question No. time to safely reopen our borders. Question No. 6. time to safely reopen our borders. Question No. 6. Thank time to safely reopen our borders. Question No. 6. Thank you, time to safely reopen our borders. Question No. 6. Thank you, Mr Question No. 6. Thank you, 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 Finance: Finance: Does Finance: Does he Finance: Does he stand Finance: Does he stand by Finance: Does he stand by all Does he stand by all of Does he stand by all of the Does he stand by all of the statements Does he stand by all of the statements he Does he stand by all of the statements he has Does he stand by all of the statements he has made of the statements he has made in of the statements he has made in his of the statements he has made in his past of the statements he has made in his past Budget of the statements he has made in his past Budget day of the statements he has made in his past Budget day speeches? 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It reflects the impact of our $374 million COVID recovery our $374 million COVID recovery programme our $374 million COVID recovery programme for our $374 million COVID recovery programme for the our $374 million COVID recovery programme for the sector our $374 million COVID recovery programme for the sector and our $374 million COVID recovery programme for the sector and our programme for the sector and our continued programme for the sector and our continued focus programme for the sector and our continued focus to programme for the sector and our continued focus to keep programme for the sector and our continued focus to keep people programme for the sector and our continued focus to keep people in continued focus to keep people in work. continued focus to keep people in work. Supplementary. continued focus to keep people in work. Supplementary. How continued focus to keep people in work. Supplementary. How did continued focus to keep people in work. Supplementary. 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Mr Speaker, in April 2020, Infometrics provided a 2020, Infometrics provided a forecast 2020, Infometrics provided a forecast of 2020, Infometrics provided a forecast of the 2020, Infometrics provided a forecast of the economic 2020, Infometrics provided a forecast of the economic impact 2020, Infometrics provided a forecast of the economic impact of forecast of the economic impact of COVID-19 forecast of the economic impact of COVID-19 on forecast of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the forecast of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the arts forecast of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the arts and forecast of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the arts and creative COVID-19 on the arts and creative sector. COVID-19 on the arts and creative sector. This COVID-19 on the arts and creative sector. This included COVID-19 on the arts and creative sector. This included a COVID-19 on the arts and creative sector. This included a job COVID-19 on the arts and creative sector. 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Supplementary. are helping to secure our recovery. Supplementary. What are helping to secure our recovery. Supplementary. What other are helping to secure our recovery. Supplementary. What other reports Supplementary. What other reports has Supplementary. What other reports has she Supplementary. What other reports has she seen Supplementary. What other reports has she seen on Supplementary. What other reports has she seen on the Supplementary. What other reports has she seen on the arts Supplementary. What other reports has she seen on the arts and Supplementary. What other reports has she seen on the arts and culture has she seen on the arts and culture sector? has she seen on the arts and culture sector? Mr has she seen on the arts and culture sector? Mr Speaker, has she seen on the arts and culture sector? Mr Speaker, a has she seen on the arts and culture sector? Mr Speaker, a separate sector? Mr Speaker, a separate report sector? Mr Speaker, a separate report via sector? Mr Speaker, a separate report via aimed sector? Mr Speaker, a separate report via aimed at sector? Mr Speaker, a separate report via aimed at understanding report via aimed at understanding audience report via aimed at understanding audience participation report via aimed at understanding audience participation in report via aimed at understanding audience participation in the audience participation in the cultural audience participation in the cultural sector audience participation in the cultural sector shows audience participation in the cultural sector shows that audience participation in the cultural sector shows that people cultural sector shows that people are cultural sector shows that people are keen cultural sector shows that people are keen to cultural sector shows that people are keen to return cultural sector shows that people are keen to return to cultural sector shows that people are keen to return to shows, are keen to return to shows, museums, are keen to return to shows, museums, art are keen to return to shows, museums, art galleries are keen to return to shows, museums, art galleries and are keen to return to shows, museums, art galleries and other museums, art galleries and other cultural museums, art galleries and other cultural events. museums, art galleries and other cultural events. 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This 41% say they would attend an event in the next 12 months. This is 41% say they would attend an event in the next 12 months. This is also in the next 12 months. This is also pleasing in the next 12 months. This is also pleasing and in the next 12 months. This is also pleasing and also in the next 12 months. This is also pleasing and also important in the next 12 months. This is also pleasing and also important because pleasing and also important because the pleasing and also important because the arts pleasing and also important because the arts and pleasing and also important because the arts and culture pleasing and also important because the arts and culture sector the arts and culture sector contributes the arts and culture sector contributes nearly the arts and culture sector contributes nearly $11 the arts and culture sector contributes nearly $11 billion the arts and culture sector contributes nearly $11 billion a contributes nearly $11 billion a year contributes nearly $11 billion a year to contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP and contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP and is contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP and is a contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP and is a workforce contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP and is a workforce that year to GDP and is a workforce that employs year to GDP and is a workforce that employs over year to GDP and is a workforce that employs over 90,000 year to GDP and is a workforce that employs over 90,000 people. employs over 90,000 people. 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Mr Speaker, I think that question is personally pay it back? 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I two-dose vaccine with unique cold chain storage requirements. I am chain storage requirements. I am confident chain storage requirements. I am confident in chain storage requirements. I am confident in the chain storage requirements. I am confident in the progress chain storage requirements. I am confident in the progress that chain storage requirements. 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The date, that the planning for the scale-up is going well. The delivery scale-up is going well. The delivery by scale-up is going well. The delivery by district scale-up is going well. The delivery by district health scale-up is going well. The delivery by district health boards scale-up is going well. The delivery by district health boards is scale-up is going well. 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Is he aware of why the ministry was not aware of why the ministry was not able aware of why the ministry was not able to aware of why the ministry was not able to provide aware of why the ministry was not able to provide the aware of why the ministry was not able to provide the Auditor-General able to provide the Auditor-General with able to provide the Auditor-General with a able to provide the Auditor-General with a copy able to provide the Auditor-General with a copy of able to provide the Auditor-General with a copy of an able to provide the Auditor-General with a copy of an immunisation with a copy of an immunisation strategy with a copy of an immunisation strategy despite with a copy of an immunisation strategy despite Cabinet with a copy of an immunisation strategy despite Cabinet inviting strategy despite Cabinet inviting the strategy despite Cabinet inviting the ministry strategy despite Cabinet inviting the ministry in strategy despite Cabinet inviting the ministry in August strategy despite Cabinet inviting the ministry in August 2020 strategy despite Cabinet inviting the ministry in August 2020 to the ministry in August 2020 to produce the ministry in August 2020 to produce one? the ministry in August 2020 to produce one? Mr the ministry in August 2020 to produce one? Mr Speaker, the ministry in August 2020 to produce one? Mr Speaker, the produce one? Mr Speaker, the Auditor-General's produce one? Mr Speaker, the Auditor-General's primary produce one? Mr Speaker, the Auditor-General's primary focus produce one? Mr Speaker, the Auditor-General's primary focus with Auditor-General's primary focus with regard Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to this Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to this report Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to this report was Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to this report was to Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to this report was to look Auditor-General's primary focus with regard to this report was to look at regard to this report was to look at the regard to this report was to look at the readiness regard to this report was to look at the readiness for regard to this report was to look at the readiness for the regard to this report was to look at the readiness for the rollout regard to this report was to look at the readiness for the rollout of regard to this report was to look at the readiness for the rollout of the the readiness for the rollout of the COVID-19 the readiness for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination. the readiness for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination. 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(INTERJECTIONS) (INTERJECTIONS) Did (INTERJECTIONS) Did the (INTERJECTIONS) Did the Ministry (INTERJECTIONS) Did the Ministry of (INTERJECTIONS) Did the Ministry of Health (INTERJECTIONS) Did the Ministry of Health supply (INTERJECTIONS) Did the Ministry of Health supply to Did the Ministry of Health supply to the Did the Ministry of Health supply to the Auditor-General Did the Ministry of Health supply to the Auditor-General a Did the Ministry of Health supply to the Auditor-General a copy Did the Ministry of Health supply to the Auditor-General a copy of Did the Ministry of Health supply to the Auditor-General a copy of the the Auditor-General a copy of the illustration the Auditor-General a copy of the illustration of the Auditor-General a copy of the illustration of volumes the Auditor-General a copy of the illustration of volumes and the Auditor-General a copy of the illustration of volumes and timing illustration of volumes and timing of illustration of volumes and timing of the illustration of volumes and timing of the vaccine illustration of volumes and timing of the vaccine rollout illustration of volumes and timing of the vaccine rollout graph illustration of volumes and timing of the vaccine rollout graph which of the vaccine rollout graph which can of the vaccine rollout graph which can no of the vaccine rollout graph which can no longer of the vaccine rollout graph which can no longer be of the vaccine rollout graph which can no longer be found of the vaccine rollout graph which can no longer be found on of the vaccine rollout graph which can no longer be found on the can no longer be found on the Ministry can no longer be found on the Ministry of can no longer be found on the Ministry of Health can no longer be found on the Ministry of Health website can no longer be found on the Ministry of Health website in can no longer be found on the Ministry of Health website in which Ministry of Health website in which he Ministry of Health website in which he says Ministry of Health website in which he says is Ministry of Health website in which he says is only Ministry of Health website in which he says is only illustrative Ministry of Health website in which he says is only illustrative and he says is only illustrative and approximate? he says is only illustrative and approximate? 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Mr Speaker, my understanding is the Ministry of understanding is the Ministry of Health understanding is the Ministry of Health provided understanding is the Ministry of Health provided to understanding is the Ministry of Health provided to the Health provided to the Auditor-General Health provided to the Auditor-General whatever Health provided to the Auditor-General whatever information Auditor-General whatever information that Auditor-General whatever information that the Auditor-General whatever information that the Auditor-General Auditor-General whatever information that the Auditor-General asked Auditor-General whatever information that the Auditor-General asked for. that the Auditor-General asked for. Question that the Auditor-General asked for. Question No. that the Auditor-General asked for. Question No. 9. 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 Foreign My question is to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Foreign Affairs: What Foreign Affairs: What support Foreign Affairs: What support is Foreign Affairs: What support is New Foreign Affairs: What support is New Zealand What support is New Zealand providing What support is New Zealand providing to What support is New Zealand providing to the What support is New Zealand providing to the Pacific What support is New Zealand providing to the Pacific to What support is New Zealand providing to the Pacific to help providing to the Pacific to help them providing to the Pacific to help them recover providing to the Pacific to help them recover from providing to the Pacific to help them recover from the them recover from the impacts them recover from the impacts of them recover from the impacts of COVID-19? Mr Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker, earlier Mr Speaker, earlier this Mr Speaker, earlier this month, Mr Speaker, earlier this month, alongside Mr Speaker, earlier this month, alongside Associate Mr Speaker, earlier this month, alongside Associate Minister Mr Speaker, earlier this month, alongside Associate Minister Aupito alongside Associate Minister Aupito William alongside Associate Minister Aupito William Sio alongside Associate Minister Aupito William Sio we alongside Associate Minister Aupito William Sio we announced alongside Associate Minister Aupito William Sio we announced we alongside Associate Minister Aupito William Sio we announced we will alongside Associate Minister Aupito William Sio we announced we will be William Sio we announced we will be providing William Sio we announced we will be providing COVID-19 William Sio we announced we will be providing COVID-19 vaccines William Sio we announced we will be providing COVID-19 vaccines to William Sio we announced we will be providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at least providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at least 1.2 providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at least 1.2 million providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at least 1.2 million people providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at least 1.2 million people in providing COVID-19 vaccines to cover at least 1.2 million people in the at least 1.2 million people in the Pacific at least 1.2 million people in the Pacific over at least 1.2 million people in the Pacific over the at least 1.2 million people in the Pacific over the coming at least 1.2 million people in the Pacific over the coming year. at least 1.2 million people in the Pacific over the coming year. And Pacific over the coming year. And that Pacific over the coming year. And that we're Pacific over the coming year. And that we're supporting Pacific over the coming year. And that we're supporting the Pacific over the coming year. And that we're supporting the Pacific that we're supporting the Pacific region that we're supporting the Pacific region with that we're supporting the Pacific region with an that we're supporting the Pacific region with an additional that we're supporting the Pacific region with an additional 120 region with an additional 120 million region with an additional 120 million in region with an additional 120 million in official region with an additional 120 million in official development million in official development assistance million in official development assistance to million in official development assistance to support million in official development assistance to support the million in official development assistance to support the Pacific assistance to support the Pacific economies assistance to support the Pacific economies to assistance to support the Pacific economies to recover assistance to support the Pacific economies to recover from assistance to support the Pacific economies to recover from the economies to recover from the impacts economies to recover from the impacts of economies to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. economies to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. We economies to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. We know economies to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has had impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has had a impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has had a significant impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has had a significant impact impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has had a significant impact on impacts of COVID-19. We know COVID has had a significant impact on the has had a significant impact on the Pacific has had a significant impact on the Pacific which has had a significant impact on the Pacific which is has had a significant impact on the Pacific which is why has had a significant impact on the Pacific which is why we has had a significant impact on the Pacific which is why we are Pacific which is why we are supporting Pacific which is why we are supporting the Pacific which is why we are supporting the health Pacific which is why we are supporting the health and Pacific which is why we are supporting the health and wellbeing supporting the health and wellbeing of supporting the health and wellbeing of Pacific supporting the health and wellbeing of Pacific whanau supporting the health and wellbeing of Pacific whanau and supporting the health and wellbeing of Pacific whanau and helping supporting the health and wellbeing of Pacific whanau and helping them of Pacific whanau and helping them to of Pacific whanau and helping them to recover of Pacific whanau and helping them to recover and of Pacific whanau and helping them to recover and rebuild of Pacific whanau and helping them to recover and rebuild from of Pacific whanau and helping them to recover and rebuild from the to recover and rebuild from the impacts to recover and rebuild from the impacts of to recover and rebuild from the impacts of COVID-19. to recover and rebuild from the impacts of COVID-19. 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Mr Speaker, we're working the Pacific? Mr Speaker, we're working with the Pacific? Mr Speaker, we're working with Australia the Pacific? Mr Speaker, we're working with Australia and the Pacific? Mr Speaker, we're working with Australia and other working with Australia and other partners working with Australia and other partners on working with Australia and other partners on the working with Australia and other partners on the rollout working with Australia and other partners on the rollout and working with Australia and other partners on the rollout and together partners on the rollout and together our partners on the rollout and together our goal partners on the rollout and together our goal is partners on the rollout and together our goal is access partners on the rollout and together our goal is access to partners on the rollout and together our goal is access to safe partners on the rollout and together our goal is access to safe and our goal is access to safe and effective our goal is access to safe and effective vaccines our goal is access to safe and effective vaccines for our goal is access to safe and effective vaccines for all our goal is access to safe and effective vaccines for all eligible effective vaccines for all eligible people effective vaccines for all eligible people in effective vaccines for all eligible people in Pacific effective vaccines for all eligible people in Pacific Island effective vaccines for all eligible people in Pacific Island countries people in Pacific Island countries at people in Pacific Island countries at the people in Pacific Island countries at the earliest people in Pacific Island countries at the earliest possible people in Pacific Island countries at the earliest possible time. people in Pacific Island countries at the earliest possible time. 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In addition Finland had taken up the office and deliver vaccines. In addition Finland had taken up the office of Finland had taken up the office of AstraZeneca Finland had taken up the office of AstraZeneca doses Finland had taken up the office of AstraZeneca doses for Finland had taken up the office of AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 Finland had taken up the office of AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people donated AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people donated by AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people donated by New AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people donated by New Zealand AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people donated by New Zealand subject AstraZeneca doses for 250,000 people donated by New Zealand subject to donated by New Zealand subject to med donated by New Zealand subject to med safe donated by New Zealand subject to med safe approval. donated by New Zealand subject to med safe approval. How donated by New Zealand subject to med safe approval. How will donated by New Zealand subject to med safe approval. How will Pacific med safe approval. How will Pacific Island med safe approval. How will Pacific Island countries med safe approval. How will Pacific Island countries be med safe approval. How will Pacific Island countries be using med safe approval. How will Pacific Island countries be using additional Island countries be using additional 120 Island countries be using additional 120 million Island countries be using additional 120 million in Island countries be using additional 120 million in official Island countries be using additional 120 million in official development 120 million in official development assistance? 120 million in official development assistance? Mr 120 million in official development assistance? Mr Speaker, 120 million in official development assistance? Mr Speaker, the 120 million in official development assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant financing assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant financing will assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant financing will be assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant financing will be provided assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant financing will be provided as assistance? Mr Speaker, the grant financing will be provided as direct financing will be provided as direct budget financing will be provided as direct budget support financing will be provided as direct budget support allowing financing will be provided as direct budget support allowing Pacific budget support allowing Pacific Governments budget support allowing Pacific Governments to budget support allowing Pacific Governments to respond budget support allowing Pacific Governments to respond flexibly budget support allowing Pacific Governments to respond flexibly and Governments to respond flexibly and rapidly Governments to respond flexibly and rapidly to Governments to respond flexibly and rapidly to the Governments to respond flexibly and rapidly to the challenges Governments to respond flexibly and rapidly to the challenges they Governments to respond flexibly and rapidly to the challenges they are rapidly to the challenges they are facing rapidly to the challenges they are facing in rapidly to the challenges they are facing in line rapidly to the challenges they are facing in line with rapidly to the challenges they are facing in line with their rapidly to the challenges they are facing in line with their own facing in line with their own objectives facing in line with their own objectives and facing in line with their own objectives and interests. facing in line with their own objectives and interests. This objectives and interests. This funding objectives and interests. This funding approach objectives and interests. This funding approach recognises objectives and interests. This funding approach recognises that funding approach recognises that each funding approach recognises that each country funding approach recognises that each country will funding approach recognises that each country will have funding approach recognises that each country will have different each country will have different priorities each country will have different priorities for each country will have different priorities for their each country will have different priorities for their return each country will have different priorities for their return towards priorities for their return towards resilience. priorities for their return towards resilience. The priorities for their return towards resilience. The funding priorities for their return towards resilience. The funding will priorities for their return towards resilience. The funding will be priorities for their return towards resilience. The funding will be used resilience. The funding will be used by resilience. The funding will be used by Pacific resilience. The funding will be used by Pacific Governments resilience. The funding will be used by Pacific Governments to resilience. The funding will be used by Pacific Governments to support by Pacific Governments to support the by Pacific Governments to support the economic by Pacific Governments to support the economic stimulus by Pacific Governments to support the economic stimulus and by Pacific Governments to support the economic stimulus and recovery the economic stimulus and recovery plans. the economic stimulus and recovery plans. The the economic stimulus and recovery plans. The budget the economic stimulus and recovery plans. The budget support the economic stimulus and recovery plans. The budget support will the economic stimulus and recovery plans. The budget support will also plans. The budget support will also be plans. The budget support will also be used plans. The budget support will also be used to plans. The budget support will also be used to continue plans. The budget support will also be used to continue the plans. The budget support will also be used to continue the social be used to continue the social protection be used to continue the social protection programmes be used to continue the social protection programmes that be used to continue the social protection programmes that countries protection programmes that countries have protection programmes that countries have in protection programmes that countries have in place protection programmes that countries have in place to protection programmes that countries have in place to support protection programmes that countries have in place to support those have in place to support those negatively-impacted have in place to support those negatively-impacted by have in place to support those negatively-impacted by the have in place to support those negatively-impacted by the pandemic negatively-impacted by the pandemic including negatively-impacted by the pandemic including support negatively-impacted by the pandemic including support for negatively-impacted by the pandemic including support for small negatively-impacted by the pandemic including support for small and including support for small and medium-sized including support for small and medium-sized enterprises including support for small and medium-sized enterprises and medium-sized enterprises and vulnerable medium-sized enterprises and vulnerable workers medium-sized enterprises and vulnerable workers and medium-sized enterprises and vulnerable workers and households. vulnerable workers and households. 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There's $315 a week enough for someone on a week enough for someone on a Jobseeker week enough for someone on a Jobseeker benefit week enough for someone on a Jobseeker benefit to week enough for someone on a Jobseeker benefit to live week enough for someone on a Jobseeker benefit to live with Jobseeker benefit to live with dignity Jobseeker benefit to live with dignity given Jobseeker benefit to live with dignity given the Jobseeker benefit to live with dignity given the increase Jobseeker benefit to live with dignity given the increase cost Jobseeker benefit to live with dignity given the increase cost of dignity given the increase cost of living dignity given the increase cost of living and dignity given the increase cost of living and skyrocketing dignity given the increase cost of living and skyrocketing rents? dignity given the increase cost of living and skyrocketing rents? Mr living and skyrocketing rents? Mr Speaker, living and skyrocketing rents? Mr Speaker, I'm living and skyrocketing rents? Mr Speaker, I'm not living and skyrocketing rents? Mr Speaker, I'm not going living and skyrocketing rents? Mr Speaker, I'm not going to living and skyrocketing rents? Mr Speaker, I'm not going to pretend Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living off Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living off $315 Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living off $315 a Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living off $315 a week Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living off $315 a week is Speaker, I'm not going to pretend that living off $315 a week is easy. that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr Speaker, that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr Speaker, we that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr Speaker, we do that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr Speaker, we do need that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr Speaker, we do need to that living off $315 a week is easy. Mr Speaker, we do need to reflect that living off $315 a week is easy. 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We made significant progress to date with regards to progress to date with regards to making progress to date with regards to making our progress to date with regards to making our welfare progress to date with regards to making our welfare system progress to date with regards to making our welfare system fairer, making our welfare system fairer, but making our welfare system fairer, but there making our welfare system fairer, but there certainly making our welfare system fairer, but there certainly is making our welfare system fairer, but there certainly is more making our welfare system fairer, but there certainly is more to making our welfare system fairer, but there certainly is more to do. but there certainly is more to do. (INTERJECTIONS) (INTERJECTIONS) Supplementary. (INTERJECTIONS) Supplementary. Does (INTERJECTIONS) Supplementary. Does she (INTERJECTIONS) Supplementary. Does she agree (INTERJECTIONS) Supplementary. Does she agree with Supplementary. Does she agree with Helen Supplementary. Does she agree with Helen Robert Supplementary. Does she agree with Helen Robert Robertson, Supplementary. Does she agree with Helen Robert Robertson, the Supplementary. Does she agree with Helen Robert Robertson, the head Supplementary. Does she agree with Helen Robert Robertson, the head of Helen Robert Robertson, the head of the Helen Robert Robertson, the head of the Auckland Helen Robert Robertson, the head of the Auckland City Helen Robert Robertson, the head of the Auckland City Mission Helen Robert Robertson, the head of the Auckland City Mission who Helen Robert Robertson, the head of the Auckland City Mission who said the Auckland City Mission who said this the Auckland City Mission who said this week the Auckland City Mission who said this week that the Auckland City Mission who said this week that benefits the Auckland City Mission who said this week that benefits needed the Auckland City Mission who said this week that benefits needed to the Auckland City Mission who said this week that benefits needed to go this week that benefits needed to go up this week that benefits needed to go up by this week that benefits needed to go up by $200 this week that benefits needed to go up by $200 each this week that benefits needed to go up by $200 each week this week that benefits needed to go up by $200 each week to this week that benefits needed to go up by $200 each week to allow this week that benefits needed to go up by $200 each week to allow people up by $200 each week to allow people to up by $200 each week to allow people to live up by $200 each week to allow people to live with up by $200 each week to allow people to live with dignity? up by $200 each week to allow people to live with dignity? Mr up by $200 each week to allow people to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, there to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, there are to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, there are many to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, there are many great to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, there are many great people to live with dignity? Mr Speaker, there are many great people working there are many great people working across there are many great people working across social there are many great people working across social services, there are many great people working across social services, working there are many great people working across social services, working in across social services, working in our across social services, working in our city across social services, working in our city missions, across social services, working in our city missions, and across social services, working in our city missions, and many across social services, working in our city missions, and many of across social services, working in our city missions, and many of them our city missions, and many of them have our city missions, and many of them have come our city missions, and many of them have come forward our city missions, and many of them have come forward saying our city missions, and many of them have come forward saying what our city missions, and many of them have come forward saying what they have come forward saying what they think have come forward saying what they think needs have come forward saying what they think needs to have come forward saying what they think needs to happen have come forward saying what they think needs to happen with have come forward saying what they think needs to happen with regards think needs to happen with regards to think needs to happen with regards to benefit think needs to happen with regards to benefit increases. think needs to happen with regards to benefit increases. We think needs to happen with regards to benefit increases. We also think needs to happen with regards to benefit increases. We also have to benefit increases. We also have the to benefit increases. We also have the Welfare to benefit increases. We also have the Welfare Export to benefit increases. We also have the Welfare Export Advisory to benefit increases. We also have the Welfare Export Advisory Group's the Welfare Export Advisory Group's report the Welfare Export Advisory Group's report which the Welfare Export Advisory Group's report which was the Welfare Export Advisory Group's report which was really the Welfare Export Advisory Group's report which was really clear the Welfare Export Advisory Group's report which was really clear on report which was really clear on what report which was really clear on what they report which was really clear on what they thought report which was really clear on what they thought needed report which was really clear on what they thought needed to report which was really clear on what they thought needed to happen what they thought needed to happen with what they thought needed to happen with regards what they thought needed to happen with regards to what they thought needed to happen with regards to benefit what they thought needed to happen with regards to benefit increases. with regards to benefit increases. We with regards to benefit increases. We said with regards to benefit increases. We said in with regards to benefit increases. We said in our with regards to benefit increases. We said in our manifesto with regards to benefit increases. We said in our manifesto that with regards to benefit increases. We said in our manifesto that we We said in our manifesto that we would We said in our manifesto that we would address We said in our manifesto that we would address income We said in our manifesto that we would address income adequacy We said in our manifesto that we would address income adequacy in We said in our manifesto that we would address income adequacy in our would address income adequacy in our welfare would address income adequacy in our welfare system would address income adequacy in our welfare system this would address income adequacy in our welfare system this term would address income adequacy in our welfare system this term and would address income adequacy in our welfare system this term and we're welfare system this term and we're very welfare system this term and we're very much welfare system this term and we're very much committed welfare system this term and we're very much committed to welfare system this term and we're very much committed to doing welfare system this term and we're very much committed to doing that. very much committed to doing that. 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Does she agree that because of rising living costs the because of rising living costs the benefit because of rising living costs the benefit increases because of rising living costs the benefit increases recommended because of rising living costs the benefit increases recommended by because of rising living costs the benefit increases recommended by the benefit increases recommended by the Welfare benefit increases recommended by the Welfare Export benefit increases recommended by the Welfare Export Advisory benefit increases recommended by the Welfare Export Advisory Group benefit increases recommended by the Welfare Export Advisory Group two Welfare Export Advisory Group two years Welfare Export Advisory Group two years ago Welfare Export Advisory Group two years ago would Welfare Export Advisory Group two years ago would not Welfare Export Advisory Group two years ago would not be Welfare Export Advisory Group two years ago would not be enough Welfare Export Advisory Group two years ago would not be enough for years ago would not be enough for people years ago would not be enough for people to years ago would not be enough for people to live years ago would not be enough for people to live with years ago would not be enough for people to live with dignity years ago would not be enough for people to live with dignity today? people to live with dignity today? Mr people to live with dignity today? Mr Speaker, people to live with dignity today? Mr Speaker, as people to live with dignity today? Mr Speaker, as I people to live with dignity today? Mr Speaker, as I have people to live with dignity today? Mr Speaker, as I have already people to live with dignity today? Mr Speaker, as I have already said, Mr Speaker, as I have already said, we Mr Speaker, as I have already said, we have Mr Speaker, as I have already said, we have committed Mr Speaker, as I have already said, we have committed to Mr Speaker, as I have already said, we have committed to addressing we have committed to addressing income we have committed to addressing income adequacy we have committed to addressing income adequacy in we have committed to addressing income adequacy in the we have committed to addressing income adequacy in the welfare income adequacy in the welfare system. income adequacy in the welfare system. Work income adequacy in the welfare system. Work is income adequacy in the welfare system. Work is already income adequacy in the welfare system. Work is already underway. income adequacy in the welfare system. Work is already underway. We system. Work is already underway. We have system. Work is already underway. We have made system. Work is already underway. We have made some system. Work is already underway. We have made some significant system. Work is already underway. We have made some significant changes have made some significant changes and have made some significant changes and we have made some significant changes and we plan have made some significant changes and we plan to have made some significant changes and we plan to make have made some significant changes and we plan to make some have made some significant changes and we plan to make some more and we plan to make some more significant and we plan to make some more significant changes and we plan to make some more significant changes this and we plan to make some more significant changes this term. significant changes this term. Question significant changes this term. Question No. significant changes this term. Question No. 12. 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 promote What is the Government doing to promote bullying-free to promote bullying-free environments to promote bullying-free environments in to promote bullying-free environments in schools? Mr Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker, this Mr Speaker, this week Mr Speaker, this week is Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Free Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Free Week Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Free Week in Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Free Week in Aotearoa Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Free Week in Aotearoa New Mr Speaker, this week is Bullying Free Week in Aotearoa New Zealand. Free Week in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Free Week in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government Free Week in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government supports Free Week in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government supports this The Government supports this nationwide The Government supports this nationwide initiative The Government supports this nationwide initiative that nationwide initiative that encourages nationwide initiative that encourages student-led nationwide initiative that encourages student-led action nationwide initiative that encourages student-led action on encourages student-led action on bullying. encourages student-led action on bullying. Evidence encourages student-led action on bullying. Evidence shows encourages student-led action on bullying. Evidence shows that bullying. Evidence shows that successful bullying. Evidence shows that successful bullying bullying. Evidence shows that successful bullying prevention bullying. Evidence shows that successful bullying prevention in successful bullying prevention in response successful bullying prevention in response requires successful bullying prevention in response requires a successful bullying prevention in response requires a whole successful bullying prevention in response requires a whole school response requires a whole school approach response requires a whole school approach in response requires a whole school approach in a response requires a whole school approach in a cultural response requires a whole school approach in a cultural shift. response requires a whole school approach in a cultural shift. The approach in a cultural shift. The initiative approach in a cultural shift. The initiative had approach in a cultural shift. The initiative had been approach in a cultural shift. The initiative had been running approach in a cultural shift. The initiative had been running for approach in a cultural shift. The initiative had been running for five initiative had been running for five years initiative had been running for five years and initiative had been running for five years and in initiative had been running for five years and in conjunction initiative had been running for five years and in conjunction with initiative had been running for five years and in conjunction with the years and in conjunction with the Bulling years and in conjunction with the Bulling Free years and in conjunction with the Bulling Free New years and in conjunction with the Bulling Free New Zealand years and in conjunction with the Bulling Free New Zealand online Bulling Free New Zealand online resource Bulling Free New Zealand online resource hub, Bulling Free New Zealand online resource hub, aims Bulling Free New Zealand online resource hub, aims to Bulling Free New Zealand online resource hub, aims to raise resource hub, aims to raise awareness resource hub, aims to raise awareness to resource hub, aims to raise awareness to what resource hub, aims to raise awareness to what the resource hub, aims to raise awareness to what the community resource hub, aims to raise awareness to what the community can awareness to what the community can do awareness to what the community can do to awareness to what the community can do to prevent awareness to what the community can do to prevent bullying awareness to what the community can do to prevent bullying and awareness to what the community can do to prevent bullying and have awareness to what the community can do to prevent bullying and have safe do to prevent bullying and have safe environments do to prevent bullying and have safe environments for do to prevent bullying and have safe environments for all do to prevent bullying and have safe environments for all learners. environments for all learners. Supplementary. environments for all learners. Supplementary. What environments for all learners. Supplementary. What other environments for all learners. Supplementary. What other support environments for all learners. Supplementary. What other support is Supplementary. What other support is available Supplementary. What other support is available to Supplementary. What other support is available to schools Supplementary. What other support is available to schools and Supplementary. What other support is available to schools and students Supplementary. What other support is available to schools and students to available to schools and students to encourage available to schools and students to encourage positive available to schools and students to encourage positive behaviour? available to schools and students to encourage positive behaviour? Mr encourage positive behaviour? Mr Speaker, encourage positive behaviour? Mr Speaker, in encourage positive behaviour? Mr Speaker, in addition encourage positive behaviour? Mr Speaker, in addition to encourage positive behaviour? Mr Speaker, in addition to the encourage positive behaviour? Mr Speaker, in addition to the free Speaker, in addition to the free resources Speaker, in addition to the free resources and Speaker, in addition to the free resources and activities Speaker, in addition to the free resources and activities that Speaker, in addition to the free resources and activities that have resources and activities that have been resources and activities that have been tested resources and activities that have been tested by resources and activities that have been tested by students, resources and activities that have been tested by students, we resources and activities that have been tested by students, we also been tested by students, we also offer been tested by students, we also offer a been tested by students, we also offer a free been tested by students, we also offer a free student been tested by students, we also offer a free student survey been tested by students, we also offer a free student survey called offer a free student survey called Wellbeing offer a free student survey called Wellbeing at offer a free student survey called Wellbeing at Schools offer a free student survey called Wellbeing at Schools that offer a free student survey called Wellbeing at Schools that helps Wellbeing at Schools that helps schools Wellbeing at Schools that helps schools and Wellbeing at Schools that helps schools and boards Wellbeing at Schools that helps schools and boards of Wellbeing at Schools that helps schools and boards of trustees schools and boards of trustees understand schools and boards of trustees understand students' schools and boards of trustees understand students' experiences schools and boards of trustees understand students' experiences so understand students' experiences so their understand students' experiences so their voices understand students' experiences so their voices can understand students' experiences so their voices can be understand students' experiences so their voices can be heard understand students' experiences so their voices can be heard and their voices can be heard and addressed. their voices can be heard and addressed. Other their voices can be heard and addressed. Other Government addressed. Other Government programmes addressed. Other Government programmes include addressed. Other Government programmes include the addressed. Other Government programmes include the Positive programmes include the Positive Behaviour programmes include the Positive Behaviour for programmes include the Positive Behaviour for Learning programmes include the Positive Behaviour for Learning Suite programmes include the Positive Behaviour for Learning Suite which Behaviour for Learning Suite which as Behaviour for Learning Suite which as a Behaviour for Learning Suite which as a former Behaviour for Learning Suite which as a former educational as a former educational practitioner, as a former educational practitioner, I as a former educational practitioner, I can as a former educational practitioner, I can vouch as a former educational practitioner, I can vouch for as a former educational practitioner, I can vouch for its practitioner, I can vouch for its effectiveness. practitioner, I can vouch for its effectiveness. Learning practitioner, I can vouch for its effectiveness. Learning support effectiveness. Learning support specialists effectiveness. Learning support specialists and effectiveness. Learning support specialists and resource effectiveness. Learning support specialists and resource teachers specialists and resource teachers for specialists and resource teachers for learning specialists and resource teachers for learning and specialists and resource teachers for learning and behaviour specialists and resource teachers for learning and behaviour or specialists and resource teachers for learning and behaviour or RTLBs, for learning and behaviour or RTLBs, also for learning and behaviour or RTLBs, also provide for learning and behaviour or RTLBs, also provide on-the-ground for learning and behaviour or RTLBs, also provide on-the-ground support also provide on-the-ground support in also provide on-the-ground support in schools also provide on-the-ground support in schools to also provide on-the-ground support in schools to address also provide on-the-ground support in schools to address behaviour also provide on-the-ground support in schools to address behaviour and in schools to address behaviour and bullying in schools to address behaviour and bullying challenges. in schools to address behaviour and bullying challenges. This in schools to address behaviour and bullying challenges. This Government bullying challenges. This Government has bullying challenges. This Government has also bullying challenges. This Government has also passed bullying challenges. This Government has also passed the bullying challenges. This Government has also passed the Education bullying challenges. This Government has also passed the Education and has also passed the Education and Training has also passed the Education and Training Act has also passed the Education and Training Act 2020 has also passed the Education and Training Act 2020 which has also passed the Education and Training Act 2020 which ensures Training Act 2020 which ensures schools Training Act 2020 which ensures schools are Training Act 2020 which ensures schools are developing Training Act 2020 which ensures schools are developing safe Training Act 2020 which ensures schools are developing safe and schools are developing safe and inclusive schools are developing safe and inclusive learning schools are developing safe and inclusive learning environments schools are developing safe and inclusive learning environments free inclusive learning environments free from inclusive learning environments free from racism, inclusive learning environments free from racism, discrimination inclusive learning environments free from racism, discrimination and from racism, discrimination and bullying. from racism, discrimination and bullying. 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Mr Speaker, we know bullying is address bullying in schools? Mr Speaker, we know bullying is a Speaker, we know bullying is a significant Speaker, we know bullying is a significant and Speaker, we know bullying is a significant and ongoing Speaker, we know bullying is a significant and ongoing issue Speaker, we know bullying is a significant and ongoing issue for significant and ongoing issue for young significant and ongoing issue for young people significant and ongoing issue for young people and significant and ongoing issue for young people and can significant and ongoing issue for young people and can be significant and ongoing issue for young people and can be a significant and ongoing issue for young people and can be a barrier significant and ongoing issue for young people and can be a barrier to young people and can be a barrier to learning. young people and can be a barrier to learning. Last young people and can be a barrier to learning. 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Last week, the first annual report for the Child and annual report for the Child and Youth annual report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing annual report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy annual report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy was Youth Wellbeing Strategy was released Youth Wellbeing Strategy was released and Youth Wellbeing Strategy was released and showed Youth Wellbeing Strategy was released and showed that Youth Wellbeing Strategy was released and showed that 5.9% Youth Wellbeing Strategy was released and showed that 5.9% of released and showed that 5.9% of secondary released and showed that 5.9% of secondary school released and showed that 5.9% of secondary school students released and showed that 5.9% of secondary school students reported secondary school students reported very secondary school students reported very regular secondary school students reported very regular bullying. secondary school students reported very regular bullying. We secondary school students reported very regular bullying. We know secondary school students reported very regular bullying. We know that very regular bullying. We know that if very regular bullying. We know that if students very regular bullying. We know that if students don't very regular bullying. We know that if students don't feel very regular bullying. We know that if students don't feel they very regular bullying. We know that if students don't feel they are very regular bullying. We know that if students don't feel they are in very regular bullying. 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We children living free of bullying. We have children living free of bullying. We have made children living free of bullying. We have made good children living free of bullying. We have made good progress children living free of bullying. We have made good progress under children living free of bullying. We have made good progress under this have made good progress under this Government, have made good progress under this Government, but have made good progress under this Government, but there have made good progress under this Government, but there is have made good progress under this Government, but there is more have made good progress under this Government, but there is more work Government, but there is more work to Government, but there is more work to do. Government, but there is more work to do. I Government, but there is more work to do. I look Government, but there is more work to do. I look forward Government, but there is more work to do. 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I look forward to providing further updates to the House on this further updates to the House on this work further updates to the House on this work as further updates to the House on this work as we further updates to the House on this work as we continue further updates to the House on this work as we continue to further updates to the House on this work as we continue to deliver further updates to the House on this work as we continue to deliver for work as we continue to deliver for New work as we continue to deliver for New Zealand work as we continue to deliver for New Zealand schools. work as we continue to deliver for New Zealand schools. That work as we continue to deliver for New Zealand schools. That concludes New Zealand schools. That concludes oral New Zealand schools. That concludes oral questions. New Zealand schools. That concludes oral questions. I New Zealand schools. That concludes oral questions. I have New Zealand schools. That concludes oral questions. 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