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The Government's continuing support The Hon Grant Robertson. The Government's continuing support to Government's continuing support to secure Government's continuing support to secure the Government's continuing support to secure the economic Government's continuing support to secure the economic recovery Government's continuing support to secure the economic recovery is secure the economic recovery is being secure the economic recovery is being reflected secure the economic recovery is being reflected in secure the economic recovery is being reflected in the secure the economic recovery is being reflected in the overall being reflected in the overall volume being reflected in the overall volume of being reflected in the overall volume of house being reflected in the overall volume of house building. being reflected in the overall volume of house building. Building volume of house building. Building activity volume of house building. Building activity rose volume of house building. 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This Government has record an extra $53 billion in record an extra $53 billion in infrastructure record an extra $53 billion in infrastructure over record an extra $53 billion in infrastructure over the record an extra $53 billion in infrastructure over the next record an extra $53 billion in infrastructure over the next five infrastructure over the next five years infrastructure over the next five years as infrastructure over the next five years as part infrastructure over the next five years as part of infrastructure over the next five years as part of supporting infrastructure over the next five years as part of supporting our years as part of supporting our economic years as part of supporting our economic recovery years as part of supporting our economic recovery from years as part of supporting our economic recovery from COVID-19. economic recovery from COVID-19. Does economic recovery from COVID-19. Does she economic recovery from COVID-19. 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I note that the member again has note that the member again has backed note that the member again has backed future note that the member again has backed future investment note that the member again has backed future investment in backed future investment in additional backed future investment in additional harbour backed future investment in additional harbour crossings backed future investment in additional harbour crossings that additional harbour crossings that rely additional harbour crossings that rely on additional harbour crossings that rely on tunnels. additional harbour crossings that rely on tunnels. That additional harbour crossings that rely on tunnels. That of additional harbour crossings that rely on tunnels. That of course additional harbour crossings that rely on tunnels. That of course does rely on tunnels. That of course does not rely on tunnels. That of course does not solve rely on tunnels. That of course does not solve the rely on tunnels. 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Can she confirm that is only reason Can she confirm that is only reason a Can she confirm that is only reason a new Can she confirm that is only reason a new bridge Can she confirm that is only reason a new bridge is Can she confirm that is only reason a new bridge is needed Can she confirm that is only reason a new bridge is needed and Can she confirm that is only reason a new bridge is needed and that Can she confirm that is only reason a new bridge is needed and that high a new bridge is needed and that high cost a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs to a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs to be a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs to be spent a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs to be spent is a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs to be spent is because a new bridge is needed and that high cost needs to be spent is because of cost needs to be spent is because of a cost needs to be spent is because of a desire cost needs to be spent is because of a desire to cost needs to be spent is because of a desire to keep cost needs to be spent is because of a desire to keep five cost needs to be spent is because of a desire to keep five peak cost needs to be spent is because of a desire to keep five peak hour a desire to keep five peak hour lanes a desire to keep five peak hour lanes reserved a desire to keep five peak hour lanes reserved entirely a desire to keep five peak hour lanes reserved entirely for a desire to keep five peak hour lanes reserved entirely for cars lanes reserved entirely for cars rather lanes reserved entirely for cars rather than lanes reserved entirely for cars rather than four? lanes reserved entirely for cars rather than four? 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The issue that has been could take out just one lane. The issue that has been raised could take out just one lane. The issue that has been raised with could take out just one lane. The issue that has been raised with us issue that has been raised with us is issue that has been raised with us is from issue that has been raised with us is from NZTA's issue that has been raised with us is from NZTA's perspective issue that has been raised with us is from NZTA's perspective is issue that has been raised with us is from NZTA's perspective is they is from NZTA's perspective is they are is from NZTA's perspective is they are concerned is from NZTA's perspective is they are concerned with is from NZTA's perspective is they are concerned with safety is from NZTA's perspective is they are concerned with safety issues are concerned with safety issues with are concerned with safety issues with only are concerned with safety issues with only allocating are concerned with safety issues with only allocating one are concerned with safety issues with only allocating one and are concerned with safety issues with only allocating one and the with only allocating one and the view with only allocating one and the view is with only allocating one and the view is that with only allocating one and the view is that if with only allocating one and the view is that if you with only allocating one and the view is that if you were with only allocating one and the view is that if you were to with only allocating one and the view is that if you were to do with only allocating one and the view is that if you were to do it view is that if you were to do it you view is that if you were to do it you would view is that if you were to do it you would need view is that if you were to do it you would need to view is that if you were to do it you would need to allocate view is that if you were to do it you would need to allocate two view is that if you were to do it you would need to allocate two and you would need to allocate two and of you would need to allocate two and of course you would need to allocate two and of course that you would need to allocate two and of course that raises you would need to allocate two and of course that raises other you would need to allocate two and of course that raises other issues of course that raises other issues our of course that raises other issues our view of course that raises other issues our view is of course that raises other issues our view is creating of course that raises other issues our view is creating a of course that raises other issues our view is creating a dedicated of course that raises other issues our view is creating a dedicated way our view is creating a dedicated way for our view is creating a dedicated way for people our view is creating a dedicated way for people to our view is creating a dedicated way for people to move our view is creating a dedicated way for people to move safely our view is creating a dedicated way for people to move safely across our view is creating a dedicated way for people to move safely across the for people to move safely across the harbour for people to move safely across the harbour is for people to move safely across the harbour is a for people to move safely across the harbour is a better for people to move safely across the harbour is a better long for people to move safely across the harbour is a better long term harbour is a better long term option. harbour is a better long term option. How harbour is a better long term option. How will harbour is a better long term option. How will a harbour is a better long term option. How will a cycle harbour is a better long term option. How will a cycle and harbour is a better long term option. How will a cycle and walking option. How will a cycle and walking bridge option. How will a cycle and walking bridge affect option. How will a cycle and walking bridge affect the option. How will a cycle and walking bridge affect the structural bridge affect the structural integrity bridge affect the structural integrity of bridge affect the structural integrity of the bridge affect the structural integrity of the existing bridge affect the structural integrity of the existing Auckland integrity of the existing Auckland Harbour integrity of the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge integrity of the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge which integrity of the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge which estimates integrity of the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge which estimates show Harbour Bridge which estimates show will Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not be Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not be able Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not be able to Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not be able to continue Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not be able to continue to Harbour Bridge which estimates show will not be able to continue to be will not be able to continue to be able will not be able to continue to be able to will not be able to continue to be able to take will not be able to continue to be able to take freight will not be able to continue to be able to take freight for will not be able to continue to be able to take freight for another will not be able to continue to be able to take freight for another 40 able to take freight for another 40 years? able to take freight for another 40 years? 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I'm not an engineer but I do place a lot of weight on the I do place a lot of weight on the advice I do place a lot of weight on the advice we I do place a lot of weight on the advice we have I do place a lot of weight on the advice we have received I do place a lot of weight on the advice we have received if I do place a lot of weight on the advice we have received if we I do place a lot of weight on the advice we have received if we are advice we have received if we are told advice we have received if we are told it advice we have received if we are told it is advice we have received if we are told it is not advice we have received if we are told it is not a advice we have received if we are told it is not a structurally advice we have received if we are told it is not a structurally sound told it is not a structurally sound decision told it is not a structurally sound decision to told it is not a structurally sound decision to make told it is not a structurally sound decision to make we told it is not a structurally sound decision to make we need told it is not a structurally sound decision to make we need to told it is not a structurally sound decision to make we need to look told it is not a structurally sound decision to make we need to look at decision to make we need to look at an decision to make we need to look at an alternative. decision to make we need to look at an alternative. 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So who is proposing Sky Path Bridge itself is unsafe. So who is proposing Sky Path if Bridge itself is unsafe. So who is proposing Sky Path if it Bridge itself is unsafe. So who is proposing Sky Path if it is Bridge itself is unsafe. So who is proposing Sky Path if it is not Bridge itself is unsafe. So who is proposing Sky Path if it is not that proposing Sky Path if it is not that Government's proposing Sky Path if it is not that Government's previous proposing Sky Path if it is not that Government's previous minister? proposing Sky Path if it is not that Government's previous minister? It Government's previous minister? It certainly Government's previous minister? It certainly is Government's previous minister? It certainly is not Government's previous minister? It certainly is not us. Government's previous minister? It certainly is not us. Well, Government's previous minister? It certainly is not us. Well, I Government's previous minister? It certainly is not us. 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I think the member seems to almost have answered her beginning? I think the member seems to almost have answered her own to almost have answered her own question. to almost have answered her own question. Of to almost have answered her own question. Of course to almost have answered her own question. Of course we to almost have answered her own question. Of course we have question. Of course we have supported question. Of course we have supported Sky question. Of course we have supported Sky Path, question. Of course we have supported Sky Path, the question. Of course we have supported Sky Path, the advice question. Of course we have supported Sky Path, the advice we supported Sky Path, the advice we have supported Sky Path, the advice we have from supported Sky Path, the advice we have from engineers supported Sky Path, the advice we have from engineers is supported Sky Path, the advice we have from engineers is that supported Sky Path, the advice we have from engineers is that that supported Sky Path, the advice we have from engineers is that that is have from engineers is that that is not have from engineers is that that is not a have from engineers is that that is not a project have from engineers is that that is not a project we have from engineers is that that is not a project we can have from engineers is that that is not a project we can continue have from engineers is that that is not a project we can continue to not a project we can continue to safely not a project we can continue to safely pursue. not a project we can continue to safely pursue. 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I think we've taken our position... Order! I think the we've taken our position... Order! I think the PM we've taken our position... Order! I think the PM knows we've taken our position... Order! I think the PM knows that we've taken our position... Order! I think the PM knows that she we've taken our position... Order! I think the PM knows that she answers think the PM knows that she answers the think the PM knows that she answers the questions. think the PM knows that she answers the questions. With think the PM knows that she answers the questions. With hundreds think the PM knows that she answers the questions. With hundreds of the questions. With hundreds of thousand the questions. With hundreds of thousand of the questions. With hundreds of thousand of South the questions. With hundreds of thousand of South Aucklanders the questions. With hundreds of thousand of South Aucklanders - the questions. With hundreds of thousand of South Aucklanders - with thousand of South Aucklanders - with hundreds thousand of South Aucklanders - with hundreds of thousand of South Aucklanders - with hundreds of thousands thousand of South Aucklanders - with hundreds of thousands of thousand of South Aucklanders - with hundreds of thousands of South hundreds of thousands of South Aucklanders hundreds of thousands of South Aucklanders face hundreds of thousands of South Aucklanders face more hundreds of thousands of South Aucklanders face more or hundreds of thousands of South Aucklanders face more or less Aucklanders face more or less chronic Aucklanders face more or less chronic gridlock Aucklanders face more or less chronic gridlock due Aucklanders face more or less chronic gridlock due to Aucklanders face more or less chronic gridlock due to her Aucklanders face more or less chronic gridlock due to her decision chronic gridlock due to her decision to chronic gridlock due to her decision to reduce chronic gridlock due to her decision to reduce funding chronic gridlock due to her decision to reduce funding on chronic gridlock due to her decision to reduce funding on the chronic gridlock due to her decision to reduce funding on the widening chronic gridlock due to her decision to reduce funding on the widening of to reduce funding on the widening of State to reduce funding on the widening of State Highway to reduce funding on the widening of State Highway 1 to reduce funding on the widening of State Highway 1 and to reduce funding on the widening of State Highway 1 and Mill to reduce funding on the widening of State Highway 1 and Mill Road. to reduce funding on the widening of State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view is State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view is we State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view is we can State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view is we can continue State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view is we can continue to State Highway 1 and Mill Road. Our view is we can continue to provide view is we can continue to provide transport view is we can continue to provide transport options view is we can continue to provide transport options to view is we can continue to provide transport options to an view is we can continue to provide transport options to an area view is we can continue to provide transport options to an area that view is we can continue to provide transport options to an area that is transport options to an area that is high transport options to an area that is high growth. transport options to an area that is high growth. We transport options to an area that is high growth. We have transport options to an area that is high growth. We have added transport options to an area that is high growth. We have added an high growth. We have added an additional high growth. We have added an additional train high growth. We have added an additional train station high growth. We have added an additional train station to high growth. We have added an additional train station to that additional train station to that area additional train station to that area and additional train station to that area and at additional train station to that area and at the additional train station to that area and at the same additional train station to that area and at the same time additional train station to that area and at the same time our area and at the same time our expectations area and at the same time our expectations around area and at the same time our expectations around housing area and at the same time our expectations around housing growth expectations around housing growth remains expectations around housing growth remains too. expectations around housing growth remains too. The expectations around housing growth remains too. The issue expectations around housing growth remains too. The issue that expectations around housing growth remains too. The issue that we expectations around housing growth remains too. The issue that we have remains too. The issue that we have to remains too. The issue that we have to factor remains too. The issue that we have to factor in remains too. The issue that we have to factor in in remains too. The issue that we have to factor in in all remains too. The issue that we have to factor in in all of remains too. The issue that we have to factor in in all of these to factor in in all of these decisions to factor in in all of these decisions is to factor in in all of these decisions is how to factor in in all of these decisions is how do to factor in in all of these decisions is how do we to factor in in all of these decisions is how do we ensure to factor in in all of these decisions is how do we ensure that decisions is how do we ensure that we decisions is how do we ensure that we both decisions is how do we ensure that we both have decisions is how do we ensure that we both have the decisions is how do we ensure that we both have the capacity decisions is how do we ensure that we both have the capacity in decisions is how do we ensure that we both have the capacity in terms we both have the capacity in terms of we both have the capacity in terms of housing we both have the capacity in terms of housing but we both have the capacity in terms of housing but also we both have the capacity in terms of housing but also we we both have the capacity in terms of housing but also we provide of housing but also we provide multi-mode of housing but also we provide multi-mode transport of housing but also we provide multi-mode transport options of housing but also we provide multi-mode transport options and of housing but also we provide multi-mode transport options and not multi-mode transport options and not allow multi-mode transport options and not allow ourselves multi-mode transport options and not allow ourselves to multi-mode transport options and not allow ourselves to simply multi-mode transport options and not allow ourselves to simply say multi-mode transport options and not allow ourselves to simply say that allow ourselves to simply say that if allow ourselves to simply say that if you allow ourselves to simply say that if you design allow ourselves to simply say that if you design new allow ourselves to simply say that if you design new housing allow ourselves to simply say that if you design new housing areas allow ourselves to simply say that if you design new housing areas the if you design new housing areas the only if you design new housing areas the only option if you design new housing areas the only option for if you design new housing areas the only option for transport if you design new housing areas the only option for transport is if you design new housing areas the only option for transport is cars. only option for transport is cars. We only option for transport is cars. We need only option for transport is cars. We need to only option for transport is cars. We need to provide only option for transport is cars. We need to provide alternatives. We need to provide alternatives. Michael We need to provide alternatives. Michael Wood. We need to provide alternatives. Michael Wood. Can We need to provide alternatives. Michael Wood. Can he We need to provide alternatives. Michael Wood. Can he is We need to provide alternatives. Michael Wood. Can he is confirm We need to provide alternatives. Michael Wood. Can he is confirm the Michael Wood. Can he is confirm the New Michael Wood. Can he is confirm the New Zealand Michael Wood. Can he is confirm the New Zealand Upgrade Michael Wood. Can he is confirm the New Zealand Upgrade Programme Michael Wood. Can he is confirm the New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes $2.7 New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes $2.7 million New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes $2.7 million worth New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes $2.7 million worth of New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes $2.7 million worth of investments New Zealand Upgrade Programme makes $2.7 million worth of investments in $2.7 million worth of investments in transport $2.7 million worth of investments in transport projects $2.7 million worth of investments in transport projects in $2.7 million worth of investments in transport projects in South $2.7 million worth of investments in transport projects in South Auckland transport projects in South Auckland exactly transport projects in South Auckland exactly the transport projects in South Auckland exactly the same transport projects in South Auckland exactly the same as transport projects in South Auckland exactly the same as was transport projects in South Auckland exactly the same as was confirmed transport projects in South Auckland exactly the same as was confirmed at exactly the same as was confirmed at the exactly the same as was confirmed at the beginning exactly the same as was confirmed at the beginning of exactly the same as was confirmed at the beginning of the exactly the same as was confirmed at the beginning of the programme? exactly the same as was confirmed at the beginning of the programme? Yes, the beginning of the programme? Yes, I the beginning of the programme? Yes, I can the beginning of the programme? Yes, I can confirm the beginning of the programme? Yes, I can confirm that. the beginning of the programme? Yes, I can confirm that. What the beginning of the programme? Yes, I can confirm that. What advice the beginning of the programme? Yes, I can confirm that. What advice has I can confirm that. What advice has she I can confirm that. What advice has she received I can confirm that. What advice has she received about I can confirm that. What advice has she received about how I can confirm that. What advice has she received about how many I can confirm that. What advice has she received about how many trades she received about how many trades people she received about how many trades people are she received about how many trades people are going she received about how many trades people are going to she received about how many trades people are going to be she received about how many trades people are going to be travelling she received about how many trades people are going to be travelling on people are going to be travelling on the people are going to be travelling on the cycleway people are going to be travelling on the cycleway with people are going to be travelling on the cycleway with their people are going to be travelling on the cycleway with their tools? people are going to be travelling on the cycleway with their tools? The the cycleway with their tools? The suggestion the cycleway with their tools? The suggestion there the cycleway with their tools? The suggestion there that the cycleway with their tools? The suggestion there that somehow the cycleway with their tools? The suggestion there that somehow the suggestion there that somehow the Harbour suggestion there that somehow the Harbour Bridge suggestion there that somehow the Harbour Bridge is suggestion there that somehow the Harbour Bridge is simply Harbour Bridge is simply disappearing Harbour Bridge is simply disappearing is Harbour Bridge is simply disappearing is ridiculous. disappearing is ridiculous. <LAUGHTER> <LAUGHTER> <INTERRUPTION> <INTERRUPTION> Order! <INTERRUPTION> Order! I <INTERRUPTION> Order! I think <INTERRUPTION> Order! I think the <INTERRUPTION> Order! I think the Leader <INTERRUPTION> Order! I think the Leader of <INTERRUPTION> Order! I think the Leader of the Order! I think the Leader of the Opposition Order! I think the Leader of the Opposition knows Order! I think the Leader of the Opposition knows that Order! I think the Leader of the Opposition knows that I Order! I think the Leader of the Opposition knows that I won't Order! I think the Leader of the Opposition knows that I won't be. Opposition Opposition knows Opposition knows that Opposition knows that I Opposition knows that I won't Opposition knows that I won't be. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Energy My question is to the Minister of Energy and My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action My question is to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What action is Energy and Resources: What action is the Energy and Resources: What action is the Government Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to Energy and Resources: What action is the Government taking to reduce the Government taking to reduce emissions the Government taking to reduce emissions across the Government taking to reduce emissions across New the Government taking to reduce emissions across New Zealand's emissions across New Zealand's transport emissions across New Zealand's transport fleet emissions across New Zealand's transport fleet through emissions across New Zealand's transport fleet through Budget emissions across New Zealand's transport fleet through Budget 2021? The The Hon The Hon Dr The Hon Dr Megan The Hon Dr Megan Woods. The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are continuing The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are continuing to The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are continuing to fund The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are continuing to fund the The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are continuing to fund the success The Hon Dr Megan Woods. We are continuing to fund the success of continuing to fund the success of the continuing to fund the success of the low continuing to fund the success of the low emission continuing to fund the success of the low emission transport continuing to fund the success of the low emission transport fund continuing to fund the success of the low emission transport fund by the low emission transport fund by increasing the low emission transport fund by increasing the the low emission transport fund by increasing the amount the low emission transport fund by increasing the amount the the low emission transport fund by increasing the amount the Government increasing the amount the Government is increasing the amount the Government is contributing increasing the amount the Government is contributing with increasing the amount the Government is contributing with an increasing the amount the Government is contributing with an even increasing the amount the Government is contributing with an even match is contributing with an even match to is contributing with an even match to the is contributing with an even match to the fuel is contributing with an even match to the fuel levy is contributing with an even match to the fuel levy to is contributing with an even match to the fuel levy to reach is contributing with an even match to the fuel levy to reach $25 to the fuel levy to reach $25 million to the fuel levy to reach $25 million a to the fuel levy to reach $25 million a year to the fuel levy to reach $25 million a year for to the fuel levy to reach $25 million a year for projects to the fuel levy to reach $25 million a year for projects by million a year for projects by 2023/24. million a year for projects by 2023/24. Formally million a year for projects by 2023/24. Formally the million a year for projects by 2023/24. Formally the low million a year for projects by 2023/24. Formally the low emissions 2023/24. Formally the low emissions vehicles 2023/24. Formally the low emissions vehicles contestable 2023/24. Formally the low emissions vehicles contestable fund, 2023/24. Formally the low emissions vehicles contestable fund, the 2023/24. Formally the low emissions vehicles contestable fund, the name vehicles contestable fund, the name change vehicles contestable fund, the name change reflects vehicles contestable fund, the name change reflects a vehicles contestable fund, the name change reflects a widening vehicles contestable fund, the name change reflects a widening of change reflects a widening of eligibility change reflects a widening of eligibility to change reflects a widening of eligibility to include change reflects a widening of eligibility to include projects change reflects a widening of eligibility to include projects for eligibility to include projects for areas eligibility to include projects for areas like eligibility to include projects for areas like aviation, eligibility to include projects for areas like aviation, maritime eligibility to include projects for areas like aviation, maritime and areas like aviation, maritime and offroad areas like aviation, maritime and offroad vehicles. areas like aviation, maritime and offroad vehicles. When areas like aviation, maritime and offroad vehicles. When modernising offroad vehicles. When modernising this offroad vehicles. When modernising this fund offroad vehicles. When modernising this fund to offroad vehicles. When modernising this fund to tackle offroad vehicles. When modernising this fund to tackle the offroad vehicles. When modernising this fund to tackle the challenges this fund to tackle the challenges of this fund to tackle the challenges of reducing this fund to tackle the challenges of reducing emissions this fund to tackle the challenges of reducing emissions from this fund to tackle the challenges of reducing emissions from our of reducing emissions from our transport of reducing emissions from our transport fleets of reducing emissions from our transport fleets which of reducing emissions from our transport fleets which make of reducing emissions from our transport fleets which make up of reducing emissions from our transport fleets which make up 21% transport fleets which make up 21% of transport fleets which make up 21% of our transport fleets which make up 21% of our overall transport fleets which make up 21% of our overall greenhouse transport fleets which make up 21% of our overall greenhouse gas of our overall greenhouse gas emissions of our overall greenhouse gas emissions and of our overall greenhouse gas emissions and I'm of our overall greenhouse gas emissions and I'm excited of our overall greenhouse gas emissions and I'm excited to of our overall greenhouse gas emissions and I'm excited to see emissions and I'm excited to see what emissions and I'm excited to see what innovative emissions and I'm excited to see what innovative projects emissions and I'm excited to see what innovative projects will what innovative projects will emerge. what innovative projects will emerge. What what innovative projects will emerge. What kind what innovative projects will emerge. What kind of what innovative projects will emerge. What kind of new what innovative projects will emerge. What kind of new projects emerge. What kind of new projects can emerge. What kind of new projects can the emerge. What kind of new projects can the LETF emerge. What kind of new projects can the LETF fund? emerge. What kind of new projects can the LETF fund? The emerge. What kind of new projects can the LETF fund? The wider emerge. What kind of new projects can the LETF fund? The wider scope can the LETF fund? The wider scope of can the LETF fund? The wider scope of the can the LETF fund? The wider scope of the LETF can the LETF fund? The wider scope of the LETF will can the LETF fund? The wider scope of the LETF will enable can the LETF fund? The wider scope of the LETF will enable the of the LETF will enable the co-funding of the LETF will enable the co-funding of of the LETF will enable the co-funding of a of the LETF will enable the co-funding of a range of the LETF will enable the co-funding of a range of of the LETF will enable the co-funding of a range of projects co-funding of a range of projects such co-funding of a range of projects such as co-funding of a range of projects such as high-capacity co-funding of a range of projects such as high-capacity EV co-funding of a range of projects such as high-capacity EV chargers co-funding of a range of projects such as high-capacity EV chargers up such as high-capacity EV chargers up and such as high-capacity EV chargers up and down such as high-capacity EV chargers up and down the such as high-capacity EV chargers up and down the country such as high-capacity EV chargers up and down the country and such as high-capacity EV chargers up and down the country and transport and down the country and transport projects and down the country and transport projects utilising and down the country and transport projects utilising other projects utilising other low-emission projects utilising other low-emission fuels projects utilising other low-emission fuels such projects utilising other low-emission fuels such as projects utilising other low-emission fuels such as biofuel low-emission fuels such as biofuel and low-emission fuels such as biofuel and hydrogen. low-emission fuels such as biofuel and hydrogen. The low-emission fuels such as biofuel and hydrogen. The fund low-emission fuels such as biofuel and hydrogen. The fund will low-emission fuels such as biofuel and hydrogen. The fund will also low-emission fuels such as biofuel and hydrogen. The fund will also see and hydrogen. The fund will also see the and hydrogen. The fund will also see the demonstration and hydrogen. The fund will also see the demonstration of and hydrogen. The fund will also see the demonstration of new the demonstration of new technologies the demonstration of new technologies across the demonstration of new technologies across a the demonstration of new technologies across a range the demonstration of new technologies across a range of technologies across a range of transport technologies across a range of transport modes technologies across a range of transport modes including transport modes including low-emissions transport modes including low-emissions trucks, transport modes including low-emissions trucks, maritime low-emissions trucks, maritime ferries low-emissions trucks, maritime ferries and low-emissions trucks, maritime ferries and even low-emissions trucks, maritime ferries and even aviation. low-emissions trucks, maritime ferries and even aviation. What ferries and even aviation. What organisations ferries and even aviation. What organisations benefit ferries and even aviation. What organisations benefit from ferries and even aviation. What organisations benefit from this organisations benefit from this investment? organisations benefit from this investment? The organisations benefit from this investment? The fund organisations benefit from this investment? The fund has organisations benefit from this investment? The fund has supported investment? The fund has supported some investment? The fund has supported some of investment? The fund has supported some of our investment? The fund has supported some of our largest investment? The fund has supported some of our largest transport some of our largest transport companies some of our largest transport companies like some of our largest transport companies like Fuso some of our largest transport companies like Fuso and some of our largest transport companies like Fuso and Hyundai some of our largest transport companies like Fuso and Hyundai and companies like Fuso and Hyundai and Mothers companies like Fuso and Hyundai and Mothers -- companies like Fuso and Hyundai and Mothers -- motors companies like Fuso and Hyundai and Mothers -- motors New companies like Fuso and Hyundai and Mothers -- motors New Zealand companies like Fuso and Hyundai and Mothers -- motors New Zealand to Mothers -- motors New Zealand to test Mothers -- motors New Zealand to test new Mothers -- motors New Zealand to test new technology. Mothers -- motors New Zealand to test new technology. It Mothers -- motors New Zealand to test new technology. It has Mothers -- motors New Zealand to test new technology. It has helped test new technology. It has helped put test new technology. It has helped put in test new technology. It has helped put in place test new technology. It has helped put in place a test new technology. It has helped put in place a network test new technology. It has helped put in place a network of test new technology. It has helped put in place a network of pluck test new technology. It has helped put in place a network of pluck EV put in place a network of pluck EV fast put in place a network of pluck EV fast chargers put in place a network of pluck EV fast chargers to put in place a network of pluck EV fast chargers to ensure put in place a network of pluck EV fast chargers to ensure EV put in place a network of pluck EV fast chargers to ensure EV owners fast chargers to ensure EV owners can fast chargers to ensure EV owners can fuel fast chargers to ensure EV owners can fuel up fast chargers to ensure EV owners can fuel up around fast chargers to ensure EV owners can fuel up around the fast chargers to ensure EV owners can fuel up around the country, can fuel up around the country, kickstarted can fuel up around the country, kickstarted EZ can fuel up around the country, kickstarted EZ car can fuel up around the country, kickstarted EZ car share can fuel up around the country, kickstarted EZ car share schemes can fuel up around the country, kickstarted EZ car share schemes and kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support -- kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support -- EV kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support -- EV car kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support -- EV car share kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support -- EV car share schemes kickstarted EZ car share schemes and support -- EV car share schemes and support -- EV car share schemes and supported support -- EV car share schemes and supported community support -- EV car share schemes and supported community groups support -- EV car share schemes and supported community groups who support -- EV car share schemes and supported community groups who have supported community groups who have demonstrated supported community groups who have demonstrated how supported community groups who have demonstrated how vans supported community groups who have demonstrated how vans can supported community groups who have demonstrated how vans can be supported community groups who have demonstrated how vans can be used demonstrated how vans can be used for demonstrated how vans can be used for everyday demonstrated how vans can be used for everyday deliveries. demonstrated how vans can be used for everyday deliveries. Question for everyday deliveries. Question No.4, for everyday deliveries. Question No.4, David for everyday deliveries. Question No.4, David Seymour. for for everyday for everyday deliveries. for everyday deliveries. Question for everyday deliveries. Question No.4, for everyday deliveries. Question No.4, David for everyday deliveries. Question No.4, David Seymour. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Prime My question is to the Prime Minister: My question is to the Prime Minister: Does My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all My question is to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and actions? Yes, Yes, in Yes, in particular Yes, in particular the Yes, in particular the Government's Yes, in particular the Government's work Yes, in particular the Government's work to Yes, in particular the Government's work to prioritise Yes, in particular the Government's work to prioritise the Yes, in particular the Government's work to prioritise the construction work to prioritise the construction of work to prioritise the construction of new work to prioritise the construction of new housing. work to prioritise the construction of new housing. Throughout work to prioritise the construction of new housing. Throughout the of new housing. Throughout the recovery of new housing. Throughout the recovery from of new housing. Throughout the recovery from COVID-19. of new housing. Throughout the recovery from COVID-19. We of new housing. Throughout the recovery from COVID-19. We saw of new housing. Throughout the recovery from COVID-19. We saw the recovery from COVID-19. We saw the impact recovery from COVID-19. We saw the impact of recovery from COVID-19. We saw the impact of the recovery from COVID-19. We saw the impact of the global recovery from COVID-19. We saw the impact of the global financial impact of the global financial crisis impact of the global financial crisis on impact of the global financial crisis on the impact of the global financial crisis on the residential crisis on the residential construction crisis on the residential construction industry crisis on the residential construction industry with construction industry with residential construction industry with residential construction construction industry with residential construction activity residential construction activity halving residential construction activity halving between residential construction activity halving between 2008 residential construction activity halving between 2008 and residential construction activity halving between 2008 and 2011. halving between 2008 and 2011. That's halving between 2008 and 2011. That's why halving between 2008 and 2011. That's why it halving between 2008 and 2011. That's why it is halving between 2008 and 2011. That's why it is particularly That's why it is particularly pleasing That's why it is particularly pleasing to That's why it is particularly pleasing to see That's why it is particularly pleasing to see the That's why it is particularly pleasing to see the number That's why it is particularly pleasing to see the number of That's why it is particularly pleasing to see the number of new pleasing to see the number of new homes pleasing to see the number of new homes consented pleasing to see the number of new homes consented was pleasing to see the number of new homes consented was up pleasing to see the number of new homes consented was up 15% pleasing to see the number of new homes consented was up 15% from homes consented was up 15% from April homes consented was up 15% from April 2020. homes consented was up 15% from April 2020. I'm homes consented was up 15% from April 2020. I'm also homes consented was up 15% from April 2020. I'm also proud homes consented was up 15% from April 2020. I'm also proud of homes consented was up 15% from April 2020. I'm also proud of the April 2020. I'm also proud of the new April 2020. I'm also proud of the new building April 2020. I'm also proud of the new building laws April 2020. I'm also proud of the new building laws passed April 2020. I'm also proud of the new building laws passed last April 2020. I'm also proud of the new building laws passed last week new building laws passed last week that new building laws passed last week that will new building laws passed last week that will lift new building laws passed last week that will lift the new building laws passed last week that will lift the efficiency new building laws passed last week that will lift the efficiency and that will lift the efficiency and quality that will lift the efficiency and quality of that will lift the efficiency and quality of building that will lift the efficiency and quality of building work that will lift the efficiency and quality of building work and that will lift the efficiency and quality of building work and enable quality of building work and enable offsite quality of building work and enable offsite manufacturing. quality of building work and enable offsite manufacturing. The quality of building work and enable offsite manufacturing. The new offsite manufacturing. The new scheme offsite manufacturing. The new scheme will offsite manufacturing. The new scheme will allow offsite manufacturing. The new scheme will allow offsite offsite manufacturing. The new scheme will allow offsite building scheme will allow offsite building manufacturers scheme will allow offsite building manufacturers who scheme will allow offsite building manufacturers who are scheme will allow offsite building manufacturers who are certified scheme will allow offsite building manufacturers who are certified to manufacturers who are certified to sign manufacturers who are certified to sign off manufacturers who are certified to sign off on manufacturers who are certified to sign off on their manufacturers who are certified to sign off on their own manufacturers who are certified to sign off on their own designs manufacturers who are certified to sign off on their own designs and sign off on their own designs and construction sign off on their own designs and construction drastically sign off on their own designs and construction drastically speeding sign off on their own designs and construction drastically speeding up construction drastically speeding up the construction drastically speeding up the building construction drastically speeding up the building consent construction drastically speeding up the building consent process. construction drastically speeding up the building consent process. Why the building consent process. Why did the building consent process. Why did the the building consent process. Why did the PM the building consent process. Why did the PM choose the building consent process. Why did the PM choose toe the building consent process. Why did the PM choose toe use the building consent process. Why did the PM choose toe use housing the building consent process. Why did the PM choose toe use housing as did the PM choose toe use housing as her did the PM choose toe use housing as her example did the PM choose toe use housing as her example of did the PM choose toe use housing as her example of good did the PM choose toe use housing as her example of good policy did the PM choose toe use housing as her example of good policy when her example of good policy when house her example of good policy when house prices her example of good policy when house prices are her example of good policy when house prices are up her example of good policy when house prices are up 20% her example of good policy when house prices are up 20% year-on-year house prices are up 20% year-on-year and house prices are up 20% year-on-year and 8% house prices are up 20% year-on-year and 8% for house prices are up 20% year-on-year and 8% for the house prices are up 20% year-on-year and 8% for the quarter? house prices are up 20% year-on-year and 8% for the quarter? Because house prices are up 20% year-on-year and 8% for the quarter? Because we and 8% for the quarter? Because we have and 8% for the quarter? Because we have record and 8% for the quarter? Because we have record consenting and 8% for the quarter? Because we have record consenting numbers and 8% for the quarter? Because we have record consenting numbers not have record consenting numbers not seen have record consenting numbers not seen in have record consenting numbers not seen in this have record consenting numbers not seen in this country have record consenting numbers not seen in this country ever have record consenting numbers not seen in this country ever and have record consenting numbers not seen in this country ever and that seen in this country ever and that is seen in this country ever and that is during seen in this country ever and that is during an seen in this country ever and that is during an economic seen in this country ever and that is during an economic downturn seen in this country ever and that is during an economic downturn when is during an economic downturn when usually, is during an economic downturn when usually, based is during an economic downturn when usually, based on is during an economic downturn when usually, based on past is during an economic downturn when usually, based on past evidence, is during an economic downturn when usually, based on past evidence, we usually, based on past evidence, we have usually, based on past evidence, we have seen usually, based on past evidence, we have seen a usually, based on past evidence, we have seen a decline usually, based on past evidence, we have seen a decline in usually, based on past evidence, we have seen a decline in the have seen a decline in the residential have seen a decline in the residential building have seen a decline in the residential building sector. have seen a decline in the residential building sector. Also, residential building sector. Also, Mr residential building sector. Also, Mr Speaker, residential building sector. Also, Mr Speaker, because residential building sector. Also, Mr Speaker, because in residential building sector. Also, Mr Speaker, because in the residential building sector. Also, Mr Speaker, because in the budget Mr Speaker, because in the budget Treasury Mr Speaker, because in the budget Treasury are Mr Speaker, because in the budget Treasury are predicting Mr Speaker, because in the budget Treasury are predicting that Mr Speaker, because in the budget Treasury are predicting that house Treasury are predicting that house price Treasury are predicting that house price growth Treasury are predicting that house price growth will Treasury are predicting that house price growth will drop Treasury are predicting that house price growth will drop down Treasury are predicting that house price growth will drop down to Treasury are predicting that house price growth will drop down to 0.9% price growth will drop down to 0.9% demonstrating price growth will drop down to 0.9% demonstrating that price growth will drop down to 0.9% demonstrating that the price growth will drop down to 0.9% demonstrating that the chains price growth will drop down to 0.9% demonstrating that the chains we demonstrating that the chains we have demonstrating that the chains we have made demonstrating that the chains we have made will demonstrating that the chains we have made will have demonstrating that the chains we have made will have an demonstrating that the chains we have made will have an effect demonstrating that the chains we have made will have an effect on demonstrating that the chains we have made will have an effect on the have made will have an effect on the housing have made will have an effect on the housing market. have made will have an effect on the housing market. Thank have made will have an effect on the housing market. Thank you have made will have an effect on the housing market. Thank you for have made will have an effect on the housing market. Thank you for the housing market. Thank you for the second housing market. Thank you for the second patsy housing market. Thank you for the second patsy question. housing market. Thank you for the second patsy question. Too housing market. Thank you for the second patsy question. Too easy. second patsy question. Too easy. Does second patsy question. Too easy. Does she second patsy question. Too easy. Does she stand second patsy question. Too easy. Does she stand by second patsy question. Too easy. Does she stand by her second patsy question. Too easy. Does she stand by her policy second patsy question. Too easy. Does she stand by her policy of Does she stand by her policy of spending Does she stand by her policy of spending $675 Does she stand by her policy of spending $675 million Does she stand by her policy of spending $675 million on Does she stand by her policy of spending $675 million on a Does she stand by her policy of spending $675 million on a cycle spending $675 million on a cycle bridge spending $675 million on a cycle bridge in spending $675 million on a cycle bridge in Auckland spending $675 million on a cycle bridge in Auckland when spending $675 million on a cycle bridge in Auckland when nurses spending $675 million on a cycle bridge in Auckland when nurses up bridge in Auckland when nurses up and bridge in Auckland when nurses up and down bridge in Auckland when nurses up and down the bridge in Auckland when nurses up and down the country bridge in Auckland when nurses up and down the country go bridge in Auckland when nurses up and down the country go on bridge in Auckland when nurses up and down the country go on strike? and down the country go on strike? Look, and down the country go on strike? Look, Mr and down the country go on strike? Look, Mr Speaker, and down the country go on strike? Look, Mr Speaker, of and down the country go on strike? Look, Mr Speaker, of course and down the country go on strike? Look, Mr Speaker, of course we Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that we Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that we are Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that we are in Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that we are in a Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that we are in a period Look, Mr Speaker, of course we accept that we are in a period of accept that we are in a period of time accept that we are in a period of time where accept that we are in a period of time where we accept that we are in a period of time where we do accept that we are in a period of time where we do have accept that we are in a period of time where we do have to accept that we are in a period of time where we do have to both accept that we are in a period of time where we do have to both make time where we do have to both make the time where we do have to both make the investments time where we do have to both make the investments in time where we do have to both make the investments in infrastructure time where we do have to both make the investments in infrastructure - the investments in infrastructure - billions the investments in infrastructure - billions of the investments in infrastructure - billions of dollars the investments in infrastructure - billions of dollars worth the investments in infrastructure - billions of dollars worth - the investments in infrastructure - billions of dollars worth - to billions of dollars worth - to continue billions of dollars worth - to continue to billions of dollars worth - to continue to create billions of dollars worth - to continue to create jobs billions of dollars worth - to continue to create jobs and billions of dollars worth - to continue to create jobs and build continue to create jobs and build the continue to create jobs and build the infrastructure continue to create jobs and build the infrastructure that continue to create jobs and build the infrastructure that we continue to create jobs and build the infrastructure that we need continue to create jobs and build the infrastructure that we need for the infrastructure that we need for it the infrastructure that we need for it to the infrastructure that we need for it to have the infrastructure that we need for it to have a the infrastructure that we need for it to have a world the infrastructure that we need for it to have a world life the infrastructure that we need for it to have a world life class the infrastructure that we need for it to have a world life class city. it to have a world life class city. I it to have a world life class city. I don't it to have a world life class city. I don't think it to have a world life class city. I don't think the it to have a world life class city. I don't think the member it to have a world life class city. I don't think the member necessarily I don't think the member necessarily agrees I don't think the member necessarily agrees with I don't think the member necessarily agrees with the I don't think the member necessarily agrees with the idea I don't think the member necessarily agrees with the idea that I don't think the member necessarily agrees with the idea that our I don't think the member necessarily agrees with the idea that our cities agrees with the idea that our cities should agrees with the idea that our cities should be agrees with the idea that our cities should be split agrees with the idea that our cities should be split in agrees with the idea that our cities should be split in two agrees with the idea that our cities should be split in two and agrees with the idea that our cities should be split in two and people agrees with the idea that our cities should be split in two and people do should be split in two and people do not should be split in two and people do not have should be split in two and people do not have the should be split in two and people do not have the ability should be split in two and people do not have the ability to should be split in two and people do not have the ability to walk should be split in two and people do not have the ability to walk or not have the ability to walk or cycle not have the ability to walk or cycle between not have the ability to walk or cycle between the not have the ability to walk or cycle between the CBD not have the ability to walk or cycle between the CBD and not have the ability to walk or cycle between the CBD and the not have the ability to walk or cycle between the CBD and the North cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. On cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. On the cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. On the issue cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. On the issue of cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. On the issue of nurses, cycle between the CBD and the North Shore. On the issue of nurses, we Shore. On the issue of nurses, we have Shore. On the issue of nurses, we have made Shore. On the issue of nurses, we have made an Shore. On the issue of nurses, we have made an offer Shore. On the issue of nurses, we have made an offer that have made an offer that substantially have made an offer that substantially lifts have made an offer that substantially lifts those have made an offer that substantially lifts those who have made an offer that substantially lifts those who are have made an offer that substantially lifts those who are on substantially lifts those who are on the substantially lifts those who are on the lowest substantially lifts those who are on the lowest pay substantially lifts those who are on the lowest pay bands substantially lifts those who are on the lowest pay bands and substantially lifts those who are on the lowest pay bands and in substantially lifts those who are on the lowest pay bands and in the the lowest pay bands and in the starting the lowest pay bands and in the starting brackets the lowest pay bands and in the starting brackets nor the lowest pay bands and in the starting brackets nor the the lowest pay bands and in the starting brackets nor the nursing starting brackets nor the nursing community. starting brackets nor the nursing community. But, starting brackets nor the nursing community. But, Mr starting brackets nor the nursing community. But, Mr Speaker, starting brackets nor the nursing community. But, Mr Speaker, at starting brackets nor the nursing community. But, Mr Speaker, at the community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their ask community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their ask is community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their ask is 17%, community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their ask is 17%, we community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their ask is 17%, we are community. But, Mr Speaker, at the moment their ask is 17%, we are just moment their ask is 17%, we are just not moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in the moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in the position moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in the position to moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in the position to be moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in the position to be able moment their ask is 17%, we are just not in the position to be able to not in the position to be able to fund not in the position to be able to fund that not in the position to be able to fund that at not in the position to be able to fund that at this not in the position to be able to fund that at this point not in the position to be able to fund that at this point in not in the position to be able to fund that at this point in time. fund that at this point in time. Does fund that at this point in time. Does she fund that at this point in time. Does she stand fund that at this point in time. Does she stand by fund that at this point in time. Does she stand by her fund that at this point in time. Does she stand by her Government's Does she stand by her Government's recent Does she stand by her Government's recent budget Does she stand by her Government's recent budget which Does she stand by her Government's recent budget which forecasts Does she stand by her Government's recent budget which forecasts an recent budget which forecasts an increase recent budget which forecasts an increase of recent budget which forecasts an increase of $2 recent budget which forecasts an increase of $2 billion recent budget which forecasts an increase of $2 billion each recent budget which forecasts an increase of $2 billion each and increase of $2 billion each and every increase of $2 billion each and every year increase of $2 billion each and every year on increase of $2 billion each and every year on Jobseeker increase of $2 billion each and every year on Jobseeker support increase of $2 billion each and every year on Jobseeker support and every year on Jobseeker support and emergency every year on Jobseeker support and emergency benefits every year on Jobseeker support and emergency benefits from every year on Jobseeker support and emergency benefits from pre-COVID emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels while emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels while nurses emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels while nurses up emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels while nurses up and emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels while nurses up and down emergency benefits from pre-COVID levels while nurses up and down the levels while nurses up and down the country levels while nurses up and down the country go levels while nurses up and down the country go on levels while nurses up and down the country go on strike? Mr Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker, I'm Mr Speaker, I'm not Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure that Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure that I Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure that I see Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure that I see the Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure that I see the direct Mr Speaker, I'm not necessarily sure that I see the direct relevance that I see the direct relevance there. that I see the direct relevance there. We that I see the direct relevance there. We are that I see the direct relevance there. We are working that I see the direct relevance there. We are working hard that I see the direct relevance there. We are working hard to that I see the direct relevance there. We are working hard to invest there. We are working hard to invest in there. We are working hard to invest in reducing there. We are working hard to invest in reducing the there. 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Does crises that New Zealand has ever experienced. Supplementary. Does she experienced. Supplementary. Does she stand experienced. Supplementary. Does she stand by experienced. Supplementary. Does she stand by her experienced. Supplementary. Does she stand by her Government's experienced. Supplementary. Does she stand by her Government's policy experienced. Supplementary. Does she stand by her Government's policy of stand by her Government's policy of spending stand by her Government's policy of spending $500 stand by her Government's policy of spending $500 million stand by her Government's policy of spending $500 million a stand by her Government's policy of spending $500 million a year stand by her Government's policy of spending $500 million a year on spending $500 million a year on fees-free spending $500 million a year on fees-free tertiary spending $500 million a year on fees-free tertiary education spending $500 million a year on fees-free tertiary education which fees-free tertiary education which has fees-free tertiary education which has not fees-free tertiary education which has not increased fees-free tertiary education which has not increased participation fees-free tertiary education which has not increased participation and has not increased participation and mainly has not increased participation and mainly accrues has not increased participation and mainly accrues to has not increased participation and mainly accrues to students has not increased participation and mainly accrues to students who has not increased participation and mainly accrues to students who went mainly accrues to students who went to mainly accrues to students who went to high-decile mainly accrues to students who went to high-decile schools... mainly accrues to students who went to high-decile schools... Order! mainly accrues to students who went to high-decile schools... Order! I to high-decile schools... Order! I will to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand up to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand up and to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand up and rule to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand up and rule if to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand up and rule if the to high-decile schools... Order! I will stand up and rule if the member will stand up and rule if the member wants will stand up and rule if the member wants it will stand up and rule if the member wants it clarified. will stand up and rule if the member wants it clarified. The will stand up and rule if the member wants it clarified. The member will stand up and rule if the member wants it clarified. The member may wants it clarified. The member may ask wants it clarified. The member may ask a wants it clarified. The member may ask a question, wants it clarified. The member may ask a question, he wants it clarified. The member may ask a question, he doesn't wants it clarified. The member may ask a question, he doesn't need wants it clarified. 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I hope the member is not going to resume his seat. I hope the member is not going to argue resume his seat. I hope the member is not going to argue with resume his seat. I hope the member is not going to argue with me. resume his seat. I hope the member is not going to argue with me. There is not going to argue with me. There is is not going to argue with me. There is not is not going to argue with me. There is not much is not going to argue with me. There is not much more is not going to argue with me. There is not much more clear is not going to argue with me. There is not much more clear cut is not going to argue with me. 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In the answer most recently requirements on the answers. In the answer most recently given requirements on the answers. In the answer most recently given by requirements on the answers. In the answer most recently given by the requirements on the answers. 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It was pointless argumentation, it was pointless argumentation, it was completely pointless argumentation, it was completely sue pointless argumentation, it was completely sue per pointless argumentation, it was completely sue per flew pointless argumentation, it was completely sue per flew use pointless argumentation, it was completely sue per flew use and pointless argumentation, it was completely sue per flew use and yet completely sue per flew use and yet she completely sue per flew use and yet she got completely sue per flew use and yet she got away completely sue per flew use and yet she got away with completely sue per flew use and yet she got away with it. completely sue per flew use and yet she got away with it. I completely sue per flew use and yet she got away with it. I ask completely sue per flew use and yet she got away with it. I ask for she got away with it. I ask for equivalency she got away with it. I ask for equivalency between she got away with it. I ask for equivalency between the she got away with it. I ask for equivalency between the answers she got away with it. I ask for equivalency between the answers and equivalency between the answers and the equivalency between the answers and the questions. equivalency between the answers and the questions. The equivalency between the answers and the questions. The member's equivalency between the answers and the questions. The member's question the questions. The member's question that the questions. The member's question that he the questions. The member's question that he just the questions. The member's question that he just referred the questions. The member's question that he just referred to the questions. The member's question that he just referred to there the questions. 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includes", the Government's budget and then he said "which includes", the PM Government's budget and then he said "which includes", the PM had Government's budget and then he said "which includes", the PM had a Government's budget and then he said "which includes", the PM had a very "which includes", the PM had a very wide "which includes", the PM had a very wide area "which includes", the PM had a very wide area she "which includes", the PM had a very wide area she could "which includes", the PM had a very wide area she could answer "which includes", the PM had a very wide area she could answer on "which includes", the PM had a very wide area she could answer on given wide area she could answer on given the wide area she could answer on given the question wide area she could answer on given the question simply wide area she could answer on given the question simply asked wide area she could answer on given the question simply asked if wide area she could answer on given the question simply asked if she the question simply asked if she stood the question simply asked if she stood by the question simply asked if she stood by the the question simply asked if she stood by the budget, the question simply asked if she stood by the budget, which stood by the budget, which thankfully stood by the budget, which thankfully she stood by the budget, which thankfully she did. stood by the budget, which thankfully she did. <LAUGHTER> thankfully she did. <LAUGHTER> The thankfully she did. <LAUGHTER> The member thankfully she did. <LAUGHTER> The member might thankfully she did. <LAUGHTER> The member might be thankfully she did. <LAUGHTER> The member might be technically The member might be technically right, The member might be technically right, the The member might be technically right, the Hon The member might be technically right, the Hon Grant The member might be technically right, the Hon Grant Robertson, The member might be technically right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David Seymour right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David Seymour has right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David Seymour has an right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David Seymour has an ability right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David Seymour has an ability to right, the Hon Grant Robertson, and David Seymour has an ability to take David Seymour has an ability to take a David Seymour has an ability to take a point David Seymour has an ability to take a point of David Seymour has an ability to take a point of order David Seymour has an ability to take a point of order after David Seymour has an ability to take a point of order after the David Seymour has an ability to take a point of order after the question, a point of order after the question, not a point of order after the question, not after a point of order after the question, not after he a point of order after the question, not after he is a point of order 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I think the only responsibility that I think the only responsibility that I have think the only responsibility that I have in think the only responsibility that I have in that think the only responsibility that I have in that particular think the only responsibility that I have in that particular area, think the only responsibility that I have in that particular area, was have in that particular area, was not have in that particular area, was not for have in that particular area, was not for the have in that particular area, was not for the answer have in that particular area, was not for the answer itself have in that particular area, was not for the answer itself but have in that particular area, was not for the answer itself but for not for the answer itself but for the not for the answer itself but for the length not for the answer itself but for the length which not for the answer itself but for the length which I not for the answer itself but for the length which I think not for the answer itself but for the length which I think was the length which I think was beginning the length which I think was beginning to the length which I think was beginning to push the length which I think was beginning to push things. the length which I think was beginning to push things. David beginning to push things. David Seymour beginning to push things. David Seymour supplementary. beginning to push things. David Seymour supplementary. Does beginning to push things. David Seymour supplementary. Does the beginning to push things. David Seymour supplementary. Does the PM Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand by Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand by her Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand by her policy Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand by her policy of Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand by her policy of spending Seymour supplementary. Does the PM stand by her policy of spending $500 stand by her policy of spending $500 million stand by her policy of spending $500 million a stand by her policy of spending $500 million a year stand by her policy of spending $500 million a year on stand by her policy of spending $500 million a year on fees-free stand by her policy of spending $500 million a year on fees-free tertiary million a year on fees-free tertiary education million a year on fees-free tertiary education which million a year on fees-free tertiary education which has million a year on fees-free tertiary education which has not million a year on fees-free tertiary education which has not increased education which has not increased participation education which has not increased participation while education which has not increased participation while nurses education which has not increased participation while nurses go education which has not increased participation while nurses go on participation while nurses go on strike? participation while nurses go on strike? The participation while nurses go on strike? The member's participation while nurses go on strike? The member's lost participation while nurses go on strike? The member's lost it participation while nurses go on strike? The member's lost it now. strike? The member's lost it now. Point strike? The member's lost it now. Point of strike? The member's lost it now. Point of order, strike? The member's lost it now. Point of order, Mr strike? The member's lost it now. Point of order, Mr Speaker. strike? The member's lost it now. Point of order, Mr Speaker. I Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I was Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I was allowed Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I was allowed - Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I was allowed - I Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I was allowed - I thought Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought I was allowed - I thought I thought I was allowed - I thought I was thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed to thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed to name thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed to name one thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed to name one feature thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed to name one feature of thought I was allowed - I thought I was allowed to name one feature of a was allowed to name one feature of a policy. was allowed to name one feature of a policy. No, was allowed to name one feature of a policy. No, nope was allowed to name one feature of a policy. No, nope at was allowed to name one feature of a policy. No, nope at all? was allowed to name one feature of a policy. No, nope at all? Further policy. No, nope at all? Further supplementary, policy. No, nope at all? Further supplementary, David policy. No, nope at all? Further supplementary, David Seymour. policy. No, nope at all? Further supplementary, David Seymour. Why supplementary, David Seymour. Why didn't supplementary, David Seymour. Why didn't budget supplementary, David Seymour. Why didn't budget 2021 supplementary, David Seymour. Why didn't budget 2021 have supplementary, David Seymour. Why didn't budget 2021 have measures supplementary, David Seymour. Why didn't budget 2021 have measures to didn't budget 2021 have measures to provide didn't budget 2021 have measures to provide tax didn't budget 2021 have measures to provide tax relief didn't budget 2021 have measures to provide tax relief for didn't budget 2021 have measures to provide tax relief for middle didn't budget 2021 have measures to provide tax relief for middle income provide tax relief for middle income New provide tax relief for middle income New Zealanders provide tax relief for middle income New Zealanders such provide tax relief for middle income New Zealanders such as provide tax relief for middle income New Zealanders such as nurses provide tax relief for middle income New Zealanders such as nurses and New Zealanders such as nurses and teachers New Zealanders such as nurses and teachers and New Zealanders such as nurses and teachers and police New Zealanders such as nurses and teachers and police who New Zealanders such as nurses and teachers and police who will New Zealanders such as nurses and teachers and police who will be teachers and police who will be watching teachers and police who will be watching this teachers and police who will be watching this industrial teachers and police who will be watching this industrial action teachers and police who will be watching this industrial action very watching this industrial action very closely? watching this industrial action very closely? <LAUGHTER> closely? <LAUGHTER> I closely? <LAUGHTER> I am closely? <LAUGHTER> I am going closely? <LAUGHTER> I am going to closely? <LAUGHTER> I am going to allow closely? <LAUGHTER> I am going to allow the closely? <LAUGHTER> I am going to allow the question closely? <LAUGHTER> I am going to allow the question but I am going to allow the question but am I am going to allow the question but am going I am going to allow the question but am going to I am going to allow the question but am going to remind I am going to allow the question but am going to remind the I am going to allow the question but am going to remind the member I am going to allow the question but am going to remind the member first am going to remind the member first of am going to remind the member first of all am going to remind the member first of all he am going to remind the member first of all he added am going to remind the member first of all he added something, am going to remind the member first of all he added something, a am going to remind the member first of all he added something, a phrase of all he added something, a phrase on of all he added something, a phrase on at of all he added something, a phrase on at the of all he added something, a phrase on at the end of all he added something, a phrase on at the end about of all he added something, a phrase on at the end about who of all he added something, a phrase on at the end about who was of all he added something, a phrase on at the end about who was watching on at the end about who was watching and on at the end about who was watching and secondly on at the end about who was watching and secondly he on at the end about who was watching and secondly he had on at the end about who was watching and secondly he had at on at the end about who was watching and secondly he had at least on at the end about who was watching and secondly he had at least two and secondly he had at least two further and secondly he had at least two further legs and secondly he had at least two further legs to and secondly he had at least two further legs to the and secondly he had at least two further legs to the supplementary. further legs to the supplementary. I'm further legs to the supplementary. I'm going further legs to the supplementary. I'm going to further legs to the supplementary. I'm going to allow further legs to the supplementary. I'm going to allow the further legs to the supplementary. I'm going to allow the PM further legs to the supplementary. I'm going to allow the PM to further legs to the supplementary. 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My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister for My question is to the Minister for Social My question is to the Minister for Social Development My question is to the Minister for Social Development and My question is to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Social Development and Employment: What Social Development and Employment: What recent Social Development and Employment: What recent reports Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has she Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has she seen Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has she seen on What recent reports has she seen on Ministry What recent reports has she seen on Ministry of What recent reports has she seen on Ministry of Social What recent reports has she seen on Ministry of Social Development Ministry of Social Development employment Ministry of Social Development employment initiatives? The The Hon The Hon Carmel The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am pleased The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am pleased to The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am pleased to report The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am pleased to report progress The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am pleased to report progress has The Hon Carmel Sepuloni. I am pleased to report progress has been pleased to report progress has been made pleased to report progress has been made across pleased to report progress has been made across our pleased to report progress has been made across our Government's pleased to report progress has been made across our Government's suite made across our Government's suite of made across our Government's suite of employment made across our Government's suite of employment initiatives made across our Government's suite of employment initiatives as made across our Government's suite of employment initiatives as well made across our Government's suite of employment initiatives as well as of employment initiatives as well as - of employment initiatives as well as - which of employment initiatives as well as - which is of employment initiatives as well as - which is helping of employment initiatives as well as - which is helping us of employment initiatives as well as - which is helping us to of employment initiatives as well as - which is helping us to secure of employment initiatives as well as - which is helping us to secure our - which is helping us to secure our economic - which is helping us to secure our economic recovery. - which is helping us to secure our economic recovery. The - which is helping us to secure our economic recovery. The expansion - which is helping us to secure our economic recovery. The expansion of economic recovery. The expansion of Flexi-wage economic recovery. The expansion of Flexi-wage to economic recovery. The expansion of Flexi-wage to support economic recovery. The expansion of Flexi-wage to support more economic recovery. The expansion of Flexi-wage to support more people Flexi-wage to support more people into Flexi-wage to support more people into work Flexi-wage to support more people into work has Flexi-wage to support more people into work has had Flexi-wage to support more people into work has had a Flexi-wage to support more people into work has had a total Flexi-wage to support more people into work has had a total of Flexi-wage to support more people into work has had a total of 2,469 into work has had a total of 2,469 placements into work has had a total of 2,469 placements since into work has had a total of 2,469 placements since February. into work has had a total of 2,469 placements since February. The placements since February. The Apprenticeship placements since February. The Apprenticeship Boost placements since February. The Apprenticeship Boost Scheme placements since February. The Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which placements since February. The Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is rolled Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is rolled out Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is rolled out in Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is rolled out in collaboration Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is rolled out in collaboration with Apprenticeship Boost Scheme which is rolled out in collaboration with the rolled out in collaboration with the Tertiary rolled out in collaboration with the Tertiary Education rolled out in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Commission rolled out in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Commission has Tertiary Education Commission has already Tertiary Education Commission has already benefited Tertiary Education Commission has already benefited 26,902 already benefited 26,902 apprentices. already benefited 26,902 apprentices. These already benefited 26,902 apprentices. These are already benefited 26,902 apprentices. These are only already benefited 26,902 apprentices. These are only two apprentices. These are only two examples apprentices. These are only two examples of apprentices. These are only two examples of the apprentices. These are only two examples of the suite apprentices. These are only two examples of the suite of apprentices. These are only two examples of the suite of Government examples of the suite of Government initiatives examples of the suite of Government initiatives that examples of the suite of Government initiatives that we examples of the suite of Government initiatives that we have examples of the suite of Government initiatives that we have got examples of the suite of Government initiatives that we have got in initiatives that we have got in place initiatives that we have got in place to initiatives that we have got in place to support initiatives that we have got in place to support more initiatives that we have got in place to support more New initiatives that we have got in place to support more New Zealanders place to support more New Zealanders into place to support more New Zealanders into employment, place to support more New Zealanders into employment, education place to support more New Zealanders into employment, education or into employment, education or training. into employment, education or training. 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Mana in Mahi has recovery is gaining month the end yum. Mana in Mahi has reached recovery is gaining month the end yum. Mana in Mahi has reached a yum. Mana in Mahi has reached a significant yum. Mana in Mahi has reached a significant milestone yum. Mana in Mahi has reached a significant milestone in yum. Mana in Mahi has reached a significant milestone in three yum. Mana in Mahi has reached a significant milestone in three years significant milestone in three years after significant milestone in three years after having significant milestone in three years after having supported significant milestone in three years after having supported 3,000 significant milestone in three years after having supported 3,000 job after having supported 3,000 job Seekers after having supported 3,000 job Seekers into after having supported 3,000 job Seekers into jobs after having supported 3,000 job Seekers into jobs with after having supported 3,000 job Seekers into jobs with career Seekers into jobs with career training Seekers into jobs with career training pathways. Seekers into jobs with career training pathways. 90% Seekers into jobs with career training pathways. 90% of Seekers into jobs with career training pathways. 90% of them Seekers into jobs with career training pathways. 90% of them are training pathways. 90% of them are active, training pathways. 90% of them are active, completed training pathways. 90% of them are active, completed or training pathways. 90% of them are active, completed or have training pathways. 90% of them are active, completed or have exited active, completed or have exited early active, completed or have exited early and active, completed or have exited early and have active, completed or have exited early and have not active, completed or have exited early and have not returned active, completed or have exited early and have not returned to early and have not returned to benefit. early and have not returned to benefit. Of early and have not returned to benefit. Of these early and have not returned to benefit. Of these placements early and have not returned to benefit. Of these placements it early and have not returned to benefit. Of these placements it is benefit. Of these placements it is really benefit. Of these placements it is really pleasing benefit. Of these placements it is really pleasing to benefit. Of these placements it is really pleasing to see benefit. Of these placements it is really pleasing to see that benefit. Of these placements it is really pleasing to see that 38% benefit. Of these placements it is really pleasing to see that 38% of really pleasing to see that 38% of Mana really pleasing to see that 38% of Mana in really pleasing to see that 38% of Mana in Mahi really pleasing to see that 38% of Mana in Mahi participants really pleasing to see that 38% of Mana in Mahi participants are really pleasing to see that 38% of Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in mahi Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in mahi is Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in mahi is continuing Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in mahi is continuing to Mana in Mahi participants are Maori. Mana in mahi is continuing to go Mana in mahi is continuing to go from Mana in mahi is continuing to go from strength Mana in mahi is continuing to go from strength to Mana in mahi is continuing to go from strength to strength Mana in mahi is continuing to go from strength to strength as from strength to strength as evidenced from strength to strength as evidenced by from strength to strength as evidenced by the from strength to strength as evidenced by the number from strength to strength as evidenced by the number of from strength to strength as evidenced by the number of people evidenced by the number of people going evidenced by the number of people going into evidenced by the number of people going into jobs. evidenced by the number of people going into jobs. How evidenced by the number of people going into jobs. How do evidenced by the number of people going into jobs. How do these going into jobs. How do these reports going into jobs. How do these reports align going into jobs. How do these reports align with going into jobs. How do these reports align with the going into jobs. How do these reports align with the latest reports align with the latest household reports align with the latest household Labour reports align with the latest household Labour Force reports align with the latest household Labour Force Survey? household Labour Force Survey? Unemployment, household Labour Force Survey? Unemployment, employment household Labour Force Survey? Unemployment, employment and household Labour Force Survey? Unemployment, employment and labour Unemployment, employment and labour market Unemployment, employment and labour market participation Unemployment, employment and labour market participation all Unemployment, employment and labour market participation all improved Unemployment, employment and labour market participation all improved in market participation all improved in the market participation all improved in the March market participation all improved in the March 2021 market participation all improved in the March 2021 quarter. market participation all improved in the March 2021 quarter. Employment the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew by the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew by 15,000 the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew by 15,000 with the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew by 15,000 with an the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew by 15,000 with an extra the March 2021 quarter. Employment grew by 15,000 with an extra 32,000 grew by 15,000 with an extra 32,000 people grew by 15,000 with an extra 32,000 people going grew by 15,000 with an extra 32,000 people going into grew by 15,000 with an extra 32,000 people going into jobs grew by 15,000 with an extra 32,000 people going into jobs since people going into jobs since September people going into jobs since September 2020. people going into jobs since September 2020. Over people going into jobs since September 2020. Over the people going into jobs since September 2020. Over the year people going into jobs since September 2020. Over the year to September 2020. Over the year to March September 2020. Over the year to March 2021, September 2020. Over the year to March 2021, self-employment September 2020. Over the year to March 2021, self-employment has March 2021, self-employment has risen March 2021, self-employment has risen 24,700, March 2021, self-employment has risen 24,700, with March 2021, self-employment has risen 24,700, with unemployment March 2021, self-employment has risen 24,700, with unemployment now risen 24,700, with unemployment now down risen 24,700, with unemployment now down to risen 24,700, with unemployment now down to 4.7% risen 24,700, with unemployment now down to 4.7% and risen 24,700, with unemployment now down to 4.7% and 33,000 risen 24,700, with unemployment now down to 4.7% and 33,000 more risen 24,700, with unemployment now down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming off down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming off the down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming off the benefit down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming off the benefit and down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming off the benefit and into down to 4.7% and 33,000 more people coming off the benefit and into work coming off the benefit and into work it coming off the benefit and into work it is coming off the benefit and into work it is clear coming off the benefit and into work it is clear that coming off the benefit and into work it is clear that initiatives coming off the benefit and into work it is clear that initiatives such coming off the benefit and into work it is clear that initiatives such as it is clear that initiatives such as Flexi-wage, it is clear that initiatives such as Flexi-wage, the it is clear that initiatives such as Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Mana Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Mana in Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Mana in Mahi Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Mana in Mahi and Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Mana in Mahi and our Flexi-wage, the apprenticeship boost, Mana in Mahi and our or boost, Mana in Mahi and our or employment boost, Mana in Mahi and our or employment initiatives boost, Mana in Mahi and our or employment initiatives are boost, Mana in Mahi and our or employment initiatives are assisting employment initiatives are assisting us employment initiatives are assisting us to employment initiatives are assisting us to secure employment initiatives are assisting us to secure our employment initiatives are assisting us to secure our recovery. employment initiatives are assisting us to secure our recovery. Question us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the Hon us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the Hon Michael us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the Hon Michael Woodhouse. us us to us to secure us to secure our us to secure our recovery. us to secure our recovery. Question us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the Hon us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the Hon Michael us to secure our recovery. Question No.7, the Hon Michael Woodhouse. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Transport: My question is to the Minister of Transport: Did My question is to the Minister of Transport: Did the My question is to the Minister of Transport: Did the Government Transport: Did the Government re-scope Transport: Did the Government re-scope transport Transport: Did the Government re-scope transport projects Transport: Did the Government re-scope transport projects it re-scope transport projects it announced re-scope transport projects it announced in re-scope transport projects it announced in January re-scope transport projects it announced in January 2020 re-scope transport projects it announced in January 2020 as re-scope transport projects it announced in January 2020 as part re-scope transport projects it announced in January 2020 as part of announced in January 2020 as part of the announced in January 2020 as part of the New announced in January 2020 as part of the New Zealand announced in January 2020 as part of the New Zealand Upgrade announced in January 2020 as part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme announced in January 2020 as part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in order the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in order to the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in order to fund the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in order to fund the the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in order to fund the $785 the New Zealand Upgrade Programme in order to fund the $785 million order to fund the $785 million Northern order to fund the $785 million Northern Pathway, order to fund the $785 million Northern Pathway, which order to fund the $785 million Northern Pathway, which includes order to fund the $785 million Northern Pathway, which includes the Northern Pathway, which includes the cycling Northern Pathway, which includes the cycling and Northern Pathway, which includes the cycling and walking Northern Pathway, which includes the cycling and walking bridge? No. No. Was No. Was any No. Was any analysis No. Was any analysis undertaken No. Was any analysis undertaken comparing No. Was any analysis undertaken comparing value No. Was any analysis undertaken comparing value for No. Was any analysis undertaken comparing value for money No. Was any analysis undertaken comparing value for money of No. Was any analysis undertaken comparing value for money of the comparing value for money of the Northern comparing value for money of the Northern Pathway comparing value for money of the Northern Pathway against comparing value for money of the Northern Pathway against Waka Northern Pathway against Waka Kotahi's Northern Pathway against Waka Kotahi's November Northern Pathway against Waka Kotahi's November 2020 Northern Pathway against Waka Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion Northern Pathway against Waka Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of a Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of a $2 Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of a $2 billion Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of a $2 billion crossing Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of a $2 billion crossing that Kotahi's November 2020 Octoberion of a $2 billion crossing that included a $2 billion crossing that included cars, a $2 billion crossing that included cars, troubles, a $2 billion crossing that included cars, troubles, walking a $2 billion crossing that included cars, troubles, walking and a $2 billion crossing that included cars, troubles, walking and cycling cars, troubles, walking and cycling and cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if so cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if so what cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if so what was cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if so what was the cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if so what was the outcome cars, troubles, walking and cycling and if so what was the outcome of and if so what was the outcome of that and if so what was the outcome of that comparison? and if so what was the outcome of that comparison? 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We have achieved increased level of NAIT compliance increased level of NAIT compliance in increased level of NAIT compliance in recent increased level of NAIT compliance in recent years increased level of NAIT compliance in recent years and increased level of NAIT compliance in recent years and this increased level of NAIT compliance in recent years and this funding in recent years and this funding will in recent years and this funding will help in recent years and this funding will help us in recent years and this funding will help us maintain in recent years and this funding will help us maintain and in recent years and this funding will help us maintain and build in recent years and this funding will help us maintain and build on will help us maintain and build on that will help us maintain and build on that good will help us maintain and build on that good work. will help us maintain and build on that good work. How will help us maintain and build on that good work. 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I will note, however, during the strike there may be more during the strike there may be more people during the strike there may be more people on during the strike there may be more people on a during the strike there may be more people on a ward during the strike there may be more people on a ward than during the strike there may be more people on a ward than usual during the strike there may be more people on a ward than usual for during the strike there may be more people on a ward than usual for the people on a ward than usual for the safety people on a ward than usual for the safety of people on a ward than usual for the safety of patients people on a ward than usual for the safety of patients and people on a ward than usual for the safety of patients and the people on a ward than usual for the safety of patients and the delivery safety of patients and the delivery of safety of patients and the delivery of non-life safety of patients and the delivery of non-life preserving safety of patients and the delivery of non-life preserving care. safety of patients and the delivery of non-life preserving care. This safety of patients and the delivery of non-life preserving care. This is of non-life preserving care. This is because of non-life preserving care. This is because the of non-life preserving care. This is because the number of non-life preserving care. This is because the number of of non-life preserving care. This is because the number of staff because the number of staff delivering because the number of staff delivering live because the number of staff delivering live preserving because the number of staff delivering live preserving services delivering live preserving services does delivering live preserving services does not delivering live preserving services does not meet delivering live preserving services does not meet the delivering live preserving services does not meet the care delivering live preserving services does not meet the care needs delivering live preserving services does not meet the care needs of delivering live preserving services does not meet the care needs of all does not meet the care needs of all patients does not meet the care needs of all patients so does not meet the care needs of all patients so district does not meet the care needs of all patients so district health does not meet the care needs of all patients so district health boards patients so district health boards will patients so district health boards will have patients so district health boards will have volunteers, patients so district health boards will have volunteers, carers patients so district health boards will have volunteers, carers and will have volunteers, carers and family will have volunteers, carers and family involved. will have volunteers, carers and family involved. So will have volunteers, carers and family involved. So in will have volunteers, carers and family involved. So in response will have volunteers, carers and family involved. So in response to family involved. So in response to the family involved. So in response to the first family involved. So in response to the first part family involved. So in response to the first part of family involved. So in response to the first part of the family involved. So in response to the first part of the member's the first part of the member's question, the first part of the member's question, no, the first part of the member's question, no, and the first part of the member's question, no, and in the first part of the member's question, no, and in response the first part of the member's question, no, and in response to the first part of the member's question, no, and in response to the question, no, and in response to the second question, no, and in response to the second part question, no, and in response to the second part of question, no, and in response to the second part of the question, no, and in response to the second part of the member's second part of the member's question, second part of the member's question, no. second part of the member's question, no. Is second part of the member's question, no. Is the second part of the member's question, no. Is the minister question, no. Is the minister concerned question, no. Is the minister concerned that question, no. Is the minister concerned that district question, no. Is the minister concerned that district health concerned that district health boards concerned that district health boards are concerned that district health boards are regularly concerned that district health boards are regularly not concerned that district health boards are regularly not meeting boards are regularly not meeting safe boards are regularly not meeting safe staffing boards are regularly not meeting safe staffing nursing boards are regularly not meeting safe staffing nursing staff boards are regularly not meeting safe staffing nursing staff levels? safe staffing nursing staff levels? I safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am concerned safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am concerned at safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am concerned at the safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am concerned at the reports safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am concerned at the reports I safe staffing nursing staff levels? I am concerned at the reports I am I am concerned at the reports I am receiving I am concerned at the reports I am receiving from I am concerned at the reports I am receiving from hospitals, receiving from hospitals, particularly receiving from hospitals, particularly from receiving from hospitals, particularly from nurses, receiving from hospitals, particularly from nurses, about receiving from hospitals, particularly from nurses, about the particularly from nurses, about the pressure particularly from nurses, about the pressure that particularly from nurses, about the pressure that they particularly from nurses, about the pressure that they are particularly from nurses, about the pressure that they are under particularly from nurses, about the pressure that they are under and particularly from nurses, about the pressure that they are under and I pressure that they are under and I am pressure that they are under and I am concerned pressure that they are under and I am concerned that pressure that they are under and I am concerned that not pressure that they are under and I am concerned that not withstanding am concerned that not withstanding the am concerned that not withstanding the agreement am concerned that not withstanding the agreement reached am concerned that not withstanding the agreement reached with am concerned that not withstanding the agreement reached with the the agreement reached with the nurses the agreement reached with the nurses organisation the agreement reached with the nurses organisation in the agreement reached with the nurses organisation in 2018 the agreement reached with the nurses organisation in 2018 for the agreement reached with the nurses organisation in 2018 for the nurses organisation in 2018 for the care nurses organisation in 2018 for the care capacity nurses organisation in 2018 for the care capacity demand nurses organisation in 2018 for the care capacity demand to nurses organisation in 2018 for the care capacity demand to 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across all DHBs by 30 scheme would be fully up and running across all DHBs by 30 June scheme would be fully up and running across all DHBs by 30 June this across all DHBs by 30 June this year, across all DHBs by 30 June this year, only across all DHBs by 30 June this year, only half across all DHBs by 30 June this year, only half of across all DHBs by 30 June this year, only half of DHBs across all DHBs by 30 June this year, only half of DHBs say across all DHBs by 30 June this year, only half of DHBs say they year, only half of DHBs say they will year, only half of DHBs say they will meet year, only half of DHBs say they will meet that year, only half of DHBs say they will meet that deadline. year, only half of DHBs say they will meet that deadline. 7 year, only half of DHBs say they will meet that deadline. 7 more year, only half of DHBs say they will meet that deadline. 7 more are will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it could will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it could be will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it could be the will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it could be the end will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it could be the end of will meet that deadline. 7 more are saying it could be the end of the saying it could be the end of the year saying it could be the end of the year before saying it could be the end of the year before they saying it could be the end of the year before they meet saying it could be the end of the year before they meet it saying it could be the end of the year before they meet it and saying it could be the end of the year before they meet it and three year before they meet it and three are year before they meet it and three are saying year before they meet it and three are saying it year before they meet it and three are saying it could year before they meet it and three are saying it could be year before they meet it and three are saying it could be some year before they meet it and three are saying it could be some time are saying it could be some time next are saying it could be some time next year. are saying it could be some time next year. Nurses are saying it could be some time next year. Nurses are are saying it could be some time next year. Nurses are entitled are saying it could be some time next year. Nurses are entitled to are saying it could be some time next year. Nurses are entitled to be next year. Nurses are entitled to be disappointed next year. Nurses are entitled to be disappointed about next year. Nurses are entitled to be disappointed about that next year. Nurses are entitled to be disappointed about that level next year. Nurses are entitled to be disappointed about that level of disappointed about that level of achievement. disappointed about that level of achievement. Is disappointed about that level of achievement. Is the disappointed about that level of achievement. Is the minister achievement. Is the minister concerned achievement. Is the minister concerned by achievement. Is the minister concerned by the achievement. Is the minister concerned by the reported achievement. Is the minister concerned by the reported levels achievement. Is the minister concerned by the reported levels of concerned by the reported levels of exhaustion concerned by the reported levels of exhaustion and concerned by the reported levels of exhaustion and stress concerned by the reported levels of exhaustion and stress of concerned by the reported levels of exhaustion and stress of nurses exhaustion and stress of nurses playing exhaustion and stress of nurses playing a exhaustion and stress of nurses playing a critical exhaustion and stress of nurses playing a critical role exhaustion and stress of nurses playing a critical role in playing a critical role in protecting playing a critical role in protecting New playing a critical role in protecting New Zealanders playing a critical role in protecting New Zealanders from protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, I protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, I am, protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, I am, and protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that even COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that even though COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that even though we COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that even though we have COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that even though we have added COVID-19? Yes, I am, and I know that even though we have added additional even though we have added additional nurse even though we have added additional nurse positions even though we have added additional nurse positions right even though we have added additional nurse positions right throughout even though we have added additional nurse positions right throughout the nurse positions right throughout the hospital nurse positions right throughout the hospital network nurse positions right throughout the hospital network over nurse positions right throughout the hospital network over the nurse positions right throughout the hospital network over the last nurse positions right throughout the hospital network over the last three hospital network over the last three years, hospital network over the last three years, it hospital network over the last three years, it is hospital network over the last three years, it is true hospital network over the last three years, it is true that hospital network over the last three years, it is true that some hospital network over the last three years, it is true that some district years, it is true that some district health years, it is true that some district health boards years, it is true that some district health boards are years, it is true that some district health boards are struggling years, it is true that some district health boards are struggling to years, it is true that some district health boards are struggling to fill health boards are struggling to fill those health boards are struggling to fill those roles health boards are struggling to fill those roles on health boards are struggling to fill those roles on a health boards are struggling to fill those roles on a permanent health boards are struggling to fill those roles on a permanent basis health boards are struggling to fill those roles on a permanent basis and those roles on a permanent basis and are those roles on a permanent basis and are reliant those roles on a permanent basis and are reliant on those roles on a permanent basis and are reliant on nursing those roles on a permanent basis and are reliant on nursing agencies those roles on a permanent basis and are reliant on nursing agencies to are reliant on nursing agencies to fill are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles on are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles on a are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles on a lot are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles on a lot of are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles on a lot of shifts are reliant on nursing agencies to fill roles on a lot of shifts and fill roles on a lot of shifts and often fill roles on a lot of shifts and often times fill roles on a lot of shifts and often times staff fill roles on a lot of shifts and often times staff coming fill roles on a lot of shifts and often times staff coming from fill roles on a lot of shifts and often times staff coming from those often times staff coming from those nursing often times staff coming from those nursing agencies often times staff coming from those nursing agencies either often times staff coming from those nursing agencies either are often times staff coming from those nursing agencies either are not nursing agencies either are not sufficient nursing agencies either are not sufficient to nursing agencies either are not sufficient to meet nursing agencies either are not sufficient to meet the nursing agencies either are not sufficient to meet the gaps nursing agencies either are not sufficient to meet the gaps on nursing agencies either are not sufficient to meet the gaps on any sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular shift sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular shift or sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular shift or do sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular shift or do not sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular shift or do not turn sufficient to meet the gaps on any particular shift or do not turn up particular shift or do not turn up so particular shift or do not turn up so other particular shift or do not turn up so other nursing particular shift or do not turn up so other nursing staff particular shift or do not turn up so other nursing staff are particular shift or do not turn up so other nursing staff are having particular shift or do not turn up so other nursing staff are having to so other nursing staff are having to cover so other nursing staff are having to cover those so other nursing staff are having to cover those gaps. so other nursing staff are having to cover those gaps. That so other nursing staff are having to cover those gaps. That tells so other nursing staff are having to cover those gaps. That tells you cover those gaps. That tells you just cover those gaps. That tells you just what cover those gaps. That tells you just what a cover those gaps. That tells you just what a particle cover those gaps. That tells you just what a particle use cover those gaps. That tells you just what a particle use state cover those gaps. That tells you just what a particle use state our just what a particle use state our hospital just what a particle use state our hospital system just what a particle use state our hospital system was just what a particle use state our hospital system was in just what a particle use state our hospital system was in when just what a particle use state our hospital system was in when we hospital system was in when we became hospital system was in when we became a hospital system was in when we became a Government hospital system was in when we became a Government and hospital system was in when we became a Government and working hospital system was in when we became a Government and working with became a Government and working with the became a Government and working with the nurses became a Government and working with the nurses organisation became a Government and working with the nurses organisation and became a Government and working with the nurses organisation and others the nurses organisation and others to the nurses organisation and others to make the nurses organisation and others to make sure the nurses organisation and others to make sure we the nurses organisation and others to make sure we fill the nurses organisation and others to make sure we fill those the nurses organisation and others to make sure we fill those gaps. to make sure we fill those gaps. Does to make sure we fill those gaps. Does the to make sure we fill those gaps. Does the minister to make sure we fill those gaps. Does the minister acknowledge to make sure we fill those gaps. Does the minister acknowledge that Does the minister acknowledge that the Does the minister acknowledge that the decision Does the minister acknowledge that the decision to Does the minister acknowledge that the decision to strike Does the minister acknowledge that the decision to strike tomorrow the decision to strike tomorrow during the decision to strike tomorrow during a the decision to strike tomorrow during a global the decision to strike tomorrow during a global pandemic the decision to strike tomorrow during a global pandemic cannot the decision to strike tomorrow during a global pandemic cannot be during a global pandemic cannot be one during a global pandemic cannot be one that during a global pandemic cannot be one that nurses during a global pandemic cannot be one that nurses take during a global pandemic cannot be one that nurses take lightly during a global pandemic cannot be one that nurses take lightly and one that nurses take lightly and indicates one that nurses take lightly and indicates serious one that nurses take lightly and indicates serious issues one that nurses take lightly and indicates serious issues with indicates serious issues with staffing indicates serious issues with staffing levels indicates serious issues with staffing levels and indicates serious issues with staffing levels and pay indicates serious issues with staffing levels and pay rates indicates serious issues with staffing levels and pay rates for staffing levels and pay rates for our staffing levels and pay rates for our essential staffing levels and pay rates for our essential workers? staffing levels and pay rates for our essential workers? I staffing levels and pay rates for our essential workers? I have staffing levels and pay rates for our essential workers? I have yet staffing levels and pay rates for our essential workers? I have yet to our essential workers? I have yet to meet our essential workers? I have yet to meet a our essential workers? I have yet to meet a worker our essential workers? I have yet to meet a worker who our essential workers? I have yet to meet a worker who goes our essential workers? I have yet to meet a worker who goes on our essential workers? I have yet to meet a worker who goes on strike our essential workers? I have yet to meet a worker who goes on strike who meet a worker who goes on strike who does meet a worker who goes on strike who does so meet a worker who goes on strike who does so willingly meet a worker who goes on strike who does so willingly and meet a worker who goes on strike who does so willingly and because meet a worker who goes on strike who does so willingly and because they does so willingly and because they think does so willingly and because they think it does so willingly and because they think it is does so willingly and because they think it is a does so willingly and because they think it is a fun does so willingly and because they think it is a fun thing does so willingly and because they think it is a fun thing to does so willingly and because they think it is a fun thing to do. think it is a fun thing to do. Workers think it is a fun thing to do. Workers take think it is a fun thing to do. Workers take strike think it is a fun thing to do. Workers take strike action think it is a fun thing to do. Workers take strike action because Workers take strike action because the Workers take strike action because the situation Workers take strike action because the situation they Workers take strike action because the situation they find Workers take strike action because the situation they find themselves the situation they find themselves in the situation they find themselves in is the situation they find themselves in is serious the situation they find themselves in is serious and the situation they find themselves in is serious and I the situation they find themselves in is serious and I hear the situation they find themselves in is serious and I hear that the situation they find themselves in is serious and I hear that from in is serious and I hear that from our in is serious and I hear that from our nurses in is serious and I hear that from our nurses across in is serious and I hear that from our nurses across the in is serious and I hear that from our nurses across the country in is serious and I hear that from our nurses across the country and our nurses across the country and that our nurses across the country and that is our nurses across the country and that is why our nurses across the country and that is why we our nurses across the country and that is why we must our nurses across the country and that is why we must all our nurses across the country and that is why we must all get our nurses across the country and that is why we must all get our our nurses across the country and that is why we must all get our work that is why we must all get our work together that is why we must all get our work together with that is why we must all get our work together with all that is why we must all get our work together with all the that is why we must all get our work together with all the parties together with all the parties involved, together with all the parties involved, the together with all the parties involved, the DHBs, together with all the parties involved, the DHBs, the together with all the parties involved, the DHBs, the Ministry together with all the parties involved, the DHBs, the Ministry of involved, the DHBs, the Ministry of Health, involved, the DHBs, the Ministry of Health, and involved, the DHBs, the Ministry of Health, and the involved, the DHBs, the Ministry of Health, and the nurses involved, the DHBs, the Ministry of Health, and the nurses organisation Health, and the nurses organisation itself Health, and the nurses organisation itself to Health, and the nurses organisation itself to make Health, and the nurses organisation itself to make sure Health, and the nurses organisation itself to make sure we Health, and the nurses organisation itself to make sure we do Health, and the nurses organisation itself to make sure we do the Health, and the nurses organisation itself to make sure we do the best itself to make sure we do the best for itself to make sure we do the best for our itself to make sure we do the best for our nurses itself to make sure we do the best for our nurses now itself to make sure we do the best for our nurses now and itself to make sure we do the best for our nurses now and in itself to make sure we do the best for our nurses now and in the for our nurses now and in the future. for our nurses now and in the future. What for our nurses now and in the future. What actions for our nurses now and in the future. What actions will for our nurses now and in the future. What actions will the future. What actions will the minister future. What actions will the minister take future. What actions will the minister take to future. What actions will the minister take to address future. What actions will the minister take to address the future. What actions will the minister take to address the rate future. What actions will the minister take to address the rate of minister take to address the rate of nurses minister take to address the rate of nurses either minister take to address the rate of nurses either leaving minister take to address the rate of nurses either leaving the minister take to address the rate of nurses either leaving the profession nurses either leaving the profession or nurses either leaving the profession or the nurses either leaving the profession or the country nurses either leaving the profession or the country because nurses either leaving the profession or the country because of nurses either leaving the profession or the country because of stress nurses either leaving the profession or the country because of stress and or the country because of stress and exhaustion? or the country because of stress and exhaustion? The or the country because of stress and exhaustion? The Government or the country because of stress and exhaustion? The Government and exhaustion? The Government and through exhaustion? The Government and through the exhaustion? The Government and through the Ministry exhaustion? The Government and through the Ministry of exhaustion? The Government and through the Ministry of Health exhaustion? The Government and through the Ministry of Health have through the Ministry of Health have established through the Ministry of Health have established specific through the Ministry of Health have established specific initiatives through the Ministry of Health have established specific initiatives to established specific initiatives to deal established specific initiatives to deal with established specific initiatives to deal with just established specific initiatives to deal with just those established specific initiatives to deal with just those issues established specific initiatives to deal with just those issues and established specific initiatives to deal with just those issues and to deal with just those issues and to ensure deal with just those issues and to ensure that deal with just those issues and to ensure that DHBs deal with just those issues and to ensure that DHBs and deal with just those issues and to ensure that DHBs and their ensure that DHBs and their management ensure that DHBs and their management are ensure that DHBs and their management are equipped ensure that DHBs and their management are equipped to ensure that DHBs and their management are equipped to deal ensure that DHBs and their management are equipped to deal with management are equipped to deal with the management are equipped to deal with the sort management are equipped to deal with the sort of management are equipped to deal with the sort of issues management are equipped to deal with the sort of issues that management are equipped to deal with the sort of issues that the management are equipped to deal with the sort of issues that the member the sort of issues that the member refers the sort of issues that the member refers to. the sort of issues that the member refers to. In the sort of issues that the member refers to. In the the sort of issues that the member refers to. In the end, the sort of issues that the member refers to. In the end, the the sort of issues that the member refers to. In the end, the challenge refers to. In the end, the challenge for refers to. In the end, the challenge for us refers to. In the end, the challenge for us is refers to. In the end, the challenge for us is to refers to. In the end, the challenge for us is to create refers to. In the end, the challenge for us is to create a refers to. In the end, the challenge for us is to create a health refers to. In the end, the challenge for us is to create a health system for us is to create a health system with for us is to create a health system with a for us is to create a health system with a quality for us is to create a health system with a quality of for us is to create a health system with a quality of management for us is to create a health system with a quality of management that with a quality of management that makes with a quality of management that makes the with a quality of management that makes the working with a quality of management that makes the working environment with a quality of management that makes the working environment one makes the working environment one that makes the working environment one that nurses makes the working environment one that nurses feel makes the working environment one that nurses feel safe makes the working environment one that nurses feel safe to makes the working environment one that nurses feel safe to work makes the working environment one that nurses feel safe to work in makes the working environment one that nurses feel safe to work in and that nurses feel safe to work in and delivers that nurses feel safe to work in and delivers the that nurses feel safe to work in and delivers the best that nurses feel safe to work in and delivers the best quality that nurses feel safe to work in and delivers the best quality care that nurses feel safe to work in and delivers the best quality care to delivers the best quality care to patients delivers the best quality care to patients in delivers the best quality care to patients in New delivers the best quality care to patients in New Zealand. delivers the best quality care to patients in New Zealand. Question patients in New Zealand. Question No.12, patients in New Zealand. Question No.12, Barbara patients in New Zealand. Question No.12, Barbara Kuriger. No.12, No.12, Barbara No.12, Barbara Kuriger. 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Is the gas on work that I commissioned late last year. Is the gas industry last year. Is the gas industry company last year. Is the gas industry company correct last year. Is the gas industry company correct to last year. Is the gas industry company correct to say last year. Is the gas industry company correct to say that, last year. Is the gas industry company correct to say that, "It last year. 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