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INTERPRETER: INTERPRETER: Almighty INTERPRETER: Almighty God, Almighty God, we Almighty God, we give Almighty God, we give thanks Almighty God, we give thanks for Almighty God, we give thanks for the Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings we give thanks for the blessings which we give thanks for the blessings which have we give thanks for the blessings which have been we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. which have been bestowed on us. Laying which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, Laying aside all personal interests, we Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the Queen we acknowledge the Queen and we acknowledge the Queen and pray we acknowledge the Queen and pray for we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance and pray for guidance in and pray for guidance in our and pray for guidance in our deliberations, in our deliberations, that in our deliberations, that we in our deliberations, that we may in our deliberations, that we may conduct that we may conduct the that we may conduct the affairs that we may conduct the affairs of that we may conduct the affairs of this that we may conduct the affairs of this House the affairs of this House with the affairs of this House with wisdom, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, with wisdom, justice, mercy, and with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility and humility for and humility for the and humility for the welfare and humility for the welfare and and humility for the welfare and peace for the welfare and peace of for the welfare and peace of New for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen. 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Question No. 1. <SPEAKS <SPEAKS TE <SPEAKS TE REO <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> INTERPRETER: <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> INTERPRETER: I <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> INTERPRETER: I would <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> INTERPRETER: I would like <SPEAKS TE REO MAORI> INTERPRETER: I would like to INTERPRETER: I would like to acknowledge INTERPRETER: I would like to acknowledge the INTERPRETER: I would like to acknowledge the new acknowledge the new Governor-General, acknowledge the new Governor-General, Cindy acknowledge the new Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, acknowledge the new Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who was Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who was appointed Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who was appointed to Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who was appointed to her Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who was appointed to her position Governor-General, Cindy Kiro, who was appointed to her position today. 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 Minister: Does she stand by Minister: Does she stand by all Minister: Does she stand by all her Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's by all her Government's statements by all her Government's statements and by all her Government's statements and actions? On On behalf On behalf of On behalf of the On behalf of the PM, On behalf of the PM, yes. On behalf of the PM, yes. In On behalf of the PM, yes. In particular, On behalf of the PM, yes. In particular, I On behalf of the PM, yes. In particular, I stand On behalf of the PM, yes. In particular, I stand behind On behalf of the PM, yes. In particular, I stand behind the On behalf of the PM, yes. In particular, I stand behind the steps particular, I stand behind the steps this particular, I stand behind the steps this Government particular, I stand behind the steps this Government has particular, I stand behind the steps this Government has taken particular, I stand behind the steps this Government has taken to particular, I stand behind the steps this Government has taken to support this Government has taken to support Maori this Government has taken to support Maori whanau this Government has taken to support Maori whanau in this Government has taken to support Maori whanau in responding this Government has taken to support Maori whanau in responding to this Government has taken to support Maori whanau in responding to the Maori whanau in responding to the impacts Maori whanau in responding to the impacts of Maori whanau in responding to the impacts of COVID-19. Maori whanau in responding to the impacts of COVID-19. The Maori whanau in responding to the impacts of COVID-19. The Government impacts of COVID-19. The Government has impacts of COVID-19. The Government has continually impacts of COVID-19. The Government has continually provided impacts of COVID-19. The Government has continually provided support impacts of COVID-19. The Government has continually provided support to has continually provided support to our has continually provided support to our Maori has continually provided support to our Maori communities, has continually provided support to our Maori communities, including has continually provided support to our Maori communities, including our our Maori communities, including our funding our Maori communities, including our funding announcements our Maori communities, including our funding announcements last our Maori communities, including our funding announcements last month funding announcements last month that funding announcements last month that invested funding announcements last month that invested $22 funding announcements last month that invested $22 million funding announcements last month that invested $22 million for funding announcements last month that invested $22 million for Whanau that invested $22 million for Whanau Ora that invested $22 million for Whanau Ora commissioning that invested $22 million for Whanau Ora commissioning agencies that invested $22 million for Whanau Ora commissioning agencies to that invested $22 million for Whanau Ora commissioning agencies to boost Ora commissioning agencies to boost their Ora commissioning agencies to boost their work Ora commissioning agencies to boost their work on Ora commissioning agencies to boost their work on COVID-19, Ora commissioning agencies to boost their work on COVID-19, $17 Ora commissioning agencies to boost their work on COVID-19, $17 million their work on COVID-19, $17 million to their work on COVID-19, $17 million to help their work on COVID-19, $17 million to help Maori their work on COVID-19, $17 million to help Maori providers their work on COVID-19, $17 million to help Maori providers adapt their work on COVID-19, $17 million to help Maori providers adapt their to help Maori providers adapt their services to help Maori providers adapt their services to to help Maori providers adapt their services to support to help Maori providers adapt their services to support the to help Maori providers adapt their services to support the COVID-19 services to support the COVID-19 response, services to support the COVID-19 response, $14 services to support the COVID-19 response, $14 million services to support the COVID-19 response, $14 million to services to support the COVID-19 response, $14 million to help services to support the COVID-19 response, $14 million to help whanau response, $14 million to help whanau access response, $14 million to help whanau access health response, $14 million to help whanau access health services, response, $14 million to help whanau access health services, medications access health services, medications and access health services, medications and hygiene access health services, medications and hygiene products, access health services, medications and hygiene products, $3 access health services, medications and hygiene products, $3 million access health services, medications and hygiene products, $3 million to and hygiene products, $3 million to strengthen and hygiene products, $3 million to strengthen the and hygiene products, $3 million to strengthen the Maori and hygiene products, $3 million to strengthen the Maori psychosocial strengthen the Maori psychosocial response, strengthen the Maori psychosocial response, ensuring strengthen the Maori psychosocial response, ensuring whanau strengthen the Maori psychosocial response, ensuring whanau have response, ensuring whanau have access response, ensuring whanau have access to response, ensuring whanau have access to mental response, ensuring whanau have access to mental health response, ensuring whanau have access to mental health and access to mental health and wellbeing access to mental health and wellbeing services, access to mental health and wellbeing services, and access to mental health and wellbeing services, and $2 access to mental health and wellbeing services, and $2 million wellbeing services, and $2 million to wellbeing services, and $2 million to ensure wellbeing services, and $2 million to ensure providers wellbeing services, and $2 million to ensure providers have wellbeing services, and $2 million to ensure providers have sufficient to ensure providers have sufficient money to ensure providers have sufficient money to to ensure providers have sufficient money to manage to ensure providers have sufficient money to manage the to ensure providers have sufficient money to manage the long to ensure providers have sufficient money to manage the long tail to ensure providers have sufficient money to manage the long tail of to ensure providers have sufficient money to manage the long tail of the money to manage the long tail of the response, money to manage the long tail of the response, sustain money to manage the long tail of the response, sustain their money to manage the long tail of the response, sustain their efforts money to manage the long tail of the response, sustain their efforts and response, sustain their efforts and prepare response, sustain their efforts and prepare for response, sustain their efforts and prepare for future response, sustain their efforts and prepare for future outbreaks. response, sustain their efforts and prepare for future outbreaks. Having prepare for future outbreaks. Having said prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all of prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all of that, prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all of that, we prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all of that, we know prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all of that, we know that prepare for future outbreaks. Having said all of that, we know that there said all of that, we know that there is said all of that, we know that there is a said all of that, we know that there is a lot said all of that, we know that there is a lot more said all of that, we know that there is a lot more work said all of that, we know that there is a lot more work to said all of that, we know that there is a lot more work to do said all of that, we know that there is a lot more work to do and said all of that, we know that there is a lot more work to do and we said all of that, we know that there is a lot more work to do and we are is a lot more work to do and we are committed is a lot more work to do and we are committed to is a lot more work to do and we are committed to working is a lot more work to do and we are committed to working alongside is a lot more work to do and we are committed to working alongside iwi, committed to working alongside iwi, whanau, committed to working alongside iwi, whanau, and committed to working alongside iwi, whanau, and anyone committed to working alongside iwi, whanau, and anyone across committed to working alongside iwi, whanau, and anyone across New whanau, and anyone across New Zealand whanau, and anyone across New Zealand who whanau, and anyone across New Zealand who can whanau, and anyone across New Zealand who can support whanau, and anyone across New Zealand who can support an whanau, and anyone across New Zealand who can support an increase Zealand who can support an increase in Zealand who can support an increase in vaccination Zealand who can support an increase in vaccination rates. Zealand who can support an increase in vaccination rates. Why Zealand who can support an increase in vaccination rates. Why did Zealand who can support an increase in vaccination rates. Why did she in vaccination rates. Why did she abandon in vaccination rates. Why did she abandon the in vaccination rates. Why did she abandon the elimination in vaccination rates. Why did she abandon the elimination strategy abandon the elimination strategy when, abandon the elimination strategy when, due abandon the elimination strategy when, due to abandon the elimination strategy when, due to the abandon the elimination strategy when, due to the lack abandon the elimination strategy when, due to the lack of abandon the elimination strategy when, due to the lack of Government when, due to the lack of Government investment when, due to the lack of Government investment and when, due to the lack of Government investment and power when, due to the lack of Government investment and power sharing, when, due to the lack of Government investment and power sharing, Maori investment and power sharing, Maori vaccination investment and power sharing, Maori vaccination rates investment and power sharing, Maori vaccination rates are investment and power sharing, Maori vaccination rates are so investment and power sharing, Maori vaccination rates are so far investment and power sharing, Maori vaccination rates are so far behind? vaccination rates are so far behind? 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The The Hon The Hon Kris The Hon Kris Faafoi. The Hon Kris Faafoi. I The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand by The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand by the The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand by the Government's The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand by the Government's border The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand by the Government's border policies The Hon Kris Faafoi. I stand by the Government's border policies to Government's border policies to protect Government's border policies to protect New Government's border policies to protect New Zealanders Government's border policies to protect New Zealanders from Government's border policies to protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 and protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 and position protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 and position our protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 and position our economy protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 and position our economy for protect New Zealanders from COVID-19 and position our economy for a and position our economy for a strong and position our economy for a strong recovery. and position our economy for a strong recovery. This and position our economy for a strong recovery. This has and position our economy for a strong recovery. This has meant strong recovery. This has meant taking strong recovery. This has meant taking some strong recovery. This has meant taking some difficult strong recovery. This has meant taking some difficult decisions taking some difficult decisions needed taking some difficult decisions needed to taking some difficult decisions needed to maintain taking some difficult decisions needed to maintain a taking some difficult decisions needed to maintain a secure taking some difficult decisions needed to maintain a secure border needed to maintain a secure border settings needed to maintain a secure border settings which needed to maintain a secure border settings which continue needed to maintain a secure border settings which continue to needed to maintain a secure border settings which continue to help needed to maintain a secure border settings which continue to help the settings which continue to help the health settings which continue to help the health and settings which continue to help the health and wellbeing settings which continue to help the health and wellbeing of settings which continue to help the health and wellbeing of New health and wellbeing of New Zealanders. health and wellbeing of New Zealanders. 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And, furthermore, apply from December 2021? And, furthermore, to apply from December 2021? And, furthermore, to continue apply from December 2021? And, furthermore, to continue to apply from December 2021? 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I asked about those who are eligible who can apply, and whether eligible who can apply, and whether or eligible who can apply, and whether or not eligible who can apply, and whether or not he eligible who can apply, and whether or not he will eligible who can apply, and whether or not he will consider eligible who can apply, and whether or not he will consider letting eligible who can apply, and whether or not he will consider letting them or not he will consider letting them go or not he will consider letting them go offshore or not he will consider letting them go offshore to or not he will consider letting them go offshore to reunite or not he will consider letting them go offshore to reunite with or not he will consider letting them go offshore to reunite with their go offshore to reunite with their families. go offshore to reunite with their families. That's go offshore to reunite with their families. That's nothing go offshore to reunite with their families. 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This includes home-based educators and all those home-based educators and all those who home-based educators and all those who support home-based educators and all those who support people home-based educators and all those who support people - home-based educators and all those who support people - and home-based educators and all those who support people - and all home-based educators and all those who support people - and all those who support people - and all those support who support people - and all those support people who support people - and all those support people in who support people - and all those support people in our who support people - and all those support people in our schools who support people - and all those support people in our schools and support people in our schools and early support people in our schools and early learning support people in our schools and early learning services, support people in our schools and early learning services, such support people in our schools and early learning services, such as early learning services, such as teacher early learning services, such as teacher aides, early learning services, such as teacher aides, administration early learning services, such as teacher aides, administration and teacher aides, administration and maintenance teacher aides, administration and maintenance statute, teacher aides, administration and maintenance statute, and teacher aides, administration and maintenance statute, and contract teacher aides, administration and maintenance statute, and contract -- maintenance statute, and contract -- staff, maintenance statute, and contract -- staff, and maintenance statute, and contract -- staff, and contractors. maintenance statute, and contract -- staff, and contractors. 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Students who don't provide evidence of students. Students who don't provide evidence of vaccination students. Students who don't provide evidence of vaccination will students. Students who don't provide evidence of vaccination will be evidence of vaccination will be considered evidence of vaccination will be considered unvaccinated. evidence of vaccination will be considered unvaccinated. All evidence of vaccination will be considered unvaccinated. All school considered unvaccinated. All school employees considered unvaccinated. All school employees in considered unvaccinated. All school employees in Auckland considered unvaccinated. All school employees in Auckland and considered unvaccinated. All school employees in Auckland and other employees in Auckland and other alert employees in Auckland and other alert level employees in Auckland and other alert level 3 employees in Auckland and other alert level 3 regions employees in Auckland and other alert level 3 regions will employees in Auckland and other alert level 3 regions will be alert level 3 regions will be required alert level 3 regions will be required to alert level 3 regions will be required to obtain alert level 3 regions will be required to obtain a alert level 3 regions will be required to obtain a negative required to obtain a negative COVID-19 required to obtain a negative COVID-19 test required to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before required to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before they required to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before they can required to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before they can return COVID-19 test before they can return to COVID-19 test before they can return to work COVID-19 test before they can return to work on COVID-19 test before they can return to work on the COVID-19 test before they can return to work on the school COVID-19 test before they can return to work on the school site. COVID-19 test before they can return to work on the school site. Those to work on the school site. Those not to work on the school site. Those not fully to work on the school site. Those not fully vaccinated to work on the school site. Those not fully vaccinated in to work on the school site. Those not fully vaccinated in the to work on the school site. 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Question No. tertiary education sector. Question No. 4, tertiary education sector. Question No. 4, the tertiary education sector. Question No. 4, the Leader tertiary education sector. Question No. 4, the Leader of tertiary education sector. Question No. 4, the Leader of the tertiary education sector. Question No. 4, the Leader of the Opposition. 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: Minister: Does Minister: Does she Minister: Does she stand Minister: Does she stand by Minister: Does she stand by all Minister: Does she stand by all of Minister: Does she stand by all of her Does she stand by all of her Government's Does she stand by all of her Government's statements Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? The The Hon The Hon Grant The Hon Grant Robertson. The Hon Grant Robertson. On The Hon Grant Robertson. 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Will she travel to Auckland to announce her enhanced Auckland to announce her enhanced business Auckland to announce her enhanced business support Auckland to announce her enhanced business support package Auckland to announce her enhanced business support package and Auckland to announce her enhanced business support package and new business support package and new COVID business support package and new COVID protection business support package and new COVID protection framework business support package and new COVID protection framework tomorrow? COVID protection framework tomorrow? On COVID protection framework tomorrow? On behalf COVID protection framework tomorrow? On behalf of COVID protection framework tomorrow? On behalf of the COVID protection framework tomorrow? On behalf of the PM, COVID protection framework tomorrow? On behalf of the PM, no, COVID protection framework tomorrow? 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Does she agree with Auckland Chamber of response. Does she agree with Auckland Chamber of Commerce response. Does she agree with Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Michael Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Michael Barnett Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Michael Barnett in Executive Michael Barnett in relation Executive Michael Barnett in relation to Executive Michael Barnett in relation to his Executive Michael Barnett in relation to his comments Executive Michael Barnett in relation to his comments yesterday relation to his comments yesterday that relation to his comments yesterday that Nationals' relation to his comments yesterday that Nationals' back relation to his comments yesterday that Nationals' back in relation to his comments yesterday that Nationals' back in business that Nationals' back in business plan that Nationals' back in business plan was that Nationals' back in business plan was a that Nationals' back in business plan was a better that Nationals' back in business plan was a better balance that Nationals' back in business plan was a better balance of that Nationals' back in business plan was a better balance of health plan was a better balance of health and plan was a better balance of health and economics, plan was a better balance of health and economics, and plan was a better balance of health and economics, and addresses plan was a better balance of health and economics, and addresses some plan was a better balance of health and economics, and addresses some of and economics, and addresses some of the and economics, and addresses some of the failures and economics, and addresses some of the failures and and economics, and addresses some of the failures and weaknesses and economics, and addresses some of the failures and weaknesses in and economics, and addresses some of the failures and weaknesses in the the failures and weaknesses in the Government's the failures and weaknesses in the Government's response? the failures and weaknesses in the Government's response? 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On behalf of the PM, I have a lot of respect for the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr Barnett, the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr Barnett, but the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr Barnett, but I'm the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr Barnett, but I'm not the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure the PM, I have a lot of respect for Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would have Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would have had Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would have had time Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would have had time to Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would have had time to go Mr Barnett, but I'm not sure he would have had time to go through would have had time to go through all would have had time to go through all of would have had time to go through all of the would have had time to go through all of the mistakes would have had time to go through all of the mistakes that would have had time to go through all of the mistakes that were would have had time to go through all of the mistakes that were in would have had time to go through all of the mistakes that were in the all of the mistakes that were in the plan all of the mistakes that were in the plan that all of the mistakes that were in the plan that National all of the mistakes that were in the plan that National released plan that National released yesterday. plan that National released yesterday. 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Mr many of the rest of the world. Mr Speaker, many of the rest of the world. Mr Speaker, we many of the rest of the world. Mr Speaker, we are many of the rest of the world. Mr Speaker, we are working many of the rest of the world. Mr Speaker, we are working closely many of the rest of the world. Mr Speaker, we are working closely with Speaker, we are working closely with business. Speaker, we are working closely with business. It Speaker, we are working closely with business. It has Speaker, we are working closely with business. It has delivered Speaker, we are working closely with business. It has delivered to Speaker, we are working closely with business. It has delivered to New business. It has delivered to New Zealand business. It has delivered to New Zealand a business. It has delivered to New Zealand a strong business. It has delivered to New Zealand a strong economy business. It has delivered to New Zealand a strong economy and business. It has delivered to New Zealand a strong economy and we business. It has delivered to New Zealand a strong economy and we will Zealand a strong economy and we will continue Zealand a strong economy and we will continue to Zealand a strong economy and we will continue to do Zealand a strong economy and we will continue to do that. Zealand a strong economy and we will continue to do that. Does Zealand a strong economy and we will continue to do that. Does she Zealand a strong economy and we will continue to do that. Does she agree continue to do that. Does she agree with continue to do that. Does she agree with Retail continue to do that. Does she agree with Retail New continue to do that. Does she agree with Retail New Zealand continue to do that. Does she agree with Retail New Zealand chief with Retail New Zealand chief executive with Retail New Zealand chief executive Greg with Retail New Zealand chief executive Greg Harford with Retail New Zealand chief executive Greg Harford who with Retail New Zealand chief executive Greg Harford who said, with Retail New Zealand chief executive Greg Harford who said, "It executive Greg Harford who said, "It is executive Greg Harford who said, "It is really executive Greg Harford who said, "It is really important executive Greg Harford who said, "It is really important to executive Greg Harford who said, "It is really important to set executive Greg Harford who said, "It is really important to set a executive Greg Harford who said, "It is really important to set a date is really important to set a date for is really important to set a date for when is really important to set a date for when we is really important to set a date for when we start is really important to set a date for when we start to is really important to set a date for when we start to open is really important to set a date for when we start to open up"? is really important to set a date for when we start to open up"? 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Alongside the negotiations, our two countries have negotiations, our two countries have agreed negotiations, our two countries have agreed to negotiations, our two countries have agreed to work negotiations, our two countries have agreed to work together negotiations, our two countries have agreed to work together in negotiations, our two countries have agreed to work together in the agreed to work together in the coming agreed to work together in the coming months agreed to work together in the coming months to agreed to work together in the coming months to extend agreed to work together in the coming months to extend and agreed to work together in the coming months to extend and improve coming months to extend and improve the coming months to extend and improve the current coming months to extend and improve the current working coming months to extend and improve the current working holiday the current working holiday arrangements, the current working holiday arrangements, and the current working holiday arrangements, and this the current working holiday arrangements, and this will the current working holiday arrangements, and this will be the current working holiday arrangements, and this will be part arrangements, and this will be part of arrangements, and this will be part of a arrangements, and this will be part of a mobility arrangements, and this will be part of a mobility dialogue arrangements, and this will be part of a mobility dialogue that arrangements, and this will be part of a mobility dialogue that will of a mobility dialogue that will start of a mobility dialogue that will start immediately. of a mobility dialogue that will start immediately. 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How does this agreement-in-principle provide agreement-in-principle provide meaningful agreement-in-principle provide meaningful access agreement-in-principle provide meaningful access for agreement-in-principle provide meaningful access for some agreement-in-principle provide meaningful access for some of agreement-in-principle provide meaningful access for some of our meaningful access for some of our key meaningful access for some of our key industries? meaningful access for some of our key industries? Just meaningful access for some of our key industries? Just to meaningful access for some of our key industries? Just to take meaningful access for some of our key industries? Just to take an key industries? Just to take an example, key industries? Just to take an example, honey key industries? Just to take an example, honey makers key industries? Just to take an example, honey makers can key industries? Just to take an example, honey makers can enjoy key industries? 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But it's not just primary exporters trade through these periods. But it's not just primary exporters who it's not just primary exporters who will it's not just primary exporters who will benefit it's not just primary exporters who will benefit from it's not just primary exporters who will benefit from this. it's not just primary exporters who will benefit from this. We've it's not just primary exporters who will benefit from this. We've agreed will benefit from this. We've agreed to will benefit from this. We've agreed to cooperation will benefit from this. We've agreed to cooperation and will benefit from this. We've agreed to cooperation and commitments will benefit from this. 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How government procurement programme. How does government procurement programme. How does this government procurement programme. How does this agreement-in-principle How does this agreement-in-principle deliver How does this agreement-in-principle deliver on How does this agreement-in-principle deliver on our How does this agreement-in-principle deliver on our trade How does this agreement-in-principle deliver on our trade priorities? deliver on our trade priorities? Significantly, deliver on our trade priorities? Significantly, this deliver on our trade priorities? Significantly, this is deliver on our trade priorities? Significantly, this is the deliver on our trade priorities? 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The FTA creates a platform The FTA creates a platform cooperation The FTA creates a platform cooperation on The FTA creates a platform cooperation on a The FTA creates a platform cooperation on a range The FTA creates a platform cooperation on a range of The FTA creates a platform cooperation on a range of issues cooperation on a range of issues important cooperation on a range of issues important to cooperation on a range of issues important to Maori cooperation on a range of issues important to Maori and cooperation on a range of issues important to Maori and will cooperation on a range of issues important to Maori and will reflect important to Maori and will reflect Maori important to Maori and will reflect Maori interests important to Maori and will reflect Maori interests in important to Maori and will reflect Maori interests in key important to Maori and will reflect Maori interests in key areas important to Maori and will reflect Maori interests in key areas across Maori interests in key areas across the Maori interests in key areas across the agreement, Maori interests in key areas across the agreement, such Maori interests in key areas across the agreement, such as Maori interests in key areas across the agreement, such as in Maori interests in key areas across the agreement, such as in the the agreement, such as in the intellectual the agreement, such as in the intellectual property, the agreement, such as in the intellectual property, trade the agreement, such as in the intellectual property, trade and intellectual property, trade and environment intellectual property, trade and environment chapters. intellectual property, trade and environment chapters. The intellectual property, trade and environment chapters. The deal intellectual property, trade and environment chapters. The deal also environment chapters. The deal also contains environment chapters. The deal also contains the environment chapters. The deal also contains the most environment chapters. The deal also contains the most ambitious contains the most ambitious commitments contains the most ambitious commitments we contains the most ambitious commitments we have contains the most ambitious commitments we have ever contains the most ambitious commitments we have ever negotiated commitments we have ever negotiated on commitments we have ever negotiated on the commitments we have ever negotiated on the environment, commitments we have ever negotiated on the environment, including on the environment, including specific on the environment, including specific provisions on the environment, including specific provisions on on the environment, including specific provisions on climate specific provisions on climate change specific provisions on climate change and specific provisions on climate change and an specific provisions on climate change and an agreement specific provisions on climate change and an agreement to specific provisions on climate change and an agreement to take change and an agreement to take concrete change and an agreement to take concrete steps change and an agreement to take concrete steps to change and an agreement to take concrete steps to eliminate concrete steps to eliminate subsidies concrete steps to eliminate subsidies on concrete steps to eliminate subsidies on fossil concrete steps to eliminate subsidies on fossil fuels. subsidies on fossil fuels. Additionally, subsidies on fossil fuels. Additionally, over subsidies on fossil fuels. 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The Hon environment goods list ever agreed. The Hon James environment goods list ever agreed. The Hon James Shaw. environment goods list ever agreed. The Hon James Shaw. Will environment goods list ever agreed. The Hon James Shaw. Will enforceable The Hon James Shaw. Will enforceable provisions The Hon James Shaw. Will enforceable provisions of The Hon James Shaw. Will enforceable provisions of the The Hon James Shaw. Will enforceable provisions of the UK-New The Hon James Shaw. Will enforceable provisions of the UK-New Zealand provisions of the UK-New Zealand free provisions of the UK-New Zealand free trade provisions of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement provisions of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement align provisions of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement align with provisions of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement align with both free trade agreement align with both countries' free trade agreement align with both countries' climate free trade agreement align with both countries' climate commitments free trade agreement align with both countries' climate commitments under countries' climate commitments under the countries' climate commitments under the Paris countries' climate commitments under the Paris Agreement? countries' climate commitments under the Paris Agreement? And, countries' climate commitments under the Paris Agreement? And, if countries' climate commitments under the Paris Agreement? And, if so, the Paris Agreement? And, if so, how? the Paris Agreement? And, if so, how? On the Paris Agreement? And, if so, how? On behalf the Paris Agreement? And, if so, how? On behalf of the Paris Agreement? And, if so, how? On behalf of the the Paris Agreement? And, if so, how? On behalf of the Minister, how? On behalf of the Minister, while how? On behalf of the Minister, while the how? On behalf of the Minister, while the Paris how? On behalf of the Minister, while the Paris Agreement how? On behalf of the Minister, while the Paris Agreement and how? 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As to what's in it, that will be announced tomorrow. the package. As to what's in it, that will be announced tomorrow. Has that will be announced tomorrow. Has he that will be announced tomorrow. Has he seen that will be announced tomorrow. Has he seen comments that will be announced tomorrow. Has he seen comments from that will be announced tomorrow. Has he seen comments from the that will be announced tomorrow. 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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 Small My question is to the Minister for Small Business: for Small Business: What for Small Business: What priorities for Small Business: What priorities for for Small Business: What priorities for economic What priorities for economic recovery What priorities for economic recovery in What priorities for economic recovery in the What priorities for economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific What priorities for economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region recovery in the Asia-Pacific region were recovery in the Asia-Pacific region were identified recovery in the Asia-Pacific region were identified by recovery in the Asia-Pacific region were identified by the recovery in the Asia-Pacific region were identified by the recent were identified by the recent meeting were identified by the recent meeting of were identified by the recent meeting of APEC were identified by the recent meeting of APEC ministers meeting of APEC ministers responsible meeting of APEC ministers responsible for meeting of APEC ministers responsible for small responsible for small and responsible for small and medium responsible for small and medium enterprises? The The Hon The Hon Stuart The Hon Stuart Nash. The Hon Stuart Nash. During The Hon Stuart Nash. During the The Hon Stuart Nash. During the reassess, The Hon Stuart Nash. During the reassess, there The Hon Stuart Nash. During the reassess, there was The Hon Stuart Nash. During the reassess, there was a The Hon Stuart Nash. During the reassess, there was a virtual reassess, there was a virtual meeting reassess, there was a virtual meeting of reassess, there was a virtual meeting of APEC reassess, there was a virtual meeting of APEC Ministers. meeting of APEC Ministers. Collectively, meeting of APEC Ministers. Collectively, we meeting of APEC Ministers. Collectively, we agreed meeting of APEC Ministers. Collectively, we agreed on meeting of APEC Ministers. Collectively, we agreed on the meeting of APEC Ministers. Collectively, we agreed on the need Collectively, we agreed on the need to Collectively, we agreed on the need to place Collectively, we agreed on the need to place SMEs Collectively, we agreed on the need to place SMEs at Collectively, we agreed on the need to place SMEs at the Collectively, we agreed on the need to place SMEs at the heart Collectively, we agreed on the need to place SMEs at the heart of Collectively, we agreed on the need to place SMEs at the heart of our to place SMEs at the heart of our economic to place SMEs at the heart of our economic recovery. to place SMEs at the heart of our economic recovery. Further, to place SMEs at the heart of our economic recovery. Further, APEC economic recovery. Further, APEC Ministers economic recovery. Further, APEC Ministers identified economic recovery. Further, APEC Ministers identified two economic recovery. Further, APEC Ministers identified two clear Ministers identified two clear priorities. Ministers identified two clear priorities. Firstly, Ministers identified two clear priorities. Firstly, we Ministers identified two clear priorities. Firstly, we want Ministers identified two clear priorities. Firstly, we want close priorities. Firstly, we want close attention priorities. Firstly, we want close attention on priorities. Firstly, we want close attention on the priorities. Firstly, we want close attention on the role priorities. Firstly, we want close attention on the role of priorities. Firstly, we want close attention on the role of digital attention on the role of digital transformation attention on the role of digital transformation and attention on the role of digital transformation and digital attention on the role of digital transformation and digital tools attention on the role of digital transformation and digital tools to transformation and digital tools to enable transformation and digital tools to enable effective transformation and digital tools to enable effective recovery. transformation and digital tools to enable effective recovery. Secondly, enable effective recovery. Secondly, the enable effective recovery. Secondly, the joint enable effective recovery. Secondly, the joint ministerial enable effective recovery. Secondly, the joint ministerial statement the joint ministerial statement identified the joint ministerial statement identified the the joint ministerial statement identified the importance the joint ministerial statement identified the importance of identified the importance of supporting identified the importance of supporting the identified the importance of supporting the mental identified the importance of supporting the mental wellbeing identified the importance of supporting the mental wellbeing of supporting the mental wellbeing of our supporting the mental wellbeing of our SME supporting the mental wellbeing of our SME owners. supporting the mental wellbeing of our SME owners. This supporting the mental wellbeing of our SME owners. This is supporting the mental wellbeing of our SME owners. This is significant our SME owners. This is significant because our SME owners. This is significant because it our SME owners. This is significant because it is, our SME owners. This is significant because it is, I our SME owners. This is significant because it is, I believe, our SME owners. This is significant because it is, I believe, the our SME owners. 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Why building resilience in the economic recovery. Why is building resilience in the economic recovery. Why is there building resilience in the economic recovery. Why is there a building resilience in the economic recovery. Why is there a focus building resilience in the economic recovery. Why is there a focus on recovery. Why is there a focus on mental recovery. Why is there a focus on mental wellbeing? recovery. Why is there a focus on mental wellbeing? The recovery. Why is there a focus on mental wellbeing? The mental mental wellbeing? The mental wellbeing mental wellbeing? The mental wellbeing and mental wellbeing? The mental wellbeing and resilience mental wellbeing? The mental wellbeing and resilience of mental wellbeing? The mental wellbeing and resilience of SME wellbeing and resilience of SME workers wellbeing and resilience of SME workers must wellbeing and resilience of SME workers must be wellbeing and resilience of SME workers must be acknowledged workers must be acknowledged alongside workers must be acknowledged alongside the workers must be acknowledged alongside the efforts workers must be acknowledged alongside the efforts to workers must be acknowledged alongside the efforts to improve workers must be acknowledged alongside the efforts to improve the alongside the efforts to improve the financial alongside the efforts to improve the financial resilience alongside the efforts to improve the financial resilience of alongside the efforts to improve the financial resilience of their financial resilience of their businesses. financial resilience of their businesses. We financial resilience of their businesses. We recognise financial resilience of their businesses. We recognise that businesses. We recognise that business businesses. We recognise that business owners businesses. We recognise that business owners belong businesses. We recognise that business owners belong to businesses. We recognise that business owners belong to families, business owners belong to families, participate business owners belong to families, participate in business owners belong to families, participate in communities, business owners belong to families, participate in communities, and business owners belong to families, participate in communities, and have participate in communities, and have their participate in communities, and have their own participate in communities, and have their own aspirations. participate in communities, and have their own aspirations. The participate in communities, and have their own aspirations. The joint their own aspirations. The joint ministers' their own aspirations. The joint ministers' statement their own aspirations. The joint ministers' statement now ministers' statement now acknowledges ministers' statement now acknowledges that ministers' statement now acknowledges that supporting ministers' statement now acknowledges that supporting small acknowledges that supporting small to acknowledges that supporting small to medium acknowledges that supporting small to medium business acknowledges that supporting small to medium business owners' acknowledges that supporting small to medium business owners' mental to medium business owners' mental wellbeing to medium business owners' mental wellbeing helps to medium business owners' mental wellbeing helps build to medium business owners' mental wellbeing helps build resilience, wellbeing helps build resilience, engagement, wellbeing helps build resilience, engagement, and wellbeing helps build resilience, engagement, and productivity. wellbeing helps build resilience, engagement, and productivity. What engagement, and productivity. What measures engagement, and productivity. What measures are engagement, and productivity. What measures are supporting engagement, and productivity. What measures are supporting the measures are supporting the financial measures are supporting the financial resilience measures are supporting the financial resilience of measures are supporting the financial resilience of small financial resilience of small business financial resilience of small business owners financial resilience of small business owners since financial resilience of small business owners since the financial resilience of small business owners since the Delta business owners since the Delta outbreak? business owners since the Delta outbreak? Economic business owners since the Delta outbreak? Economic support business owners since the Delta outbreak? Economic support has outbreak? Economic support has protected outbreak? Economic support has protected lives outbreak? Economic support has protected lives and outbreak? Economic support has protected lives and livelihoods protected lives and livelihoods where protected lives and livelihoods where it protected lives and livelihoods where it is protected lives and livelihoods where it is needed protected lives and livelihoods where it is needed most. protected lives and livelihoods where it is needed most. In protected lives and livelihoods where it is needed most. In total, where it is needed most. In total, workers where it is needed most. In total, workers and where it is needed most. In total, workers and businesses where it is needed most. In total, workers and businesses have where it is needed most. In total, workers and businesses have received workers and businesses have received around workers and businesses have received around $4.6 workers and businesses have received around $4.6 billion workers and businesses have received around $4.6 billion in workers and businesses have received around $4.6 billion in direct around $4.6 billion in direct financial around $4.6 billion in direct financial support around $4.6 billion in direct financial support during around $4.6 billion in direct financial support during the around $4.6 billion in direct financial support during the Delta financial support during the Delta outbreak, financial support during the Delta outbreak, through financial support during the Delta outbreak, through five financial support during the Delta outbreak, through five rounds financial support during the Delta outbreak, through five rounds of financial support during the Delta outbreak, through five rounds of the outbreak, through five rounds of the wage outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy and outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy and three outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy and three rounds outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy and three rounds of outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy and three rounds of the wage subsidy and three rounds of the resurgent wage subsidy and three rounds of the resurgent support wage subsidy and three rounds of the resurgent support payment. wage subsidy and three rounds of the resurgent support payment. About wage subsidy and three rounds of the resurgent support payment. About 1.1 resurgent support payment. About 1.1 million resurgent support payment. About 1.1 million employees resurgent support payment. About 1.1 million employees have resurgent support payment. About 1.1 million employees have been million employees have been supported million employees have been supported by million employees have been supported by the million employees have been supported by the wage million employees have been supported by the wage subsidy, million employees have been supported by the wage subsidy, plus supported by the wage subsidy, plus a supported by the wage subsidy, plus a further supported by the wage subsidy, plus a further 179,000 supported by the wage subsidy, plus a further 179,000 people supported by the wage subsidy, plus a further 179,000 people who supported by the wage subsidy, plus a further 179,000 people who are a further 179,000 people who are self-employed. a further 179,000 people who are self-employed. The a further 179,000 people who are self-employed. The wage a further 179,000 people who are self-employed. The wage subsidy a further 179,000 people who are self-employed. The wage subsidy has self-employed. The wage subsidy has supported self-employed. The wage subsidy has supported around self-employed. The wage subsidy has supported around 327,000 self-employed. The wage subsidy has supported around 327,000 businesses. supported around 327,000 businesses. In supported around 327,000 businesses. In terms supported around 327,000 businesses. In terms of supported around 327,000 businesses. In terms of resurgent supported around 327,000 businesses. In terms of resurgent support In terms of resurgent support payment, In terms of resurgent support payment, around In terms of resurgent support payment, around 382,000 In terms of resurgent support payment, around 382,000 New In terms of resurgent support payment, around 382,000 New Zealand payment, around 382,000 New Zealand businesses payment, around 382,000 New Zealand businesses have payment, around 382,000 New Zealand businesses have received payment, around 382,000 New Zealand businesses have received help payment, around 382,000 New Zealand businesses have received help to businesses have received help to meet businesses have received help to meet their businesses have received help to meet their fixed businesses have received help to meet their fixed costs, businesses have received help to meet their fixed costs, with meet their fixed costs, with payments meet their fixed costs, with payments of meet their fixed costs, with payments of more meet their fixed costs, with payments of more than meet their fixed costs, with payments of more than $1.1 meet their fixed costs, with payments of more than $1.1 billion. payments of more than $1.1 billion. 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Small businesses have received the Small businesses have received the lion's Small businesses have received the lion's share Small businesses have received the lion's share of Small businesses have received the lion's share of support, Small businesses have received the lion's share of support, 61% Small businesses have received the lion's share of support, 61% by lion's share of support, 61% by value lion's share of support, 61% by value of lion's share of support, 61% by value of payments, lion's share of support, 61% by value of payments, and lion's share of support, 61% by value of payments, and 84% lion's share of support, 61% by value of payments, and 84% by lion's share of support, 61% by value of payments, and 84% by volume value of payments, and 84% by volume of value of payments, and 84% by volume of payments value of payments, and 84% by volume of payments have value of payments, and 84% by volume of payments have gone value of payments, and 84% by volume of payments have gone to value of payments, and 84% by volume of payments have gone to SMEs value of payments, and 84% by volume of payments have gone to SMEs with of payments have gone to SMEs with five of payments have gone to SMEs with five or of payments have gone to SMEs with five or fewer of payments have gone to SMEs with five or fewer staff. five or fewer staff. 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I would like to thank the former chair of the Governance and former chair of the Governance and Administration former chair of the Governance and Administration Section former chair of the Governance and Administration Section Committee, Administration Section Committee, Barbara Administration Section Committee, Barbara Kuriger, Administration Section Committee, Barbara Kuriger, for Administration Section Committee, Barbara Kuriger, for working Administration Section Committee, Barbara Kuriger, for working with Administration Section Committee, Barbara Kuriger, for working with me Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to improve Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to improve the Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to improve the bill. Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to improve the bill. And Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to improve the bill. And I'd Barbara Kuriger, for working with me to improve the bill. 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Nicola <INTERRUPTION> Question No. 11. Nicola Willis. 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I in Auckland will return to learning on a school site. I would in Auckland will return to learning on a school site. I would note in Auckland will return to learning on a school site. I would note that, on a school site. I would note that, since on a school site. I would note that, since our on a school site. I would note that, since our current on a school site. I would note that, since our current restrictions on a school site. I would note that, since our current restrictions have since our current restrictions have been since our current restrictions have been in since our current restrictions have been in place, since our current restrictions have been in place, students since our current restrictions have been in place, students have since our current restrictions have been in place, students have been been in place, students have been supported been in place, students have been supported to been in place, students have been supported to learn been in place, students have been supported to learn from been in place, students have been supported to learn from home. been in place, students have been supported to learn from home. And been in place, students have been supported to learn from home. And I supported to learn from home. And I want supported to learn from home. And I want to supported to learn from home. And I want to thank supported to learn from home. And I want to thank our supported to learn from home. And I want to thank our teaching supported to learn from home. And I want to thank our teaching community want to thank our teaching community for want to thank our teaching community for the want to thank our teaching community for the enormous want to thank our teaching community for the enormous amount want to thank our teaching community for the enormous amount of want to thank our teaching community for the enormous amount of work want to thank our teaching community for the enormous amount of work that for the enormous amount of work that they for the enormous amount of work that they have for the enormous amount of work that they have done for the enormous amount of work that they have done to for the enormous amount of work that they have done to ensure for the enormous amount of work that they have done to ensure that for the enormous amount of work that they have done to ensure that those they have done to ensure that those young they have done to ensure that those young people they have done to ensure that those young people are they have done to ensure that those young people are supported they have done to ensure that those young people are supported to young people are supported to continue young people are supported to continue their young people are supported to continue their learning young people are supported to continue their learning when young people are supported to continue their learning when they continue their learning when they are continue their learning when they are unable continue their learning when they are unable to continue their learning when they are unable to be continue their learning when they are unable to be physically continue their learning when they are unable to be physically on continue their learning when they are unable to be physically on the are unable to be physically on the school are unable to be physically on the school site. are unable to be physically on the school site. The are unable to be physically on the school site. The Government are unable to be physically on the school site. The Government is are unable to be physically on the school site. The Government is aware school site. The Government is aware of school site. The Government is aware of risks school site. The Government is aware of risks of school site. The Government is aware of risks of having school site. The Government is aware of risks of having students school site. The Government is aware of risks of having students away of risks of having students away from of risks of having students away from the of risks of having students away from the school of risks of having students away from the school site of risks of having students away from the school site for of risks of having students away from the school site for a of risks of having students away from the school site for a prolonged from the school site for a prolonged period from the school site for a prolonged period of from the school site for a prolonged period of time. from the school site for a prolonged period of time. That from the school site for a prolonged period of time. That is from the school site for a prolonged period of time. That is one from the school site for a prolonged period of time. That is one of from the school site for a prolonged period of time. That is one of the period of time. That is one of the reasons period of time. That is one of the reasons why period of time. That is one of the reasons why we period of time. That is one of the reasons why we have period of time. That is one of the reasons why we have worked period of time. That is one of the reasons why we have worked very period of time. That is one of the reasons why we have worked very hard reasons why we have worked very hard to reasons why we have worked very hard to ensure reasons why we have worked very hard to ensure that reasons why we have worked very hard to ensure that schools reasons why we have worked very hard to ensure that schools can reasons why we have worked very hard to ensure that schools can stay reasons why we have worked very hard to ensure that schools can stay open to ensure that schools can stay open over to ensure that schools can stay open over the to ensure that schools can stay open over the last to ensure that schools can stay open over the last 18 to ensure that schools can stay open over the last 18 months, to ensure that schools can stay open over the last 18 months, and to ensure that schools can stay open over the last 18 months, and have to ensure that schools can stay open over the last 18 months, and have up over the last 18 months, and have up until over the last 18 months, and have up until recently over the last 18 months, and have up until recently had over the last 18 months, and have up until recently had one over the last 18 months, and have up until recently had one of over the last 18 months, and have up until recently had one of the over the last 18 months, and have up until recently had one of the lowest until recently had one of the lowest rates until recently had one of the lowest rates of until recently had one of the lowest rates of school until recently had one of the lowest rates of school closure until recently had one of the lowest rates of school closure in until recently had one of the lowest rates of school closure in the until recently had one of the lowest rates of school closure in the OECD. rates of school closure in the OECD. We rates of school closure in the OECD. We do rates of school closure in the OECD. We do have rates of school closure in the OECD. We do have to rates of school closure in the OECD. We do have to balance rates of school closure in the OECD. We do have to balance up rates of school closure in the OECD. We do have to balance up the rates of school closure in the OECD. We do have to balance up the risks We do have to balance up the risks to We do have to balance up the risks to children's We do have to balance up the risks to children's education We do have to balance up the risks to children's education with We do have to balance up the risks to children's education with the to children's education with the risks to children's education with the risks of to children's education with the risks of COVID-19. to children's education with the risks of COVID-19. We to children's education with the risks of COVID-19. We are to children's education with the risks of COVID-19. We are acutely risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware of risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware of the risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware of the fact risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware of the fact that, risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware of the fact that, for risks of COVID-19. We are acutely aware of the fact that, for primary aware of the fact that, for primary school aware of the fact that, for primary school students aware of the fact that, for primary school students in aware of the fact that, for primary school students in particular, aware of the fact that, for primary school students in particular, when school students in particular, when those school students in particular, when those schools school students in particular, when those schools reopen school students in particular, when those schools reopen they school students in particular, when those schools reopen they will school students in particular, when those schools reopen they will be those schools reopen they will be the those schools reopen they will be the highest those schools reopen they will be the highest concentrations those schools reopen they will be the highest concentrations of the highest concentrations of unvaccinated the highest concentrations of unvaccinated people the highest concentrations of unvaccinated people in the highest concentrations of unvaccinated people in the the highest concentrations of unvaccinated people in the country. unvaccinated people in the country. What unvaccinated people in the country. What analysis, unvaccinated people in the country. What analysis, if unvaccinated people in the country. What analysis, if any, unvaccinated people in the country. What analysis, if any, has unvaccinated people in the country. What analysis, if any, has he unvaccinated people in the country. What analysis, if any, has he sought What analysis, if any, has he sought to What analysis, if any, has he sought to measure What analysis, if any, has he sought to measure the What analysis, if any, has he sought to measure the likely What analysis, if any, has he sought to measure the likely impact What analysis, if any, has he sought to measure the likely impact of to measure the likely impact of schools to measure the likely impact of schools reopening to measure the likely impact of schools reopening to to measure the likely impact of schools reopening to Year to measure the likely impact of schools reopening to Year 1-10 schools reopening to Year 1-10 students schools reopening to Year 1-10 students versus schools reopening to Year 1-10 students versus the schools reopening to Year 1-10 students versus the harm schools reopening to Year 1-10 students versus the harm to students versus the harm to achievement students versus the harm to achievement and students versus the harm to achievement and family students versus the harm to achievement and family wellbeing achievement and family wellbeing that achievement and family wellbeing that will achievement and family wellbeing that will occur achievement and family wellbeing that will occur if achievement and family wellbeing that will occur if schools achievement and family wellbeing that will occur if schools don't that will occur if schools don't open that will occur if schools don't open this that will occur if schools don't open this year? that will occur if schools don't open this year? Those that will occur if schools don't open this year? Those things that will occur if schools don't open this year? Those things are open this year? Those things are very open this year? Those things are very difficult open this year? Those things are very difficult to open this year? Those things are very difficult to measure. open this year? Those things are very difficult to measure. In open this year? Those things are very difficult to measure. In fact, very difficult to measure. In fact, some very difficult to measure. In fact, some students very difficult to measure. In fact, some students continue very difficult to measure. In fact, some students continue to very difficult to measure. In fact, some students continue to learn very difficult to measure. In fact, some students continue to learn very some students continue to learn very successfully some students continue to learn very successfully using some students continue to learn very successfully using distance successfully using distance learning, successfully using distance learning, technology successfully using distance learning, technology or successfully using distance learning, technology or other successfully using distance learning, technology or other means learning, technology or other means of learning, technology or other means of distance learning, technology or other means of distance learning. learning, technology or other means of distance learning. In learning, technology or other means of distance learning. In fact, learning, technology or other means of distance learning. In fact, there of distance learning. In fact, there is of distance learning. In fact, there is evidence of distance learning. In fact, there is evidence to of distance learning. In fact, there is evidence to suggest of distance learning. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that, of distance learning. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that, for is evidence to suggest that, for some is evidence to suggest that, for some children, is evidence to suggest that, for some children, they is evidence to suggest that, for some children, they do is evidence to suggest that, for some children, they do slightly some children, they do slightly better some children, they do slightly better in some children, they do slightly better in their some children, they do slightly better in their academic better in their academic achievements better in their academic achievements through better in their academic achievements through distance achievements through distance learning achievements through distance learning than achievements through distance learning than they achievements through distance learning than they do achievements through distance learning than they do from learning than they do from face-to-face learning than they do from face-to-face teaching. learning than they do from face-to-face teaching. However, face-to-face teaching. However, there face-to-face teaching. However, there are face-to-face teaching. However, there are significant face-to-face teaching. However, there are significant social there are significant social benefits, there are significant social benefits, in there are significant social benefits, in terms there are significant social benefits, in terms of there are significant social benefits, in terms of kids' there are significant social benefits, in terms of kids' social benefits, in terms of kids' social development, benefits, in terms of kids' social development, of benefits, in terms of kids' social development, of them benefits, in terms of kids' social development, of them being benefits, in terms of kids' social development, of them being back benefits, in terms of kids' social development, of them being back on benefits, in terms of kids' social development, of them being back on a development, of them being back on a school development, of them being back on a school site. development, of them being back on a school site. It development, of them being back on a school site. It is development, of them being back on a school site. It is difficult development, of them being back on a school site. It is difficult to school site. It is difficult to quantify school site. It is difficult to quantify those school site. It is difficult to quantify those things, school site. It is difficult to quantify those things, though. school site. It is difficult to quantify those things, though. The quantify those things, though. The Ministry quantify those things, though. The Ministry of quantify those things, though. The Ministry of Education, quantify those things, though. The Ministry of Education, the quantify those things, though. 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But we are, of course, aware that we we are, of course, aware that we want we are, of course, aware that we want to we are, of course, aware that we want to - we are, of course, aware that we want to - well, we are, of course, aware that we want to - well, we we are, of course, aware that we want to - well, we are we are, of course, aware that we want to - well, we are committed we are, of course, aware that we want to - well, we are committed to want to - well, we are committed to getting want to - well, we are committed to getting kids want to - well, we are committed to getting kids back want to - well, we are committed to getting kids back on want to - well, we are committed to getting kids back on to want to - well, we are committed to getting kids back on to school want to - well, we are committed to getting kids back on to school sites getting kids back on to school sites so getting kids back on to school sites so that getting kids back on to school sites so that they getting kids back on to school sites so that they can getting kids back on to school sites so that they can resume getting kids back on to school sites so that they can resume a getting kids back on to school sites so that they can resume a more so that they can resume a more regular so that they can resume a more regular schooling so that they can resume a more regular schooling pattern, so that they can resume a more regular schooling pattern, as so that they can resume a more regular schooling pattern, as soon regular schooling pattern, as soon as regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's safe regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's safe to regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's safe to do regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's safe to do that. regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's safe to do that. Does regular schooling pattern, as soon as it's safe to do that. Does he as it's safe to do that. Does he anticipate as it's safe to do that. Does he anticipate that as it's safe to do that. Does he anticipate that ongoing as it's safe to do that. Does he anticipate that ongoing school anticipate that ongoing school closures anticipate that ongoing school closures will anticipate that ongoing school closures will increase anticipate that ongoing school closures will increase inequity anticipate that ongoing school closures will increase inequity in closures will increase inequity in students' closures will increase inequity in students' educational closures will increase inequity in students' educational achievement, students' educational achievement, given students' educational achievement, given the students' educational achievement, given the vastly students' educational achievement, given the vastly different students' educational achievement, given the vastly different home given the vastly different home circumstances given the vastly different home circumstances children given the vastly different home circumstances children are given the vastly different home circumstances children are now circumstances children are now expected circumstances children are now expected to circumstances children are now expected to learn circumstances children are now expected to learn in, circumstances children are now expected to learn in, and circumstances children are now expected to learn in, and the circumstances children are now expected to learn in, and the likely expected to learn in, and the likely impact expected to learn in, and the likely impact this expected to learn in, and the likely impact this will expected to learn in, and the likely impact this will have? expected to learn in, and the likely impact this will have? Yes, expected to learn in, and the likely impact this will have? Yes, that expected to learn in, and the likely impact this will have? Yes, that is impact this will have? Yes, that is a impact this will have? Yes, that is a very impact this will have? Yes, that is a very real impact this will have? Yes, that is a very real concern. impact this will have? Yes, that is a very real concern. Absolutely, a very real concern. Absolutely, that a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a concern. a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a concern. It's a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a concern. It's one a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a concern. It's one of a very real concern. Absolutely, that is a concern. It's one of the that is a concern. It's one of the reasons that is a concern. It's one of the reasons why that is a concern. It's one of the reasons why the that is a concern. It's one of the reasons why the Government that is a concern. It's one of the reasons why the Government has, that is a concern. It's one of the reasons why the Government has, over reasons why the Government has, over the reasons why the Government has, over the last reasons why the Government has, over the last 18 reasons why the Government has, over the last 18 months, reasons why the Government has, over the last 18 months, gone reasons why the Government has, over the last 18 months, gone to reasons why the Government has, over the last 18 months, gone to great the last 18 months, gone to great lengths the last 18 months, gone to great lengths to the last 18 months, gone to great lengths to try the last 18 months, gone to great lengths to try and the last 18 months, gone to great lengths to try and level the last 18 months, gone to great lengths to try and level some the last 18 months, gone to great lengths to try and level some of lengths to try and level some of that lengths to try and level some of that playing lengths to try and level some of that playing field. lengths to try and level some of that playing field. But lengths to try and level some of that playing field. But it lengths to try and level some of that playing field. But it is lengths to try and level some of that playing field. But it is true that playing field. But it is true to that playing field. But it is true to say that playing field. But it is true to say that that playing field. But it is true to say that equity that playing field. But it is true to say that equity continues that playing field. But it is true to say that equity continues to that playing field. But it is true to say that equity continues to be that playing field. But it is true to say that equity continues to be a to say that equity continues to be a significant to say that equity continues to be a significant concern. to say that equity continues to be a significant concern. So, to say that equity continues to be a significant concern. So, we've significant concern. So, we've connected significant concern. So, we've connected homes significant concern. So, we've connected homes that significant concern. So, we've connected homes that weren't connected homes that weren't otherwise connected homes that weren't otherwise connected connected homes that weren't otherwise connected to connected homes that weren't otherwise connected to the connected homes that weren't otherwise connected to the internet, otherwise connected to the internet, we've otherwise connected to the internet, we've provided otherwise connected to the internet, we've provided digital otherwise connected to the internet, we've provided digital devices otherwise connected to the internet, we've provided digital devices to we've provided digital devices to children we've provided digital devices to children who we've provided digital devices to children who otherwise we've provided digital devices to children who otherwise wouldn't we've provided digital devices to children who otherwise wouldn't have children who otherwise wouldn't have access children who otherwise wouldn't have access to children who otherwise wouldn't have access to them, children who otherwise wouldn't have access to them, we've children who otherwise wouldn't have access to them, we've produced children who otherwise wouldn't have access to them, we've produced hard access to them, we've produced hard packs access to them, we've produced hard packs of access to them, we've produced hard packs of materials access to them, we've produced hard packs of materials that access to them, we've produced hard packs of materials that have access to them, we've produced hard packs of materials that have been packs of materials that have been posted packs of materials that have been posted out packs of materials that have been posted out to packs of materials that have been posted out to young packs of materials that have been posted out to young people packs of materials that have been posted out to young people across posted out to young people across the posted out to young people across the country posted out to young people across the country when posted out to young people across the country when they posted out to young people across the country when they experienced the country when they experienced disruption the country when they experienced disruption to the country when they experienced disruption to their the country when they experienced disruption to their schooling, the country when they experienced disruption to their schooling, to disruption to their schooling, to ensure disruption to their schooling, to ensure that disruption to their schooling, to ensure that they disruption to their schooling, to ensure that they can disruption to their schooling, to ensure that they can continue disruption to their schooling, to ensure that they can continue their ensure that they can continue their learning. ensure that they can continue their learning. But ensure that they can continue their learning. But it ensure that they can continue their learning. But it is ensure that they can continue their learning. But it is absolutely ensure that they can continue their learning. But it is absolutely true learning. But it is absolutely true to learning. But it is absolutely true to say learning. But it is absolutely true to say that learning. But it is absolutely true to say that the learning. But it is absolutely true to say that the social learning. But it is absolutely true to say that the social and learning. But it is absolutely true to say that the social and cultural to say that the social and cultural capital to say that the social and cultural capital of to say that the social and cultural capital of a to say that the social and cultural capital of a child's to say that the social and cultural capital of a child's home to say that the social and cultural capital of a child's home does to say that the social and cultural capital of a child's home does have capital of a child's home does have an capital of a child's home does have an impact capital of a child's home does have an impact disproportionately capital of a child's home does have an impact disproportionately on an impact disproportionately on their an impact disproportionately on their learning an impact disproportionately on their learning when an impact disproportionately on their learning when they an impact disproportionately on their learning when they are an impact disproportionately on their learning when they are having their learning when they are having to their learning when they are having to do their learning when they are having to do learning their learning when they are having to do learning from their learning when they are having to do learning from home. their learning when they are having to do learning from home. Has their learning when they are having to do learning from home. Has he to do learning from home. Has he heard to do learning from home. Has he heard concerns to do learning from home. Has he heard concerns from to do learning from home. Has he heard concerns from Tanga to do learning from home. Has he heard concerns from Tanga roa heard concerns from Tanga roa College heard concerns from Tanga roa College Principal heard concerns from Tanga roa College Principal Suasua heard concerns from Tanga roa College Principal Suasua that heard concerns from Tanga roa College Principal Suasua that many College Principal Suasua that many students College Principal Suasua that many students will College Principal Suasua that many students will not College Principal Suasua that many students will not return College Principal Suasua that many students will not return to College Principal Suasua that many students will not return to school students will not return to school following students will not return to school following ongoing students will not return to school following ongoing closures, students will not return to school following ongoing closures, saying, following ongoing closures, saying, "They following ongoing closures, saying, "They said, following ongoing closures, saying, "They said, we're following ongoing closures, saying, "They said, we're not following ongoing closures, saying, "They said, we're not coming following ongoing closures, saying, "They said, we're not coming back. "They said, we're not coming back. It's "They said, we're not coming back. It's really "They said, we're not coming back. It's really disheartening "They said, we're not coming back. It's really disheartening because It's really disheartening because these It's really disheartening because these students It's really disheartening because these students are It's really disheartening because these students are very It's really disheartening because these students are very academically these students are very academically able. these students are very academically able. Their these students are very academically able. Their pathway these students are very academically able. Their pathway was these students are very academically able. Their pathway was to these students are very academically able. Their pathway was to go these students are very academically able. Their pathway was to go to able. Their pathway was to go to university, able. Their pathway was to go to university, their able. Their pathway was to go to university, their pathway able. Their pathway was to go to university, their pathway was able. Their pathway was to go to university, their pathway was to able. Their pathway was to go to university, their pathway was to a university, their pathway was to a career. university, their pathway was to a career. And university, their pathway was to a career. And now university, their pathway was to a career. And now they're university, their pathway was to a career. And now they're not university, their pathway was to a career. And now they're not coming career. And now they're not coming back"? career. And now they're not coming back"? Yes, career. And now they're not coming back"? Yes, I career. And now they're not coming back"? Yes, I have career. And now they're not coming back"? Yes, I have seen career. And now they're not coming back"? Yes, I have seen comments back"? Yes, I have seen comments like back"? Yes, I have seen comments like that, back"? Yes, I have seen comments like that, and back"? Yes, I have seen comments like that, and further back"? Yes, I have seen comments like that, and further comments back"? Yes, I have seen comments like that, and further comments that like that, and further comments that are like that, and further comments that are similar like that, and further comments that are similar to like that, and further comments that are similar to that, like that, and further comments that are similar to that, and like that, and further comments that are similar to that, and those are similar to that, and those comments are similar to that, and those comments are are similar to that, and those comments are very are similar to that, and those comments are very concerning. are similar to that, and those comments are very concerning. I comments are very concerning. I don't comments are very concerning. I don't want comments are very concerning. I don't want to comments are very concerning. I don't want to see comments are very concerning. I don't want to see young comments are very concerning. I don't want to see young people don't want to see young people missing don't want to see young people missing out don't want to see young people missing out on don't want to see young people missing out on their don't want to see young people missing out on their education don't want to see young people missing out on their education and missing out on their education and the missing out on their education and the future missing out on their education and the future opportunities missing out on their education and the future opportunities that missing out on their education and the future opportunities that that the future opportunities that that provides the future opportunities that that provides them. the future opportunities that that provides them. One the future opportunities that that provides them. 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One of the reasons that the Government has made the that the Government has made the decision that the Government has made the decision now that the Government has made the decision now to that the Government has made the decision now to allow that the Government has made the decision now to allow senior decision now to allow senior secondary decision now to allow senior secondary school decision now to allow senior secondary school students decision now to allow senior secondary school students to decision now to allow senior secondary school students to return secondary school students to return to secondary school students to return to learning secondary school students to return to learning on secondary school students to return to learning on site secondary school students to return to learning on site from secondary school students to return to learning on site from next secondary school students to return to learning on site from next week to learning on site from next week is to learning on site from next week is that to learning on site from next week is that we to learning on site from next week is that we do to learning on site from next week is that we do want to learning on site from next week is that we do want to to learning on site from next week is that we do want to decrease to learning on site from next week is that we do want to decrease the is that we do want to decrease the chances is that we do want to decrease the chances of is that we do want to decrease the chances of those is that we do want to decrease the chances of those young is that we do want to decrease the chances of those young people chances of those young people disengaging chances of those young people disengaging from chances of those young people disengaging from learning chances of those young people disengaging from learning and chances of those young people disengaging from learning and not disengaging from learning and not coming disengaging from learning and not coming back disengaging from learning and not coming back to disengaging from learning and not coming back to school. disengaging from learning and not coming back to school. 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Question half-days between now and the end of the year. Question No. half-days between now and the end of the year. Question No. 12. half-days between now and the end of the year. Question No. 12. Angie the year. Question No. 12. Angie Warren-Clark. 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It will map myrtle rust's spread and ramp up the myrtle rust's spread and ramp up the propagation myrtle rust's spread and ramp up the propagation of myrtle rust's spread and ramp up the propagation of plants myrtle rust's spread and ramp up the propagation of plants showing myrtle rust's spread and ramp up the propagation of plants showing the propagation of plants showing the most propagation of plants showing the most resistance propagation of plants showing the most resistance to propagation of plants showing the most resistance to the propagation of plants showing the most resistance to the disease. propagation of plants showing the most resistance to the disease. What most resistance to the disease. What are most resistance to the disease. What are the most resistance to the disease. What are the details most resistance to the disease. What are the details of most resistance to the disease. What are the details of the most resistance to the disease. What are the details of the project most resistance to the disease. What are the details of the project in are the details of the project in Tairawhiti? are the details of the project in Tairawhiti? The are the details of the project in Tairawhiti? The myrtle are the details of the project in Tairawhiti? The myrtle rust Tairawhiti? The myrtle rust surveillance Tairawhiti? The myrtle rust surveillance project Tairawhiti? The myrtle rust surveillance project will Tairawhiti? The myrtle rust surveillance project will track surveillance project will track spread surveillance project will track spread and surveillance project will track spread and infestation surveillance project will track spread and infestation at surveillance project will track spread and infestation at critical spread and infestation at critical sites spread and infestation at critical sites across spread and infestation at critical sites across a spread and infestation at critical sites across a 27,800-hectare sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch of sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch of the sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch of the mighty sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch of the mighty east sites across a 27,800-hectare stretch of the mighty east coast stretch of the mighty east coast coastline. stretch of the mighty east coast coastline. Led stretch of the mighty east coast coastline. Led by stretch of the mighty east coast coastline. Led by local coastline. Led by local conservationist coastline. Led by local conservationist Graham coastline. Led by local conservationist Graham Atkins, coastline. Led by local conservationist Graham Atkins, who conservationist Graham Atkins, who has conservationist Graham Atkins, who has been conservationist Graham Atkins, who has been monitoring conservationist Graham Atkins, who has been monitoring myrtle conservationist Graham Atkins, who has been monitoring myrtle rust conservationist Graham Atkins, who has been monitoring myrtle rust on has been monitoring myrtle rust on the has been monitoring myrtle rust on the east has been monitoring myrtle rust on the east coast has been monitoring myrtle rust on the east coast since has been monitoring myrtle rust on the east coast since he has been monitoring myrtle rust on the east coast since he observed has been monitoring myrtle rust on the east coast since he observed its the east coast since he observed its appearance the east coast since he observed its appearance a the east coast since he observed its appearance a few the east coast since he observed its appearance a few years the east coast since he observed its appearance a few years ago, the east coast since he observed its appearance a few years ago, the the east coast since he observed its appearance a few years ago, the work appearance a few years ago, the work utilises appearance a few years ago, the work utilises ground appearance a few years ago, the work utilises ground knowledge appearance a few years ago, the work utilises ground knowledge and utilises ground knowledge and bicultural utilises ground knowledge and bicultural monitoring utilises ground knowledge and bicultural monitoring approaches, bicultural monitoring approaches, and bicultural monitoring approaches, and will bicultural monitoring approaches, and will be bicultural monitoring approaches, and will be linked bicultural monitoring approaches, and will be linked into bicultural monitoring approaches, and will be linked into a bicultural monitoring approaches, and will be linked into a localised and will be linked into a localised and and will be linked into a localised and national and will be linked into a localised and national reporting and will be linked into a localised and national reporting system, and will be linked into a localised and national reporting system, sir. and national reporting system, sir. Seed and national reporting system, sir. Seed collection, and national reporting system, sir. Seed collection, storage and national reporting system, sir. Seed collection, storage and Seed collection, storage and propagation Seed collection, storage and propagation protocols Seed collection, storage and propagation protocols will Seed collection, storage and propagation protocols will be propagation protocols will be developed propagation protocols will be developed alongside propagation protocols will be developed alongside the propagation protocols will be developed alongside the mana propagation protocols will be developed alongside the mana whenua, developed alongside the mana whenua, and developed alongside the mana whenua, and local developed alongside the mana whenua, and local capability developed alongside the mana whenua, and local capability developed developed alongside the mana whenua, and local capability developed to and local capability developed to oversee and local capability developed to oversee the and local capability developed to oversee the collection and local capability developed to oversee the collection and oversee the collection and propagation oversee the collection and propagation of oversee the collection and propagation of native oversee the collection and propagation of native seeds oversee the collection and propagation of native seeds across propagation of native seeds across the propagation of native seeds across the mighty propagation of native seeds across the mighty east propagation of native seeds across the mighty east coast. propagation of native seeds across the mighty east coast. 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