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The to tourism and education sectorses. The IMF to tourism and education sectorses. The IMF noted to tourism and education sectorses. The IMF noted our to tourism and education sectorses. The IMF noted our public to tourism and education sectorses. The IMF noted our public debt to tourism and education sectorses. The IMF noted our public debt levels The IMF noted our public debt levels are The IMF noted our public debt levels are expected The IMF noted our public debt levels are expected to The IMF noted our public debt levels are expected to remain The IMF noted our public debt levels are expected to remain low are expected to remain low compared-to-with are expected to remain low compared-to-with many are expected to remain low compared-to-with many of are expected to remain low compared-to-with many of the compared-to-with many of the countries compared-to-with many of the countries we compared-to-with many of the countries we compare compared-to-with many of the countries we compare ourselves compared-to-with many of the countries we compare ourselves with countries we compare ourselves with and countries we compare ourselves with and our countries we compare ourselves with and our debt countries we compare ourselves with and our debt sustainability countries we compare ourselves with and our debt sustainability remains and our debt sustainability remains robust and our debt sustainability remains robust and and our debt sustainability remains robust and there and our debt sustainability remains robust and there is and our debt sustainability remains robust and there is substantial robust and there is substantial headroom robust and there is substantial headroom to robust and there is substantial headroom to respond robust and there is substantial headroom to respond to robust and there is substantial headroom to respond to further headroom to respond to further challenges. headroom to respond to further challenges. What headroom to respond to further challenges. What are headroom to respond to further challenges. What are they headroom to respond to further challenges. What are they going headroom to respond to further challenges. What are they going on challenges. What are they going on about? about? Supplementary, about? Supplementary, what about? Supplementary, what did about? Supplementary, what did the about? Supplementary, what did the report Supplementary, what did the report say Supplementary, what did the report say about Supplementary, what did the report say about fiscal Supplementary, what did the report say about fiscal policy Supplementary, what did the report say about fiscal policy supporting say about fiscal policy supporting the say about fiscal policy supporting the economy? say about fiscal policy supporting the economy? The say about fiscal policy supporting the economy? The IMF say about fiscal policy supporting the economy? 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We are taking a balanced approach and making sure balanced approach and making sure our balanced approach and making sure our spending balanced approach and making sure our spending continues balanced approach and making sure our spending continues to balanced approach and making sure our spending continues to be our spending continues to be carefully our spending continues to be carefully prioritised our spending continues to be carefully prioritised and our spending continues to be carefully prioritised and targeted carefully prioritised and targeted at carefully prioritised and targeted at areas carefully prioritised and targeted at areas and carefully prioritised and targeted at areas and people carefully prioritised and targeted at areas and people that carefully prioritised and targeted at areas and people that require carefully prioritised and targeted at areas and people that require it at areas and people that require it most, at areas and people that require it most, including at areas and people that require it most, including low- at areas and people that require it most, including low- and most, including low- and middle-income most, including low- and middle-income families, most, including low- and middle-income families, student middle-income families, student allowances middle-income families, student allowances and middle-income families, student allowances and the middle-income families, student allowances and the minimum middle-income families, student allowances and the minimum wage. allowances and the minimum wage. We've allowances and the minimum wage. We've reduced allowances and the minimum wage. We've reduced fuel allowances and the minimum wage. We've reduced fuel excise allowances and the minimum wage. We've reduced fuel excise duty, allowances and the minimum wage. We've reduced fuel excise duty, road We've reduced fuel excise duty, road user We've reduced fuel excise duty, road user charges We've reduced fuel excise duty, road user charges and We've reduced fuel excise duty, road user charges and halved We've reduced fuel excise duty, road user charges and halved public user charges and halved public transport user charges and halved public transport fares. user charges and halved public transport fares. Supplementary. user charges and halved public transport fares. Supplementary. What transport fares. Supplementary. What other transport fares. Supplementary. What other reports transport fares. Supplementary. What other reports has transport fares. Supplementary. 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The B NZ said this mirrored the year. The B NZ said this mirrored recent the year. The B NZ said this mirrored recent surveys the year. The B NZ said this mirrored recent surveys showing mirrored recent surveys showing firms mirrored recent surveys showing firms intend mirrored recent surveys showing firms intend to mirrored recent surveys showing firms intend to hire mirrored recent surveys showing firms intend to hire more mirrored recent surveys showing firms intend to hire more people. firms intend to hire more people. They firms intend to hire more people. They said firms intend to hire more people. They said restrictions firms intend to hire more people. They said restrictions was firms intend to hire more people. They said restrictions was reflected They said restrictions was reflected in They said restrictions was reflected in hospitality They said restrictions was reflected in hospitality and They said restrictions was reflected in hospitality and tourism They said restrictions was reflected in hospitality and tourism with They said restrictions was reflected in hospitality and tourism with a in hospitality and tourism with a 30% in hospitality and tourism with a 30% jump in hospitality and tourism with a 30% jump in in hospitality and tourism with a 30% jump in job in hospitality and tourism with a 30% jump in job ads. in hospitality and tourism with a 30% jump in job ads. Some in hospitality and tourism with a 30% jump in job ads. Some regions 30% jump in job ads. Some regions that 30% jump in job ads. Some regions that rely 30% jump in job ads. Some regions that rely on 30% jump in job ads. Some regions that rely on tourism 30% jump in job ads. Some regions that rely on tourism exhibited 30% jump in job ads. Some regions that rely on tourism exhibited the that rely on tourism exhibited the biggest that rely on tourism exhibited the biggest gains. that rely on tourism exhibited the biggest gains. The that rely on tourism exhibited the biggest gains. The strong that rely on tourism exhibited the biggest gains. The strong jobs biggest gains. The strong jobs market biggest gains. The strong jobs market shows biggest gains. The strong jobs market shows the biggest gains. The strong jobs market shows the Government's market shows the Government's actions market shows the Government's actions in market shows the Government's actions in response market shows the Government's actions in response to market shows the Government's actions in response to COVID-19 actions in response to COVID-19 since actions in response to COVID-19 since the actions in response to COVID-19 since the start actions in response to COVID-19 since the start of actions in response to COVID-19 since the start of the actions in response to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic actions in response to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic have since the start of the pandemic have proven since the start of the pandemic have proven to since the start of the pandemic have proven to be since the start of the pandemic have proven to be the since the start of the pandemic have proven to be the best since the start of the pandemic have proven to be the best economic proven to be the best economic approach proven to be the best economic approach and proven to be the best economic approach and the proven to be the best economic approach and the opening proven to be the best economic approach and the opening of proven to be the best economic approach and the opening of the approach and the opening of the borders approach and the opening of the borders to approach and the opening of the borders to foreign approach and the opening of the borders to foreign workers approach and the opening of the borders to foreign workers and borders to foreign workers and tourists borders to foreign workers and tourists will borders to foreign workers and tourists will accelerate borders to foreign workers and tourists will accelerate this tourists will accelerate this growth. growth. 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Mr Speaker, yes, particularly this Government's particularly this Government's decision particularly this Government's decision to particularly this Government's decision to partner particularly this Government's decision to partner with particularly this Government's decision to partner with businesses decision to partner with businesses to decision to partner with businesses to get decision to partner with businesses to get ahead, decision to partner with businesses to get ahead, to decision to partner with businesses to get ahead, to transition decision to partner with businesses to get ahead, to transition to to get ahead, to transition to low-emission to get ahead, to transition to low-emission alternatives, to get ahead, to transition to low-emission alternatives, reduce low-emission alternatives, reduce their low-emission alternatives, reduce their reliance low-emission alternatives, reduce their reliance on low-emission alternatives, reduce their reliance on volatile low-emission alternatives, reduce their reliance on volatile global their reliance on volatile global energy their reliance on volatile global energy markets, their reliance on volatile global energy markets, improve their reliance on volatile global energy markets, improve productivity energy markets, improve productivity and energy markets, improve productivity and future energy markets, improve productivity and future proof energy markets, improve productivity and future proof our energy markets, improve productivity and future proof our energy energy markets, improve productivity and future proof our energy system and future proof our energy system to and future proof our energy system to ensure and future proof our energy system to ensure that and future proof our energy system to ensure that a and future proof our energy system to ensure that a cheaper, and future proof our energy system to ensure that a cheaper, more to ensure that a cheaper, more secure to ensure that a cheaper, more secure energy to ensure that a cheaper, more secure energy supply to ensure that a cheaper, more secure energy supply becomes to ensure that a cheaper, more secure energy supply becomes the secure energy supply becomes the norm. secure energy supply becomes the norm. 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This year, over four years to increase the size of the years to increase the size of the funding years to increase the size of the funding available years to increase the size of the funding available to years to increase the size of the funding available to the years to increase the size of the funding available to the successful funding available to the successful government funding available to the successful government investment funding available to the successful government investment in government investment in decarbonising government investment in decarbonising industry government investment in decarbonising industry programme, decarbonising industry programme, enabling decarbonising industry programme, enabling us decarbonising industry programme, enabling us to decarbonising industry programme, enabling us to expand decarbonising industry programme, enabling us to expand support decarbonising industry programme, enabling us to expand support for enabling us to expand support for small enabling us to expand support for small businesses, enabling us to expand support for small businesses, increase enabling us to expand support for small businesses, increase the small businesses, increase the number small businesses, increase the number and small businesses, increase the number and type small businesses, increase the number and type of small businesses, increase the number and type of projects small businesses, increase the number and type of projects that number and type of projects that receive number and type of projects that receive money, number and type of projects that receive money, including number and type of projects that receive money, including high-impact receive money, including high-impact decarbonisation receive money, including high-impact decarbonisation projects receive money, including high-impact decarbonisation projects of receive money, including high-impact decarbonisation projects of national decarbonisation projects of national significance. decarbonisation projects of national significance. 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How 134,000 cars off the road. How can 134,000 cars off the road. How can Kiwis 134,000 cars off the road. How can Kiwis have 134,000 cars off the road. How can Kiwis have any 134,000 cars off the road. How can Kiwis have any confidence 134,000 cars off the road. How can Kiwis have any confidence in How can Kiwis have any confidence in tomorrow's How can Kiwis have any confidence in tomorrow's Budget How can Kiwis have any confidence in tomorrow's Budget spending tomorrow's Budget spending announcements, tomorrow's Budget spending announcements, when tomorrow's Budget spending announcements, when KiwiBuild, tomorrow's Budget spending announcements, when KiwiBuild, the announcements, when KiwiBuild, the Government's announcements, when KiwiBuild, the Government's flagship announcements, when KiwiBuild, the Government's flagship announcement Government's flagship announcement in Government's flagship announcement in 2017, Government's flagship announcement in 2017, has Government's flagship announcement in 2017, has only Government's flagship announcement in 2017, has only delivered Government's flagship announcement in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% Government's flagship announcement in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% of in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% of the in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% of the 100,000 in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% of the 100,000 houses in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% of the 100,000 houses that in 2017, has only delivered 1.3% of the 100,000 houses that were the 100,000 houses that were promised? the 100,000 houses that were promised? Mr the 100,000 houses that were promised? Mr Speaker, the 100,000 houses that were promised? Mr Speaker, because the 100,000 houses that were promised? Mr Speaker, because if the 100,000 houses that were promised? Mr Speaker, because if you promised? Mr Speaker, because if you look promised? Mr Speaker, because if you look over promised? Mr Speaker, because if you look over the promised? Mr Speaker, because if you look over the lifetime promised? Mr Speaker, because if you look over the lifetime of promised? 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The process has taken place and we know what taken place and we know what processes taken place and we know what processes might taken place and we know what processes might be taken place and we know what processes might be delivered taken place and we know what processes might be delivered and taken place and we know what processes might be delivered and the processes might be delivered and the $90 processes might be delivered and the $90 million processes might be delivered and the $90 million I processes might be delivered and the $90 million I announced processes might be delivered and the $90 million I announced yesterday $90 million I announced yesterday will $90 million I announced yesterday will allow $90 million I announced yesterday will allow the $90 million I announced yesterday will allow the delivery $90 million I announced yesterday will allow the delivery of $90 million I announced yesterday will allow the delivery of Mana $90 million I announced yesterday will allow the delivery of Mana Ake will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in those will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in those areas. will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in those areas. Why will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in those areas. Why is will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in those areas. Why is this will allow the delivery of Mana Ake in those areas. Why is this funding in those areas. Why is this funding needed in those areas. Why is this funding needed for in those areas. Why is this funding needed for specialist in those areas. Why is this funding needed for specialist mental in those areas. Why is this funding needed for specialist mental health needed for specialist mental health and needed for specialist mental health and addiction needed for specialist mental health and addiction services? needed for specialist mental health and addiction services? Specialist and addiction services? Specialist mental and addiction services? Specialist mental health and addiction services? Specialist mental health and and addiction services? Specialist mental health and addiction and addiction services? Specialist mental health and addiction services mental health and addiction services have mental health and addiction services have been mental health and addiction services have been under mental health and addiction services have been under considerable have been under considerable pressure have been under considerable pressure for have been under considerable pressure for along have been under considerable pressure for along time. have been under considerable pressure for along time. This have been under considerable pressure for along time. This means pressure for along time. This means there pressure for along time. This means there are pressure for along time. This means there are often pressure for along time. This means there are often waiting pressure for along time. This means there are often waiting times pressure for along time. This means there are often waiting times for there are often waiting times for people there are often waiting times for people to there are often waiting times for people to access there are often waiting times for people to access the there are often waiting times for people to access the help there are often waiting times for people to access the help they there are often waiting times for people to access the help they need. people to access the help they need. People people to access the help they need. People with people to access the help they need. People with severe people to access the help they need. People with severe mental people to access the help they need. People with severe mental health people to access the help they need. People with severe mental health and People with severe mental health and addiction People with severe mental health and addiction issues People with severe mental health and addiction issues and People with severe mental health and addiction issues and their People with severe mental health and addiction issues and their families addiction issues and their families have addiction issues and their families have been addiction issues and their families have been patient addiction issues and their families have been patient in addiction issues and their families have been patient in the addiction issues and their families have been patient in the face addiction issues and their families have been patient in the face of have been patient in the face of inaction have been patient in the face of inaction by have been patient in the face of inaction by previous have been patient in the face of inaction by previous governments. inaction by previous governments. For inaction by previous governments. For many inaction by previous governments. For many people inaction by previous governments. For many people with inaction by previous governments. For many people with severe inaction by previous governments. For many people with severe mental For many people with severe mental health For many people with severe mental health and For many people with severe mental health and addiction For many people with severe mental health and addiction needs, health and addiction needs, treatment health and addiction needs, treatment is health and addiction needs, treatment is most health and addiction needs, treatment is most appropriately treatment is most appropriately provided treatment is most appropriately provided outside treatment is most appropriately provided outside a treatment is most appropriately provided outside a traditional provided outside a traditional hospital provided outside a traditional hospital setting. provided outside a traditional hospital setting. That's provided outside a traditional hospital setting. That's why provided outside a traditional hospital setting. That's why the hospital setting. That's why the funding hospital setting. That's why the funding I hospital setting. That's why the funding I announced hospital setting. That's why the funding I announced yesterday funding I announced yesterday includes funding I announced yesterday includes $27 funding I announced yesterday includes $27 million funding I announced yesterday includes $27 million for includes $27 million for community-based includes $27 million for community-based crisis includes $27 million for community-based crisis services includes $27 million for community-based crisis services to community-based crisis services to deliver community-based crisis services to deliver a community-based crisis services to deliver a variety community-based crisis services to deliver a variety of community-based crisis services to deliver a variety of intensive deliver a variety of intensive supports deliver a variety of intensive supports such deliver a variety of intensive supports such as deliver a variety of intensive supports such as residential deliver a variety of intensive supports such as residential and supports such as residential and home-based supports such as residential and home-based crisis supports such as residential and home-based crisis respite, supports such as residential and home-based crisis respite, community home-based crisis respite, community crisis home-based crisis respite, community crisis teams, home-based crisis respite, community crisis teams, co-response home-based crisis respite, community crisis teams, co-response teams home-based crisis respite, community crisis teams, co-response teams and crisis teams, co-response teams and peer-led crisis teams, co-response teams and peer-led services crisis teams, co-response teams and peer-led services in crisis teams, co-response teams and peer-led services in the crisis teams, co-response teams and peer-led services in the community peer-led services in the community and peer-led services in the community and as peer-led services in the community and as part peer-led services in the community and as part of peer-led services in the community and as part of care peer-led services in the community and as part of care teams. peer-led services in the community and as part of care teams. $18.7 and as part of care teams. $18.7 million and as part of care teams. $18.7 million will and as part of care teams. $18.7 million will enhance and as part of care teams. $18.7 million will enhance existing million will enhance existing specialist million will enhance existing specialist child million will enhance existing specialist child and million will enhance existing specialist child and adolescent specialist child and adolescent mental specialist child and adolescent mental health specialist child and adolescent mental health and specialist child and adolescent mental health and addiction specialist child and adolescent mental health and addiction services mental health and addiction services so mental health and addiction services so 1,300 mental health and addiction services so 1,300 young mental health and addiction services so 1,300 young people mental health and addiction services so 1,300 young people can mental health and addiction services so 1,300 young people can be so 1,300 young people can be supported so 1,300 young people can be supported by so 1,300 young people can be supported by more so 1,300 young people can be supported by more clinical, so 1,300 young people can be supported by more clinical, peer supported by more clinical, peer support supported by more clinical, peer support and supported by more clinical, peer support and cultural supported by more clinical, peer support and cultural support supported by more clinical, peer support and cultural support staff. support and cultural support staff. This support and cultural support staff. This is support and cultural support staff. This is a support and cultural support staff. This is a critical support and cultural support staff. This is a critical next support and cultural support staff. This is a critical next step. This is a critical next step. Supplementary. This is a critical next step. Supplementary. How This is a critical next step. Supplementary. How many This is a critical next step. Supplementary. How many children Supplementary. How many children will Supplementary. How many children will now Supplementary. How many children will now have Supplementary. How many children will now have access Supplementary. How many children will now have access to Supplementary. How many children will now have access to the Supplementary. How many children will now have access to the Mana Supplementary. How many children will now have access to the Mana Ake will now have access to the Mana Ake programme will now have access to the Mana Ake programme and will now have access to the Mana Ake programme and what will now have access to the Mana Ake programme and what kind will now have access to the Mana Ake programme and what kind of will now have access to the Mana Ake programme and what kind of services programme and what kind of services will programme and what kind of services will they programme and what kind of services will they have programme and what kind of services will they have access programme and what kind of services will they have access to? programme and what kind of services will they have access to? 195,000 will they have access to? 195,000 primary will they have access to? 195,000 primary and will they have access to? 195,000 primary and intermediate-aged primary and intermediate-aged children primary and intermediate-aged children will primary and intermediate-aged children will benefit primary and intermediate-aged children will benefit from primary and intermediate-aged children will benefit from the children will benefit from the continuation children will benefit from the continuation and children will benefit from the continuation and expansion children will benefit from the continuation and expansion of children will benefit from the continuation and expansion of Mana continuation and expansion of Mana Ake continuation and expansion of Mana Ake services. continuation and expansion of Mana Ake services. It continuation and expansion of Mana Ake services. It will continuation and expansion of Mana Ake services. It will empower Ake services. It will empower children Ake services. It will empower children with Ake services. It will empower children with resilience Ake services. It will empower children with resilience and Ake services. It will empower children with resilience and support children with resilience and support when children with resilience and support when and children with resilience and support when and where children with resilience and support when and where they children with resilience and support when and where they need children with resilience and support when and where they need it children with resilience and support when and where they need it to when and where they need it to confidently when and where they need it to confidently cope when and where they need it to confidently cope with when and where they need it to confidently cope with whatever when and where they need it to confidently cope with whatever life confidently cope with whatever life throws confidently cope with whatever life throws at confidently cope with whatever life throws at them. confidently cope with whatever life throws at them. The confidently cope with whatever life throws at them. The mental confidently cope with whatever life throws at them. The mental wellbeing throws at them. The mental wellbeing support throws at them. The mental wellbeing support provided throws at them. The mental wellbeing support provided will throws at them. The mental wellbeing support provided will vary throws at them. The mental wellbeing support provided will vary by throws at them. The mental wellbeing support provided will vary by area, support provided will vary by area, reflecting support provided will vary by area, reflecting the support provided will vary by area, reflecting the needs support provided will vary by area, reflecting the needs of support provided will vary by area, reflecting the needs of local reflecting the needs of local communities reflecting the needs of local communities in reflecting the needs of local communities in their reflecting the needs of local communities in their context. reflecting the needs of local communities in their context. The communities in their context. The programme communities in their context. The programme has communities in their context. The programme has a communities in their context. The programme has a range communities in their context. The programme has a range of communities in their context. The programme has a range of support programme has a range of support which programme has a range of support which includes programme has a range of support which includes whole-of-classroom which includes whole-of-classroom approaches which includes whole-of-classroom approaches to which includes whole-of-classroom approaches to promote which includes whole-of-classroom approaches to promote mental approaches to promote mental wellbeing approaches to promote mental wellbeing and approaches to promote mental wellbeing and resilience approaches to promote mental wellbeing and resilience across approaches to promote mental wellbeing and resilience across the wellbeing and resilience across the whole wellbeing and resilience across the whole school wellbeing and resilience across the whole school population, wellbeing and resilience across the whole school population, targeted whole school population, targeted initiatives, whole school population, targeted initiatives, delivered whole school population, targeted initiatives, delivered face whole school population, targeted initiatives, delivered face to whole school population, targeted initiatives, delivered face to face initiatives, delivered face to face for initiatives, delivered face to face for children initiatives, delivered face to face for children experiencing initiatives, delivered face to face for children experiencing mild initiatives, delivered face to face for children experiencing mild to for children experiencing mild to moderate for children experiencing mild to moderate levels for children experiencing mild to moderate levels of for children experiencing mild to moderate levels of distress for children experiencing mild to moderate levels of distress and moderate levels of distress and group-based moderate levels of distress and group-based supports moderate levels of distress and group-based supports and moderate levels of distress and group-based supports and support moderate levels of distress and group-based supports and support for group-based supports and support for whanau. whanau. Question whanau. Question No. whanau. Question No. 4, whanau. Question No. 4, Teanau whanau. Question No. 4, Teanau Tuiono. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Agriculture: Agriculture: Does Agriculture: Does he Agriculture: Does he stand Agriculture: Does he stand by Agriculture: Does he stand by his Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement Agriculture: Does he stand by his statement that Does he stand by his statement that "the Does he stand by his statement that "the Government Does he stand by his statement that "the Government looks Does he stand by his statement that "the Government looks to Does he stand by his statement that "the Government looks to all Does he stand by his statement that "the Government looks to all sectors "the Government looks to all sectors to "the Government looks to all sectors to pull "the Government looks to all sectors to pull their "the Government looks to all sectors to pull their weight "the Government looks to all sectors to pull their weight with "the Government looks to all sectors to pull their weight with the to pull their weight with the Emissions to pull their weight with the Emissions Reduction to pull their weight with the Emissions Reduction Plan"; Emissions Reduction Plan"; if Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, does Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, does he Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, does he believe Emissions Reduction Plan"; if so, does he believe agriculture if so, does he believe agriculture will if so, does he believe agriculture will be if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling its if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling its weight if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling its weight over if so, does he believe agriculture will be pulling its weight over the will be pulling its weight over the first will be pulling its weight over the first three will be pulling its weight over the first three emissions will be pulling its weight over the first three emissions budget first three emissions budget periods? Order. Order. Which Order. Which member Order. Which member was Order. Which member was that? Order. Which member was that? Right, Order. Which member was that? Right, well... Order. Which member was that? Right, well... That's Order. Which member was that? Right, well... That's not Order. Which member was that? Right, well... That's not helpful, well... That's not helpful, especially well... That's not helpful, especially given well... That's not helpful, especially given what well... That's not helpful, especially given what happened especially given what happened yesterday. yesterday. The yesterday. The Hon yesterday. The Hon Damien yesterday. The Hon Damien O'Conor. yesterday. The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of yesterday. The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course yesterday. The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. Climate The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. Climate change The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. Climate change is The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. Climate change is one The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. Climate change is one of The Hon Damien O'Conor. Of course I do. Climate change is one of the do. Climate change is one of the biggest do. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges do. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of do. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our do. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time do. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time and biggest challenges of our time and it biggest challenges of our time and it is biggest challenges of our time and it is critical biggest challenges of our time and it is critical that biggest challenges of our time and it is critical that all biggest challenges of our time and it is critical that all sectors biggest challenges of our time and it is critical that all sectors play it is critical that all sectors play a it is critical that all sectors play a part it is critical that all sectors play a part in it is critical that all sectors play a part in reducing it is critical that all sectors play a part in reducing emissions it is critical that all sectors play a part in reducing emissions so it is critical that all sectors play a part in reducing emissions so we a part in reducing emissions so we can a part in reducing emissions so we can avoid a part in reducing emissions so we can avoid the a part in reducing emissions so we can avoid the worst a part in reducing emissions so we can avoid the worst effects a part in reducing emissions so we can avoid the worst effects of can avoid the worst effects of climate can avoid the worst effects of climate change. can avoid the worst effects of climate change. This can avoid the worst effects of climate change. This is can avoid the worst effects of climate change. This is particularly climate change. This is particularly true climate change. This is particularly true for climate change. This is particularly true for New climate change. This is particularly true for New Zealand's climate change. This is particularly true for New Zealand's farmers climate change. This is particularly true for New Zealand's farmers and true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, who true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, who are true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, who are some true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, who are some of true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, who are some of the true for New Zealand's farmers and growers, who are some of the most growers, who are some of the most vulnerable growers, who are some of the most vulnerable in growers, who are some of the most vulnerable in New growers, who are some of the most vulnerable in New Zealand growers, who are some of the most vulnerable in New Zealand to growers, who are some of the most vulnerable in New Zealand to the vulnerable in New Zealand to the effects vulnerable in New Zealand to the effects of vulnerable in New Zealand to the effects of droughts, vulnerable in New Zealand to the effects of droughts, floods vulnerable in New Zealand to the effects of droughts, floods and effects of droughts, floods and other effects of droughts, floods and other direct effects of droughts, floods and other direct effects effects of droughts, floods and other direct effects of effects of droughts, floods and other direct effects of climate other direct effects of climate change. other direct effects of climate change. Mr other direct effects of climate change. Mr Speaker, other direct effects of climate change. Mr Speaker, another change. Mr Speaker, another important change. Mr Speaker, another important reason change. Mr Speaker, another important reason why change. Mr Speaker, another important reason why agriculture important reason why agriculture must important reason why agriculture must look important reason why agriculture must look to important reason why agriculture must look to reduce important reason why agriculture must look to reduce its important reason why agriculture must look to reduce its emissions must look to reduce its emissions are must look to reduce its emissions are market must look to reduce its emissions are market drivers must look to reduce its emissions are market drivers offshore. are market drivers offshore. Customers are market drivers offshore. Customers and are market drivers offshore. Customers and consumers are market drivers offshore. Customers and consumers abroad are market drivers offshore. Customers and consumers abroad are Customers and consumers abroad are increasingly Customers and consumers abroad are increasingly demanding Customers and consumers abroad are increasingly demanding products Customers and consumers abroad are increasingly demanding products with increasingly demanding products with low increasingly demanding products with low emissions increasingly demanding products with low emissions and increasingly demanding products with low emissions and high low emissions and high sustainability, low emissions and high sustainability, so low emissions and high sustainability, so New low emissions and high sustainability, so New Zealand's sustainability, so New Zealand's continued sustainability, so New Zealand's continued ongoing sustainability, so New Zealand's continued ongoing economic sustainability, so New Zealand's continued ongoing economic strength, continued ongoing economic strength, built continued ongoing economic strength, built off continued ongoing economic strength, built off our... continued ongoing economic strength, built off our... Of continued ongoing economic strength, built off our... Of our built off our... Of our world-leading built off our... Of our world-leading food built off our... Of our world-leading food and built off our... Of our world-leading food and fibre built off our... Of our world-leading food and fibre sector world-leading food and fibre sector is world-leading food and fibre sector is dependent world-leading food and fibre sector is dependent on world-leading food and fibre sector is dependent on continued world-leading food and fibre sector is dependent on continued innovation is dependent on continued innovation and is dependent on continued innovation and adapt is dependent on continued innovation and adapt innovation is dependent on continued innovation and adapt innovation to is dependent on continued innovation and adapt innovation to a and adapt innovation to a lower-emissions and adapt innovation to a lower-emissions agricultural and adapt innovation to a lower-emissions agricultural sector. lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, agriculture lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, agriculture must lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, agriculture must play lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, agriculture must play a lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, agriculture must play a part lower-emissions agricultural sector. Yes, agriculture must play a part in Yes, agriculture must play a part in addressing Yes, agriculture must play a part in addressing emissions Yes, agriculture must play a part in addressing emissions and Yes, agriculture must play a part in addressing emissions and it Yes, agriculture must play a part in addressing emissions and it is Yes, agriculture must play a part in addressing emissions and it is doing addressing emissions and it is doing so addressing emissions and it is doing so through addressing emissions and it is doing so through the addressing emissions and it is doing so through the emissions addressing emissions and it is doing so through the emissions reduction so through the emissions reduction plan so through the emissions reduction plan announced so through the emissions reduction plan announced on so through the emissions reduction plan announced on Monday, so through the emissions reduction plan announced on Monday, which so through the emissions reduction plan announced on Monday, which will plan announced on Monday, which will see plan announced on Monday, which will see the plan announced on Monday, which will see the sector plan announced on Monday, which will see the sector on plan announced on Monday, which will see the sector on track plan announced on Monday, which will see the sector on track to plan announced on Monday, which will see the sector on track to meet see the sector on track to meet emissions see the sector on track to meet emissions budget see the sector on track to meet emissions budget targets see the sector on track to meet emissions budget targets and see the sector on track to meet emissions budget targets and by emissions budget targets and by 2025, emissions budget targets and by 2025, we emissions budget targets and by 2025, we will emissions budget targets and by 2025, we will continue emissions budget targets and by 2025, we will continue to 2025, we will continue to incentivise 2025, we will continue to incentivise change 2025, we will continue to incentivise change by 2025, we will continue to incentivise change by bringing 2025, we will continue to incentivise change by bringing in incentivise change by bringing in the incentivise change by bringing in the world's incentivise change by bringing in the world's first incentivise change by bringing in the world's first emissions incentivise change by bringing in the world's first emissions pricing the world's first emissions pricing system the world's first emissions pricing system for the world's first emissions pricing system for agriculture. system for agriculture. What system for agriculture. What does system for agriculture. What does he system for agriculture. What does he say system for agriculture. What does he say to system for agriculture. What does he say to groups system for agriculture. What does he say to groups like What does he say to groups like Greenpeace What does he say to groups like Greenpeace and What does he say to groups like Greenpeace and scientists What does he say to groups like Greenpeace and scientists who What does he say to groups like Greenpeace and scientists who say Greenpeace and scientists who say that Greenpeace and scientists who say that reducing Greenpeace and scientists who say that reducing herd Greenpeace and scientists who say that reducing herd sizes Greenpeace and scientists who say that reducing herd sizes and Greenpeace and scientists who say that reducing herd sizes and phasing that reducing herd sizes and phasing out that reducing herd sizes and phasing out synthetic that reducing herd sizes and phasing out synthetic fertiliser that reducing herd sizes and phasing out synthetic fertiliser are that reducing herd sizes and phasing out synthetic fertiliser are major out synthetic fertiliser are major tools out synthetic fertiliser are major tools to out synthetic fertiliser are major tools to reduce out synthetic fertiliser are major tools to reduce our out synthetic fertiliser are major tools to reduce our emissions out synthetic fertiliser are major tools to reduce our emissions and tools to reduce our emissions and protect tools to reduce our emissions and protect the tools to reduce our emissions and protect the environment? tools to reduce our emissions and protect the environment? Mr tools to reduce our emissions and protect the environment? Mr Speaker, protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there are protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there are two protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there are two parts protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there are two parts to protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there are two parts to that. protect the environment? Mr Speaker, there are two parts to that. In there are two parts to that. In terms there are two parts to that. In terms of there are two parts to that. In terms of nitrous there are two parts to that. In terms of nitrous oxide there are two parts to that. In terms of nitrous oxide for there are two parts to that. In terms of nitrous oxide for example, terms of nitrous oxide for example, the terms of nitrous oxide for example, the government terms of nitrous oxide for example, the government brought terms of nitrous oxide for example, the government brought in terms of nitrous oxide for example, the government brought in a terms of nitrous oxide for example, the government brought in a maximum the government brought in a maximum level the government brought in a maximum level of the government brought in a maximum level of 190kg the government brought in a maximum level of 190kg per the government brought in a maximum level of 190kg per hectare the government brought in a maximum level of 190kg per hectare of level of 190kg per hectare of synthetic level of 190kg per hectare of synthetic nitrogen level of 190kg per hectare of synthetic nitrogen that level of 190kg per hectare of synthetic nitrogen that could level of 190kg per hectare of synthetic nitrogen that could be synthetic nitrogen that could be applied. synthetic nitrogen that could be applied. The synthetic nitrogen that could be applied. The issue synthetic nitrogen that could be applied. The issue of synthetic nitrogen that could be applied. The issue of methane, applied. The issue of methane, biogenic applied. The issue of methane, biogenic methane, applied. The issue of methane, biogenic methane, nitrous applied. The issue of methane, biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, carbon biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, all biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, all play biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, all play a biogenic methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, all play a different carbon dioxide, all play a different part carbon dioxide, all play a different part in carbon dioxide, all play a different part in the carbon dioxide, all play a different part in the systems. carbon dioxide, all play a different part in the systems. They carbon dioxide, all play a different part in the systems. They all carbon dioxide, all play a different part in the systems. They all have part in the systems. They all have different part in the systems. They all have different life part in the systems. They all have different life cycles part in the systems. They all have different life cycles and part in the systems. They all have different life cycles and the different life cycles and the government different life cycles and the government is different life cycles and the government is working different life cycles and the government is working on different life cycles and the government is working on all different life cycles and the government is working on all these government is working on all these particular government is working on all these particular areas. government is working on all these particular areas. The government is working on all these particular areas. The issue government is working on all these particular areas. The issue of government is working on all these particular areas. The issue of stock particular areas. The issue of stock numbers particular areas. The issue of stock numbers and particular areas. The issue of stock numbers and stocking particular areas. The issue of stock numbers and stocking rates particular areas. The issue of stock numbers and stocking rates - particular areas. The issue of stock numbers and stocking rates - it particular areas. The issue of stock numbers and stocking rates - it is numbers and stocking rates - it is simply numbers and stocking rates - it is simply not numbers and stocking rates - it is simply not sensible numbers and stocking rates - it is simply not sensible to numbers and stocking rates - it is simply not sensible to have numbers and stocking rates - it is simply not sensible to have a numbers and stocking rates - it is simply not sensible to have a set simply not sensible to have a set figure simply not sensible to have a set figure per simply not sensible to have a set figure per hectare simply not sensible to have a set figure per hectare across simply not sensible to have a set figure per hectare across the figure per hectare across the variance figure per hectare across the variance of figure per hectare across the variance of soil figure per hectare across the variance of soil types figure per hectare across the variance of soil types and figure per hectare across the variance of soil types and farming variance of soil types and farming systems variance of soil types and farming systems and variance of soil types and farming systems and individual variance of soil types and farming systems and individual capabilities systems and individual capabilities of systems and individual capabilities of farmers. systems and individual capabilities of farmers. So systems and individual capabilities of farmers. So we systems and individual capabilities of farmers. So we think systems and individual capabilities of farmers. So we think we're systems and individual capabilities of farmers. So we think we're doing of farmers. So we think we're doing the of farmers. So we think we're doing the right of farmers. So we think we're doing the right thing of farmers. So we think we're doing the right thing in of farmers. So we think we're doing the right thing in working of farmers. So we think we're doing the right thing in working with of farmers. So we think we're doing the right thing in working with the the right thing in working with the industry. industry. Is industry. Is agriculture industry. Is agriculture the industry. Is agriculture the only industry. Is agriculture the only sector industry. Is agriculture the only sector to Is agriculture the only sector to receive Is agriculture the only sector to receive funding Is agriculture the only sector to receive funding from Is agriculture the only sector to receive funding from the Is agriculture the only sector to receive funding from the climate receive funding from the climate emergency receive funding from the climate emergency relief receive funding from the climate emergency relief fund receive funding from the climate emergency relief fund without emergency relief fund without contributing emergency relief fund without contributing to emergency relief fund without contributing to the emergency relief fund without contributing to the fund emergency relief fund without contributing to the fund through emergency relief fund without contributing to the fund through the contributing to the fund through the Emissions contributing to the fund through the Emissions Trading contributing to the fund through the Emissions Trading Scheme contributing to the fund through the Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? And Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? And if Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? And if so, Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? And if so, what Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? And if so, what additional Emissions Trading Scheme revenue? And if so, what additional steps And if so, what additional steps will And if so, what additional steps will be And if so, what additional steps will be needed And if so, what additional steps will be needed to And if so, what additional steps will be needed to ensure And if so, what additional steps will be needed to ensure agriculture will be needed to ensure agriculture pulls will be needed to ensure agriculture pulls its will be needed to ensure agriculture pulls its weight will be needed to ensure agriculture pulls its weight in will be needed to ensure agriculture pulls its weight in reducing pulls its weight in reducing emissions? pulls its weight in reducing emissions? Mr pulls its weight in reducing emissions? Mr Speaker, pulls its weight in reducing emissions? Mr Speaker, the pulls its weight in reducing emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary sectors emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary sectors have emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary sectors have earned emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary sectors have earned this emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary sectors have earned this year emissions? Mr Speaker, the primary sectors have earned this year over sectors have earned this year over $50 sectors have earned this year over $50 billion sectors have earned this year over $50 billion in sectors have earned this year over $50 billion in export sectors have earned this year over $50 billion in export earnings. sectors have earned this year over $50 billion in export earnings. They $50 billion in export earnings. They don't $50 billion in export earnings. They don't do $50 billion in export earnings. They don't do that $50 billion in export earnings. 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And does the Minister have any regrets does the Minister have any regrets about does the Minister have any regrets about choosing does the Minister have any regrets about choosing this does the Minister have any regrets about choosing this moment does the Minister have any regrets about choosing this moment in does the Minister have any regrets about choosing this moment in the about choosing this moment in the economic about choosing this moment in the economic cycle about choosing this moment in the economic cycle to about choosing this moment in the economic cycle to launch about choosing this moment in the economic cycle to launch a about choosing this moment in the economic cycle to launch a record economic cycle to launch a record spend-up? economic cycle to launch a record spend-up? On economic cycle to launch a record spend-up? On this economic cycle to launch a record spend-up? On this side economic cycle to launch a record spend-up? 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In particular, we will establish new native forests we will establish new native forests at we will establish new native forests at scale, we will establish new native forests at scale, maximise we will establish new native forests at scale, maximise carbon we will establish new native forests at scale, maximise carbon storage we will establish new native forests at scale, maximise carbon storage by at scale, maximise carbon storage by developing at scale, maximise carbon storage by developing more at scale, maximise carbon storage by developing more reliable at scale, maximise carbon storage by developing more reliable information developing more reliable information about developing more reliable information about sequestration developing more reliable information about sequestration rates developing more reliable information about sequestration rates of about sequestration rates of different about sequestration rates of different species about sequestration rates of different species especially about sequestration rates of different species especially native different species especially native trees different species especially native trees and different species especially native trees and replace different species especially native trees and replace coal different species especially native trees and replace coal and different species especially native trees and replace coal and other trees and replace coal and other fossil trees and replace coal and other fossil fuels trees and replace coal and other fossil fuels with trees and replace coal and other fossil fuels with an trees and replace coal and other fossil fuels with an increased fossil fuels with an increased supply fossil fuels with an increased supply of fossil fuels with an increased supply of woody fossil fuels with an increased supply of woody biomass fossil fuels with an increased supply of woody biomass including supply of woody biomass including biofuels. supply of woody biomass including biofuels. 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Is there any objection of the Prime Minister. Is there any objection to of the Prime Minister. Is there any objection to that. of the Prime Minister. Is there any objection to that. Yes, of the Prime Minister. Is there any objection to that. Yes, there of the Prime Minister. Is there any objection to that. Yes, there is. objection to that. Yes, there is. Question objection to that. Yes, there is. Question No. objection to that. Yes, there is. Question No. 8, objection to that. Yes, there is. Question No. 8, Matt objection to that. Yes, there is. Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. objection to that. Yes, there is. Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. Thank Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. Thank you Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. Thank you very Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. Thank you very much, Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. Thank you very much, Mr Question No. 8, Matt Doocey. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Health: Health: Why Health: Why did Health: Why did he Health: Why did he announce Health: Why did he announce yesterday Health: Why did he announce yesterday an Why did he announce yesterday an expansion Why did he announce yesterday an expansion of Why did he announce yesterday an expansion of Mana Why did he announce yesterday an expansion of Mana Ake expansion of Mana Ake with expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million set expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million set aside expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million set aside to expansion of Mana Ake with "$90 million set aside to start with "$90 million set aside to start services with "$90 million set aside to start services in with "$90 million set aside to start services in Northland, services in Northland, Counties services in Northland, Counties Manukau, services in Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay services in Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of services in Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast regions", Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast regions", when Lakes and West Coast regions", when he Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had already Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had already announced Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had already announced in Lakes and West Coast regions", when he had already announced in April he had already announced in April 2021, 2021, "The 2021, "The expansion 2021, "The expansion of 2021, "The expansion of Mana 2021, "The expansion of Mana Ake 2021, "The expansion of Mana Ake will "The expansion of Mana Ake will start "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in five "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in five new "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in five new DHB "The expansion of Mana Ake will start in five new DHB areas: start in five new DHB areas: Northland, start in five new DHB areas: Northland, Counties start in five new DHB areas: Northland, Counties Manukau, start in five new DHB areas: Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay start in five new DHB areas: Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware of any Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware of any other Plenty, Lakes and West Coast", and is he aware of any other recent is he aware of any other recent Government is he aware of any other recent Government mental is he aware of any other recent Government mental health Government mental health announcements Government mental health announcements that Government mental health announcements that have Government mental health announcements that have already Government mental health announcements that have already been announcements that have already been announced? 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Why <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. Why was <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. Why was $5 <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. Why was $5 million <INTERRUPTION> Supplementary. Why was $5 million -- Supplementary. Why was $5 million -- $75 Supplementary. Why was $5 million -- $75 million Supplementary. Why was $5 million -- $75 million announced Supplementary. Why was $5 million -- $75 million announced to Supplementary. Why was $5 million -- $75 million announced to help Supplementary. 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My question is to the Minister of question is to the Minister of Transport: What What recent What recent announcements What recent announcements has What recent announcements has the What recent announcements has the Government What recent announcements has the Government made What recent announcements has the Government made about What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting What recent announcements has the Government made about supporting the Government made about supporting the public Government made about supporting the public transport Government made about supporting the public transport sector? 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As supporting the transition to net zero. As we supporting the transition to net zero. As we look supporting the transition to net zero. As we look to supporting the transition to net zero. As we look to a supporting the transition to net zero. As we look to a future, supporting the transition to net zero. As we look to a future, it supporting the transition to net zero. As we look to a future, it is zero. As we look to a future, it is more zero. As we look to a future, it is more important zero. As we look to a future, it is more important than zero. As we look to a future, it is more important than ever zero. As we look to a future, it is more important than ever to zero. As we look to a future, it is more important than ever to have more important than ever to have effective, more important than ever to have effective, reliable more important than ever to have effective, reliable and more important than ever to have effective, reliable and access effective, reliable and access public effective, reliable and access public transport effective, reliable and access public transport services effective, reliable and access public transport services in effective, reliable and access public transport services in place. public transport services in place. That's public transport services in place. That's why public transport services in place. That's why we public transport services in place. That's why we investing public transport services in place. That's why we investing $40 public transport services in place. That's why we investing $40 million That's why we investing $40 million over That's why we investing $40 million over four That's why we investing $40 million over four years That's why we investing $40 million over four years to That's why we investing $40 million over four years to help That's why we investing $40 million over four years to help local over four years to help local government over four years to help local government accelerate over four years to help local government accelerate the government accelerate the decarbonisation government accelerate the decarbonisation of government accelerate the decarbonisation of around government accelerate the decarbonisation of around about decarbonisation of around about 2,500 decarbonisation of around about 2,500 public decarbonisation of around about 2,500 public transport decarbonisation of around about 2,500 public transport buses. 2,500 public transport buses. Helping 2,500 public transport buses. Helping providers 2,500 public transport buses. Helping providers to 2,500 public transport buses. Helping providers to meet 2,500 public transport buses. Helping providers to meet the Helping providers to meet the up-front Helping providers to meet the up-front costs Helping providers to meet the up-front costs of Helping providers to meet the up-front costs of zero Helping providers to meet the up-front costs of zero emissions up-front costs of zero emissions buses up-front costs of zero emissions buses and up-front costs of zero emissions buses and associated up-front costs of zero emissions buses and associated infrastructure. buses and associated infrastructure. We're buses and associated infrastructure. We're also buses and associated infrastructure. We're also investing buses and associated infrastructure. We're also investing $47 buses and associated infrastructure. We're also investing $47 million buses and associated infrastructure. We're also investing $47 million to We're also investing $47 million to ensure We're also investing $47 million to ensure the We're also investing $47 million to ensure the reliability We're also investing $47 million to ensure the reliability of We're also investing $47 million to ensure the reliability of public ensure the reliability of public transport ensure the reliability of public transport services ensure the reliability of public transport services around ensure the reliability of public transport services around the transport services around the country transport services around the country by transport services around the country by covering transport services around the country by covering a transport services around the country by covering a portion transport services around the country by covering a portion of country by covering a portion of revenue country by covering a portion of revenue shortfall country by covering a portion of revenue shortfall due country by covering a portion of revenue shortfall due to country by covering a portion of revenue shortfall due to reduced revenue shortfall due to reduced patronage revenue shortfall due to reduced patronage due revenue shortfall due to reduced patronage due to revenue shortfall due to reduced patronage due to COVID-19. revenue shortfall due to reduced patronage due to COVID-19. This patronage due to COVID-19. This builds patronage due to COVID-19. This builds on patronage due to COVID-19. This builds on the patronage due to COVID-19. This builds on the Government's patronage due to COVID-19. This builds on the Government's record builds on the Government's record investment builds on the Government's record investment and builds on the Government's record investment and to builds on the Government's record investment and to transport builds on the Government's record investment and to transport services investment and to transport services and investment and to transport services and infrastructure investment and to transport services and infrastructure over investment and to transport services and infrastructure over the investment and to transport services and infrastructure over the past and infrastructure over the past four and infrastructure over the past four years and infrastructure over the past four years and and infrastructure over the past four years and will and infrastructure over the past four years and will allow and infrastructure over the past four years and will allow more four years and will allow more people four years and will allow more people to four years and will allow more people to move four years and will allow more people to move around four years and will allow more people to move around our four years and will allow more people to move around our towns four years and will allow more people to move around our towns and people to move around our towns and regions people to move around our towns and regions in people to move around our towns and regions in a people to move around our towns and regions in a way people to move around our towns and regions in a way that's people to move around our towns and regions in a way that's covet regions in a way that's covet effective regions in a way that's covet effective and regions in a way that's covet effective and reduces regions in a way that's covet effective and reduces emissions. effective and reduces emissions. 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That's public transport operating model that we inherited. That's why public transport operating model that we inherited. That's why we're that we inherited. That's why we're investing that we inherited. That's why we're investing $60 that we inherited. That's why we're investing $60 million that we inherited. That's why we're investing $60 million to that we inherited. 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Order. Order. Question Order. Question number Order. Question number 11. Order. Question number 11. Thank Order. Question number 11. Thank you, Order. Question number 11. Thank you, Mr Order. Question number 11. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Order. Question number 11. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Order, Order. Question number 11. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Order. Question number 11. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Mr you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Mr Faafoi you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Mr Faafoi will you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Mr Faafoi will stand, you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Mr Faafoi will stand, withdraw you, Mr Speaker. Order, what Mr Faafoi will stand, withdraw and Faafoi will stand, withdraw and apologise. Faafoi will stand, withdraw and apologise. I Faafoi will stand, withdraw and apologise. I withdraw Faafoi will stand, withdraw and apologise. I withdraw and Faafoi will stand, withdraw and apologise. I withdraw and I apologise. I withdraw and I apologise. apologise. 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Golriz of years are able to operate safely. Golriz Ghahraman. of years are able to operate safely. Golriz Ghahraman. Thank of years are able to operate safely. Golriz Ghahraman. Thank you, of years are able to operate safely. Golriz Ghahraman. Thank you, Mr Golriz Ghahraman. Thank you, Mr Speaker, Golriz Ghahraman. Thank you, Mr Speaker, on Golriz Ghahraman. Thank you, Mr Speaker, on delivering Golriz Ghahraman. Thank you, Mr Speaker, on delivering for Golriz Ghahraman. 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