9. Question No. 9—Māori DevelopmentTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) to the Minister for Māori DevelopmentQuestion No. 9—Māori Development9. TĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) to the Minister for Māori Development: How does Budget 2023 invest in whānau whare and whakapapa for Māori right across the country?Hon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister for Māori Development): Budget 2023 continues this Government's investment in areas like whānau whare and whakapapa all of which supports the Government's plans to address the cost of living. Over the past week myself along with other Labour Māori ministerial colleagues travelled the length of the country from Moerewa in the north to Christchurch sharing with them Whānau Budget 2023. The theme for this year's Māori budget has centred around te rito o te harakeke or putting whānau at the centre of everything we do. We've seen close to $900 million—which was about 17 percent of the new spend—going to a number of areas building on the success of previous Labour Budgets and highlighting this Government's particular focus on supporting Māori. We continue to put our best foot forward for our whānau with the biggest Māori caucus in this Parliament's history and eight Māori Ministers ensuring whānau voices are heard and seen clearly at the decision-making table.Tāmati Coffey: What are some of the highlights from Budget 2023 for Māori?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Many—on top of the announcements already mentioned such as scrapping the $5 prescription fee and free public transport for our young people Budget 2023 has secured the following targeted wins for Te Ao Māori: extra funding to build and repair more homes $295 million in total; boost for Te Matatini and ensuring Matariki is funded into the future $34 million for Te Matatini and $18 million for Matariki; more funding for Whānau Ora to provide more services $168 million; increased funding for hauora providers iwi-Māori partnership boards rongoā practitioners; and more prevention funding $132 million; more support in Māori education for kura kaiako and ākonga across the country $225 million; more funding to strengthen Māori media $51 million. I want to acknowledge my ministerial colleagues and particularly our Māori caucus for their support on the road show.Tāmati Coffey: How is Budget 2023 specifically supporting Māori into housing and how will this build on actions already taken by the Government?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Since the launch of Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga in October 2021 we've made significant inroads into accelerating Māori-led housing supply. We are on track to deliver 1018 homes by June 2025. This is a result of the largest investment ever—ever—in Māori housing: $730 million in 2021. That's why I'm pleased that our Government is delivering on its ongoing commitment and the momentum made to improve housing outcomes for Māori in the Budget with a $295 million investment in Māori-led housing delivery programmes such as the Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga programme. It's going so well and I want to thank the Minister Megan Woods for her great support. And of that $150 million will be provided to Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga to provide an additional 322 homes and $10 million for capability-building for the Māori housing provider sector. It doesn't stop there; $50 million will be provided to Te Puni Kōkiri. SPEAKER: It does stop there actually. Far too long.David Seymour: Point of order Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance. Speakers have long held that members should not read their speeches. I noticed the Minister was reading his speech as he tried to answer the question and I wondered if the rule would apply to Ministers reading out answers that they can't remember or commit to memory and speak off the cuff about it.SPEAKER: Albeit an out of order point of order I do take the point. Tāmati Coffey: Supplementary?SPEAKER: I'm not sure if he deserves another question. We'll go somewhere else.Hon Meka Whaitiri: To the Minister: how does $850 million of Māori-targeted money from an allocation of $175 billion in Budget 2023 meet the inequity goals of this Government?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: This funding is new funding. We are talking about 17 percent of the new spend. There's only 5 to 10 percent of Māori providers and yet we have got 17 percent of the new spend. Rawiri Waititi: No! Seventeen percent?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: You need to do your numbers Mr Waititi. It's $5 billion—$5 billion was the new spend 5 to 10 percent Māori providers 17 percent of the new spend. The other Māori will get what they need through the universal spend. You need to talk to your president. Hon Meka Whaitiri: Does he agree with the view that the universal options only arise because the for Māori by Māori" option is gravely underfunded?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: The by Māori for Māori option has increased substantially under this Government. I'd ask that member to talk to the Māori Party president John Tamihere who was ecstatic about the by Māori for Māori budget. And I'll quote him—I'll read this for Mr Seymour—he said "A very very good budget. Well done Māori Labour caucus by Māori for Māori strategies are the way to go and no other mainstream Government has performed like this mainstream Government and this Māori Labour caucus".Rawiri Waititi: Can the Minister tell me how he worked out his arithmetic of $180 million making up 17 percent of $176 billion?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Again sadly that member is not looking at the new spend. For that member's sake the new spend was just under $5 billion—just under $5 billion. The Māori take on that was $895 million. That's just over 17 percent. I'd be happy to meet with the member after this to explain the numbers of the Budget. Talk to your Māori Party president."