Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Tēnā koe Madam Assistant Speaker. I am absolutely delighted to be speaking in support of the Wellbeing Budget. The reactions that I have encountered since the Budget was delivered right across my vast electorate of Te Tai Tonga have been overwhelming. I want to refer to Mr Doocey. We actually share the area of Waimakariri. I know Mr Doocey talked about the so-called quiet New Zealander. Well what I can say to Mr Doocey is that my whānau from North Canterbury in Tuahiwi Woodend Rangiora—all of those areas—are absolutely delighted with our Wellbeing Budget and to evidence that are the papakāinga housing initiatives which Minister Mahuta is supporting and leading through our Wellbeing Budget. On the Rangiora Woodend Road the land that spreads right through to Tuahiwi is called the Māori Reserve 873. That land was reserve land put aside for my forebears who were left landless effectively. So those were lands that were set aside once the transactions happened back in the day. Those lands were set aside for housing and yet for over 150-odd years we were never able to build houses on that land for a number of different reasons whether it was local government or other hurdles that were placed in our way. But I'm delighted to say that through the support of Minister Mahuta and through the resources that she's putting through to papakāinga housing we're building houses on our whenua in Māori Reserve 873. Announcements have been made the soils have been turned and there's absolute delight amongst my whānau there in North Canterbury. So I am at odds with Mr Doocey and Mr Muller. I think they tend to sort of be a bit all doom and gloom in their debate. I know they're good guys. They are very good and they're very passionate members for the beautiful parts of the country that they represent but I think they are a bit doom and gloom because this is a magnificent Budget. This Budget is all about wellbeing. It's delivering—it's delivering for so many people in the areas of mental health. It's supporting more of our health infrastructure services and Māori are benefiting immensely. I want to also just address the issue around the quiet New Zealander because what I think is more important is a symbol of how we are doing well as a country which is that when Māori do well the country does well. When our indigenous people do well our country does well and our people are doing well under this Budget. They're doing very well. They're delighted with the investments that we're putting into Whānau Ora. Hon Willie Jackson: How much? RINO TIRIKATENE: Eighty million dollars into Whānau Ora helping our whānau with our cadets—with our rangatahi—through Minister Willie Jackson and all of the magnificent work that is going on. So Māori are doing well and it's not quiet New Zealanders that we need to look out for. I think we really need to look out for the Māori wairua—our Māori spirit—because when that spirit erupts I tell you what things move in this country and what I have witnessed over the past week has been the expression of our wairua coming forth in absolute delight and appreciation for our Budget. There is no better example than the announcement that my colleagues and I made with Minister Davis about our kōhanga reo. The appreciation and the recognition of the work that Minister Davis did through driving through increased resources—$32 million for our kōhanga reo which have been neglected for far too long. To see the senior kaumātua of our kōhanga reo movement Waihoroi Shortland my whanaunga from Ngāti Hine up in the North being brought to tears—being brought to tears—at the recognition that we have given as a Government to the kōhanga reo movement and through the extra resources that have been desperately needed. To see that expression of emotion—that is what our country needs to look out for. I'm delighted that this Wellbeing Budget has delivered right across the board—in particular for my constituents right across the vast Te Tai Tonga. We're delighted with this Budget. I want to recognise the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson for their amazing work. This is a fantastic Budget. Kia ora tātou.