Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister of Employment): Kia ora Madam Speaker. Tuatahi e tautoko ai te kōrero a te mema a Judith Collins he rawe tāna kōrero. He rawe ki te whakarongo ki ngā kōrero pērā i te mea kei te tino tautoko ia te kaupapa koirā te mea nui. Ngā mihi ki a koe Judith mō tō kōrero ātaahua i tēnei rā. I tēnei wā e tika ki te mihi ki a Phil Twyford mō tāna mahi. I tēnei tau he rawe tāna mahi. Ka tika me mihi ki a koe Phil mō tō kaha ki te ū ki te kaupapa i ngā wā katoa. Ahakoa he nui te whakahē he nui te whakaparahako i ētahi wā kei te ū ki te kaupapa tika me mihi ki a koe. I whakatakoto te rautaki mō tēnei whenua Aotearoa. Ngā mihi ki a koe. Ngā mihi ki a koe. Koutou katoa tēnā koutou. [Greetings greetings Madam Speaker. Firstly I support the member Judith Collins' speech; her speech was excellent. It is great to listen to such speeches because she is really supporting the initiative. That is the main thing. I acknowledge you Judith for your beautiful speech today.At this time it is appropriate to acknowledge Phil Twyford for his work. This year his work has been excellent. It is only right to acknowledge you Phil for your strength to persist with the initiative at all times. Despite there being much criticism and belittling at times you continue to persist with the initiative and it is right to acknowledge that. The strategy has been set for this country New Zealand. This is thanks to you. This is thanks to you. All of you greetings to you.]I was just congratulating the previous speaker Judith Collins for her wonderful kōrero in terms of the House today. I thought that was a leadership-type kōrero—no doubt about it—leading the way for the National Party who seem to go to other areas on a bill that is going to be very positive for this nation. Just wonderful to hear those leadership-type speeches which are so rare from the Opposition these days—wanting to put the knife in at a time when we should come together for a kaupapa like this where New Zealanders are going to benefit from this bill and the wonderful work done by Minister Phil Twyford. I was saying in my mihi too that he has done in my view a great job this year. Despite the criticism he's hung in there and done the business and now he's come up with a bipartisan bill and the National Party are supporting it wholeheartedly which is really good to see tonight—tremendously good to see going forward.Of course we as a party have built more houses than the Opposition ever have. We've come through all the muck and all the nonsense and I just want to congratulate ourselves for such a fantastic job with regards to housing and the public are seeing that. They're seeing the work done despite the negative negative negative negative campaign from the Opposition every week. So well done to us and Minister Phil Twyford and also Marja Lubeck who last week—Chris Bishop: Lubeck.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: —oh thanks for that thanks for that correction; we've got to get it right no no absolutely—Hon Member: She's right in front of you.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: —oh is that right thanks very much—who was doing the business last week.I wanted to just say in the short time I have left though: this bill is really important for Te Ao Māori because it offers opportunities for our people to enter into partnerships—to enter into partnerships. I know that Minister Twyford has been speaking with Ngāi Tahu who are looking for an opportunity in terms of Māori. Ngāi Tahu one of the most innovative tribes in the country today are looking at opportunities for Māori in this space because our people sadly have been ruined—well not ruined but certainly been dealt to because of the National Party's terrible policies over the last nine years where we have seen homelessness at an all-time low. So Ngāi Tahu have entered into the kōrero have entered into the negotiations and I'm really pleased to see that they're going to be working with the Minister in terms of this bill.Also Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki James Brown in Auckland—they're also doing some really really positive work entering into this opportunity that has been created by us and supported—Hon Phil Twyford: Exactly like KiwiBuild.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: KiwiBuild that's right. It's coming back. We're coming back here. Despite all the negativity our people want to enter into this relationship and also Ngāti Whātua with Ren Blair and Ngārimu Blair—young guns at Ngāti Whātua. They see the opportunities of this Government. They don't just see negativity which is sadly still being portrayed by this National Party every single day. They have to get with it. It's Christmas. They know that this Government is on track. We're going to turn things around. Well done to Minister Twyford and well done to us. Kia ora anō tātou.