8. Question No. 8—Whānau OraJO HAYES (National) to the Minister for Whānau OraQuestion No. 8—Whānau Ora8. JO HAYES (National) to the Minister for Whānau Ora: Is he still supportive of the principles and values of Whānau Ora; if so what support does he have from his senior ministerial colleagues for the Whānau Ora policy?Hon PEENI HENARE (Minister for Whānau Ora): Tēna koe Mr Speaker. Thank you very much. The answer to the question is yes I continue to actively support the principles and values of Whānau Ora and my ministerial colleagues and I are currently considering how the aspirations of whānau well-being can be supported even more. Jo Hayes: What steps will he take to ensure the principles and values of the Whānau Ora policy is a priority in his Government's work programme after the Prime Minister acknowledged on Saturday that she couldn't guarantee Whānau Ora would get the extra funding that Labour promised before the 2017 election?Hon PEENI HENARE: I also quote the Prime Minister who in the same interview said We're undertaking [a review of Whānau Ora] so we can demonstrate the value of Whānau Ora." To me that sounds like this Government certainly believes in the principles and values of the policy and with well-being at the centre of everything this Government does I'm looking forward to the outcomes we can expect.Jo Hayes: How will Willie Jackson's comments that the Government's 2019 social well-being Budget will be "more observant of community needs right across the spectrum translate to more funding for Whānau Ora" when the Prime Minister is unable to guarantee any new money for Whānau Ora?Hon PEENI HENARE: More broadly speaking I am proud of this Government and the words of the Minister of Finance the Hon Grant Robertson in the prospect of delivering a well-being Budget a first in this world—a well-being Budget—aimed directly at the well-being of our communities and our country. I am under no illusion that the words of my colleague the Hon Willie Jackson are in line of delivering well-being for our communities and country.Jo Hayes: Does he agree with the statement from the Acting Prime Minister and leader of New Zealand First "Whānau Ora is just a giant koha fund set up in a separatist system to appease the Māori Party."; if not why not?SPEAKER: Order! I just want to make sure that that statement was made by the Acting Prime Minister or at least by the Rt Hon Winston Peters when he was a Minister.Jo Hayes: Yes it was. It was in the same article on 22 September this year. SPEAKER: So he's made that comment recently? All right. Thank you.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. The election last year was on 23 September. The Government began on 26 October. That member cannot possibly be right when she made that statement to the House.SPEAKER: Well I just want to check: is the member talking about this year or last year?Jo Hayes: This year: 22 September 2018. SPEAKER: So the member's saying that the Deputy Prime Minister made that comment on 22 September this year? Jo Hayes: That's correct. SPEAKER: All right. OK. [Interruption] Well no we've got to take the member's—[Interruption]. No we do have to take the member's word. She has been asked and she has said that that statement was reported as being made by the Prime Minister by the—Rt Hon Winston Peters: She's going to have to prove—SPEAKER: No she doesn't. Order! At the moment she does not. She said she has the authentication for it. She has been asked twice about it. She has an absolute responsibility to be correct because it is a matter of privilege—clearly a matter of privilege. We must take her word at this stage. Hon PEENI HENARE: I believe that member is wrong but what I do want to say is I'm proud of the Rt Hon Winston Peters because in the work that we've been doing on Whānau Ora and the discussions I've had with him he's been very supportive."