Prime Willow-JeanWILLOW-JEAN PRIME (Labour): Āe kia ora. E Te Māngai o Te Whare tēnā koe. Where to start? I really think I might just put some of my notes aside and respond to all of those comments made on the opposite side of the House but I will try and give some structure to this speech.Kiritapu Allan: Never mind structure—throw it away.WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: Yeah never mind structure they're saying. Throw it away. Respond to all of that. Clearly the member for Northland is having different conversations to the ones that I am having where just yesterday people are still pinching themselves going Willow is this really for real?" We have had so many Ministers in the North so many announcements already so many pieces of legislation that have passed that are going to make such a meaningful difference to the people in Northland and guess what? There's more to come. But you will have to wait. Just one more sleep Matt.SPEAKER: Order!WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: Aroha mai. If economic growth isn't reflected in the well-being of people then what is it for? Northlanders know that the trickle-down just doesn't work. If the trickle-down worked then we would not be suffering some of the worst statistics in the country. We just don't buy the argument that the trickle-down works because our people have some of the lowest average incomes in the country some of the highest unemployment in the country highest youth unemployment in the country lowest academic achievement rates and lowest homeownership rates—and continuing to fall.I am so proud of the announcements that we have already made. I reflect back to December when we made announcements around the Families Package: an average of $75 per week and for lower income families even more. That's over 384000 families that are going to be better off. And when you look at our statistics in my region many of them are going to be benefiting from that. I look forward to our kaumātua our kuia and our families receiving the winter energy payment—a winter we can look forward to. I am so proud of the $100 million announcement we made to address homelessness this winter right now in offering to partner with those in our communities who are trying to do something about it for their people.This Budget is about building strong foundations. It is about addressing the issues the immediate needs right now but also looking at the next three years and the next 30 years. So it's those fundamentals: housing health and education. Those are the announcements I am looking forward to in our Budget announcement in just one more sleep.Housing—every whānau deserves a warm dry home. We want to end homelessness. We want to build more State housing build affordable homes for Kiwis to buy so that Kiwis can own homes of their own and this Budget will tackle the housing crisis head-on. We are taking responsibility to fix it. This is a Government that has a plan and we are putting our money where our mouth is.Health—there's a lot of work to do in this area. I have seen this first-hand in recent weeks and months. There have been nine years of neglect. Our district health boards (DHBs) are stretched. Our DHB in Northland reported a major deficit. Deficits are growing our hospitals are crumbling and our hard-working health professionals are under huge pressure. A quality education is the foundation for a good life and we want all of our young people to have the best opportunities in life. I'm told—but I can't reveal any details here; you will have to wait for just one more sleep—that the Budget will deliver a much-needed boost to our schools and our early childhood centres.Chris Bishop: Oh really? Are you sure?WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: In fact we have made an announcement already about the extra $21 million Mr Bishop that is going to help over 8000 preschoolers with extra learning needs.I am also so proud of the recent announcement I saw about banning oil and gas exploration and then $80 million for pest control. We are putting people back at the centre of everything that we are doing. We are protecting our taiao. We are addressing immediate needs while also laying down the foundations for our future generations our uri whakatupu. I'm out of time. Tēnā koe.The debate having concluded the motion lapsed."