Faafoi Kris; McKelvie IanHon KRIS FAAFOI (Minister of Justice): Talofa lava Mr Speaker. It is Samoan Language Week so I offer you greetings in the language of Samoa and I'll return to some initiatives that will assist not just Samoans living in New Zealand but also those who are in the Pacific itself. But at the beginning of my speech can I acknowledge the hard work and the result of that hard work by the Minister of Finance the Hon Grant Robertson our Deputy Prime Minister in the context of the times in which this Budget is delivered—the pressures that are on New Zealand families at the moment the global headwinds that most countries are facing at the moment. I believe that the Minister of Finance has delivered a Budget which addresses the pressures on New Zealand families at the moment but also looks to address the long-term challenges that New Zealand faces in investment and public services and I'll come to that. As many speakers on this side of the House have mentioned during the course of this Budget debate the delivery of assistance to low and middle income families within this Budget is significant. About 2.1 million Kiwis will get helped with the impact of rising prices. Those who are 18 and above who are earning up to $70000 and who don't get the winter energy payment will be eligible for the $350 payment that is made through this Budget. Also the extension of the fuel excise cut—which is helping many Kiwi families and businesses at the moment with the increase in prices of petrol due to the global pressure of the conflict in Ukraine—is also very helpful.One of the small things that did get a mention on Budget day itself but will I think make a massive difference to low-income Kiwis is the increase in funding—more than tripling of funding—from $300 to $1000 for dental grants for those low-income Kiwi families. I know as a former constituent MP the pressure of the likes of dental bills on families whether they be small or large could be immense. I think that particular initiative within this Budget will make a big difference to lots of low-income families.As I mentioned it is Samoan Language Week. One of the smaller initiatives within the broadcasting portfolio in this year's Budget is an increase of funding of close to $5.5 million to upgrade the shortwave Radio New Zealand Pacific service into the Pacific and also New Zealand. That is an extremely important service not just for our Pacific Island communities here in New Zealand but also an extremely important service for those in the likes of the Pacific who rely on information from New Zealand and further abroad through the Radio New Zealand Pacific service. That came to a head late last year or early this year I think it was when the volcano eruption in Tonga proved to cause massive communication problems in Tonga itself. In some instances the only way that people on the ground could get information about what was happening was through the Radio New Zealand Pacific service. So the Government is very proud to make that significant yet small—in the big scheme of things—investment into Radio New Zealand's Pacific service into the Pacific Islands and also here in New Zealand. Also as part of Samoan Language Week I'd like to acknowledge the advocacy of the former New Zealand Law Society president Tiana Epati around the legal aid system and the need for investment in it. I know that the Opposition member Chris Penk the shadow Attorney-General raised this in the debate two or three weeks ago and the absolute need for the funding issues that have been there for well over 10 years to be addressed. I would like to thank the advocacy of the Law Society and the survey that they did which led to an increase in funding of $190 million to expand the legal aid services to about another 93000 people as one of the large investments in the justice sector. Also I think important to the justice sector is a continued investment in the likes of Te Ao Mārama a judicially led initiative to make sure that our courthouses or court operations around the country can be better focused on looking after all people who go through that both victims and those who want not to reoffend. So can I thank the Finance Minister for his funding of an initiative of $190 million for that. ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ian McKelvie): Before I call Erica Stanford I'll apologise profusely for getting stared down by two Ministers and ignoring you. I apologise.