Prime Willow-JeanWILLOW-JEAN PRIME (Labour—Northland): Thank you Madam Speaker. It is a pleasure to take this short five-minute call this afternoon. There's actually a lot that I want to cover in my five minutes—I'll see how far I can get through my list.But I just wanted to first start with acknowledging that on 1 April we saw a whole lot of changes come into effect which benefited over 1.4 million people. I did an interview with Te Hiku Radio about the increase in minimum wage and what that means for our whānau. So over 175500 people are better off as a result of the increase in our minimum wage now at $20 per hour. I want to particularly acknowledge those who worked hard during COVID protecting us and providing essential services and many of those will be those that are receiving the increase in the minimum wage. They are our supermarket workers. They are our cleaners. They are our security guards. So I think we all believe in this House for the fantastic work that they have done to protect us and to continue to provide those essential services that they deserve an increase in their wages. So to the 175500 people who are benefiting from that increase: that came in on 1 April.The next thing I wanted to acknowledge was the Minister for Social Development and Employment who is in the House this afternoon and over 830000 superannuitants who are better off as a result of the indexing of our main benefits and superannuation to wages and also those who are on main benefits. These are substantial increases that people are receiving as of 1 April and I'm proud to be part of this Government who has brought those changes about.The second thing I want to talk about is in terms of steps forward in our recovery. This morning I was reflecting on the fact that this time last year we were in lockdown. Our borders had just been closed. We were in unprecedented times amongst a global pandemic. And to think a year later we have people receiving the first roll-out of the vaccinations and just this week we have announced that we will be opening the border in the trans-Tasman bubble. I didn't think either of those things would happen so quickly. It has felt like an extremely long time—a year. The number of grandmothers who I have met on the streets in Northland who tell me that they miss their mokopuna so dearly are now going to have that opportunity to either travel over there or for them to come to Aotearoa.So I want to acknowledge the team who have done the work in the background to ensure that it is safe that we have the best systems in place to be able to do this. Remember: these are unprecedented times; this is uncharted territory. There is no rule book or no playbook; we are designing it. There may be risks. We have tried to put in place all of the things we can do to mitigate that risk. It is a wonderful opportunity but I'm sure those who will take advantage of it also recognise the responsibility that they have. It comes with a risk that if something should emerge that they will have to change their plans. But I look forward particularly as the MP for Northland to welcome visitors to Te Tai Tokerau to come and enjoy what our tourism has to offer. And I look forward to the Minister of Tourism coming on Friday.Now I just wanted to also acknowledge—in the 1½ minutes that I've got left—a few other initiatives that have recently been announced. Te Ara ō Hine—support for Māori and Pasifika midwives in training. This is a significant development and I want to acknowledge all of those who are working or training in this area.I also want to acknowledge that we announced that there would be free period products in all schools and kura. This is something that is dear to my heart something I have passionately campaigned on since 2017. It is a wonderful development and I look forward to all of those schools and kura signing up to be part of this initiative. Finally—I do only have 45 seconds left—I want to take the opportunity to recognise Kiritapu Allan a friend and our colleague who got the devastating news that she is now battling cervical cancer but her message to all was to take care of your health to Smear your Mea wahine mā and if you notice changes to see your doctor—don't wait.Finally I'll leave the final message as a happy birthday to my auntie Isey Cross who turned 102. She is the star of the movie James & Isey which the Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage and I had the privilege of attending the premiere of at the Civic with 700 other people in a packed-out theatre. Happy birthday Auntie.