Mahuta NanaiaHon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister for Māori Development): Madam Chair the Māori Affairs Committee is so privileged to have such a committed chair such as the member for Te Tai Tonga Rino Tirikatene. What we can guarantee when you get in front of the Māori Affairs Committee to talk about the issues that are really important is that Rino will ensure that a full conversation will be had but more importantly that we're able to focus on the things that will make a difference in the lives of many Māori now.This Wellbeing Budget has delivered to Māori in ways that will really be a catalyst for the types of opportunities that will see enterprise grow especially in relation to whenua Māori; that will ensure that the opportunities for young people to go into a pathway of work and employment long-term employment is possible; that will ensure that there's greater protection around the aspirations of our marae especially in terms of the resilience; and that we're continuing to strengthen whānau development models where wellbeing is at the centre. But then there is also the opportunity through this Wellbeing Budget to strengthen the way in which Te Reo Māori and our broadcasting sector can add value to our country's story and provide real impetus for the way in which we value Te Reo Māori in the public sector and throughout the country.I really do want to focus on those issues that occupied the minds of the select committee. If we look at the whenua Māori programme and the Budget that contributed towards a targeted set of amendments legislative amendments that will get landowners over some pretty significant hurdles around succession the budget is there: strengthen the Māori Land Court and some of the administrative processes ensuring that we have a mediation pathway through there ensuring that there's support on the ground for Māori land owners. That transforms the real emphasis of engaging Māori land owners with their land through this approach.When we think about and look at the Budget and what we're doing in the area of housing there are so many good stories to tell. But it's not just about a house. It's actually building the financial capability of whānau so that they can really envisage what a pathway to homeownership could deliver and beyond that what equity in secure homeownership could deliver as well. The conversation has never really been just about buying a house; it's been about providing security having the financial literacy skills to be able to secure greater opportunity for whānau. So we are investing in papakāinga homes; we're investing in more repairs and maintenance throughout the country. This is making a key difference for certainly our kaumātua—warmer homes and the like—and ensuring that Sorted Kāinga Ora which is a financial literacy programme for whānau can be rolled out further throughout the country. Now I was really pleased because that programme in itself received recognition from Australia as a real practical tool that could support whānau. In Oranga Marae which we released down in Rino's home area of Rehua we are supporting marae to think about the way in which they can secure funding to upgrade their marae and also to build the resilience. Many of our marae now are being drawn upon for civil defence reasons and so this funding in itself has been very very useful.I want to touch briefly on the extra funding in Whānau Ora and the Minister himself has set quite a task in front of him to ensure that whānau development becomes core to the way in which communities can evolve and strengthen opportunity. So I'm looking forward to further conversations in that space. The cadetship training programme—now here's a small but useful programme to ensure that young people can be picked up by employers and trained on site and then employers can actually see how they could perhaps integrate an opportunity of permanent employment. We've seen initiatives around riparian planting in communities where the cadetship programme has been used—forestry aligned with Te Uru Rākau—and also companies who have just taken a chance on a young person and given them a shot through the cadetship programme. These are the types of things that really make a difference alongside the rest of the Budget that deliver on wellbeing but are primarily focused on outcomes for Māori. The select committee were very vociferous in their questioning of each of the Ministers and I know that we were quite challenged with some of the probing questions but very pleased to respond to every one of them because we know that this is a Budget that delivers for Māori.