Sosene Lemauga LydiaLEMAUGA LYDIA SOSENE (Labour): Talofa lava lau afioga le Fofoga Fetalai Mr Speaker as we celebrate Samoan Language week.Thank you for the opportunity to make a contribution on the Government's Budget 2022. As the newest member to join the Labour parliamentary caucus it's been a really busy time in the last week through recess. We were traveling with Ministers and MPs across Aotearoa specifically in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau—South Auckland West Auckland—Levin Christchurch Upper Hutt and Porirua to present to our communities specifically—some of the Māori leaders mana whenua but mainly Pasifika community groups business leaders and church leaders. We had a number of young people present in the audiences who were quite fascinated to meet our ministerial colleagues and our members of Parliament. Pacific communities have acknowledged that this is the largest Budget of the Government's Budget 2022 with $196 million invested not only to those Pacific groups but to Kiwis across Aotearoa and much more. We know Budget 2022 is the Government's fourth Wellbeing Budget. The investment announcements for our communities are the Government's response: prioritising Kiwis the economic and health recovery so needed after COVID-19 for the last couple of years responding very strong. So I'm just going to mention a couple of the initiatives that have received funding and will be so worthwhile for our communities. Our Pasifika caucus when we visited did meet a number of young people. In one of the forums in Levin we had a young woman who was the only Pasifika consultant working in Horowhenua Learning Centre (HLC) provider. She explained to us that she has 55 young people of Māori and Pasifika descent and she was successful in the programme of HLC as a community provider being funded under the Tupu Aotearoa programme. It is with great pleasure that they have further received a contribution of $8 million which will help many of the young people in this specific community. The young Pasifika consultant explained how difficult it has been to help specifically three young men of Pasifika and Māori descent just to empower them to get back into work to help them through that journey and to stay in work. Those three young males who we met how much of a struggle it has been with their health and their wellbeing. I share that story in this House tonight so that it can highlight just some of the young people that we are helping in the Budget. The focus on wellbeing is huge and for our communities to help them with young basic skills—I'm just going to highlight lastly the driver licensing programme. For many of our year 13 students—I come from a community where many young—specifically males—want to drive and they want to drive legally. But the fees for the learner restricted and full licenses are unaffordable so what happens? They become quite discouraged but they drive anyway. The funding will help them and their families and it's a welcome announcement that they can get on the right side of the law because for many of them they want to help mum and dad and they have done. Some of them go to school with the new license and will be able to continue and not have indiscretions and have a better future pathway.I wanted to thank our Government for the impressive investment in Kiwi's lives specifically honing in on our young people—who are the future of this country—and continuing to build our nation so very helpful for many Kiwi families. I also take the time to congratulate the Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and colleagues. Manuia le vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa fa'fetai. Thank you.