Henare PeeniHon PEENI HENARE (Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector): Tēnā koe Madam Deputy Speaker. Look as I do in many of my contributions in this House I want to start on a sombre note. The passing of Sir Hekenukumai Puhipi was a significant blow to Māoridom and indeed the country. I know that in particular Hekenukumai was influential in much of the policy development and also what you'll find in the Budget around mātauranga Māori and I want to acknowledge him.Can I also lament the loss of Dan Bidois' father very recently. I want to acknowledge that. It's very difficult losing a parent in your time in the House here and I want to acknowledge that; also the mother of the Hon Andrew Little. We say in Māori rātou ki a rātou tātou ki a tātou [salvations to the dead and we return to the living].Well well well. Mr Yule I'm sure—he's quickly forgotten the big smile he had on his face in the recent Budget announcement of Mana in Mahi in Hastings where the good people of Hastings and the Hawke's Bay came together with Minister Willie Jackson. He might have been on the front page of the three-page paper! But I do remember Mr Yule sitting there with a big smile with his community from the Hawke's Bay from Hastings in particular congratulating this Government on their funding and support of young people into work.Mana in Mahi I think is one of those particular kaupapa that you'll find in this Budget that is aspirational for our young people. It will see our people get off the couch and into the jobs and the training that is required to move our economy in this country. I want to acknowledge the Prime Minister I want to also acknowledge the Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First and of course Te Pāti Kākāriki the Green Party for their support of the Minister of Finance in a fantastic Budget. That side of the House don't really understand actually what our country is calling for. They're looking for a systematic change. The people on that side of the House have only focused on the announcement on Thursday; there were so many big announcements in the build-up to Thursday. The Budget was massive for our people. Sure on the Thursday of the delivery of the Budget there were some fantastic announcements and I for one am really happy for the kaupapa of Whānau Ora. I heard through multiple general debates in this House that this Government didn't support Whānau Ora that this Government has done nothing for Whānau Ora—$116 million into Whānau Ora is nothing to turn your nose up at. It is new money; it is on top of the money that was already there for Whānau Ora. What we know is the transformation that that will have on Māori whānau and Pasifika whānau across this country will be monumental. We're really proud about that. If you factor in the entire Budget there is so much to be had there for families. What that side of the House hasn't mentioned yet they're quite happy to support it is indexing of benefits. That is a massive step for our people to make sure that they have the money to live the life that they deserve. This side of the House took that very seriously. We knew that there needed to be changes significant changes in the social welfare area and this was one of those changes that we knew would make a significant difference. Nowhere on the hustings will you hear somebody complaining about that. In fact the families that I've spoken to in my electorate in the past week—Hon Member: Probably in the National caucus. Hon PEENI HENARE: Oh possibly yeah most likely actually—but what I can say is last week in my electorate of Tāmaki Makaurau it was well received. I recall during Christmas there was a kaupapa at Ngā Whare Waatea Marae where Whānau Ora were supporting those who didn't have much during Christmas; they had no food they had no presents they couldn't give tamariki the happiness of Christmas and New Year festivities. They pleaded to this Government to make a change; in particular to me as the Minister for Whānau Ora. When I saw the lady who ran that particular kaupapa last week on Wednesday evening she cried. She gave me a big hug and said Peeni you delivered. Thank you very much you and this Government have delivered for our people." It's people like that who are truly connected in the community that I take my advice from. Their handshakes their tears their hugs their kind words towards the view of this Government in supporting our people; it truly is magnificent to see and truly humbling. We delivered $80 million for new commissioning in Whānau Ora $116 million across that. My colleague the Hon Willie Jackson has already talked about the over $570 million new money in targeted Māori assistance. Minister Parker has already mentioned how some of that in fact a significant proportion of that will be utilised to unlock Māori land—idle Māori land that has been unproductive. The last Government actually thought that only unlocking legislation would do that. We were quite clear on this side of the House that there are better ways to do that. That particular announcement is one that excites me because we know that tribes as they come into a post-settlement era we know that community and hapū as they come into a post-settlement era can actually utilise that money to unlock the potential of their land and there is so much potential—so much potential in the land so much potential for those communities and those whānau wherever they may be. I want to talk about some of the rural sector because we've heard from that side how that party are the only party that care about rural New Zealand; by farmers for farmers. You know what Madam Deputy Speaker? I stand here as the grandson of a former board member of Federated Farmers and I'm a little bit embarrassed by that but what I can say are three words: Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). What an amazing opportunity for rural regions right up and down this country. Not only is Mr Yule sitting front row in the announcements in the paper so too are many of the other MPs right across this country. I recall even recently the member Andrew Falloon sat next to my colleague here Jo Luxton and of course Minister Jones with a big smile on his face because he saw the investment that was going into Ashburton and Timaru. He saw that. That wasn't off the back of the National Party that was this Government delivering for our people wherever they might be and that is super exciting for our regions right across the country. In Te Tai Tokerau the PGF has delivered so many opportunities for growth in that region. We have acknowledged for many years—many many years—that there has been an under-investment in those regions and this Budget once again delivered to those people. Mental health—this side of the House has always been quite clear that actually one of the biggest mechanisms of productivity in the economy of this country is actually the mental health and wellbeing of the people who work in it. We've made a commitment on this side to make sure that mental health is a priority for this country. I'm also proud that a significant proportion of that is to be used for kaupapa Māori. Kaupapa Māori services in mental health—and the Minister of Health has just walked into the House with a big smile on his face hearing that because he knows that for Māori communities kaupapa Māori - driven services is what will lift the mental health and wellbeing of those people. You combine that with Whānau Ora combine that with all of the initiatives that come out of the Wellbeing Budget and I'm proud to stand on this side of the House and endorse that Budget.In the final minute and a half of my contribution I want to say this: we're not complacent on this side. We know that the Budget is certainly a good start but there is so much more work to be done. In fact I heard no less than two MPs from the National Party quote my grandfather and he said "[We] have come too far not to go further and [we] have done too much not to do more". On this side of the House we truly believe that we have so much more work to do. The Wellbeing Budget as the Minister of Finance has already said is a good start but there is so much more to do. Minister Parker touched on systematic change. He's witnessed it in some 17 Budgets during his time here in the House. On that side of the House they're still focused on the old view of economics and Budget. On this side of the House it's a new world it's a new era and we're really excited to be supporting our Prime Minister our Deputy Prime Minister this entire Government in the work that we're doing. The Wellbeing Budget as the Minister of Finance has already said is just the start and I look forward to representing this Government in our communities to make sure that even more benefits are felt by our people wherever they might be in Aotearoa. In conclusion it is true: we have come too far not to go further and we have done too much not to do more. Kia ora tātou."