Henare PeeniHon PEENI HENARE (Labour): The Māori people are a smart people and they can see right through politics. When it comes to a Budget the saying and the expression is true: money talks and Warriors bandwagon fans walk. Māori are up front about it: on Budget day money talks. From the other side of the House we hear these grand gestures of equity. One need only look at the data to show where funding needs to go in order to make sure that equity is achieved.So in order to help some of the members who weren't here at least year's Budget on the other side of the House I'm going to paint a wee picture for them. The total Māori package at last year's Budget was just over $825 million. Hon Member: Well why are you in Opposition then?Hon PEENI HENARE: I want to run through a few of those initiatives that got outcomes to close the equity gap that that member lambasts so much about.In Budget 2023 $200 million was invested through the Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga programme. I hear members on the other side of the House say Well what did it achieve?" Let me tell that member what it achieved: it approved and contracted well over a thousand homes enabled 1700 infrastructure sites to see more green sites to allow building it also supported 415 repairs to existing homes and just as importantly it also offered first-home buyer grants to Māori to Pākehā to Pacific peoples to people right across this country to allow them to get into their first home; first-home loan grants. Guess who's getting rid of that in this upcoming Budget!Let me take members on the other side of the House through another little journey. "This Government"—and this was myself last year—"backs Whānau Ora and has committed a further $168.1 million over four years". Whānau Ora has already been applauded by this current Government for doing good work into our communities. We will be watching with a very keen eye on whether or not this Government will continue to support Whānau Ora.One of those kaupapa is a kaupapa dear to my heart and the heart of my colleague here the Hon Willow-Jean Prime that's Ngā Tini Whetū—that's to stop our tamariki from entering into the Oranga Tamariki system supporting families to make sure that they can achieve their aspirations and now more importantly our tamariki can be well supported.The increase I just mentioned in the Whānau Ora budget under the Labour Government was an increase of 145 percent in funding. What that did was achieve more outcomes for Māori and non-Māori right across this country.In health—we hear about equitable funding in health. Well that side of the House like everyone in this House knows that health outcomes for Māori are the poorest in the country. So in order to get equity you've got to be able to fund it to make sure that equitable outcomes are borne out. I can tell that side of the House that in last year's Budget $132 million was put forward for Māori health. That was to support providers for cheaper access to primary care for Māori and for rural communities. That side of the House talked about "We're here to support the farmers rural communities." this funding right here supported Māori and rural communities and this Government is getting rid of it.I heard Dr Shane Reti in this House say "The way forward for Māori health is the Iwi-Māori Partnership Boards." Well money talks and that's what the Labour Government did last year. They put money towards the Iwi-Māori Partnership Boards. So we'll be making sure to keep an eye on this current health Minister to see whether or not he backs up his talk with a bit of money.Into education—education that investment of $225 million directly into Māori education. Paying kōhanga reo teachers what they are worth making sure that they were paid to give the services of language to our young people for the future. It helped a further 25000 students and a further 325 schools and kura across this country.There was so much good news in last year's Budget. Te Matatini is a fantastic kaupapa that's seen the investment of significant dollars to make sure that we can continue to support Te Matatini—$34 million over two years and we've seen that particular funding do well. Sam Uffindell: Come on Peeni say something inspiring. Hon PEENI HENARE: Those members went to Te Matatini and saw how big it was. That is because money talks.This National-led Government when it comes to money they're not very good at it. This Budget is going to come down to two things for this Government: broken promises and choices—choices to support landlords instead of the people who need it the most."