Mahuta NanaiaHon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister for Māori Development): There are so many things that this Government is doing that are making a practical difference to the lives of everyday New Zealanders which they can feel and know that we're a Government that are doing the things that really matter. Take the well-being of our people the security of our people and also ensuring that there are greater opportunities within all our communities.I just want to focus on the legislation that is about to follow. We will be taking those practical steps—SPEAKER: Order! The member won't because the member can't anticipate an order of the day.Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: We have already had debates in this House about what it will take to make our society safer. Removing semi-automatic guns out of our society will ensure that practical steps will be taken by this Government to realise that aspiration.I want to come back to the types of initiatives that people can feel and know that we're making a very practical difference. Just on 1 April changes to the minimum wage—lifting it to $17.70—will in many pockets deliver approximately $48 a week and that will make a huge difference to address the cost of living issues that on a day-to-day basis people know that this matters.We're also removing secondary tax for those modest- to low-income families who are working two jobs to make ends meet. Removing secondary tax will make a practical difference to their lives. In fact we understand that it is important to have an economy that is thriving so that everybody can participate in it and we want it to work for everybody especially the modest- and low-income people.That is the difference between what this Government is doing and what the Opposition criticises. We know that by continuing along this pathway more and more New Zealanders can realise the benefits but it looks something like this: we understand that as we address those important things people have to feel that they really know what we stand for. We do stand for families. If we consider the range of changes that have impacted on families: the Best Start payment to help those families with those costs of having children especially in their early years; the winter energy payment for our old people on fixed incomes—the ability to have a little bit extra during those winter months to pay the power bill will make a difference; ensuring that we have extended paid parental leave for mothers who are anxious about how much time they spend before they go back into the workforce—that will matter; ensuring that we're increasing the rate of the orphans benefit and the unsupported child's benefit is something very early on we realised needed to be rectified; also the foster care allowance because sadly far too many of our children are in foster care and those good families that are looking after our children do need support. These are the practical things that make a difference to the lives of people that we represent and that we will continue to represent.Overall what does that look like? We're really keen to ensure that the issues around child poverty are addressed in ways that we can see a material difference in the lifetime well-being of our children our most vulnerable. That's why the range of changes in the Working for Families package will indeed ensure that approximately 384000 families on average will get a little bit more in their pocket and more children will be able to be more secure.I'd like to come back to an issue that my colleague Kelvin Davis raised because fundamentally what the signal is is that we're a Government that's prepared to tackle some really difficult issues so that people can feel the benefit of where our focus will go. Just last week I attended the justice law reform hui with Māori and they are very encouraged by the direction this Government is going in because they want to partner and be a part of the solution. They know things need to change. They are looking for solutions within their community—Hon Andrew Little: They had a voice.Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: They have a voice when previously under the last Government they had nothing. They are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel and a way in which they can participate which I believe will lead to lifetime outcomes for those who are most vulnerable in our society.It all comes back to that. All of this is about how people feel the changes that this Government is making. I would say that because we are continuing along the track that we have been the 100-day plan continuing with the types of reforms that build a safer society and care about people and their well-being and ensure greater security in old age they will feel the difference and know this is a very different Government.