Sio Hon Aupito William; Dean JacquiHon AUPITO WILLIAM SIO (Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs): Kia ora tātou katoa to the Parliament and warm Pacific greetings to all. Even though I disagree with Mr Brownlee's suit size or I've laughed at Mr Seymour's dance moves on Dancing with the Stars or my te reo Māori is not as good as it should be and we disagree fervently in this House on a number of issues I think this inquiry underscores the solidarity of this House when it comes to our international relationship and in particular how special the relationship is that the Pacific and Aotearoa have. And so I want to acknowledge the speakers and the issues that they've raised acknowledge those members of the committee that undertook the inquiry and those who are now on the committee today.The inquiry recognised the need for New Zealand's development programme to respond to the COVID-19 crisis in the short term while also supporting a resilient long-term recovery in the Pacific region. And I think members of the committee always understood that New Zealand is part of the Pacific family. We are part of that resilient blue Pacific continent. We support regional stability peace and prosperity. In the closure debate I'd like to just comment on the themes that the inquiry looked at that are relevant to the approach that our Government seeks. Firstly one of the key themes from the inquiry was partnering for resilience. Now more than ever New Zealand needs to work closely with partners to respond to ongoing needs in the region. We're committed to building Pacific partnerships that support our shared aspirations for social cultural environmental and economic wellbeing. We must be deliberate in ensuring that all engagement is underpinned by genuine partnership mutual benefit and reciprocity by building on the values of whanaungatanga our kinship; kotahitanga our common purpose; and kaitiakitanga our stewardship and care. We can promote co-partnering towards resilience. Overall a resilience focus urges strategic partners to co-invest for long-term impact. Remittances make up a sizeable contribution to the livelihoods of whānau and various kaupapa for Pacific peoples; so we particularly want to see a deepening of our partnership of Pacific communities in New Zealand with respect to our work in the Pacific region.Another important theme from the inquiry was ensuring we deliver a COVID-19 response that is climate resilient. Our commitment to provide Polynesian countries with access to a COVID-19 vaccine will be a key part of the region's economic and social recovery. New Zealand has purchased enough courses of COVID-19 vaccines for Polynesian countries as part of our domestic advance-purchasing efforts ensuring there is no unmet need for vaccine in these countries. Outside of Polynesia officials are working with Pacific countries to identify how we can support their vaccine access and roll-out plans. The inquiry recognised that climate change is already having catastrophic impacts on prosperity security and wellbeing in the region. With this in mind the committee recommended a response to the COVID-19 crisis that takes climate resilience into account at every step. We are working to ensure climate change is a consideration in all development support in the Pacific.Finally I'd like to comment on promoting empowerment inclusion and local ownership by our Pacific whānau or aiga. The committee recommended a stronger focus on inclusion and human rights in the development programme. This is integral to New Zealand's International Human Rights Action Plan as well as our commitment in the Sustainable Development Goals to leave no one behind. Our work in the Pacific focuses on improving the wellbeing of communities as a whole by strengthening social equity and inclusion so that the most vulnerable groups in society can receive targeted support. This also includes that we need to engage more deliberately with Pacific communities to ensure they are connected and contribute to resilience-building projects. I want to say that when Nanaia Mahuta the Minister of Foreign Affairs outlined the new set of principles of whanaungatanga kotahitanga kaitiakitanga in terms of how do we engage with the rest of the world especially the Pacific nations it is her expectation that we treat every Pacific nation as we would treat each of our marae or iwi in Aotearoa. They each have their own kawa; we recognise it. They each have their own mana; we must respect it.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): The member's time has expired.