SpeechHon MEKA WHAITIRI (Minister of Customs): E te Māngai e te Whare tēnā koe. Otirā ngā mema koutou o te Whare nei tēnā koutou katoa. I was hoping that Paul Goldsmith the member that just contributed across the way would actually share some of their insights or their policies that are going to address the many challenges that this side of the House has had the actual privilege to manage but I didn't hear one policy from that particular member that I could just actually debate. So I'll leave that there because I want to turn to what this Government has done in securing our recovery as a nation given the enormous impacts that COVID-19 has had in terms of protecting our people and of course minimising the impact of COVID-19 in our community.So I want to turn to the portfolio I am responsible for and that is customs. Today I want to add my congratulations to the Customs Service team who busted New Zealand's largest seizure of cocaine—700 kilograms—in Tauranga today. So I want to send—and I'm sure all members of this House will send their congratulations to the Customs team working in conjunction with obviously our New Zealand Police. Members from ACT talked about our law and order. This is just a small sample of our response. The biggest investment in front-line police has been instigated by this side of the House. Let's not forget that.The interception of drugs in very trying times when borders are closed goes to the heart of what Customs have done in keeping our communities safe with today's seizures. But it's protecting people and minimising the impact of COVID-19 in our communities I want to also talk about because I'm proud of what Customs do in the trade space with the secure trade lane that we are doing with Australia and hopefully Singapore. The work we do in the Secure Exports Scheme to ensure those exporters' goods get to market is an intervention that I'm really proud that Customs has continued to do during these last two years. So while we are all focused on ensuring our communities are safe—which this side has done by enormous investments in our health system our hauoras and our iwi providers around the country to ensure our most vulnerable communities particularly Māori are protected during this incredibly trying time—it is important to acknowledge the investment and the leadership on this side under the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern to address not one not two but multiple crises and putting people first has always been our economic recovery. But now we need to up the ante in terms of securing recovery and our economic investment and that is what this side of the House has heard because we are all electorate MPs—a majority of us on this side—and we enjoy the returns back to our electorate to hear the struggle that's happening. But I am proud of the Families Package. I am proud of what that is delivering in terms of reducing children's poverty. I'm also like I said proud of the investment in the housing build the biggest that we have seen in this nation and we are working hard to build that.I want to pivot to our Māori Ministers particularly in the Whānau Ora space. The largest investment in working alongside our Whānau Ora providers up and down the country has delivered the vaccination rates that keep our people safe and I want to acknowledge all our Ministers and also our providers. I want to talk about Māori trades training because we've seen an unprecedented number of young rangatahi and not-so-young rangatahi who have benefited from this side's investment in growing trades and sustainable employment for our people and I want to acknowledge that. Papakāinga: you're seeing the largest growth of Māori homes—Māori homeownership and Māori homes—on Māori whenua. That is a policy that I'm very proud of on this side of the House and the continuation in investment is creating homes for our people. But the big one for me and for every Māori member on this side is the marae oranga programme where almost every marae around this country has not only been renovated but we've created employment opportunities for those Māoris on the trades training scheme. It is an absolute delight to know that as we travel around the country marae who have always struggled to maintain their infrastructure have been invested in. On this side it's a contribution to our identity as a nation but it also builds resilience into our employment and I'm really proud on this side to be involved with that.