Peke-Mason SorayaSORAYA PEKE-MASON (Labour): Talofa lava. Tēnā koe e te Mana Whakawā. I am delighted to take a call on Budget debate Appropriation (2023/24 Estimates) Bill second reading.There is much to celebrate. It supports people today and builds a strong tomorrow. I stand to reinforce the highlights the highlights of: the $5 prescription fee scrapped; free early childhood education; free public transport for under 13 years and half for under-25s; 100000 more heating and insulated homes; continuing to deliver school lunches.I visited Marton Primary School recently and the children were delighted with their lunches. They love the hot lunches that they get. Prescriptions will go a long way in my electorate Te Tai Hauāuru also known as the seat of Te Ārepa. Many whānau can't afford this fee. It might seem like pittance to some but it means a huge amount of money to others include kaumātua. It is sad to see negative National looking to cut this service and other services that people rely on in terms of their social wellbeing.I want to focus on the continued investment in whānau in whare and in whakapapa. Extra funding to build and repair more homes boost for Te Matatini and ensuring Matariki is funded into the future more funding for Whānau Ora to provide more services and increased funding for hauora providers iwi Māori partnership boards rūnanga practitioners and more prevention funding.This Budget continues to invest in whānau wellbeing access to whare and whakapapa all of which supports the cost of living. He whare—housing. We continue to improve housing for Māori with a $200 million investment in the Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga programme for long-term housing supply capability building and whare repairs. This Government has approved 1018 homes and enabled 1615 infrastructure sites for further development for Māori.He whenua—the land; precious. In addition to the status quo we are extending Te Ringa Hāpai Whenua Fund to enable landowners to undertake whenua-based economic cultural social and environmental projects an estimate of $23 million over four years. Oh how we so much need that. I have seen for myself the struggles of landowners. Māori land landlocked—20 percent in the Rangitīkei. It's a shame—shame on the history of this country that so much undeveloped land should be landlocked. It makes you wonder why doesn't it? This helps whānau to unlock that potential of their whenua. This is about building resilience including adapting to current cost of living pressures. The Rangitīkei alone as I said 27 percent - plus of Māori land is landlocked. As quoted by the Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson Whenua Māori development creates regional jobs and enables Māori landowners to strengthen the economic security and prosperity."Hon Gerry Brownlee: Where is it? Where's the bill?SORAYA PEKE-MASON: In addition: a further $8 billion funded to Te Tumu Paeroa to support whenua Māori owners—I'll tell you in a minute.He whakapapa—the family. Whānau Ora navigators are the ones who recognise the needs of whānau. They work at the coalface. This Government backs Whānau Ora by committing a further $168 million over four years a total package of by Māori for Māori of over $820 million - odd.That is why I am proud to be part of a team in Government who cares about people who cares about their relationship with tangata whenua and who takes steps to honour the founding document of this country. I reiterate the words of Minister Jackson: "We have walked the talk in terms of our seven Ministers and 15 MPs getting kaupapa Māori policy across the line for Māori by Māori." Some on the other side talk about a race debate. I say what about Te Tiriti? What will you do to honour a document that your forbearers signed? A document you breached and ripped my tīpuna off. I commend this to the House. Kia ora."