Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour): Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini—my strength is not of one but one of numbers. I love that quote so much because it reminds me so much of why I'm part of this team and why the good work this Government is doing helps so many. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini.I would just like to take a moment at the beginning here to give credit to the great Labour team that we have here because I don't get my strength alone; I get my strength from the experience from the unity and from the great talent that we have here of people that work so hard every day to deliver the good things. That good work and that strength and that unity and that pride in the power of a collective movement goes further than these four walls. It goes outside into all the people that work every day strong in the belief that New Zealand is a better place when we help each other and that we grow in strength when we support each other and we care for each other. I am so proud to be part of a Labour Government—part of a coalition Government with Labour—that has a leadership that has brought something new a leadership that has brought not only just a strong stable economy that goes ahead to pay down debt but also one that has kindness and empathy to people. That works so well.Let's just take a look for a moment at what this coalition Government is doing for New Zealand. Let's look at how it looks at putting people first and how everyday New Zealanders' lives are made better with some of the measures that have already been delivered. The Families Package: 350000 New Zealanders now getting more money in their pockets each week. The Best Start payment: prioritising our children putting them first to make sure they get those basics in the early years. The winter energy payment: to make sure people particularly elderly are warm over the winter—coming a month early this week. I know so many that are grateful to have that extra money to pay for heating bills. Investing in our regions outside of the main city centres: so needed for rural New Zealand to make sure it goes further than just what we've been doing in the past to grow those areas stronger. Mental health services: we know they are long overdue to put investment back into those people's lives to give people the services the support and the treatment readily when they need it earlier rather than later. And rebuilding our hospitals and schools—also well overdue.The other day I was in Pak 'N Save Pētone—a great establishment; I go there quite often a nice owner in there as well—and I was just about to choose some sweetcorn when a person standing next to me said Are you the MP for Hutt South?" I said "No I'm the list one but I'm working on that." And they said "Look I would just like to say thank you. I would like to thank you for the good work that your Government is doing in helping New Zealanders." I was really taken aback. I said "Thank you so much and that means a lot to me."—and it did. It made me smile for the rest of the day.I went on that day to go to St John's service awards which is a great event—again another event of celebrating the collective of people coming together to provide good community service. I heard an excellent speech at the St John's service awards and that speech spoke about the value of social capital. That speech spoke about how in the past we've been terrible at counting just the financial value of things and that we needed to be better as a country at looking at how we can value and understand social capital. That excellent speech was by Chris Bishop the current MP and I was so heartened to see that Chris Bishop believes in the fundamental basis of the well-being Budget.It's so good to know that members on the other side of the House know the strength of investing in community spirit know the strength of investing in people and know that things go further than just counting money. We want to make sure that when this Budget comes around we'll be able to know that New Zealanders in their homes in their communities in their daily lives in their schools and in their voluntary organisations are doing well. That goes far further than the cheque-book; it goes into those areas of mental health that have been so neglected over the past decade and we want to reinvest in there.I want to say that I am so proud to be part of a Government that draws strength from numbers because the strength in our communities the strength in our people is where New Zealand will always be proud to work together. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini."