Kanongata'a-Suisuiki AnahilaANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI (Labour): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā. It's an absolute privilege to be the 10th speaker today. I want to begin my contribution today—I'm not going to sing the waiata but I'm going say the waiata because that is what I believe this coalition Government is all about. It's:Te aroha Te whakapono Me te rangimārie Tātou tātou e.[It's the love the faith and the peace all of us united.]Love hope and peace for us all.On 16 September I was at the Auckland University of Technology facility in Auckland where the Prime Minister spoke about our plan for New Zealand as a coalition Government. What I took from that was her statement and I'm going to quote it because my contribution is based on that. She stated—and I quote—We decided that there was a place in Government for concepts like compassion and kindness." How do we measure that? So then you say how do we measure compassion? How do we measure caring? How do we measure that? Well she also followed up in her speech with the values of New Zealand. Everybody in this House spoke about the enduring values of New Zealand. So what are those values you ask. My question today is: how do we measure compassion and what are New Zealand's enduring values?Can I remind the House that one of those values was to live in a country that entitles people to respect and dignity—all are entitled to live meaningful lives; all are entitled to care and compassion. So how do we measure that? It is through our actions. So what did we find through our actions in response to the previous Government that was in for nine years? In response what did we find? We found people that were homeless and I'll speak about housing. I'll speak about the enduring value of having a roof over our heads. We built houses instead of selling off State houses. In our plans we have provided for not just hundreds; we have provided for those who cannot buy their own homes rental accommodation—over 6000 community and State-owned rental accommodation for those who are unable to purchase their house.Last weekend we provided for those middle New Zealanders who could not afford their first home. We provided for them. Last weekend we heard the story of the couple—and I want to reiterate how someone who lives in South Auckland in Māngere who is of Māori descent and Samoan descent a young couple can actually afford to buy their first home. That is what compassion is all about. It is about listening to New Zealanders. They can't afford to buy their first home on a decent income—couldn't do that—so what did this Government do? With compassion KiwiBuild came about and did that.How do we measure kindness? We talk about enduring values of having food a roof over your head—I just spoke about that—and a table to put your food on. How do we measure that? Through the Families Package. It was one of the things that I got feedback on. I received it from people when I was on my travels throughout New Zealand and what they said was—and I quote—"Anahila could you tell Jacinda thank you for the winter energy payment? Thank you from my father."—she said to me this person—"He can turn that heater on. We can turn that heater on." That is how we measure compassion when people are saying "We are cold. We cannot afford the electricity."—that's what this was about. That is how you measure compassion. How do you measure compassion? You can do that.I'm looking at my time. You have a roof over your head and food on your table—what next? Your health. We heard New Zealanders say that they couldn't go and see a doctor because they couldn't afford to. So what did we do? We provided provisions for people to go and see the general practitioner by reducing the fees from as little as $20—$20 to $30—enabling them to look after their health.I go back to the waiata that I started my contribution with "Te Aroha". If we want peace we've got to be proud of where we live. We've got to be happy about that. This is a country where we're happy and we're going to be—and I quote—"the best place to be a child": this country Aotearoa New Zealand. Tēnā koutou katoa. I'm done; thank you."