SpeechHARETE HIPANGO (National): New Zealand cries for a New Zealand in crisis. This call is a speech in reply to the Prime Minister's statement. However top and front of mind is the recent crisis of the adverse weather events that struck New Zealand that struck our nation and that struck our people: the devastation and the destruction from Cyclone Gabrielle and the adverse weather event in Auckland and Northland but a few weeks ago. Much has been said in the House in acknowledging first responders—all I believe have been named this afternoon. Much has been said about the devastation that's been wreaked upon our nation. The loss of human lives: four in Auckland; 11 to date in the East Coast; and more predicted sadly. The loss of animal lives: livestock and pets numbers yet unknown. The loss of livelihoods: the farms the orchards the vineyards the market gardens the crops and the food producers. The impact on our farmers families business and communities—communities united in a common purpose of dealing with this crisis. New Zealand is a nation in crisis—more so now but it was before.This speech is in reply to the Prime Minister's statement—we've heard in the debate in the House about how this Government is going to address and build upon the nation. But let's be real about what this nation has been facing prior to this adverse weather event and this crisis: the crisis where the Government has failed to deliver and has delivered in failure. Instead of lifting 100000 children out of poverty by 2020 400 and counting more children are living in poverty. As spokesperson for children and Oranga Tamariki this adverse weather event—the crisis over on the East Coast Tai Rāwhiti it's known—Oranga Tamariki has reported—there are 500 children in care over in that community vulnerable and more vulnerable than ever.I acknowledge first responders particularly Whānau Ora and the way that our Whānau Ora providers and communities united with a common purpose in helping and responding to the crisis of COVID-19. They have again done that with Cyclone Gabrielle. Whānau Ora is mobilising amongst the communities—not just Māori but everybody who is in crisis.Again I've heard in the House reference to our Prime Minister. I do acknowledge the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister with those other leaders who are out there. But as leaders every single one of us as New Zealand cries our hands our heads and our hearts must come together in a united purpose and a common unity. But that does not deny the fact that we have a Government that has a track record of failing to deliver so the standard and the game needs to be upped.We have importantly these catchphrases: let's do this" "let's get cracking". The reality check with eyes real to the situation is that we are going to have a nation in crisis not just now for the short term but we're in this for the long haul. In 2015—and I often reference my kōrero in this House to personal experience and connections to people and place—living beside the Whanganui River my home was flooded; 400 of us were evacuated. However the trauma that we endured is not going to be on the scale and the intensity that New Zealanders in these stricken areas of our country are going to be facing.This is a long-term trauma and we have a Government regrettably that's failed to deliver with the mental health crisis. So I challenge this Government: now is the time to deliver."