Whaitiri MekaHon MEKA WHAITIRI (Labour—Ikaroa-Rāwhiti): E Te Māngai o Te Whare tēnā koe. E ngā mema o Te Whare nei tēnā tātou katoa. I'm delighted to rise and speak in support of this Wellbeing Budget. Where do you start—where do you start? There are so many initiatives and commitments and investments that this Wellbeing Budget does that I find it really difficult to pull myself out as the member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti and focus on the bigger picture. Can I commend the stewardship of the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and her leadership in bringing this Budget to fruition. I also want to go on record in acknowledging the Hon Grant Robertson. As a member of the Māori caucus I can say the Hon Grant Robertson absolutely stuck to his word when he entered into good and fair negotiation with the Māori caucus. I want to acknowledge the co-chair of our caucus the Hon Willie Jackson and all the members of the Māori caucus who worked diligently and effectively early on in the Budget process. But I do want to acknowledge the Hon Grant Robertson. We have delivered a Budget for Māori that Māori can be proud of: $570 million—$570 million. Of course we have an expansion to Whānau Ora and I want to acknowledge the Hon Peeni Henare. We've got $98 million invested in preventing reoffending with Māori-positive pathways out of a life of crime. I want to acknowledge the Hon Kelvin Davis and again the Hon Peeni Henare—$75 million to back our young people from learning to earning with Mana in Mahi and He Poutama Rangatahi—and I want to acknowledge the Hon Willie Jackson. Of course we have $33 million to support our Reo Māori and of course we've got $56 million going towards whenua aspirations. I want to acknowledge the Hon Nanaia Mahuta who on top gets $40 million for papakāinga and of course $30 million for our Māori-Crown relations and $61 million for Māori co-designed mental health and addiction services. This is a good day for Māori and I also note it is just the beginning—it is just the beginning—but we will take that because as I travel throughout my electorate post the Budget announcement we have had $20 million go into the Tai Rāwhiti as part of the $1.9 billion investment in mental health to develop and build a purpose-built mental health and drug addiction centre. This has been something the Tai Rāwhiti folks have been calling for and I'm pleased that the Hon David Clark came up and announced that just this week. Of course $68 million was announced in the Hawke's Bay in Wairoa and Central Hawke's Bay and of course my colleague across the hall there Lawrence Yule was part of that announcement out of the Provincial Growth Fund. This was the Government on this side of the House—Hon Aupito William Sio: What was he doing there? Hon MEKA WHAITIRI: He was supporting the kaupapa Hon Aupito William Sio. There is $68 million going into water storage. If you know the electorates of Central Hawke's Bay and Hawke's Bay we have horticultural growers and we have farmers and this Government has heard the call and is investing $68 million. I heard from that side that we had forgotten the regions. I heard from that side that we were leaving out farmers—$68 million just the other day in water storage. This is a great day to be a member of this coalition Government to enjoy what we have announced and what the Budget brought but more importantly to show the pathway that this Government is investing and delivering for all. That is what the Prime Minister said in the Speech from the Throne. We want to be kind we want to be compassionate and we want to deliver to all New Zealanders and in this Budget we are doing exactly that. So I've talked about the broad Māori budget but I'm so proud to be the member of Parliament for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti which has enjoyed the love from this Government with the investment of over $157 million from the Provincial Growth Fund in Tai Rāwhiti roads and I can go on and on. It is just the beginning. It is important to acknowledge those that have worked on the Budget to bring the gains to the regions to regions like my own of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti and say that we are serious as this Government is in ensuring that we are locking in the economic potentials and delivering and addressing the social challenges in small town New Zealand and big town New Zealand and everything in between because this is a Budget for all and I commend it to the House.