Tirikatene RinoHon RINO TIRIKATENE (Minister for Courts): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. Talofa lava. It's a pleasure to speak in support of this year's Budget. But can I first acknowledge the member for IkaroaRāwhiti who's just resumed her seat Hon Meka Whaitiri. I know that she is like a beautiful manu from Te Tairāwhiti: she's free in the great forest of the ngahere associating with the Māori Party. But I thank her for her tautoko—qualified albeit—for this Budget because this is a wonderful Budget in very very challenging times. And I want to acknowledge our Minister of Finance the Hon Grant Robertson for his stewardship of our finances and for being able to craft this Budget. It's about support for today and building for tomorrow. And we are showing that it is challenging times—we know that we've come through a global pandemic; we know that we've been dealing with devastating weather events that have impacted the regions around the country. Throughout those difficult circumstances we are managing the books and we are also making sure we are getting the support where it's needed—for today—to address the cost of living pressures that whānau are facing up and down the country.So I want to acknowledge this Budget. I'm very proud of the support that we are giving. We're scrapping the $5 prescription co-charge. That is greatly appreciated by whānau up and down the country as we've heard in contributions this afternoon. And we're particularly giving support for parents and young families and the free early childhood education for two-year-olds which my colleague the Hon Jo Luxton is shepherding—wonderful initiatives that are going to be able to support our young families.This is a balanced Budget. We know that these are very challenging times but I'm also proud of the fact that right across the board as with all Budgets we are ensuring that the resources go to the right place to ensure that we are actually delivering a thriving economy for our country. And I know we have industry titans here in the House who will be celebrating today—celebrating the coming into force of the New Zealand - United Kingdom free-trade agreement (UK FTA).Right from today there is an extra $37 million of money more returns actually coming back to our New Zealand exporters right across our export sector and that agreement is actually going to be better into the future. So not only are we doing things for the present we are also making sure that we strengthen our economy strengthen our trade and strengthen our future prosperity as a nation. And we're not only doing that with the UK FTA we have seven free trade agreements including upgrades that we have achieved in this Government—the EU free-trade agreement which is coming on stream. We want to also ensure the regional groupings that we have in South East Asia—very very important trade agreements for our country.And we're supporting our digital economy as well an emerging sector where we are getting wonderful support for rebates for those firms which are actually very very very productive and great great wealth generators right across our regions. That is a very welcome initiative from those sectors.But I want to finish by coming back to the electorate that I represent Te Tai Tonga and the wonderful Māori caucus that we have here within this Government on this side of the House and the strong endorsement the strong support that we have encountered up and down the country when we did our post-Budget road show. The support for not only our cost of living measures—to address those—but our specific targeted support that we are doing to address Māori housing Māori education Whānau Ora Māori broadcasting—right across the board. In fact it was quite moving to see and listen to the strong tautoko that we received from the likes of Te Matatini the likes of the kōhanga reo our providers our Whānau Ora—right across networks.There is strong support for the work that we're doing. We know it's challenging times. That's what makes me especially proud that under our Prime Minister we have been able to reprioritise our programme and that has been evidenced now. Adjusting to the challenging conditions and challenging times that we are in we have put together a very balanced Budget. We are looking right across New Zealand society and we are able to provide that support for today for our whānau while also being able to look ahead to tomorrow to ensure that we have that long-term prosperity that we all desire for Aotearoa New Zealand. Kia ora tātou.