Whaitiri MekaHon MEKA WHAITIRI (Minister of Customs): Over a week and a bit ago we were in that member Dr Shane Reti's electorate as part of the Māori Ministers' roadshow talking about Budget 2022. Budget 2022 continues to secure Aotearoa's economic recovery with people at the centre. We were in Whangarei we were in Dunedin we were in Whanganui we were in Auckland and we were in Hamilton and Tai Rāwhiti and the biggest numbers that came out were from the area of the member who just took his seat in Whangarei and in the Far North. I can report to this House that Māoridom both engaged with what was presented and understood when we spoke about Budget 2022 delivering to Māori through a targeted approach but delivering to all.I am proud to be on this side. I'm proud to say what has been delivered to ensure the economic recovery with people at the centre through these Government policies. Let me touch on a couple of them. We have the most employed amongst Māoridom. We have one of the lowest unemployment rates in recorded history whether our people are in employment—Hon Gerry Brownlee: Yeah the phone's off the hook.Hon MEKA WHAITIRI: —training or learning. But better still an unprecedented number of homes are being built in partnership with iwi—try and beat that Mr Brownlee. An unprecedented number of houses are being built in partnership with Māori as partners whether it's Ngāti Toa within Tai Rāwhiti or in the Far North houses are being built and this Government is working in partnership. But hold on we have also got our histories in schools Matariki and an investment in te reo which will really reshape the way this nation sees itself as a Pacific nation. We should be proud of that heritage. These are the gifts that we're talking about.I want to touch on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill which Minister Little and this House passed last night and the significance it will have for health services for all people and particularly for Māori people. The Māori Health Authority must be acknowledged and I want to thank this Minister and of course our colleague the Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare. But it's the agriculture space and the high-wage low-emissions economy that this Government is committed to and in Budget 2022 we have outlaid a plan of investing with our farmers and our growers to design the tools and technologies to keep them commercially and productively producing but also to address the low-emissions goal. I want to take the time to acknowledge the partners of He Waka Eke Noa for the report they've released today and I look forward to the Government engaging with that. That's the industry taking cognisance that we have got to do better in the agriculture space and it's important that I acknowledge them here today.As the Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report tells us last year while everyone was locking down it was primary industry that carried this country and I can't say enough to thank our farmers and growers. It was almost $50 billion last year and very shortly we will have the soon to be announced situation outlook report around the primary industries where it's predicted to go up by 9 percent. So—like I do—let's not underestimate the value or the significance of the agriculture sector and Budget 2022 delivers almost $1 billion in funds to support our agriculture and our primary industry sector to keep the ambition of being a high-wage economy while reducing emissions. That is in Budget 2022 and I couldn't be prouder.But that lot over there—that lot over there—is going to get rid of everything. They'll get rid of everything. They've gone on record: the Māori Health Authority will go. Māori-specific women's affairs ethnic communities—gone because we're all going to be one people according to them. It's a very backward very 1950s view and what I'm hoping those members will do is get up and talk about Aotearoa New Zealand in 2021 which goes to my final point about co-governance: do not be afraid of co-governance. To members in this House especially the ACT members do not be afraid of co-governance—do not. Co-governance is about partnership that delivers for all and if you don't take my word for it go and talk to the Waikato River Authority the agreement signed by that side of the House and for 10 years—10 years—it's been consensus decision-making. Not once has that authority had to go to a vote. So here you go: don't listen to that side but go and do you own fact-checking around the importance of co-governance. We need to move the dial. We need to come into the 21st century and I'm proud to belong to a Government that is securing our economic recovery by people at the heart.