Bidois Dan; Williams PotoDAN BIDOIS (National—Northcote): It's a pleasure to talk today to the third reading of what is the Child Poverty Reduction Bill. I just want to start out by acknowledging certainly the Prime Minister the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern. I'd like to acknowledge certainly my colleagues on the Social Services and Community Committee of which I am a proud member for looking through and working tirelessly through the submissions in this process. Unfortunately I came into the committee a little bit later having come from the by-election but no doubt I got a little bit more of an up-to-speed to this bill. I also want to acknowledge the contributions from the speakers today—in particular the Hon Alfred Ngaro and the Hon Peeni Henare and his acknowledgment of his late grandfather Sir James Hēnare in his uplifting and aspirational statements. I do agree that his aspiration lives through this bill because this bill is an aspirational bill that is shared by virtually all of the House today.I acknowledge Marama Davidson for her words around how much we are speaking in unison about this bill because we all have the same desire in this place: to see a New Zealand that is most prosperous and where our children are alleviated from poverty. I do want to acknowledge the collective aspirations and intent through this bill that we will be passing today.This is a good bill in purpose and intent in terms of its aspiration to reduce child poverty which everybody in this House wants and in terms of improving the measurement and the accountability for aspirations and targets around child poverty measures. Those accountability measures have been well versed in this House today around the four primary and six secondary targets as well. It is a good general framework for us to consider with respect to child poverty reduction. It is also going to help coordination amongst ministries so that we have a coordinated approach to measures and policies which aim to reduce child poverty. I want to in the short time that I have reflect on something that my colleague the Hon Alfred Ngaro said. He talked about the importance of attitude and the pioneering spirit in reducing poverty. While this is a good bill in its intent and its purpose intent and purpose alone are not enough to in fact alleviate child poverty.I reflect on my own story and my grandmother who grew up poor in Hokianga and then spent 27 years in a State house in Glen Innes. I reflect on her story and how my auntie and my mother managed to climb out of poverty. There are a few themes that come from my own grandmother's story about hard work about getting a good education about having a decent house to live in and about family values. It is important to reflect on stories like my grandmother's where in fact it is much more important around the multifaceted nature of child poverty. To assume that we can take a few measures and say If we can improve those measures then we are all hunky dory." is in fact misleading and disingenuous.So while this side of the House is very supportive of this bill we do want to acknowledge that there is much more that needs to be done in the areas of housing and building housing—much more than what has been done to date. There is much more that needs to be done around the family unit and I want to acknowledge the contribution from speakers on this side of the House who emphasised the role of the family unit but also that hard work and that pioneering attitude. How can we as politicians encourage and lead that work ethic throughout New Zealand society? I think if we can do all of those things then we will truly alleviate child poverty in New Zealand. Thank you.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): I understand this is a split call. David Seymour you have five minutes. It would be normal custom to have the Government precede the Opposition; however it looks as though the Government is going to give way to you in this instance."