Ngobi TerisaTERISA NGOBI (Labour—Ōtaki): Fa'afetai i lau Afioga le Fofoga o le Maota. Can I say first it's a privilege and an honour to be able to take a call in this Budget 2021 debate. While there are many examples of how this Budget serves many New Zealanders—all New Zealanders—there are so many to talk about. What I would say for example for the Ōtaki electorate in particular the health reforms that the Hon Andrew Little announced mean a great deal to us in the Ōtaki electorate given we don't have a hospital and at the northern end we don't have access or transport access to a hospital. So the focus on regional primary healthcare is a game-changer for the people of the Ōtaki electorate and for that we are truly grateful to this Labour Government.But that's not the focus for this Budget kōrero that I want to highlight. What I wanted to highlight was this Labour Government's commitment to tackling climate change and that's led by our Prime Minister the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and delivered by our Minister David Parker where he announced just last week the $11.5 million to restore Lake Horowhenua. So if you are from the mighty and beautiful Ōtaki electorate and you live there in Levin—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Not me.TERISA NGOBI: —then you will see that that means—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Not me.TERISA NGOBI: —sorry Madam Speaker—that there's a massive increase to the joy of being able to one day be able to enjoy that taonga.What I will say is that $11.5 million investment from this Government—continuing to show they deliver on climate change—means that we've bought a farmland a dairy farmland actually at the back of Lake Horowhenua to be able to renovate that into a wetland. What that means is that that's the first step to be able to rejuvenate our beautiful taonga our beautiful Lake Horowhenua. Once that's finished it will also create 45 local jobs for our area—another investment in the Ōtaki electorate thanks to this Government and this Budget. But what I would say is growing up in Levin all my life while you see how beautiful and picturesque Lake Horowhenua is you smell the stench that comes out of there you see the sandflies and across the wai across the water you'll see all the pollution sitting on top.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Order! Not me.TERISA NGOBI: My apologies Madam Speaker. So with that $11.5 million toward making it into wetlands that's going to reduce that and be a step towards being able to rejuvenate it.Like I said growing up there all my life I know what it means to me but what I also know is what it means to the people of Muaūpoko the mana whenua in that rohe and I know while I've advocated strongly for the rejuvenation of Lake Horowhenua I know for decades the people of Muaūpoko have so I just want to acknowledge some of those people. For example Tommy Waho who has now passed on one of my beautiful friends who advocated hard to hopefully one day have his children—or at least his mokopuna—be able to swim in that awa and now that's not a hope that's an actual reality thanks to this Government and its commitment to climate change and investment in the Ōtaki electorate. I also want to acknowledge Eugene Henare and the Henare whānau Phil and Viv Taueki Tawake Whānau Mua Matakātea also Marokapa Matakātea the Hori Te Pas Justin Tamihana and the Tamihana whānau the Kelly Tahiwi whānau Jack Warren Charles Rudd Keven there's so many more Muaūpoko Whānau that have been advocating hard for this for decades so I hope this is one step to be able to restore that for them.I also want to acknowledge Horizons Regional Council their tautoko and mahi. In particular I want to acknowledge Sam Ferguson a councillor environmentalist and staunch advocate for the restoration of Lake Horowhenua in the mighty and beautiful Ōtaki electorate. I also want to acknowledge Woodhaven—Jay Emma and their dad John Clarke who have been working also with the council and with Muaūpoko and I believe put in $1.2 million seed funding.This Labour Government has ensured that one day our kids will be able to swim safely in Lake Horowhenua and so I say on behalf of the people of the Ōtaki electorate and being the MP of the Ōtaki electorate fa'afetai tele lava to our Prime Minister to Minister Parker and to this Labour-led Government 'ofa atu.