Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): When we undertook to rebuild New Zealand's health system, we accepted it would not only require commitment to making the necessary structural reform but also that a financial investment to secure New Zealanders' health would be required. This is why in this year's Budget Vote Health has received a record $1.8 billion funding boost. This clears the financial deck so that Health New Zealand and the Māori Health Authority can have a clean start and get on delivering a system that supports our medical staff to deliver better care for patients. This funding boost starts to overcome years of underfunding of the system. Also, to ensure greater certainty of planning, Budget 2022 secures funding for two years and provides a further $1.3 billion boost in the second year.