Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL (Associate Minister of Health): Talofa lava. It is a privilege to speak in this, my first Budget debate as an MP and a Minister. This Budget lays the foundations for coming out of COVID stronger and focuses on securing our recovery. This Budget builds on the strong position New Zealand is in thanks to our world-leading health response to the global pandemic. It means we can tackle long-term challenges like housing, inequality, and climate change. We can take a balanced approach that will create jobs and keep a lid on debt, and we can invest in our infrastructure, lifting children out of poverty, and building a stronger, more responsive health system.