When the Green Party and the Labour Party entered our cooperation agreement in November, we both knew we were building on the relationship we forged last term. It was important that the work we had started together continued together for our people and for our planet. We also promised to keep our independent voice for our long-standing kaupapa: our Green voice. And so, with our independent voice, I speak for the Green Party to say we will vote for this Budget. We don't have to—we have that choice—but we will because right now there is too much at stake. Our communities and the natural world that sustain us need our Green voices in this House and in this Government so that we go further and faster. 