Thank you for the opportunity to make a contribution on the Government's Budget 2022. As the newest member to join the Labour parliamentary caucus, it's been a really busy time in the last week through recess. We were traveling with Ministers and MPs across Aotearoa, specifically in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau—South Auckland, West Auckland—Levin, Christchurch, Upper Hutt, and Porirua, to present to our communities specifically—some of the Māori leaders, mana whenua, but mainly Pasifika community groups, business leaders, and church leaders. We had a number of young people present in the audiences who were quite fascinated to meet our ministerial colleagues and our members of Parliament. 