Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: During these unprecedented times I want to thank our Māori health professionals and service providers, community workers, iwi and Māori entities, Māori wardens, social and mental health workers, supermarket workers, rubbish collectors, and kai producers, who are our essential workers, alongside many others. That effort certainly changed the way we are working with Māori to recover and rebuild through initiatives like investing $100 million to unlock the potential of whenua Māori; investing in iwi projects to help revitalise the regions, create jobs, and grow the Māori economy, in partnership with the Provincial Growth Fund; boosting Māori- and community-led development to strengthen long-term capacity for whānau; more funding for Whānau Ora; the highest number of Māori on DHBs across the country; partnering with iwi to improve housing outcomes and flow-through benefits like training and employment locally; and strengthening the capacity of Māori community housing providers to support our response to homelessness.