Hon CARMEL SEPULONI: Between June 2021 and April 2022, nearly 3,000 young people who were not in employment, education, or training were supported into permanent employment by the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. The task force is a Ministry of Social Development partnership with Local Government New Zealand that supports New Zealanders in our regions, like Mitchell Boyce, an 18-year-old in Woodville. Mitchell not only gained an apprenticeship through the programme but also received support with tools and with obtaining his restricted driver licence. The Government has invested $14 million this year—including $6 million in new funding—in the task force to ensure 1,450 more New Zealanders like Mitchell can receive the localised, wraparound support they need to move into employment, education, or training. 