Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER: Yes, and no family should have to choose between food and period products in a wealthy country like Aotearoa New Zealand. Ensuring that every schoolchild has the period products they need is another step towards our goal of eliminating child poverty. I'm pleased our Government is finding ways of helping children and young people at a time when every extra bit of assistance makes a difference. I also want to thank the researchers and the campaigners who have highlighted the issue of unaffordability of period products for some families and the subsequent absence from school for some children and young people. This was a win for those campaigners. 