Te Paati Māori are very clear what our Budget priorities are and what we would be doing. We need to massively ramp up targeted Vote Māori funding and ensure resources get to our people on the ground. Our people have their own solutions. This includes increasing Whānau Ora funding and ensuring that it goes directly to the commissioning agencies; not lost in Government departments. We need to invest in what works and Whānau Ora has proven itself to be delivering life-changing outcomes for our w'ānau. We would ensure all Māori medium education is funded equal to its mainstream equivalents through equity-based funding models and establish a $200 million fund to drive w'ānau, hapū, and iwi education and training initiatives, including the establishment of new hapū-based wānanga. 