Tremain Chris: General Debate 
Tremain Chris: General Debate 
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CHRIS TREMAIN (National—Napier) 
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 Tihei mauri ora. Whakataka te hau ki te uru whakataka te hau ki te tonga kia makinakina ki uta kia mataratara ki tai e hi ake ana te atakura. He tio he huka he hauhunga. No reira tena koutou. Ki te Whare e tu nei tena koe. Ki a Papatuanuku kei waho tena koe. Ki te Kaikorero tena koe. Ki nga mema Paremata tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou tena tatou katoa. 
I firstly acknowledge Maori Language Week and the way that we in this country have taken on a renaissance of the language and are encouraging its growth in our country which I think is excellent. I started with a whakatauki called “Whakataka te Hau”. I want to interpret it for members because it has a lot to do with the way this Government and its partners have taken this country into a new position. That whakatauki goes something like this: “Cease the winds from the west cease the winds from the south.’’—particularly cease the winds from the south—“Let the breezes blow over the land let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air and a promise of a glorious new day.” That is how the whakatauki is interpreted and that is what this Government is doing across this country. New Zealanders are taking gulps of that fresh new air. They are sucking it in and thanking God that a National Government is delivering change across this nation day after day week after week and month after month. There is positive change. 
Just in the last week we have seen excellent policies rolled out. Today transport policy on the Kopu Bridge has been announced—a bridge that has sat for years without being changed. Investment in that infrastructure will allow development much better transport and improved efficiency and productivity. It is a wonderful opportunity. There is also the case of the Kamo Bypass just recently and the Victoria Park tunnel project has been rolled out. In my own electorate just last Friday I drove up to Wairoa to spend some time in the Wairoa community. I drove past the Matahorua Gorge which for years has presented problems on the road from Napier to Wairoa. This Government—through the Minister of Transport Steven Joyce—stepped up and brought the project forward. The diggers are there now starting the approaches to the bridge that will span the Matahorua Gorge. That is absolutely fantastic and is taking this project forward. 
Today there was an announcement in the immigration area from Ministers Gerry Brownlee and Jonathan Coleman. There was a wonderful announcement about encouraging business migration into this country and encouraging entrepreneurs to come here. It is interesting to listen to members of the Opposition downing this particular policy. They do not understand that entrepreneurs create jobs. At the very time we are losing jobs we need entrepreneurs with the courage and the capital to get out there and invest in this nation. That is what Gerry Brownlee and Jonathan Coleman have delivered to this country. It is absolutely fantastic. 
As I come to the end of this speech I want to focus on the wonderful policy that has been announced at the start of this week and that is the cycleway. If any policy relates to the whakatauki I used at the start of this speech and will get New Zealanders gulping breaths of fresh new air into their lungs it is the cycleway. This week the Government announced seven new cycleways with $9 million of the $50 million stepping up. So there is still $41 million to be spent on the cycleway. That project is exciting New Zealanders. That is where those guys on the Opposition benches do not get it—they do not get it. New Zealanders up and down the country are excited by this wonderful policy. Whether people are in Colin King’s electorate in Bill English’s electorate in the south or in Sandra Goudie’s electorate in Coromandel throughout the motu the country is getting behind this policy and is very excited about it. 
I know that in my own rohe in Hawke’s Bay in Heretaunga people have got in behind us. They are wondering what they can do in terms of the cycleway. They are looking for an opportunity using the existing infrastructure down Marine Parade out to the Tukituki River and winding down that beautiful stretch of river all the way to Waipukurau. My goodness they can stop at Te Mata Estate Craggy Range Winery and the Matariki Wines vineyard along the way. What a wonderful opportunity that would be. There could be accommodation clusters along the way. Businesses will start where people can take bikes from one end to the other. It is absolutely fantastic. These are the opportunities that will come from the cycleway. These are the things this Government is doing as it goes along. 
I wanted to close with another whakatauki but I know I do not have time to finish it. Perhaps another time.