Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Address in ReplyText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Address in Reply[Sitting date: 29 October 2014. Volume:701;Page:398. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National):Thank you Mr Deputy Speaker. First of all I would like to congratulate you on your elevation as the Deputy Speaker—this is my first opportunity. It has been my pleasure and honour to work with you. Your guidance during the select committee you chaired the Justice and Electoral Committee will always be remembered by me. Your guidance was really helpful and I congratulate you once again on your elevation. I would also like to acknowledge the Rt Hon David Carter for his re-election Lindsay Tisch and the Hon Trevor Mallard. I would like to mention the Hon Trevor Mallard because in the past 6 years I have always seen him on his feet and have admired him for his knowledge about the Standing Orders and other parliamentary procedures. I acknowledge him and hope that he will continue to show his excellence in the Chair.What I would like to say is that the return of this Government for the third time under the strong leadership of the Rt Hon John Key shows that the people have a lot of common sense and they have seen what this Government has delivered in the past 6 years. It is very important that we understand that the policies that were promoted by the Labour Party were totally rejected. The 47 percent of the people who gave their party vote to National shows that they have got confidence in the National Party.Victory is to be earned and it cannot be taken for granted or snatched. Under the leadership of the Prime Minister John Key the Government has shown top-class skills and the characteristics of stability certainty and common sense in managing New Zealand. Each and every member of this National Government has looked after the country like it was their own baby. I am sure that most of us prefer to have stability and certainty in our daily lives and hope that most of the decisions we make here big or small are based on common sense.I would also like to acknowledge all the new members who have joined us in this Parliament. I can see that the diversity in this Parliament is growing day by day. In particular I would like to mention Dr Parmjeet Parmar and Mahesh Bindra two members of Indian origin who have joined Parliament this term. I hope they will contribute during this term.While we are talking about diversity yesterday we celebrated Diwali in Parliament. I started attending Diwali functions in September of this year and yesterday’s was the last Diwali function. This shows that the 155000 Indians who have made New Zealand their home are in the mainstream. They celebrate their festival not just within their own families and circle but among the mainstream of New Zealand. These are very important events. Diwali has become part of New Zealand’s cultural calendar and people look forward to it.Here I would also like to acknowledge the voters of New Zealand and in particular those of Manukau East who have supported me for the last three elections. I would also like to acknowledge my electorate chair Scott Martins and my campaign chair Greg Mulholland who have helped me during the election campaign. Their work has shown the progress we have made in Manukau East. We are making slow progress but we are going in the right direction. One day we will be there where we have set our target.While we are talking about diversity and stability we have to talk about what we have achieved in the past 6 years. The previous speaker Clare Curran mentioned that New Zealand is not doing well. I do not agree with her because we have continuously made progress in the economy. The growth rate of 3.6 percent is one of the highest in the OECD and I think we have to acknowledge the strong leadership of the Rt Hon John Key and Bill English who have managed this economy very well.Our country produces some of the most high-quality dairy products and meat and we are encouraging growth in high-end technologies. We have the advantage of being at the doorstep of Asia and these Asian countries have a large middle class who want to buy high-quality products and services. It is for us to capitalise on the opportunities presented to us and ensure that we keep building our relationships domestically and internationally. Apart from dairy and its products we must expand the technologies that we have been producing and using ingeniously. Recently I read an article that LanzaTech a New Zealand - founded company has developed low-carbon biofuel which will be tested by Virgin Atlantic Airways next year. This will be the world’s first flight using low-carbon fuel and it has the support of one of the largest banking corporations. We need to capitalise on these types of products so that we can have the high-end product market also captured by New Zealanders. With these words I conclude my speech—Stuart Nash: Where’s LanzaTech based?KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI: I will tell you later on. Come and see me outside. Thank you.