Guy NathanHon NATHAN GUY (Minister for Primary Industries): Spring has arrived. Lambs are being born calves are being born and there is a spring in everyone's step. On this side of the House we are in really good shape. We are positive about the New Zealand economy. The New Zealand economy is growing at 3.4 percent. The Reserve Bank Governor is predicting that it is going to grow at 3.4 percent for 2 years—is that not fantastic news? Brilliant. Unemployment is down to 5.1 percent and 100000 jobs were created in the last 12 months alone. If you look at those apprenticeship numbers they are now up to 10000 in the construction sector. Interest rates are at a 70-year low. It is no wonder that the Opposition members put their heads down in shame—over the other side of the House it is all very gloomy. It is all very gloomy. We have got their leader who cannot even get into double digits. It is going to take more than a tub-thumping speech by Andrew Little to move his numbers to get them up into double digits. He is even lagging behind Winston Peters. What is also interesting is that the cracks are emerging within the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Greens—big cracks. There are divisions already. Just look at Metiria Turei recently: she came out and said that Auckland house prices should be halved by 50 percent. Andrew Little within a heartbeat said: Whoa that's nothing to do with us. Oh no we weren't consulted oh no that is not part of the MOU oh"—put the handbrake on drive in another direction away from the Greens. The MOU is in tatters. What is also interesting this week is that the Māori King cannot even support the Labour Party. Whoa that is big news in Māoridom. There are all sorts of issues on that side of the House. What was interesting the other day when I opened up my local paper which I read every week as the MP for Ōtaki—who did I see in there standing on the Kapiti Expressway which we will hopefully have open before Christmas this year? A $630 million investment: 18 kilometres long 18 bridges a cycleway a walkway a bridleway and millions of native trees planted. Who did I see in the paper—who were opposed right through the consenting process. Who did I see but Andrew Little Kris Faafoi and a couple of their prospective candidates for Ōtaki standing there in the middle of the expressway. I have got pages and pages of quotes from—remember Darren Hughes and Darien Fenton when they were Labour's transport spokespeople? They were against the expressway. Remember Iain Lees-Galloway when he was Labour's transport spokesperson—against the expressway. Remember Kris Faafoi? I have got pages of quotes how he said this thing will be terrible for Kāpiti. Then there was Phil Twyford. He said it was going to be a monster going through communities in Kāpiti. And then of course there was David Cunliffe—remember him? He was the leader at the last election. He was opposed to it. In the last election those members said: "We want to redesign the Kapiti Expressway." As a result of this investment that the Government has made in the Kāpiti community now Horowhenua District is going to benefit. A recent report shows that the population in Horowhenua is going to grow by about 10000 in the next 20 years 4000 houses will need to be built up there and a thousand jobs will be created. So this Government has a plan. It links back into technology. It links back into solid economic performance. It links back into our Prime Minister and our Deputy Prime Minister who are providing fantastic strong leadership. Just look across at the country—over in Australia where the Liberal coalition just hung on. Just look at what has happened with Brexit recently. Just look at what is happening with the US presidential election. This country—we should be incredibly proud of it. I am positive and upbeat. I am positive and upbeat about the primary sector. Today I was talking about the growth of the wine industry. It is going to get to $2 billion by 2020. The dairy industry coming off the bottom—two very positive global dairy trade auctions. The Opposition is anti - free trade anti-irrigation anti-cows—we heard that today—and anti - supporting the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband. I am positive about the future. We have got the direction sorted for the next 12 or 14 month. Roll on the National Government."