Halbert ShananSHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): Thank you Mr Speaker. It is a privilege to serve as a member of Parliament in this House and it has been a privilege to serve as the member of Parliament for Northcote because this side of the House our Government is committed and we're in it for working families. We're in it for supporting New Zealanders and Aucklanders through some of the most difficult times. We're in it for the delivery of 2250 new classrooms in our schools. We're in it for fewer kids going hungry with 100 million school lunches being delivered. We're in it for lifting school attendance. We're in it for the 60000 apprentices earning and learning on our construction sites. We're in it for 3 million free prescriptions that have gone out the door already. We're in it for our mental health programmes that are serving 1 million New Zealanders. We are in it for cheaper public transport. We're in it for closing the gender pay gap a 14.5 percent pay rise for our teachers a pay rise for our nurses.I'm in it for Northcote I'm in it for lowering emissions and I'm in it for doing the mahi and demonstrating the leadership that this country needs. You won't find a prouder MP than the MP for Northcote because under this Government I've worked incredibly hard on the key things that matter to my North Shore community the key things that weren't delivered in the 15 years that National held this particular seat in Northcote. When I look at our local schools and I see the investment in every single school in the Northcote electorate when I see the classrooms built in Birkenhead Primary when I see the investment of $60 million in Northcote College when I see our lowest-decile school Onepoto Primary redeveloped and opened for that community those are the things that my community sees. That is the mahi that they recognise is delivered.My community looks towards the additional police that we have on the beat the expanded community police officers that are serving the North Shore under this Government. On the North Shore those were the police numbers that were cut. That was the Beach Haven community police station that was closed under a National Government. My community I believe will see those things as we walk into the election on 14 October.My community sees the 150 elective surgery beds that will open in January at North Shore Hospital. Those are the things that matter in education in health and of course Northcote has one of the best housing stories in this country. We're on track to deliver 1700 warm dry homes both public homes but more importantly—just as importantly—homes for first-home buyers.When I look back to campaigning for the seat of Northcote in 2017 my community was very clear. They wanted a future Government to end foreign speculation. They wanted to ensure that the houses that we built on Auckland's North Shore were available for their children and their grandchildren to live in. I'm very clear about the work that this Government has delivered. My community in Northcote and in North Shore understand the tangible outcomes that have been delivered to our community.Lastly I touched on public transport: free for under-13s half-price for under-24s. My electorate has the second-highest patronage of public transport in Auckland and those are the things that are going to count. I'm proud of the work that we've done to extend the Northern Busway one of the most successful pieces of transport infrastructure in this country. I'm proud of the work that we've done to push forward and bring into this decade the additional harbour crossing across the Waitematā an actual bold plan that is full of leadership and demonstrates the needs of a lined-up integrated transport network from one end of Auckland to the other.It isn't over yet; there is more mahi to do and I'm committed as the MP for Northcote to keep delivering in the areas of health education housing transport and the cost of living for my community.