Dyson RuthHon RUTH DYSON (Labour—Port Hills): I am gobsmacked at the gall of the member who's just resumed his seat; for him to come into this House and to say about incompetence to say about the disgraceful things happening in Hastings and for him to talk about a housing crisis when for nine long years his Government denied there was a housing crisis. That member was the mayor who presided over people who were poisoned by water that wasn't safe to drink and he comes into this House brand new and starts criticising this Government. Well at the end of 2017 we were elected to have the privilege of leading this country as the Government—our three parties working together a shared set of values about where we want to take this country and an energy and passion that hasn't been seen in this House for a long time.But we discovered the huge shortfalls that were caused by the neglect of the previous nine long years of a National Government. The health system was underfunded by $2.3 billion over nine years. And we know the consequences of that underfunding.Hon Anne Tolley: Rubbish.Hon RUTH DYSON: There was a shortfall of 70000 homes. The National Government's policies were rubbish—the Hon Anne Tolley is exactly correct. The National Government gave our country rubbish and we are working to fix it. New Zealand had the highest homelessness in the OECD under the National Government and at the same time as that their Government was selling off State houses. The number of teachers in training dropped by 40 percent—40 percent—over those nine years; teachers leaving their profession in droves because they were so undervalued by the National Government.And the National Government froze the police budget—this is the party of law and order—for five years. What does that do to the numbers the quality and the morale of our police? They deserve better.Our three parties have achieved a lot in the last 18 months. We've lifted the incomes of over 350000 families by an average of $75 dollars a week—$75 can go a long way when families are struggling against increasing rent and a higher cost of living. Our Best Start payment: we know when babies are born that it's a big expense on a family. Those parents now get $60 a week for the first 12 months of their baby's life. That is a huge start.The winter energy payment starts today. For a single person it's $20 per week and for a couple nearly $32 per week. That will go a long way to giving people the security they need to turn the power on and heat their homes. What more could we want than people to be warm in winter? It's not a big ask but that's what we'll be able to deliver. Over 200000 workers are better off because of the minimum wage and we have backed our neglected regions. I've heard National criticising the Minister who's responsible for the Provincial Growth Fund but I have heard such praise in the provinces that at last they are getting noticed and supported so that they can thrive and the workers in that area can live decently.But I want to conclude by giving a particular note of thanks to our Prime Minister the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern; my friend and colleague the Hon Dr Megan Woods Minister in charge of Christchurch regeneration; and the Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health for funding the manaaki support in Christchurch and Kaikōura. Some people might not know what it is but it means that in every school—219 primary and intermediates—for every year 1 to 8 child they are now getting direct access to mental health support. That is a huge contribution to the well-being of those children and their families to the resilience of the communities and to the betterment of our region. We've been through a lot as this House knows and we've had huge support from Parliament but that specific support has been long asked for and has been delivered by our Government. So thank you for that. On behalf of the Canterbury and Kaikōura communities it is making a big difference.The debate having concluded the motion lapsed.