Hudson BrettBRETT HUDSON (National): Happy New Year to you Mr Assistant Speaker. It is wonderful to be back here in our Parliament particularly against a backdrop of an economy that continues to truck along at a great rate. Growth is still projected to be around 3 percent or more over the coming years. Thousands of jobs are being created—in fact on the jobs scene it is worth bearing in mind that this past week we have achieved record workforce participation levels in this country. We have never had this many people seeking work in New Zealand and that is a sign of confidence. It is a sign of the confidence people have in our economy that they believe the jobs are out there for them and that they want to get amongst them. That is really the backdrop of the story of this National-led Government.This Government is a Government that backs New Zealanders to succeed. It is a Government that is focused on delivering more opportunities for people to get ahead and New Zealanders are keen to take a hold of those opportunities. They see a Government with a plan a Government that understands and is outcomes-focused. They see a Government that considers what we need to do to deliver the outcomes we want and then sets about providing the resources and the plan to deliver just those things.The most recent example is our Safer Communities package that half-billion dollar package announced recently by the Prime Minister. It is one that has outcomes of reducing crime making New Zealanders feel safer in their communities and understanding that police have the resources to deliver those safer communities for them. It is not just a number of police officers plucked out of thin air in the vain hope it will create some populist positive sentiment such as we see from Opposition parties. No when a Government has a plan that is outcomes-focused it takes time to consider what we would have to do to deliver these outcomes and what resources they will require and then it sets out that plan to the people to consider and to implement. So the Government announced a further 1125 police personnel—Sarah Dowie: How many?BRETT HUDSON: 1125—880 of whom will be sworn officers. Of those 880 sworn officers we announced that 140 of them will be dedicated to regional and rural areas such that 95 percent of all New Zealanders will live within 25 kilometres of a 24/7 police presence. Eighty officers will be in the organised crime task force an area that helps to secure and confiscate assets from criminals and then reinvests those in reducing crime and the effects of crime. One hundred and forty officers—and this is extraordinarily important—will be in the area of child protection sexual assault and family violence. A further 20 officers will be ethnic liaison officers. All of these are not just people are not just numbers but are targets such as that 98 percent of burglaries will be attended within 48 hours that over 90 percent of 111 emergency calls will be answered within 10 seconds by June 2018 that the police will contribute to a 10 percent reduction in deaths resulting from family violence and that on top of that police will also contribute to a 25 percent reduction in reoffending by Māori by June 2025.That speaks to a Government that has a plan that presents a plan and that does not simply go: What will make people think we care about law and order? Oh 1000 police or 1800 police." As Winston Peters and Andrew Little seek to outbid each other for popular support amongst the voters what do those voters really see though? They see a Government that has a plan that appreciates what it takes to deliver outcomes and then sets forth those outcomes particularly in a year such as this which is so important.If the Government has a plan and projects the plan and puts that out to New Zealand what are we witnessing from the Opposition? Well with Labour it is a return to the old faces and the failures of the past when it thinks that Willie Jackson is the answer to its electoral problems particularly as members know and the public know that that particular candidate has expressed very strong views in the areas of sexual violence in recent years. Alongside Labour returning to the old we have the Greens who spend half their time arguing with their so-called ally. I noticed today that Mr Shaw argued about the investor-friendly provisions that the Labour Government installed in 2002 with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund. Then there is New Zealand First banging the age-old drum of immigration. Let us build a wall around Winston Peters—New Zealand will pay."