Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Thank you Mr Speaker. This the Prime Minister's statement really reinforced that the Labour Party is the party of infrastructure. Goodness knows there has been a lot of catching up to do.I must say Christchurch is very pleased with what's been going on and the direction of travel of the Prime Minister's statement. Only the other day I was down at KiwiRail and you know what? Those workers down there at KiwiRail for the first time in a decade could puff their chests out be proud about the work they're doing and know that they had a real future because we are putting billions of dollars into rail and not only into the rolling stock but also into the maintenance of those lines which has simply fallen away. We know that KiwiRail the rail framework is a much better way to move goods but not only that to get freight off our roads and ease congestion. Because we don't need to spend billions of dollars in the South Island on multi-lane highways when we can get those trucks off the road on to rail so we can have real low-carbon infrastructure that moves freight efficiently.Not only that we know in Christchurch that we've got a lot of rebuilding around our schools to do. The 10-year programme for the rebuilding and rejuvenation of our schools is absolutely fantastic; another great piece of infrastructure that Christchurch is really enjoying. I was at Christchurch East School one of the schools in the inner city that struggles a little bit. They've just knocked over one of their buildings and the $400 million that went into each and every school their portion of that is going to be used to enhance that rebuild; to make it more livable and more effective for those students. Speaking to the headmaster there was that sense of relief that whereas previously it was going to be a tight build—they didn't know whether they were going to manage or quite what they'd get for their money—all of a sudden they can make real choices. That's a school full of many immigrant children and children with English as a second language. That's a school that doesn't take donations off of their students because they simply can't recover it. Again it's about not only putting it into the buildings but putting it into our kids—putting money into our kids so that they can get a better education. Those parents don't have to struggle to find a donation and pinch pennies elsewhere. They know that the school can pay for school trips and can pay for swimming lessons. All of those things which otherwise would be coming out of the parents' pockets one way or another can now be funded by the school across the board. No child has to come to school ashamed because their parents can't pay for their swimming lessons. They can join in with all the other kids as indeed they should.Of course the hospital rebuild is another huge project there. There is a lot of money coming in to not only repair that earthquake damage but also to upgrade the hospital: the biggest DHB in the South Island serving hundreds of thousands of people. Only recently the Minister Megan Woods has made good has pushed the go button on the stadium—another great piece of Christchurch infrastructure in the inner city. The council's come to the table with a good plan and we're starting work right now on a stadium that those Crusaders will be able to play on but not only that Elton John can play there too. It's going to be a multi-use arena a fantastic piece of infrastructure. Come into the inner city." I say to those people who live in the Waimakariri and in the Selwyn districts. Come down to downtown Christchurch. See what great work is being done by this Government.Infrastructure isn't all about hard infrastructure. The other day I was taken for a guided tour along the Avon River where Ōtākaro Ltd has done huge amounts of work not only in making the pathways great but also in protecting the river itself. I'm really proud to say that that river has had the greatest improvement in water quality of any urban river in the country. Why? Because money has been spent and spent well in protecting what's going on there. There's been a huge amount to catch up but with this Government—a Government that is prepared a Government that is stable a Government that is well led with a stronger economy behind us that's well managed—we have got the money to spend on infrastructure and the things that we really need; the things that really matter. I'm so proud to be part of this Jacinda Ardern - led Government here in New Zealand today."