Brown Simeon; Rurawhe AdrianSIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Well that was a bit of a try-hard speech from one of the members of the Government wasn't it? They're trying hard to explain how much the Government's doing trying hard to try to prove that they're actually getting stuff done but actually the reality is very different. This Government has this week announced an implementation unit where they're going to try hard again try to get things done in this Government on a whole range of things. Well the implementation unit should be called Cabinet. Cabinet should be held responsible to actually get things done but the problem with this Government is Cabinet doesn't know how to get things done and Duncan Webb's just given us a five-minute lesson on a Government which has no idea on how to actually get things done. I'd like to talk about how this Government is failing to deliver when it comes to keeping New Zealanders safe. New Zealanders are feeling less safe. Our police are feeling less respected and they are not getting the resources that they have been promised that they would have had delivered under this Government. This Government promised 1800 new police over three years to be on the beat helping to keep New Zealanders safe. They still haven't even reached 1400 new police here in New Zealand. They promised that of that 1800 700 were to be focused on keeping us safe from gangs and organised crime. They've only delivered 240—240—of those officers on the beat and where's the plan? Where's the plan to deliver the remainder of those officers because what we know is gangs are recruiting faster than the police in New Zealand and that is something which is concerning more and more New Zealanders. There we have it: we have the Government's major operation Operation Tauwhiro an operation tasked to crack down on gangs and illegal firearms because we know that the gangs have not handed back their guns. The Mongrel Mob has not handed back their guns. So they announced a major operation to crack down on gangs and what have we seen? We've seen a Minister of the Crown turn up to the Mongrel Mob gang pad to try and have a cup of tea and a kōrero and to condone and to give credence to what this gang does. We know the Mongrel Mob hasn't handed back their guns. We know they continue to deal meth on our streets and it is absolutely outrageous that no Minister in the Government has condemned the Minister for the prevention of sexual offending turning up to the Mongrel Mob gang pad and giving a speech in front of all of the mobsters there. It asks the question: what are the measures of success for Operation Tauwhiro? Is it actually to crack down on gangs in New Zealand or is it just another PR exercise by this Government? Hon Poto Williams: Oh the police aren't going to like you saying that about their hard work. SIMEON BROWN: It asks the question—well the Minister of Police is interjecting. I ask her to take a call and condemn the Minister for the prevention of sexual offending. I ask her to take a call—stand up and condemn her for going to a gang pad on Saturday and endorsing and giving credence to the violence they perpetrate on our streets. I ask the question: is it part of Operation Tauwhiro for Ministers of the Crown to turn up to gang pads and to give speeches endorsing what they do? I have an Official Information Act request here from the police where I've asked them What are the measures of success? What are the things that they are going to be doing?" Well firstly interestingly enough the press release from the police in February said that all districts would have tailored initiatives focused on how they were going to target gangs. Well I would expect two months into a six-month operation that all districts would have a tailored initiative. Well guess what! Only five districts have got tailored initiatives in place so far—only five districts. Two months in and only five districts have actually got a tailored initiative. I think that's absolutely unacceptable and a failure to deliver. But it gets worse. You go to the Tasman District and you find out what they're tasked to be doing and you'd think "Well they'd be going and raiding some gangs down there." They've had a 177 percent increase in gang membership under this Government the fastest increase of any police district in New Zealand. I read it and it says "The Tasman District Police will have ongoing communication and work with gang leaders to bring about long-term change." The police should be out arresting these gang members not sitting down and having a kōrero and a cup of tea. This Government is not keeping New Zealanders safe and I ask the Minister of Police to take a call and condemn Marama Davidson for her outrageous and unbelievable act of turning up to the Mongrel Mob gang pad—DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The member's time has expired."