Ross Jami-LeeJAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): I feel a bit short-changed. I was looking forward to a Ron Mark special. I mean he has got only 4 more weeks left as deputy leader of the New Zealand First Party because Shane is on the way. Shane is about to take over. So I was looking forward to a Ron Mark special but instead we got something from Darroch Ball.I have to say Darroch Ball—he has at least learnt not to read from speeches. Every other New Zealand First member does seem to read from speeches. But he is wrong. He is wrong because youth justice is actually working well for New Zealanders. Youth crime is down 33 percent since we have been in Government. Youth crime is down by a third since we have been in Government and Māori youth offending is down by half. If we want to talk about youth justice in this country I think we should look at the record and see the record of the National-led Government which shows youth justice is working. In fact if we can see more young people getting in front of the Youth Court there will be fewer instances of young people reoffending and I think that is a win for young people in New Zealand.When we look around the House and we look around the different parties and at how they are looking I am proud to be on this side of the House. An election is a contest of ideas. An election is a time when parties go to the public and say: This is what we believe in this is what we stand for this is what we've delivered and this is what we're doing for New Zealanders." When we look at the record of the National-led Government where more people are getting into work where more jobs are being created where wages are rising in our economy and where there are 60000 fewer children living in benefit-dependent homes—I am going to be proud to be campaigning on that record.When we look at the other side those members talk about a race to the bottom. The only race to the bottom I have seen so far is the Leader of the Opposition's approval ratings in the polls. He cannot even crack 10 percent in the preferred Prime Minister polls. The Labour Party cannot even crack 30 percent in the approval polls yet those members campaign and they sit there as if they are about to walk over to this side of the House. I have to say if they want to do that they have to earn it from New Zealanders. We have been earning it by ensuring we are delivering for New Zealanders and by ensuring we are doing more for them and putting more money in their pockets.When we look at the Labour Party—it used to care about housing for New Zealanders. But it comes into this House and it opposes things like the Point England development. It opposed the Three Kings development. If Labour really cared about housing it would be supporting us on those policies. The Labour Party used to care about jobs in this economy. It used to care about creating jobs in the economy. It has got an industrial relations policy though that harks back to the 1970s will see strike after strike at Christmas and holiday time will cost New Zealanders jobs and will see more people in the unemployment queue. That is what the Labour Party's industrial relations and jobs policy now means for New Zealanders.It used to be the party of free trade as well. It used to be the party that believed we should be exporting more around the world and that we should be helping to grow the economy. But now Labour is opposed to more jobs being created in trade industry. It is opposed to more trading opportunities for New Zealanders. It is opposed to more opportunities for New Zealand business to grow and for more New Zealand businesses to interact with the rest of the world. When it comes to trade Labour has gone off the reservation. It has joined Kennedy Graham. He is a hard worker but goodness me! Kennedy I am sorry—I cannot agree with your trade policy; Labour does now though. Labour does not believe in free trade for New Zealanders and it does not support trade policies. It will be costing New Zealanders future job opportunities should it ever get into Government over this side.Labour used to care about low-income families as well. It used to care about policies that would put more money in their pockets. Year after year though it is opposing Budget measures that would see more support for New Zealand families. When we increased benefit wages benefit numbers and benefit payouts by $25 a week Labour opposed that. When we increased and made changes through the Budget that would see 1.3 million New Zealanders have more money in their pockets Labour opposed that as well. The Labour Party no longer cares about low-income New Zealanders. It no longer cares about people wanting houses. It no longer cares about more jobs for New Zealanders. It no longer cares about trading with the rest of the world.The thing that I have to say stands out most is that the Labour Party—the Labour Party that cares and used to talk about migrant wages and migrant living conditions and working conditions—is the party that has now brought in place slave labour conditions for its overseas-imported volunteers and those members should be ashamed of that.We are creating more jobs. More New Zealanders have more opportunities in their lives. We are seeing crime rates coming down. We are seeing more police on the street. We are seeing more opportunities in the health system for people to get access to health and our education achievement rates are rising. We are delivering for New Zealanders. We are proud of what we stand for and we look forward to the next 3 months."