Ross Jami-Lee: International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7761. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): It will come as no surprise to members in this House that the New Zealand First Party stands as the only party in this Parliament opposed to greater infrastructure development in Asia. It stands opposed to New Zealand expanding its ties with other countries in the world and it opposes other countries in the world trading with New Zealand. And that speech where Mr Tabuteau used the word “naïve” did not apply to the Government or the Labour Party or the Green Party; it applied to the New Zealand First Party.Asia is a huge part of the future opportunity for New Zealand. Six of our top 10 export markets are now in Asia and 11 of the top 20 are in Asia as well. Asia accounts for a huge amount of our future opportunity and our trading opportunities as a nation. New Zealand’s participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will mean that we are at the table helping to make decisions about how infrastructure and development and economic opportunities in Asia are developed into the future. As Asia continues to develop we in turn will see greater economic prosperity through greater trade with Asia and that is good for New Zealanders.When the New Zealand First Party members stand in this House and oppose trade agreements they are opposing future opportunities for exporters in this country and future investment into this country. When the New Zealand First Party members stand in this House and oppose agreements like this they are opposing future opportunities for New Zealanders to see Asian countries trading with New Zealand and helping to bring more money to this country. They might like to stand in this House and say for example that Koreans should go back to Korea but we in this Parliament and on this side of the House actually welcome greater economic and international opportunities for New Zealanders because that benefits the very people that we are here to represent.I want to correct Mr Tabuteau when he talks about supposedly broken promises around investment because he is absolutely wrong about the Future Investment Fund. When he says we are not investing in infrastructure in New Zealand and we are diverting money elsewhere he is wrong. In Budget 2014 the Future Investment Fund saw $200 million going into health $172 million going into education and $75 million going into Canterbury housing contingency amongst other things. In Budget 2015 we saw $244 million going into education $210 million into ultra-fast broadband $210 million into KiwiRail—the list goes on.Mr Tabuteau and New Zealand First are wrong again about international opportunities for New Zealanders. They are wrong again about the Future Investment Fund. And it is not the Government that is naïve; it is Mr Tabuteau and New Zealand First. They should be supporting this—like other parties in this House—because it is good for New Zealanders it is good for our economic prosperity and it is good for everyday Kiwis who want to see greater economic opportunities through trade and through investment in New Zealand.