Doocey MattMATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. That last speaker Dr Liz Craig I think typifies this Government: it's all about slogans. Yes talking about child poverty—talking about it doesn't address it. How about the 9000 extra people who are on a benefit this year? How about the 10000 jobs a month being cut to 4000? Talk about poverty—they're the drivers. Get people off benefits and into work. Don't give us a lecture on slogans. Tell us what's happening out in the real world and in the real world people are hurting. Then we had the Hon Damien O'Connor. He—SPEAKER: Order! Order! MATT DOOCEY: Sorry? SPEAKER: No sorry. I'm just trying to draw the attention of the Minister who's been standing in an inappropriate manner for some time. MATT DOOCEY: Then we had the Hon Damien O'Connor refer to their first year of tenure as a kids' party. In fact that's exactly what it feels like: immature decisions—and impulsive—with total disregard of who's going to pay for it. And who's going to pay for it? The taxpayer—the taxpayer is bankrolling this Government's poor policy decisions. Look at the fees-free policy. Kieran McAnulty: Great idea. MATT DOOCEY: What an embarrassment. What an embarrassment and Kieran McAnulty yells out—Kieran McAnulty: Sit down. MATT DOOCEY: —Great idea." "Great idea." is what he yelled out and there he goes. He knows that his Government's got reports that a third of tertiary students drop out after their first year. A third of that money is wasted and the poor taxpayers are bankrolling their bad policy. Mr McAnulty will sit there and he'll call out "Sit down." and "Stand up." but the reality is that he knows. Yes in his first election he didn't win and he'll be thinking "Hmm they probably won't stick with me for the second one if I don't win in my seat." and it's policies like that that frustrate the voter because if you go out and talk to them now what are they frustrated about? Kieran McAnulty: Simon. MATT DOOCEY: Fuel tax. Fuel tax that's—and see here we go. He carries on about beltway issues. He's in the bubble. He's got no idea what's frustrating taxpayers at the moment because the reality is that after one year what's been shown by this Government? They actually don't care about hard-working Kiwis. They don't care about hard-working Kiwis because if they did they would axe the Auckland regional fuel tax. They're stubbornly denying it because as we've seen with that Auckland regional tax the flow-on effect is driving up—Dr Duncan Webb: Are you from Auckland? MATT DOOCEY: —petrol prices across New Zealand. Here we have Duncan Webb yelling out as well. He will know because I know he's an MP on the ground. He will know. He's getting feedback—Dr Duncan Webb: Talk about Christchurch Matt. MATT DOOCEY: Sorry? Dr Duncan Webb: What about your people? MATT DOOCEY: Yes what about my people Duncan Webb? I'll tell you what they're upset about. It's you cancelling the Belfast to Pegasus motorway and do you know why? Because you've stripped $5 billion out of the State regional funding. The New Zealand Transport Agency turned up to the Woodend residents' AGM a couple of weeks ago and said that the Woodend bypass is now off the table because the new Government has new priorities for prioritising funding for Auckland public transport projects. You challenged me on the people I represent—what's on their minds? Why are they paying money into the Government coffers to pay for a tram in Auckland when you're cancelling a motorway that's much needed in a high-growth area of Waimakariri—that's what my constituents are saying. After one year you tell me who cares for hard-working Kiwi families. I'll tell you what; it's the National Party for standing up for them and for making sure that you guys are held to account and where did we see that today? Question time. If it wasn't for Simon Bridges the leader of the National Party holding the Prime Minister to account we would have had a flip-flop on your regional tax because I'll tell you what—SPEAKER: Order! The member's time has expired."