Robertson GrantHon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): I've got some advice for the temporary Leader of the Opposition and it's this: if you have to give a speech which says twice We're united; we're strong" that means you aren't OK. That's actually what that means. I'm quite surprised the Leader of the Opposition decided to refer to any aspect of last night's poll when he referred to the economic conditions because there was one very significant number in that poll: 7 percent. And there was another very significant number which emerged in the TVNZ graphic from the ground up which was Judith Collins on 5 percent. So 7 percent; 5 percent: they're the numbers that Mr Bridges should be focusing on from last night's poll.What I want to focus on today is the fact that one year ago a very significant event occurred: that was a Government coming together from three parties with different traditions but shared values for this country to form a coalition Government that I am extremely proud to be a member of. At the outset today I want to thank our New Zealand First colleagues for their contribution to this Government for giving us a focus on the regions of New Zealand for making the biggest investment New Zealand has seen in more than two or three generations in the provinces of our country: a billion dollars rolling out to lift the incomes and the spirits of those people.I want to credit the Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand for their role in the Government making sure that that focus on our long-term environmental vision is kept. I want to thank Eugenie Sage for her work in conservation overseeing the biggest boost to conservation that we have seen in a decade in this country. This is a Government that has shared values about making sure that every New Zealander gets to share in our success. It wasn't so much Married at First Sight; it was actually quite a long courtship the coalition negotiations. More like a big long chaperoned date that Annette King was part of. But at the end of that that enduring relationship we have forged after one year has delivered so much to New Zealand.If we just pick off the big issues of that election campaign last year: the worry that New Zealanders had that not all New Zealanders were benefiting from economic growth. Well we turned that around in the first 100 days. We said no to tax cuts that favoured the wealthiest New Zealanders and turned that back to being low and middle income New Zealanders actually getting a fair share.This is not just about dollars and cents; this is about how New Zealanders feel. As one person who wrote to the Prime Minister said "I just want to write to thank you. Thank you for giving me hope that the children of New Zealand are thought about. I work as a nanny for two young children and I constantly worry about what our world and our country will be like by the time they have grown up. Under a National Government I am OK. Under a National Government the children I know are OK. But under a National Government the children that need us are not OK." That's what we have turned around. We are here for all of the children on New Zealand. We are making sure every single one of them gets the best start in life.But it also ranges from the big picture of the Families Package to things that every day New Zealanders will not think about but they are proud of. I want to acknowledge the role of Andrew Little and his work on the Pike River Recovery Agency. I saw on TV the other night Anna Osborne saying "For once we've got a Government that's listening to us. For once we've got a Government that's truly committed to righting a wrong. For once we have a Government that understands the true New Zealand values of kindness of looking out for one another of making sure that when we can set something right we will." And that's what we're doing at Pike River.And it runs right across every portfolio: in housing in health in education. We are making sure that every New Zealander gets the chance to fulfil their potential. We know that there's a lot to do. We can't solve everything in one year but what we have is a Government that understands that it is future generations that matter. It is the well-being of future generations that matter. That's why next year's Budget will be the first well-being Budget that New Zealand has ever seen where we make sure that our fiscal position is strong but we don't think that's the end of the story; where we make sure alongside that strong fiscal positon that we're protecting and enhancing our environment; where we're building the human capital—the people of New Zealand—so that they're healthy and well-educated and feel secure and that we are building strong communities that will provide the foundation for every New Zealander to succeed. One year on I'm proud of what we have achieved and there's so much more to come."