Brown SimeonSIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Thank you Mr Speaker. This week hasn't it been fascinating to see what Labour really thinks about roads? They hate building roads and we've seen what they've done in their last six years of office. When Labour came to office in 2017 the very first thing this Government did was they cancelled roading upgrades up and down the country: the East West Link in Auckland Mill Road Cambridge to Piarere Tauranga Northern Link Woodend bypass. The list goes on: Whangārei to Port Marsden which has had 60 deaths and serious injuries over the prior 10 years. These are big important projects to get New Zealand moving to provide safer and more resilient connections and what have we seen this week from the Labour Party? Once again their hatred of building roads their hatred of delivering for New Zealanders who use their cars in getting around the country who want to spend less time and congestion and more time being able to do what they want to do.This is a Government which not only cancelled building and upgrading our country so we had highly productive roading connections between our regions but they also said What we're going to do is we're going to build Auckland light rail." Well how's that going? As we heard from the Minister of Finance this afternoon not one bit of construction has been done. They've had six years in office but they haven't even started construction. Shanan Halbert from the North Shore said "We want Auckland to be a global city." Well you've had six years to turn Auckland into a global city and absolutely nothing has been achieved. We've seen tens of millions of dollars spent on consultants but nothing actually delivered. This Government has not been able to start and complete any major new infrastructure projects since they came to office and that tells you everything about this Government. Not only do they hate roads; they hate delivering—they hate delivering for New Zealanders.But let's also talk about Let's Get Wellington Moving. Wasn't it hilarious to hear the Minister of Transport saying "Well it's not really living up to its name—it's not really living up to its name." then the Minister of Finance saying "Well we'd like to get Wellington moving faster." Well again this Government has spent tens of millions of dollars $114 million on Let's Get Wellington Moving and what have they delivered? Well for those of us who drive to the airport frequently a new pedestrian crossing on Cobham Drive—a new pedestrian crossing. Oh and a slower speed limit on State Highway 1 going along Cobham Drive. That is what this Government has delivered in transport.So this Government has failed to deliver. They've cancelled the pipeline of infrastructure investment the last National Government has delivered and what National has said this week is that we will get New Zealand back to delivering the transport infrastructure that New Zealanders need. We've outlined our plan to deliver the roading upgrades that New Zealanders need so we can have safer more resilient infrastructure across our country where we can reduce travel time for New Zealanders stuck in congestion and we can give more people transport choices in our major urban environments.This Government spent the last six years talking about Auckland light rail but has failed to deliver it. We are going to get on with delivering rapid transit in Auckland with a Northwestern busway completing the Eastern Busway and starting and completing the airport to Botany busway. These are projects which will make a huge difference to New Zealanders' lives and while this Government talks National will get on and deliver.I just want to reflect on the Prime Minister's comments yesterday where he said "Oh look well we've not even decided the route or the mode for Auckland light rail." This is the problem with this Government. They're now saying "We're not going to make those decisions until next term." How many more years do these guys need just to make a decision just to actually get on with doing things? This is a Government which has sat on their hands rather than actually delivering. They've had six years to be able to actually make a difference for New Zealanders stuck in traffic six years to actually deliver better public transport for New Zealanders but they haven't done it. They're all talk and no action.National has a plan. National has a policy for transport for the future in New Zealand. It delivers for New Zealanders across our country. It costs less than their $29.2 billion Auckland light rail they haven't even started and it will impact far more New Zealanders. National will get New Zealanders back on track we'll get transport back on track and we'll deliver for New Zealanders."