Tabuteau FletcherFLETCHER TABUTEAU (Deputy Leader—NZ First): Thanks for the opportunity to speak and make a contribution today Mr Speaker. I haven't done it for a while so it's a genuine pleasure to be part of the debate. Can I start by acknowledging the Hon Tau Henare who was in the Chamber earlier during question time and thank him for his contribution and his time in Parliament. Unfortunately what it did in my mind was make me think of the National Party and the Opposition over there. It made me think there is—or there was; excuse me—a genuine contender for the Leader of the Opposition and I'll tell you why—I'll tell you why. He came into the room and it made me realise he's got more popularity than the current Opposition leader has. Internally he's more well liked than the leader is. It's just ridiculous.So that led me on to think: what is the situation in the Opposition benches over there? What we saw actually was incredible timing in terms of reinforcing my thinking because as they stood up one after the other each of those factions within the National Party was represented by those spokespeople and so it just goes to show you that everybody is positioning jockeying and putting themselves out the front there to try and be seen not only by the New Zealand public but by the membership of the National Party. So congratulations to Mr Mitchell—good job! A bit intense. And they're probably way off the mark Mr Mitchell—probably way off the mark. Congratulations to—was it Goldsmith? Did Goldsmith—I honestly can't remember who has stood up this far. What we are seeing now is a frustrated and disgruntled Opposition.So actually my point is a serious one because what we're seeing in that are the backroom operations of the Opposition where these factions are contending with one another. What that means and what we're seeing as evidenced today is a party that in their dysfunction are not functioning as a true strong Opposition. They're not doing their job properly is what I'm telling you Mr Speaker and the House. They're not doing their job properly because what we're seeing are petty attacks on personalities and people instead of a genuine contesting of ideas of principles and of policy and it's incredibly upsetting to watch and observe from this side of the House. So instead of debating the issues we have dysfunctionality and it is evident in the performance of the Opposition.What I would like to say—oh jeez that took me way too long to go over that. So I was going to talk about their deputy finance spokesperson but I can't even remember his name either. So look Mr Speaker and to those members opposite for the first time in nearly a decade we have a Government that is focused on the people of New Zealand—all of the people of New Zealand.Erica Stanford: All of them?FLETCHER TABUTEAU: Thank you for reiterating and making the point to Mr Mitchell; I don't think he heard me. Thank you so much. [Interruption] Ha ha! Yeah he's not getting it.So this is a Government that is about capability building. It is about despite the—was it—Scott? Is it Mr Scott who was going to create the far-right breakaway party for National the next leader of the far-right party?Universities are important and they need to be invested in. Our hospitals are important and need to be invested in. Homes for people who are struggling right now guys—get this—are important and need to be provided for those who are desperate. Flip that on its head and ask yourselves the question: if we don't do that if a Government doesn't do that what is the true long-term cost to the people of New Zealand to this Government when what we would be doing—and unfortunately what this Government is doing now—is picking up the pieces of 10 years of a party that refused to give genuine investment in the people of New Zealand who need it most and at a time they so desperately needed it. Basically I'd better end there because I'm out of time and I really want to hear what the Opposition has to say to that. Thank you.