Lee MelissaMELISSA LEE (National): Before I say my bits I would like to make a comment to Dr Megan Woods the member who just took her seat. There is a saying in the Korean culture that when you get accustomed to the good life you cannot have the bad life. You know in the 9 years that this National Government has led and delivered for New Zealand she has become so accustomed to the good life that she is complaining about certain waiting lists in the health system. I remember when there were people lined up in their emergency departments and cancer patients were sent overseas across the Ditch because the Labour Government could not deal with those situations. How terrible it is that those members forget their bad performance and are remembering only the good things that this Government has delivered for them. Sometimes you know we have the ebbs and flows of our services and they are now complaining. So it is true that when they have got it good they complain about little things.You know when we are in this debating chamber often when we are debating it sounds like we are having an adversarial kind of relationship but I want to talk about the positives that actually happen within this Parliament and also when we go overseas. I often talk about the parliamentary delegation that we go overseas with—I talked about it yesterday—and the relationship that we have with those parliaments across the Ditch as well as overseas. It is quite interesting that when members of different parties go overseas we are in fact in complete agreement on the performance of this country and this Government. I am not going to go into detail and I am not going to say who but it is really interesting that the kinds of complaints that we hear in this debate do not actually happen outside this Chamber when we are overseas.New Zealand has a strategy for international relations and this Budget 2017 contains an amazing plan to support New Zealand's goals in international trade international security and the economy. New Zealand is at the forefront of international relations and is pushing above our weight actually on the world stage. We are a competitive and innovative country with great trade relations around the world and we are working to help support peace and freedom for all people across the globe regardless of race religion and ethnicity.Just a few minutes ago I posted a Facebook post that says that New Zealand is second after Iceland in the Global Peace Index. Peace is really really important and New Zealand contributes greatly to world peace. Our commendable Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerry Brownlee and Murray McCully before him have worked tirelessly for the emergency flood relief support in Sri Lanka the landmine clearance in Afghanistan and the famine aid in South Sudan and central East Africa. We in New Zealand are continuing to punch above our weight when it comes to helping people globally.You know some countries actually benchmark their success by the things that they can do for other countries. For example my birth country Korea used to be after the Korean War an aid recipient. I think World Vision was created as a result of the Korean War in 1950 when there were so many orphans who needed to be housed. It was really fantastic to actually hear how these countries benchmark their success. When they go overseas to help Third World countries that is how they see their success. They see that they have actually become a successful country when they are contributing to the global economy as well as global aid when they are able to help people. I can say that when we go to these global parliamentary gatherings we are often seen as a world leader by these countries.We are a very positive Government filled with a belief that New Zealand is on a prosperous path with a growing economy and a bright domestic outlook. We should share these goals and our beliefs with the international community. I just want to quote Deloitte's CEO Thomas Pippos who emphasised how well New Zealand is doing among the international community. He said: Compared to many other countries most notably the United Kingdom Australia and the United States New Zealand is in an enviable position able to invest [in] its initiatives around its Family Income Package Infrastructure Social Investment Public Services Growing Economy package while reducing debt as a percentage of GDP." These are the sorts of things that this Government is actually delivering for the people of New Zealand. I feel very proud to be part of this National-led Government."