Tolley AnneHon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Children): I have to say there is nothing more unedifying in this House then seeing Māori attack other Māori. [Interruption] And I have to say—[Interruption] I have to say that that member is running scared because the Māori Party is giving leadership to our iwi up and down the country and that member Meka Whaitiri should be very afraid for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.It is not often that I get to stand in the House—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! I cannot hear the speaker.Hon ANNE TOLLEY: I am really keen today to talk about some fantastic stuff that is happening in Tai Rāwhiti backed I have to say by hard work from our Minister for Māori Development the Hon Te Ururoa Flavell. I am very proud of the work that this Government is doing working hand in hand on economic development for our regions.Several of my Cabinet colleagues—in fact there were five of us—stood in the Gisborne Memorial Hall recently to launch the Tai Rāwhiti economic action plan. This plan was not one where we sailed in made a big announcement and sailed out again. This is one that we have been working on with businesses with iwi with local government on the ground—talking about the things that they need the Government to support that they want to do and that they need Government support for. This was a locally focused plan that was driven by local businesses and that is the difference between this side of the House and the other side of the House which believes that just by popping into Gisborne every now and then and promising a bit of money they are going to get their votes. Well actually Gisborne people are much more intelligent than that. They are much more intelligent because they know what they want.They launched two plans that day—one by iwi who have a very clear vision for what they want to achieve for their people up and down in Tai Rāwhiti. The local businesses also have a clear vision and they know exactly what they want from the Government. They asked for it and we gave it to them by and large—a $2 million contribution to the most exciting wood processing facility that this country has seen. This is a new industry that uses 21st century techniques to achieve high-quality wood products from low-quality pine trees at the moment. There is exciting stuff happening in Tai Rāwhiti and I just wish that we could all get together to celebrate what is happening.There is huge scope in this part of the world—there is huge scope. We have the greatest resource: the people of the Tai Rāwhiti region. I was pleased to announce just under $2 million in extra support to work with particularly youth—supporting people into long-term sustainable employment because unemployment is a big issue in Gisborne and Tai Rāwhiti and there is a huge desire from local businesses to employ local people. So in that package we included a number of initiatives including a youth employment strategy not our strategy—supporting one that has been developed by local people for their own youth.There is a pilot to help rehabilitate young people from drug use which is a problem in the area and help them into work. There is truck driver training. There is help to get a driver's licence and there is a horticultural sector coordinator. This is something that they particularly asked for. Anyone who knows the Gisborne region knows that it is a very diverse area and seasonal workers can move from one industry to another. So we are trialling ways to get that sector working together so that people can move from a different industry or to give them all-year-round work.I am absolutely delighted that this Government has chosen to work with a number of regions supporting businesses to grow their capability to grow their local employment and we are supporting them to make money for the area. One of the recent decisions was to allow the fantastically scenic rail track from Gisborne to Wairoa to be used for a cycle trail. I think that is a really good use for a rail line that nobody used. [Interruption] Nobody used it. Nobody was prepared to sign on the dotted line to use it so we are now putting that to good use. This Government supports the regions.