Halbert ShananSHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): The New Zealand National Party: big on talk low on action low on delivery. And the thing I'm very proud of is the thing that this Government has delivered over the last six years not only across Aotearoa New Zealand but in my own backyard in the electorate of Northcote. And when I hear the Opposition leader—a terrible speech—talking about the New Zealand Labour Party talking down New Zealand's economy talking down average people in New Zealand I want to acknowledge the work that our Government has done across our country.New Zealand's infrastructure deficit has been decades in the making. But being smarter about the way that we plan the way that we deliver and use infrastructure is critical if we are close to closing the infrastructure deficit that this country has. Similarly I want to acknowledge the housing crisis and the decades in the making to get to where we are today. Yesterday I hosted the Deputy Prime Minister in the Northcote electorate to show her firsthand the work that this Government had delivered to Auckland's North Shore and had delivered in the Northcote housing development. I talk openly and share an invitation to personally host anyone from in this House in this particular development. We are on track to deliver 1700 houses from 325 old cold State houses because we are building public homes there. We're building homes for first-home buyers and homes on the market.We haven't only built homes in my area; we've invested in the pipes in the ground—$3.5 million has been invested by the Housing Acceleration Fund because what we saw was investment in good water infrastructure to support the growth on Auckland's North Shore. Across the way we've built Onepoto Primary School—$19.5 million the lowest-decile school in our electorate 12 new classrooms. I showed the Deputy Prime Minister Northcote Intermediate that we are about to open next month. It goes on because as we build houses we must build communities too. It was only last month that I also took the Minister of Health over to North Shore Hospital—150 new elective surgery beds that we are about to open in January. We talk about an infrastructure deficit in this country but I tell you: over the last six years this Government has delivered for Auckland's North Shore and the electorate of Northcote across the board because that is what we know is important.But what we also know is that that takes investment. And I acknowledge the $77 billion investment over the next five years into New Zealand's infrastructure that this Government has put in place. We've got to continue to grow that investment up to what the sector asked us—$150 billion to get our country where we need to. I looked at National's transport plan that they announced this week: shocking no investment in Auckland's North Shore. I'll say that again: no investment in Auckland's North Shore. No mention of an additional harbour crossing because the reality is that this Government is getting on and doing the work that they didn't.But the important part is that we recognise the opportunity of Tāmaki-makau-rau Auckland a global city—a global city that we have to invest in because our people count. We want our people to live in warm dry homes. That's why we've invested in public housing. That's why we have progressive home ownership for Aucklanders that want to purchase their own home. That's why we've invested in every school in my electorate in their property so that they have warm good learning environments to get to where they need. But most of all—most of all—is that every child in our education system counts and we want every child to have the best opportunity to start their life to be educated.Finally yesterday my proud moment: I introduced our Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Auckland to a number of apprentices that are working on our housing development. That is the work that we are doing. That is the work that this Government is delivering for Tāmaki-makau-rau delivering for Aucklanders and delivering for Northcote.