Russell DeborahDr DEBORAH RUSSELL (Labour—New Lynn): Thank you Madam Speaker. My colleague Meka Whaitiri asked a question. She said What is their plan? What is the plan that we have heard from the other party in contrast to our plan? What is their plan?" and it's a good question Meka Whaitiri. The answer is: there is no plan. They never have a plan and we can tell this when we cast back our minds to a time when they were in Government. What did we get? We got nine long years of neglect where they managed managed managed and managed with benign neglect. There was no initiative but though it might have been benign neglect it was still neglect. It left us with problems that this Government is taking active steps to address. We were called to office and we started on the huge task of working on housing of working on climate change of working on poverty—all issues that that party when they were in power had neglected. We started work on it.And then we were thrown the most extraordinary curveball. We were thrown the extraordinary curveball of a global pandemic. Throughout this global pandemic this Government on this side of the House has demonstrated that it has the capacity to face challenges. That virus wreaks havoc. Two years ago people were dying there was no vaccine and we were staring at it coming towards us. This Government based its response on the principle that the best response is a health response. If we get the health response right then all the other things will come along with it. So well have we done that we have had one of the best health responses in the world one of the best economic responses—so much so that the Lowy Institute has judged us as No. 1 in the world.What have we heard from that side of the House? We've heard carping we've heard quibbling we've heard complaining but we have heard no plan. I've got to say to you given our extraordinary success with the virus given our hugely well-vaccinated population given the incredible economic results which side of the House would you trust—would anyone trust—to handle a challenge? I say that it is this side of the House. It is the Labour Party that you can trust to lead New Zealand through a crisis.We are facing an ongoing crisis from the epidemic—a worldwide crisis. Not one of our making but one we need to deal with. We are facing the worldwide problem of inflation. But when it comes to handling inflation who do we trust? Do we trust the party that has no plan—that functions on neglect? Or do we trust the party that has guided us so well through the global pandemic—that has led us through it very successfully? I say to you that we have the solutions there and we will work on that in the next few months.So we will continue to work on the problems that have been brought about by the benign neglect of the National Party. Climate: this year we will deliver our emissions budget and 15 years' worth of emissions budgets so that businesses have certainty so that New Zealanders have certainty so that everyone can plan for how to deal with the climate challenge and everyone can contribute to dealing it.What else will we do this year? We will bring to the table the health reforms where we are removing the structure of DHBs which has failed us—even though people have worked very hard it has failed us. We will move to a new health structure. Something that is an important part of our Treaty obligations and an important part of addressing need we will establish a Māori Health Authority. We will try to end the inequity in health.We will continue to work on housing. I see the Kāinga Ora units being built in my electorate where there is a great need for housing—some really exciting developments going up there. There will be many many more houses offered so that we can control the cost of housing. We will work on kauri dieback—again dear to my electorate—through the national pest management plan. We will work on all the issues that confront New Zealanders.This is a Government that is determined. We are determined to make positive change to make New Zealanders' lives better. We are determined to respond to the challenges that face us not just to manage and neglect them. We are determined to do the very best for all New Zealanders. I am proud to be part of this Government and I am proud to be led by our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern."