Robertson Grant; Mallard TrevorGENERAL DEBATEHon GRANT ROBERTSON (Deputy Prime Minister): I move That the House take note of miscellaneous business.Last Tuesday the National Party's Grabaseat sale reached its latest chapter. Chris Luxon took over and upgraded and I congratulate him on that. But if you're looking for a man of the people Get your power tools at Bunnings" kind of vibe hiring a black Mercedes to drive across the road doesn't really fit it and in fact exhibit A as I have it here would show you that Mr Luxon's journey of productivity didn't start well. [Holds up map of the parliamentary precinct with route of travel highlighted] What would have been a quick two-minute stroll across the road turned into a four-minute drive not a productive drive. I do note that it required Mr Luxon to travel straight for 43 seconds before turning right for a minute turning right again turning left turning right again—this will be the pattern of his leadership until such time as he comes to turn the page.We have heard a great deal of corporate life-coach waffle over the last few days from the National Party. It's all about turning the page in the National Party's long-running saga "Fifty Shades of Beige". But unfortunately the corporate life-coach waffling is now catching in the National Party. Yesterday Simon Bridges went all Zen on us and said "Yesterday is yesterday. Today is the future." leaving out the critical final line: "And tomorrow there'll be another leader."But it was for former leader Todd Muller who took this to a new level as he spoke of taking off the "backpack of grievance" and I say good on Todd Muller. Leave that backpack at the caucus door because there's heaps of people who want it and it does beg that question of who will pick up the backpack of grievance and its inbuilt speed dial for the press gallery. Will it be Todd McClay will it be David Bennett or will it be Judith Collins from seat 19C by the aisle ready to push the call bell? But unfortunately she's already heavily laden down with her handbag of hostility.But there is plenty of baggage to go around in the National Party. There's Simon Bridges' satchel of stolen dreams Michael Woodhouse's duffle bag of despair Paul Goldsmith's kete of misgivings and he was able to hand on to Andrew Bayly the bumbag of bungled fiscals and all of it is kept inside the caucus threadbare sack of unity because we know that members on the other side of the House will hold it together just for a moment before it's Grabaseat sale No. 10.Meanwhile on this side of the House we are focused on making sure that New Zealand gets through COVID-19 and I want to acknowledge today the leadership of the Prime Minister in doing so because throughout the time we've had COVID and the numerous National Party leaders who have come and gone during that period they've wanted to open up the border and they've wanted to lift restrictions and all the way through we have had the steady leadership of the Prime Minister. That has led to the lowest mortality rate in the OECD one of the lowest rates of hospitalisation in the OECD and an economy that sees one of the lowest unemployment rates at 3.4 percent—growing in the last quarter at 2.8 percent.Time and time again in this House we've heard the call from the Opposition to "Open the border."; "Close the border." It takes consistency it takes leadership and that's what the Prime Minister has shown and I want to thank her for that.But on top of that I want to thank those people all around New Zealand who are doing the fantastic work to get our people vaccinated. Today we stand with just four DHBs not at that 90 percent first dose and I've told Damien O'Connor to go out and find the eight remaining people on the West Coast who will get them to that. Those vaccinators all around New Zealand are our heroes. They are the people who mean that New Zealanders will be safe over this summer and I thank and congratulate them for everything they are doing for us.SPEAKER: Well if no one else wants to take the call we'll move along—David Seymour."