Hayes JoanneJOANNE HAYES (National): Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker and a happy New Year to you. I stand to carry on from my colleague Alastair Scott. I do want to shout from the hilltops our Safer Communities policy of 1125 additional police with 880 of those being sworn officers. Our policy states that there will be police going across the 12 districts in New Zealand and the Canterbury Metro Area will be part and parcel of that with the new group of officers coming to us. We need them in Christchurch and we definitely need them in the area of New Brighton. There have been a number of burglaries and crime runs rife in New Brighton and we need the new officers to come along to help those who are already there and to actually help curb the crime that has been happening in those areas.Last year I did approach the police Minister and ask: When are we going to get some new police officers for New Brighton?" so this year with this announcement I am shouting from the rooftops. I am saying: "Thank goodness for our leader Bill English being able to bring this through." The work that Minister Judith Collins did last year and work that Minister Paula Bennett did will continue within that whole area of Safer Communities.I applaud the 24/7 around the clock emergency call centre. In my previous life when I lived in Auckland I tried ringing the police over an incident that was happening on the motorway between Wellsford and Whangarei. I could not get them. I had to actually drive to the police station knock on their door and ask them whether they were ever going to answer my call. There was a car—a hatchback that did not have a back on the hatch. There was a child sitting in the back with no seatbelt on holding on to the two front seats and I rang the police to see whether they could please come and stop that driver. So I am pleased that there is going to be a 24/7 around the clock emergency phone number for all types of emergencies and non-emergencies. I am also really happy that 95 percent of all New Zealanders will be within 25 kilometres of the nearest police person.Where our farm is up in the North Island we have a policeman. This is a place called Kimbolton. They had him taken out but put him back again. We need to have the police as close to our rural sectors as we can possibly get them. It is important that the rural sectors are not forgotten in all of our policies. This is a Government that actually cares about all of New Zealand and the rural sector is part of it. As part and parcel of that 98 percent of the burglaries that are being reported will be seen to. They will be seen to within 48 hours by a police person. I am saying "police person" because there are policewomen and policemen.The police Eagle helicopter will also have 24/7 capability and that is important for a number of the crimes that are being committed for the emergencies that require the police helicopter to be available and ready to assist. There is also the 10-second time frame for a 111 call. I say that to anybody out there who has the 111 number and has not had much joy in being able to get somebody to respond—the 10-second rule will apply.This is an amazing piece of policy that has come from this side of the House. I am very very proud of it because it flows into the $680000 worth of investment that we put into Christchurch—the boost that Minister Anne Tolley has invested into the Christchurch family violence pilot which is currently being undertaken in Christchurch. This is amazing. Coupled with the new Safer Communities policy there are going to be some really good services for the people of Christchurch.To wind up I just want to mention the education side for our electorate over in Christchurch East. There are three brand new primary schools that Minister Parata opened last year and also the new community learning centre is to start up this year. This is a hard-working Government. It is for the people it is by the people and it is National. Kia ora."