Pugh MaureenMAUREEN PUGH (National): New Zealand's economy is performing extremely well and that is a tribute not only to this Government but also to the hard work of New Zealanders over the past 8 years. We have worked through the tough times together: the global financial crisis the Canterbury earthquakes and more recently the Kaikōura earthquakes. We are now coming out the other end of those events and starting to enjoy the benefits of good economic growth and of course excellent fiscal management.We all know in our own households that when we get a little extra income we have more choices about the things that we can do with that bit extra. We might treat ourselves and get some of those nice-to-haves" we might take a holiday or maybe like me we would buy a new pair of shoes or we may be a bit more responsible and spent it on a long-term investment like home maintenance perhaps paying down a bit of our mortgage or improving our incomes so that we can continue to improve our lifestyles. These are the same choices that the Government has when we have a strong and stable economy and we also have faith in the future of this country.We are now in a position to continue to invest further. We can invest now in Better Public Services in the infrastructure that we need to support our growing economy in reducing our debt and in lifting the incomes of low to middle income Kiwis. As I trip around West Coast - Tasman I can see the increase in confidence and the investment in staff and equipment such is the growing confidence in the business sector and the confidence it has in New Zealand's future.Tourism businesses in South Westland are enjoying the biggest growth in New Zealand. They have enjoyed 11 percent growth. At the moment the retailers in Springs Junction and Murchison are actually making the most of the diverted traffic and they are bulging at the seams. If you want a job go and see Jerry at Springs Junction. He is working 24/7. He will give you accommodation and free food.Well over 200000 jobs have been created across New Zealand in the past 3 years and over the next 4 years we are expecting another 215000 new jobs. The average wage is set to increase to $64000 by 2021 and that is only 4 years away. That is up by more than $17000 since this Government came into office. The percentage of people whose income is now received through a main benefit is the lowest it has been in a March quarter for 20 years. That is a spectacular result.I have seen the investment in the West Coast by this Government in things like the new $28 million Taramakau rail bridge the new $78 million Grey Base Hospital and the newly announced integrated family health centre in Westport. The Ultra-fast Broadband Extension programme is now being rolled out in Hokitika. The diggers are on the ground now installing it. It is soon to be rolled out in Reefton Rūnanga Westport Murchison Wakefield/Brightwater Ruby Bay Motueka Kaiteriteri and Tākaka such is the confidence that this Government has in the technology that is needed to bring these places in New Zealand into the 21st century.But we are not stopping there either. Over the next 4 years an additional $503 million will be invested in Police Justice and Corrections and this includes 880 new front-line staff. Of those 24 will be sent to the Tasman policing district and that district includes Marlborough the West Coast and Tasman. The investment that this Government is making in health will be increasing to a record $16.8 billion and $1.5 million of that will be going towards the wage increases for the 55000 care and disability workers—an outcome I am very proud of this Government for achieving.The shining star as we have heard many times over the course of this debate is the $2 billion that are being invested in the Family Incomes Package. I know that this increase is a very big deal for the families in West Coast - Tasman. This is a Budget that delivers for New Zealanders from a Government that cares about people and knows how to get things done.Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m."