Willis ScottSCOTT WILLIS (Green): Thank you Mr Speaker. I would just like to put it on the record that I am a proud South Islander. I was born in Dunedin Hospital sometime in the 20th century but now Ōtepoti Dunedin and Otago residents need healthcare facilities for the 21st century.The deep South is so often forgotten by Wellington so when the previous Government announced plans for Dunedin Hospital people were over the moon. That was great news. Here finally was a Government doing more than just talk; Labour and the Greens putting money down for the largest hospital rebuild in New Zealand—for the deep South.Hon Mark Patterson: The Greens weren't even part of it. I didn't see you in that coalition.SCOTT WILLIS: The old hospital still in use has a clinical services building in a parlous state with leaks asbestos and it's beyond end of life—an actual trigger for the Dunedin Hospital. Yeah I think New Zealand First might have been involved there as well.In the deep South we need healthcare for the regional population. We need a major tertiary teaching hospital with a space for medical nursing and allied healthcare training. We need buildings that can cope with the future pandemic and environmental disasters and be able to continue. My father-in-law who'd retired from an illustrious career in surgery was part of a working group looking at final detailed design—how many sinks how many doors where they should be placed—right up until Labour began trimming the budget and causing a major redesign. Budget savings; trimmed clinical wards operating theatres radiology—promises may win you friends but failure to deliver will turn them against you. The Dunedin City Council undertook a great campaign called They save. We pay." I wonder whether that had some impact on the election result.During the election campaign I was so heartened to hear National's support for fully funding the Dunedin Hospital for undoing the cuts that Labour had made and it's a real pleasure when we find agreement across the House and support for our green commitment to the deep South. So National promised—indeed committed—to reinstate the PET scanner to replace the cut aged-care beds to build the original number of operating theatres. National promised at least an additional $30 million on top of the $1.6 billion. It's a costly exercise and it needs to be done right. This Government has told us repeatedly how bad things were prior to the election. The PM says he's focused on delivering the things that matter to our communities. I heard that this afternoon. The PM has said that people need to live better lives and that he's going to get things done and deliver better outcomes yet I have submitted many questions to Minister Reti seeking a response on whether National will honour its pre-election commitment and the Minister will not give a straight answer. We have an infrastructure deficit and an information deficit. Why can't this Government give the kind of basic reassurance that the whole of Dunedin and Otago is desperate to hear? After all they have given a massive tax break to the landlords of student flats in north Dunedin. So why can't they just fund a decent hospital which they promised in the election campaign? When folks in Dunedin count the cost of this election what do they see? A Government that has given tax breaks to landlords that's mislaid their cast iron promise to fund our hospital and that's repealed three waters leading to looming massive rises to rates. So we don't need any more word salads. Is the Minister simply as hollow as the Prime Minister?It's tragically true that this Government is all about slogans over action. But for once—for once—it would be wonderful if this Government would simply honour its promise to fully fund the Dunedin Hospital. The deep South is watching. Promises may win you friends but failure to deliver will turn them against you. So that's my question to the Government: will you commit to your promise?"