Joyce StevenHon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister for Economic Development): The member David Clark needs to get out more. A daisy chain of slogans does not actually make a speech but never mind. I could suggest that he go for example to Hawke's Bay. He mentioned Hawke's Bay. But actually a couple of weeks ago in Hawke's Bay we launched the regional growth programme for Hawke's Bay which has been put together by the local businesses the community the iwi and central government agencies with the people of Hawke's Bay. It has been exceptionally well received—Hon Todd McClay: Praised by Mr Nash.Hon STEVEN JOYCE: —by Hawke's Bay people—and praised by all the local MPs actually: Mr Foss; Mr Nash dare I say it; and others—although Mr Nash is in hot water at the moment so we probably should not share that with the group.The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order!Hon STEVEN JOYCE: This programme is doing a huge amount for Hawke's Bay. What it is—and I think the member misses this; he also missed it at the select committee—is the collection of a whole lot of Government activity focusing it on the growth of individual regions.So for example we announced $25 million for the port access to the Hawke's Bay between the expressway and Napier port. Napier port is growing very strongly. We announced working with Napier City Council on the expansion of the National Aquarium. We announced a programme that I am very excited about which is Project 1000 because you have a horticultural sector in Hawke's Bay that is growing dramatically. It is planting thousands of new apple trees. It has also got the wine sector which is growing very strongly. So we got together and said that we can do a project that would bring 1000 people from being on a benefit or otherwise unemployed in the region into work—full-time work—over the next 3 years. We have got the employers we have got the iwi we have got the Ministry of Social Development and we have got the Eastern Institute of Technology all working together to achieve this goal. That is the real on-the-ground work that gets stuff done not running around parroting slogans in Wellington and trying to sound interesting.And it is not just Hawke's Bay—a couple of days later I was in Northland with Minister Guy. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has got a great programme up there working with farmers to improve the productivity of their farms and obtain more income. It is a fantastic project. We went and saw a farm that is doing exactly that. It has got a whole mentor programme around the region and demonstration farms being put together—a tremendous programme. We also have the Queenstown Resort College up there—yes that is right QRC—working with the people of Te Tai Tokerau to train young students out of school for the tourism industry for the first time. That is real activity in that region. We also have the Northland College mānuka plantation which is being done by Northland College with MPI and with some unemployed people who have come into work to plant that plantation so that we can train young apiarists for the growing mānuka industry up north.Then of course you have the opportunities in further horticulture in the far north. Plant and Food Research in Kerikeri showed Minister Guy and me the work that it is doing in that space. Then of course you have international investment—which I appreciate that the Opposition has a sort of fairly plus and minus view on. But we have Shanghai CRED Real Estate which has come and bought the Carrington Resort and wants to put in 800 rooms. We have got 40 rooms now and it wants to increase that to 800 rooms and hire lots of locals and we are encouraging that sort of investment.But it is not just about Northland or Hawke's Bay. If you go to the Bay of Plenty—a few weeks ago I had the privilege of being part of the Bay of Connections people who are there working on their regional growth strategy again with the support of central government agencies and central government money. I note that the member said: Oh you know the Bay of Plenty doesn't get any money." He obviously has not been there because if he had he would know of a project called the Tauranga Eastern Link which is the biggest single investment in infrastructure in that region ever—it is only about half a billion dollars but he has already forgotten about that. Also of course you have got the broadband investment that is going on.Then you can go farther to Manawatū-Whanganui. That is a really important region as well and later this week we will be launching the Manawatū-Whanganui regional growth study put together by the region with the support of central government—by businesses by iwi by everybody working together to make things happen. I am prepared to bet money that actually most of the MPs if not all will be supportive of that because they see it working in their region. So the member can sit quietly in Wellington—"