Pugh Maureen; Tisch LindsayMAUREEN PUGH (National): I too join my colleagues in standing here in support of the wonderful new Rt Hon Bill English Prime Minister of New Zealand. One of the best things that we can do for this country is establish a strong economy and this Government is absolutely focused on the Government's finances because that is what gives us choice as a country. The infrastructure spend in this country over the last 5 years has been $18 billion and in the next 5 years that will increase to $32 billion. Focusing on the economy gives us choice.We are also focusing on our young people and their education. We understand that education is one of the most important things we can do for the future of this country. We are now seeing record levels of National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 2 especially with our Māori and Pacific children. We are investing a further $359 million to keep our best teachers in their classrooms and also so that they can share their expertise and leadership across other schools.The workforce participation rate is the highest it has ever been in this country. We have around 130000 new jobs created just in the past year. Average wages have increased by $12000 since we came into Government. That is double the rate of inflation and that means more money in Kiwis' pockets. One of the things I am most proud of as an achievement of this Government is that over the course of New Zealand's history there have been 82 Treaty settlements. Sixty-six of those have been under this Government and 56 alone in this term.Investing in new ways to support our most disadvantaged children is also a priority of this Government. We believe that the best way to improve the lives of benefit-dependent families is to get them into work. As a result of this commitment there are over 40000 fewer kids living in benefit-dependent homes. This is critical for our social investment policies and we know that breaking that cycle of benefit dependency is essential for these families. However we also know that there are some vulnerable families that do need support and it was this Government that introduced the first benefit increase in 40 years.This Government is also setting standards around the world. We are now the world's least corrupt country. What a record to be proud of. We are also the world's most prosperous country and New Zealand is now top in the world for doing business. These are not our statistics; these are independently gathered statistics.I would like to speak a little bit about some local projects that I am particularly proud of. Greymouth is now getting its state-of-the-art $70 million hospital as a result of the investment from this Government. We have got the new $28 million Taramakau road-rail bridge under way as we speak and of course West Coast - Tasman was a big winner in the latest ultra-fast broadband (UFB) roll-out. We will see UFB rolled out into Kaiteriteri Tākaka Motueka Ruby Bay—small communities but it is essential for their future—Murchison Wakefield and Brightwater. On the West Coast we will soon enjoy fibre in Westport Rūnanga Hokitika and Reefton. This Government understands the importance of positioning New Zealand on the global stage and we know that providing this core infrastructure is vital. We are a Government with a long-term vision for all Kiwis.This Government is also investing in the regions very heavily. I am very happy to be supporting the regional growth study on the West Coast which is seeing a huge amount of attention and investment into potential projects that will secure the economy in that area. Also an exciting announcement this year was that the Government is increasing police staff by a massive 10 percent. That is an increase of 1125 staff 880 sworn officers. We are keeping communities safe. Thank you.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call—Gareth Hughes 5 minutes.