Hudson BrettBRETT HUDSON (National): Under National we have an outward-looking Government—a Government that is focused on opportunities for all New Zealanders. No one has exemplified that more in the past 10 years than our former Prime Minister the Rt Hon John Key a man who had the absolute confidence in New Zealanders to achieve what they set their minds to and a man who was prepared to back them all the way. I for one feel privileged to have been able to serve in a caucus under his leadership. Like most of New Zealand I will be looking forward to his final speech in this House later this afternoon.I am also privileged to be serving now under the leadership of the Rt Hon Bill English. It is actually interesting because we had a poll last night and the reason National is sitting at 47 percent is that the public sees a seamless transition to new leadership that is equally focused on opportunities for New Zealanders and equally focused on the knowledge that in order to deliver for New Zealand the Government must be outward-looking; it must be open to the world. Through trade we create opportunities for New Zealanders. These are the things that help to contribute to a country that grows amongst the fastest in the OECD that saw 130000 jobs created over 12 months and that was able to lift the average wage by $12000 since this Government took office—and is forecast to raise it another $7000 over the next 5 years. At that stage the average wage will be $66000 a year—it is again one of the highest in the OECD.It is not just about jobs and incomes. Because trade that works is bilateral and bidirectional it also offers greater choice and more affordable goods and services for New Zealanders here. Wait there is more: it also opens New Zealand to foreign investment that lifts our capabilities that creates even more jobs and that helps to grow and strengthen economic diversity in New Zealand. Just this morning Huawei announced a $400 million investment in New Zealand.Todd Barclay: How much?BRETT HUDSON: $400 million over 5 years—$400 million. Of that $120 million will be in procurement from Kiwi companies. That alone is going to raise incomes and create jobs in New Zealand. But there is still more. It is going to help develop a New Zealand cloud data centre one that will enable even greater cloud-based IT services not only to New Zealand customers but for New Zealand to sell to international customers bringing even more income into the country. Ah! But there is still more: a local example here in Wellington. Huawei has said in its announcement that it is going to build an innovation lab at Victoria University in Wellington. What is more it is going to open that lab in 2017. That is great for students in Wellington who are looking to expand their careers into a fast-growing area of the New Zealand economy.You see this sort of openness to the world opens up global opportunities for New Zealanders. That is why it is such a positive thing. But there is still more in the Huawei announcement. It also announced that it is going to expand the Seeds for the Future initiative which will provide a further 100 places for ICT students around New Zealand creating the skills to fuel the ICT engine and to fuel the strengthening of the diversity of the New Zealand economy. What does this stem from? It stems from a Government in a country that is open to the world that acknowledges the benefit of free trade and that looks to form bilateral relationships with countries around the world because what is good for them can also be good for us and inevitably is.Before I finish I also want to acknowledge Huawei for another reason. It is also the principal sponsor and a very loyal sponsor of the Wellington Phoenix football club a club that we treasure here in Wellington. It helps to show that although New Zealand is rightfully No. 1 in rugby we can also build strength in other sports. You see that is another thing about this Government: we have a thought that you can walk and chew gum at the same time—that you can do more than one thing—and I thank Huawei for that sponsorship.I would also note that this is good not only for New Zealand and Wellington within Ōhāriu—an electorate that is No. 1 for internet connectivity and No. 1 for the highest proportion in the labour force—these announcements that lift incomes and creates jobs are as good for the people of Ōhāriu as they are for the people of New Zealand. I reiterate: they all stem from an ambitious Government that is aspirational for New Zealand and knows that it is by making connections with the rest of the world that we deliver prosperity for our people. Thank you.