Auchinvole Chris: General DebateText is subject to correctionAuchinvole Chris: General Debate[Sitting date: 04 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15242. Text is subject to correction.]CHRIS AUCHINVOLE (National): Well I am astonished as is everybody who has just heard that last speech by the Hon Damien O’Connor. It was not a speech; it was a rant. It was a rant. There were some parts of it that were so funny it was not true. Did I hear it right? People are going out of farming into dairying.Hon Trevor Mallard: Out of meat farming.CHRIS AUCHINVOLE: Oh out of meat farming into dairying as if suddenly farming is coming to a complete halt. Is that a future Minister of agriculture? I do not think so—I do not think so. I was shocked and I was also aghast when that member suggested that the Government has killed people in forestry. That is an appalling thing to say and that member should be deeply deeply ashamed. He plays fast and loose with personal tragedies and I have seen it from him before. I did not accept it then and I do not now.We are engaged in the general debate. Unlike the previous speaker I intend to talk about the place I live in and that is the West Coast and Tasman. It is one of those splendid areas where people are worth their weight in gold. It is one of those areas that is a truly revenue-generating area and what a wonderful place it is.Hon Trevor Mallard: And they tossed the member out.CHRIS AUCHINVOLE: Say again?Hon Trevor Mallard: And they tossed the member out.CHRIS AUCHINVOLE: Not particularly. I do not think that was—Hon Christopher Finlayson: Who won the party vote?CHRIS AUCHINVOLE: Well who won the party vote? We have consistently won the party vote since I have been standing. I held the seat and indeed there was a change. But stand by Mr Mallard for the seat to be returned to National and National will be back on the Treasury benches. Nothing is more certain than that.Tasman and the West Coast supports dairying fishing mining horticulture forestry and tourism. Think of that. Think of those aspects. I will say it again: dairying fishingmining horticulture forestry and tourism. They are basic real industries in New Zealand. It is an area that has frequently been ravaged by Labour—ravaged and savaged and neglected just as that member neglected to mention it during his 5 minutes of ghastly ranting. But especially that area was ravaged by the cruel policies of the Hon Trevor Mallard when he was the Minister of Education and the school doors slammed as he walked through the West Coast—slammed. Indeed he was vilified—vilified.We have had a very busy month down there. We have had Tony Ryall in Tasman opening the Golden Bay Integrated Family Health Centre. Just compare that with what Labour ever did in health in West Coast - Tasman. It was zilch—absolutely zilch. You will not be hearing much from Labour about health in the next election. The Hon Tony Ryall has dedicated $60 million to the Grey Base Hospital rebuild. What a legacy—what a legacy. It was a pleasure to host Maggie Barry in the electorate for a weekend during the last month. Her easy and natural speaking style was greatly appreciated by all who heard her. She is an inspiration to all. The Hon Chris Tremain the Associate Minister of Tourism joined an Olympic gold medallist cyclist to open the West Coast Wilderness Trail inKūmara a couple of weekends ago. It was a classic example of small community recovery through a splendid policy of development—a policy of the Prime Minister’s in fact.We had Simon Bridges who came down to open the Amethyst Hydro Scheme electricity generation point. It was possible because National allows line companies to go into generation. An extremely good day was held there after which we took him to visit a goldmine—a true working goldmine—as the Minister of Energy and Resources. It was an insightful day.Picture if you will—picture if you will—the sort of description I have given for West Coast - Tasman. Picture that under a Labour-Green mixture with perhaps New Zealand First hanging around on the fringes. Would we have the development? Would we have the revenue earnings? Or would the Coast consistently be closed? I think it would be closed. I think and the people of the West Coast think—and let us remember that they did come down and they did have a Forest and Bird meeting. It did not generate much enthusiasm for anybody—no. It was sad. It was sad and it will be a sad day if we have a Labour-Green Government down on the West Coast. Thank you.