Smith Stuart; Mallard TrevorSTUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura): Thank you Mr Speaker. Can I take the opportunity to actually congratulate you—I know I did it personally but I'd like to do it publicly now—on your elevation to Speaker. I know your encyclopaedic knowledge of Speakers' Rulings and of the Standing Orders will hold you in very good stead in that role—so congratulations.I'd like to actually pay tribute to the Minister of Education. He like most of us will understand the value of a good education and certainly numeracy is very high on that list and the ability to count to 61 was certainly proved to be failing on the first day of Parliament. Never mind those national standards will ensure that students can actually count to 61 so let's hope that continues.I think some of my colleagues have been very unkind to the new Government likening it to a three-headed monster and all sorts of things. I don't like that analogy at all. So I actually thought that a car analogy is far more apt. I think the analogy would start with the main party the Labour Lada. Now the Labour Lada is a very old car. It's not fit for purpose and it's mostly junky and it comes up with some very strange ideas. It's then joined ably by the old Trekka truck which is New Zealand First. The old Trekka truck made of plastic also not fit for purpose unsafe and unreliable. Then of course we have the third party which is a rainbow-coloured electric-powered 1960s combi van with a hazy smoky unknown substance coming out of it and dropping its principles every time there is an urgency debate. So that's our Government and good luck to them but we will be here holding them to account. And we certainly do need to do that.I'd have to say that my electorate was very disappointed that the Speech from the Throne didn't mention the ongoing need for support for the Kaikōura rebuild after the earthquake. I thought that was rather sad but never mind. We are moving on and I think it was quite important that a billion dollars is being spent on a road and rail rebuild and we're yet to hear much from that side on that. But it's fantastic work started by the Government ably led by John Key and then Bill English.Hon Kris Faafoi: That's the last time I'll let you cut a ribbon.STUART SMITH: And it's moving on fantastically well. I would like to acknowledge Minister Faafoi who did a great job in opening the new marina. [Interruption] Yes he does do immigration cases. That's right. We can't forget that. It has been a fantastic job to rebuild that marina and get it up and running and just in time for Christmas and the opening of the road.In fact when we talk about the election I thought that was a phenomenal effort by my colleagues and I'd like to welcome all my class of 2017" coming into this House. They're fantastic. Particularly the member from Northland who fought a good strong battle to take the seat from some other member—I don't know who that was—but well done to the member from Northland. It's interesting to see that when you have electorates—and certainly in our party when you're so dominated by electorate MPs—having that pulse of what's happening—Hon Tim Macindoe: High-quality electorate MPs.STUART SMITH: Yes high-quality electorate MPs—it's phenomenal—compared to these guys over the other side but never mind. New Zealand First: how many electorates have they got? Well they had one—not this time—never mind.Our economic position is such now that our economy is going to keep going strong for some time. [Bell rung] Thank you. The bad impact of the new Government—Hon Kris Faafoi: This has got to be the longest two minutes of my life.STUART SMITH: Yes well it's a bonus. It's actually a bonus.Jami-Lee Ross: Labour stuffed up in their timing.STUART SMITH: That's right. They couldn't work out their timing I guess—again those numeracy skills. Timing is numeracy skills isn't it? Yes. Sixty seconds in a minute 3600 seconds in an hour—we could go on. But look leaving the economy in such a fine fettle really makes it difficult for them to mess it up in the short term so we've really just got to hold them to task. They're complaining about the number of questions; I'm still waiting for a number of answers. I know that everybody else is. We're waiting with bated breath. So we look forward to those questions coming through and we won't accept those answers that really are just trying to push it out further and then generate more questions. So we look forward to holding you guys to account and we look forward to the next three years. Thank you.Hon TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. By way of interjection a few moments ago the Hon Ruth Dyson very generously moved an extension of time for my good colleague the member for Kaikōura. I'd like to second that motion.Mr SPEAKER: Well I think the member knows that the member has to seek it for himself and seeing he didn't use his full time anyway I think it's a bit unreasonable. He dropped about a minute short. [Interruption] Order! While I'm on my feet I would like to ask Mr King—I'm sure he's just sort of sucking on a lolly but if he could do it less actively especially when he's in shot there will be fewer complaints to the Speaker's office thank you.The question is that the amendment in the name of the Rt Hon Bill English be agreed to."