Muller ToddTODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty): Thank you Mr Speaker. This Government is the greatest example of non-delivery since Trevor Chappell did his underarm delivery in 1981 and what is going to happen is the same thing as Brian McKechnie—remember that scene? In utter disgust he threw his bat away and I tell you in 2023 the country of New Zealand is going to throw this Government out with such disdain because they talk through the hole in their head in terms of ambition and rhetoric but what about delivery? Well I tell you their delivery is absolutely feeble. I'm going to talk about two or three things if I can get to them over my four minutes. Firstly in internal affairs a serious issue: a royal commission into historical abuse in State care. The budget last year was $23 million. Grant Robertson's expectation of the budget this year is the same number. What is it? It is $41.9 million—82 percent up in secretariat services. They then write a letter to the Minister and say We've run out of money. We need another $20 million." He writes back and says "No. Actually you've got to learn to live within your own budget and I'm appointing my Treasury officials to come and help you count your budget so you don't spend what's left."—absolutely outrageous. Then when the Minister Jan Tinetti gets tested on it she says "It's a learning curve." Well I'm sorry but you're a Minister now. You're in charge of a multimillion-dollar budget. You don't have time to learn on the job frankly. You've actually got to deliver. You have got to deliver now. You talk about delivery—$25 million down the toilet just like that. And what's worse is it appears now that that mandate the scope of that commission is going to be constrained because of the Labour Government's inability to manage their books. Then we move across to trade. We have heard over the last few weeks from this Government around the importance of diversifying markets. Well where is your Minister? Forget about hanging around on the West Coast. How about getting on a plane and getting up to Liz Truss—his UK counterpart—and actually negotiating a free-trade deal? Dan Tahan from Australia is. They expect it to be done by the end of June. Where is the Minister of trade? He's lost in Hokitika. He needs to front for New Zealand exporters and actually deliver a trade deal that creates some reality when you talk about diversity. It's all very well to stand up in this House as this Government does and say "Oh exporters are too reliant on China." Well go and deliver a free-trade agreement with other countries so we have more choices. You only do that if you can have a face-to-face conversation and when others around the world are where is Damien O'Connor? Where is he? He is not fronting. You need to front—you need to leave the West Coast. I know he likes it but for goodness' sake you've got a job to do on behalf of New Zealand exporters. Get over there negotiate face to face and actually achieve a free-trade agreement not only with the UK but also with the EU also with ASEAN and also with the Pacific Alliance. You've got a job to do. Show some urgency. We're not seeing it. It's pedestrian and he needs to be called to account. While I'm on my feet I want to talk to a local issue which is synonymous with this Government's inability to deliver. In 2016 we announced funding for the Tauranga Northern Link to go from Tauranga to Ōmokoroa. Simeon Brown: How far has it gone? TODD MULLER: It has gone nowhere. Not only has it gone nowhere—Hon Michael Wood: It was not funded. TODD MULLER: —it got stopped while it was out for tender stopped by that Government and Michael Wood sits there as the new transport Minister reflecting in his own accolades that somehow he's going to turn this ship around. Well build a road mate and build one in Tauranga. Get it done. Stop fluffing about. Stop talking about it and stop saying "Well now we're not actually sure that we're going to go to Ōmokoroa—we're not sure." All these shovel-ready projects that they crowed about before the election to try to give people a sense that infrastructure was going to be prioritised—where is it? It doesn't exist. They can't get the public sector to actually get up and procure and execute a roading strategy. They certainly can't in the Bay of Plenty—fastest-growing area—and yet again another community looks with increasing disdain at a party that talks a good game but when it comes down to it it fails and fails and fails to deliver."