Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Beltway issue—beltway issue? Well I'll tell you what 93 percent of New Zealanders don't think it's a beltway issue. It might be a belt issue but not a beltway issue. Now look I'll tell you what: I'm disappointed with you Mr Doocey because you're a decent bloke and the only thing you can talk about—SPEAKER: Order! Dr DUNCAN WEBB: —for your constituents is another—SPEAKER: Order! Dr DUNCAN WEBB: —motorway. SPEAKER: Me. Dr DUNCAN WEBB: Sorry Mr Speaker. SPEAKER: Just get it right. Dr DUNCAN WEBB: All Mr Doocey can speak about is his motorway. Well I'll tell you what: there's $176 million going into Canterbury transport projects but it's not just about cars across to Waimak" bridge. It's $17 million into public transport in Canterbury. That's what we need—some new thinking Mr Doocey not the old stagnant stilted thinking. You know I know you feel for your constituents and I feel sorry for you because in the last Government do you know what? [Speaker puts his head in his hands] Nothing happened for Christchurch—sorry Mr Speaker. Nothing happened for Christchurch Mr Doocey and you had to stand by and watch. Things have changed. In Christchurch there has been a sea change. Whilst all of those anchor projects in my electorate were stalled because that lot couldn't get on with it all of a sudden things have changed. The first thing that happened was that concrete got poured on the convention centre. Seventy-five million dollars was trimmed off the budget for the Metro Sports Facility—that's under way. Congratulations to the Christchurch City Council—$5 million to Tūranga the city library. All of a sudden these anchor projects—all of which were supposed to be complete before we assumed Government—have now finally got under way. I'm excited about being able to go to the town hall next year—another project that was languishing whilst the National Government ignored Christchurch. And look at what else has gone on: if you look at the wider projects that have all of a sudden been stimulated even Hoyts Cinemas has now got the confidence to build in the inner city—opened recently. The Christchurch inner city has been given a vibrancy that it lacked under that Government and that is all within a year—not six years not seven years; in one year things have changed.And what's more we're looking now much more closely at the heartbreak that genuine hard-working New Zealanders have suffered through the Earthquake Commission (EQC) debacle under the last Minister. The current Minister has taken that by the throat and given it a good shake and all of the statistics have changed: 46 percent of the claims that were open in May have been closed.Hon Member: How many?Dr DUNCAN WEBB: 46 percent. You know that's amazing. You're absolutely right. Claims are being closed 33 percent faster than they were before. And you know what? One hundred and sixty three claims a week are being closed now—that's up 40 percent. That was hopeless before. Why? Poor and broken leadership—stalled backlogged and gridlocked. Things have changed.Now six years later than it should be we're getting an earthquake tribunal—a tribunal that will look after ordinary homeowners and their claims. This is something that's been needed a long time; this Government's doing it. We even had to save the Residential Advisory Service—not an expensive service but one that National thought was no longer needed notwithstanding all the claims that were still out there. What's more it's being beefed up. It's being turned into the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service—EQC and Southern Response insurers coming together putting a system together and getting on with the job. This is a huge change.But it's not all about earthquakes. There's a whole lot more going on in Christchurch and elsewhere looking after our rangatahi—mental health for every schoolchild in Christchurch. That is absolutely needed—something that we have been needing for a long time—and it's going to be rolled out more widely. We know—we absolutely know—that this is a huge issue across the country. Access to primary mental health care is something that's been needed for a long long time. All of a sudden what we have is critical mass. What we have is leadership. We've reached a tipping point in Christchurch and across the country. What we have is a sense of optimism a sense of the future and the fact that we're going to get on with the job start working and keep going. I'm proud: in one year things have changed. Things are going to keep going keep changing and changing and changing for the better."