Curran ClareHon CLARE CURRAN (Labour—Dunedin South): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. It might come as a surprise to the North Islanders in the House but it's still summer temperatures in Dunedin. But as those days get shorter and the nights get colder and that winter energy payment kicks in on 1 May it will again make a huge difference to the quality of life for the people who under nine long years of the National Government spent their winters in cold homes with a higher likelihood of getting sick. Of course if someone in your family does get sick it's now easier and cheaper to go to the doctor and it's getting easier to see a mental health specialist thanks to the Wellbeing Budget of 2019.This Government has boosted funding in education in warm dry homes in healthcare in community safety and in infrastructure. It's increased parental leave for new parents put free lunches in schools and cut fees.I wanted to give a human face a concrete example to the key difference between this coalition Government led by Jacinda Ardern and the National Government of nine long years of neglect. This comes from my electorate office. When I was in Opposition a man with an intellectual disability missed out on paying his rent for several months and he was facing eviction. He came into my office asking for help. By asking the right questions we discovered that he hadn't received a benefit for six months. So he hadn't paid his rent as he hadn't received an income by receiving the right assistance under the previous Government. But receiving that assistance required a beneficiary knowing what they were entitled to and then asking for it. This man had an intellectual disability and he was without any income for six months.My office now reports that constituents are now asked what the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) can do for them to help them. This has resulted in better communication less MSD benefit cases coming through the door and that winter energy payment has assisted many people—many young mums and many seniors—to afford better heating.In Dunedin since 17 September: 3 percent unemployment; 6500 new jobs; a new hospital; $20 million to re-establish the Hillside workshops; $20 million for the Dunedin waterfront project; more than $10 million for new funding for school properties helping 60 schools across Dunedin; nearly $8 million towards engineering and manufacturing projects throughout the region; $10 million for a centre of digital excellence; more than $4 million funding boost for Predator Free Dunedin; and 17 new classrooms. Nine years of neglect and negativity takes time to fix.We've got more to do. We know that but we are making progress—a damn sight more progress than ever was done under that Government. In my patch the biggest priority remains getting that new hospital built; more social housing; a workable long-term plan for South Dunedin which is one of our most vulnerable and vibrant communities which sits on flat reclaimed land just above the water table; and of course a further investment in Hillside to ensure a sustainable engineering workshop which is—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): Sorry to interrupt the member but it's come time for me to leave the Chair for the dinner break.Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.