Lorck AnnaANNA LORCK (Labour—Tukituki): When the regions are strong New Zealand is strong and no stronger than in Hawke's Bay where we have had the strongest regional growth of any region in the country on pre-pandemic levels of 8.7 percent. We are growing good jobs and we are growing the regions where Hastings in the heart of the Tukituki electorate is absolutely booming. Strong regional growth with a Government economic and regional economic plan developed through the pandemic has focused on supporting local businesses to grow jobs and wages.In Tukituki we are an outstanding example of this Government's working together with local government with local business and with iwi and that's what is happening right on the home front in Hastings. By collaboration and working together we are enabling more and more opportunities to keep the region growing now and into the future and that's how we keep this region and the regions of New Zealand going. Our Government is delivering on our housing build programme in Hastings growing more jobs and more jobs. This is getting people into warm and affordable dry homes all the while backing building civil trades and service businesses and training up a future workforce.We are seeing record investment record Government investment into Hawke's Bay: $300 million worth of Government investment into projects; $34 million of civil works for housing development right in Hastings; $15 million worth for jobs and roading projects right in Hastings; $30 million worth of drinking water and water storage to grow our region; $37 million into sporting facilities where we have seen one of the best game-changing Olympic swimming aquatic centres for the world delivered right in Hastings. Mr Speaker you had the opportunity to see that—SPEAKER: Don't bring me into the debate.ANNA LORCK: —building right from the ground up. That is what we do in Hastings and for Hawke's Bay.Another exciting investment: $12 million for Foodeast in Hastings an innovation park to grow added value to the primary sector. The primary sector can have absolute confidence because their seasonable labour—19000 more Recognised Seasonal Employer workers coming in to help harvest the crops. And land security to protect our region's vital soil for growing great food for Kiwis and for the world. Investing in critical infrastructure is how we grow the foundation for growth. It's infrastructure. Another $18.5 million of infrastructure funding for Hastings to get pipes in the ground and new roads built to build thousands more houses right across the region. That's how we grow our region and that's how we grow jobs. Yes we are leading on the home front in Hastings building houses and building infrastructure.Now National neglected the regions. That's a reminder of what they do: they neglect the regions. And if you want an example of how National neglected Hastings sold out Hastings how many houses did they build in their nine years in Government for Hastings? Six—six. That's all they built and they sold down 190. Not this Government—317 homes built: social transitional and papakāinga houses and another 287 on the way. Multimillion-dollar investment compared to the National Party of neglect who sold down Hastings for only six houses over nine years. But we are building back stronger. We are the Government that takes the regions with us—stronger regions stronger for New Zealand. We are going to keep backing Hastings keep backing the regions. Go the regions. And go go Hawke's Bay.