Webb DuncanHon Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Thank you. Mr Speaker and I'll go quick because I've got a lot to say. What I want to talk about is the numerous ways the myriad of ways in which this Government has left Christchurch and the South Island behind. Front page of the Press today: that Government showing the hand to the Christ Church Cathedral and the community of Christchurch. Now what we need is some leadership and governments are supposed to lead. The last Government with Megan Woods—and the Government before that under Nicky Wagner who was a Christchurch Central MP—did a great job in bringing parties together to get that reinstatement project under way. Now it's hit some problems don't get me wrong but what did we get from that Government? Not even a conversation; we get the hand—go away not interested. It's time for some leadership; it's time for you to go and work out where Christchurch is and do something. What else is happening in Christchurch? The Brougham St overpass the busiest thoroughfare in Christchurch where there are accidents—about 47 accidents a year—because of the traffic congestion on that road. And what's happened to the safety project there? Canned. Megan Woods is doing a great job working with the community to get that project back under way again and you the Government should be listening because it's a shocker. What about the Pages Rd bridge—the lifeline bridge from New Brighton away from the tsunami risk zone; a bridge that was damaged in the 2011 earthquake that desperately needs repairing. Rueben Davidson's working on that—the local MP; a great new MP. What's that Government doing? Abandoning it ignoring it. How many social houses are going to be built in Christchurch? How much funding is going to Christchurch from the housing fund?Hon Kieran McAnulty: None.Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB: None that's right Kieran McAnulty absolutely none. And what's happened to the Youth Hub the transitional housing that's being built there? It's being unfunded—$4 million in dedicated funding taken away so that there will be 20-plus beds for young people in transitional housing lying empty because that Government has taken funding away. Te Tahi Youth Sue Bradshaw's baby; what's happened to that? Social workers defunded by Oranga Tamariki—two social workers and community workers taken away. What's happening at Rangiora Matt Doocey's electorate where he promised 24/7 medical care? I'll tell you what's happening there: nothing. And what's Matt Doocey saying? Nothing; he's gone strangely quiet not making promises any more. What's happening in the other electorates? Burnside High the Ilam electorate: school rebuild on hold. What's that local MP Hamish Campbell? Nothing. What about the Rolleston School rebuild Nicola Grigg's electorate: scaled back on hold in portacoms. What's that MP saying? Nothing. It's an absolute shocker. What else? And the rest of the South Island; what's happening in Nelson? The Hope Bypass pushed out till 2030 and beyond and what's more a toll road. This is an arterial; this is a major arterial between Nelson and Richmond. Now Rachel Boyack is speaking out on that another great Labour MP but that can's being kicked down the road and the people of Nelson are crying out. Women's Support Motueka: funding cut with three days' notice. Family Start Nelson: funding cut; 40 percent of their staff are going to go. This is a shocking Government. It's left Christchurch behind left the South Island behind. Sometimes you wonder if they know where it is on the map. As for the abandoning of the mosque response and the doing away with the eight outstanding matters from the Royal Commission—another shocking decision by this Government. Of course the worst of all has got to be the connection between the two islands. That project was under way. We had a great deal on those ships which were going to be built for a song and what does this Government do? We don't even know how much that's going to cost this Government who breached the contract and said we're not taking them. That project is a lifeline project between the islands. That Government has run aground. That Government is now adrift; it doesn't know what it's doing and as far as the South Island—and I see Dr Vanessa Weenink one of the MPs for the South Island for Christchurch has walked in and what do we hear about her? What do we hear about the road between Akaroa and Christchurch? She's gone strangely silent on that one as well.So that Government and those MPs need to start advocating for electorates like we do on this side of the House.