Huo RaymondRAYMOND HUO (Labour): I'm so proud of the coalition Government's achievements: our economic growth has now outperformed that of Australia the UK Japan and many other OECD countries; a record low unemployment rate at 3.9 percent; record high investments in our health services such as hospitals; big investments in mental health so that people can get help at their local GP; and a record infrastructure investment to boost our economy. These areas have been neglected. We have kids going to school hungry. We have hospitals that are leaking. We have terrible traffic jams in Auckland. We have infrastructure that's badly in need of upgrading.Hearing Opposition members who are barking at every passing car my message to them is quite simple: It's the economy stupid!" What a magnificent achievement. The "big three"—Moody's Standard & Poor's and the Fitch Group—all pointed in the same direction. Our economic growth has now outperformed that of Australia the UK Japan and the USA; $7.5 billion surplus the net Crown debt has fallen to 19.2 percent of GDP. Big thumbs up to the finance Minister the Hon Grant Robertson! Our economic fundamentals are strong but we are facing a number of headwinds including low productivity and global volatility such as Brexit and the US-China trade war.As a Chinese-born member of Parliament I can convey a strong gratitude from the community for the Government decision to resume contributions to our superannuation fund—saving and preparing for the rainy day as a notion is embedded in our DNA. It was indeed a historic moment when the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and finance Minister Grant Robertson on that particular day in December 2017 pushed a button to restart contributions to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.It's not only about saving more; it's more about supporting our sustainable economy and investing in high-tech companies. Those funds have invested in high-tech companies such as LanzaTech. Where is LanzaTech now? It has moved to the USA because of the previous National Government's unwise decision in terms of research and development policy.That has reminded me of a very insightful opinion article by Brian Gaynor "How Muldoon threw away NZ's wealth". That article was published in the New Zealand Herald in 2007 and is still valid and helpful. That article stated that the National Government's decision to terminate New Zealand's compulsory superannuation scheme in 1975 was the worst economic decision of past decades. That decision effectively transformed New Zealand from a potential Switzerland of the Southern Hemisphere to a low-ranking OECD economy. Had the National Government not made that dreadful economic decision we would still own ASB Bank the Bank of New Zealand together with many other major companies that are now overseas owned. Our economy would have been in a much better position had that far-sighted scheme stayed. The scheme would represent 146 percent of GDP whereas Australia's superannuation—which is considered to be the benchmark for the rest of world—would only represent 82 percent of the country's GDP.I am so proud of our Government which is clearing the economic mess and tackling the long-term problems and challenges. We're growing an economy that is working for all of us. We're improving the wellbeing of all New Zealanders and their families. And we are transforming to a clean green carbon-neutral New Zealand."