Tolley AnneHon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Social Development): I would like to pick up on the positive and aspirational talk that my colleague the Hon Amy Adams previously raised. This is a Government that is confident for the future of New Zealand is aspirational for better lives for New Zealanders and is working hard to deliver that. No more do we see that aspiration than in trying to support New Zealanders into work. We have set ourselves a target of reducing the number of people who are dependent on welfare by 25 percent. That is a very aspirational target and we are working hard to achieve that. Why? Because we know that being in work is good for people and their families. It is good for them economically. If you want to talk about poverty the best way out of poverty is having a good foot on the employment rung and being able to support yourself and your family. If you want to talk about good health we know that people benefit from being in work. If you want to talk about strong communities it is where people are actively involved in their communities and part of that is about being part of the workforce that is creating that community. So we are absolutely confident that we are going to achieve that 25 percent reduction in the number of people who are reliant on the welfare of their fellow New Zealanders to keep them alive. How are we going to do that? I just want to bring a few facts to the table about regional economic development because this Government is out working in communities around the country working with them to increase the amount of investment that is taking place in their communities. We know that whether it is local firms investing more or outside firms coming in and investing in those communities investment creates employment and it creates wealth within those communities and that is what makes our regional communities strong. This Government has been active. We have had a plan developed in Northland that is working hard. There are a number of large opportunities for economic growth up there and we are supporting that well alongside local government and local businesses. The Bay of Plenty—I have to say it is my own area which covers from Ōpōtiki and the East Coast right through to Tauranga down to Rotorua—is an area that has worked together well over the previous 10 years and I tell you what that area is pumping. It has developed a plan itself. Yes the Government is supporting it; yes local government is supporting it but the business sector itself is excited. They are working together and they are looking at the opportunities that are available.Of course the most important for me—the most important issue that we are looking at is the development of the Ōpōtiki aquaculture project. That is a project that has the capacity to change the lives of thousands of people living in the Eastern Bay of Plenty one of the highest areas of deprivation in New Zealand. That project which the Government is backing with finance and with resources has the potential to change the lives of the people who live in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and bring considerable wealth to the country. This Government is right there working alongside them. We recently launched the Hawke's Bay plan. There is an East Coast regional development plan and we have broken that into two: one in Tai Rāwhiti which will be released later this year; and one in Hawke's Bay which was released during the adjournment. The most important part of that for me was Project 1000. Minister Flavell and I announced Project 1000 as part of the Government's commitment to the economic development of Hawke's Bay which is to get 1000 new jobs for unemployed Hawke's Bay people. That again has the potential to change the lives of thousands of families in Hawke's Bay because we know that there are jobs. There are jobs there. When you look at the horticulture industry it is working hard to increase its productivity and what we are saying to it is that you cannot rely on bringing outside help; you have to be developing your own people. The greatest resource that this country has is its workforce is its people. I am delighted to be part of a country that is supporting New Zealanders into jobs.