Whaitiri MekaHon MEKA WHAITIRI (Labour—Ikaroa-Rāwhiti): I am proud. I am proud to be part of a fast and furious Government—fast and furious because we're a Government of action. Fast and furious and we cannot and will not apologise with the pace in which we are addressing the long-term issues this country faces—the long-term issues this country is facing—and we proudly on the side take up that challenge.I'm proud that we are part of a Government that's looking 30 years ahead not three and that we are taking on the big issues. One of those big issues is the housing crisis. How have we dealt with the housing crisis? We've stopped the State housing sell-off. We are investing in more State houses and we continue to work with local authorities and iwis around the country to build more affordable homes. Our hospitals and our schools were falling around us because that side did not invest in them and we're turning that around. We're investing in our hospitals and our schools. Of course family wellbeing suffered under that last Government but we have invested through our Families Package which on average gives $75 dollars to each family—that extra boost at this time.But that's not all. We're addressing climate change. As we heard in this House today we have the lowest unemployment: 3.9 percent—the lowest in 11 years. They call us here the fast and furious Government because that's what we are. We are about delivering results and 3.9 percent unemployment is unprecedented in the last 11 years. But more so I am proud of the co-chair of the Māori caucus the Hon Willie Jackson Minister of Employment for his commitment to reducing Māori unemployment to 7.7 percent. That is 6400 fewer Māori on the unemployment rate. Let's celebrate that because in my neck of the woods that's hugely important for 6400 Māori families that are no longer dependent on a benefit. That is something that this side want to celebrate.And of course we heard from the Minister for Trade and Export Growth who said that in the first six months of this year we had $31 billion in export growth which talks to the heart of what this Government's about: sharing the gains that we receive in this country from the exporters to the factory floors. And that's why this Government is—what? Fast and furious. Fast and furious because that's what we're about: we're about bringing gains to all New Zealanders addressing the large issues but also producing results. I want to say as the proud member for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti I want to turn the attention to the love that we're feeling from this coalition Government: $137 million into the Tai Rāwhiti roading package—that's right. Thank you Mr Jones for your investment into our roads up in the East Coast. There's up to $20 million in the purposely built mental health addiction facility in the Tai Rāwhiti.But there's more. We opened the KiwiRail line from Napier to Wairoa and we're pleased that we now have a line that goes between our two great cities. And of course $60 million was recently invested in the Central Hawke's Bay area around water storage.We understand that there is more to do in this country but by goodness this is a start from a fast and furious Government and we are going to be here for the long haul we are going to take all those large issues and we are not afraid to do that. Of course I shouldn't overlook the recent announcement by the Minister of Health bringing cancer analysis closer to the needs in the regions with the recent announcement of the machine that Hawke's Bay people are going to benefit by. This Government's investing in the regions. It's important that we have this facility so that our people don't have to leave this district.So I am proud that we have delivered after 20 months a fast and furious programme. There's more to come—there is absolutely more to come. There is more to come and of course we are going to see the emergence of our polytechs in this country. We hope that it comes to Hawke's Bay. Kia ora.