Smith Stuart; Salesa JennySTUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura): Thank you Madam Speaker. I understand that the Parliament is being beamed live out into the forecourt which I'm not sure is going to help the situation that much at all. And if it is I'd just say to those people out there I support your right to express your views and I support your right to freedom but please be respectful of other people's freedoms as well. I'll leave that there.It's been quite interesting actually. I noticed this year when I got back a distinct change. I look over the other side and see here or see on the Zoom meetings for select committees and around about in Copperfields and other places a huge change in the demeanour and the body language of the new entrants to Parliament in 2020 who came in on the other side on the high-water mark for Labour. As sure as the tide comes in the tide goes out and the realisation that that is starting to occur is starting to dawn on them and they're looking at one another and thinking is their career going to come to a very short end. I actually feel for them—I do feel for them. It's been a hard road to get into Parliament and it'd be such a shame for many of them to only have one term but that is what we sign up for. That's what it's all about. We all know that. On this side of the House we know that far better than those new members do. It was pretty brutal in 2020 but these things happen and so it's always better to be prepared.This is a generally happy time of year for the wine industry because we're really starting the vintage—right now actually grapes are being picked. The 2022 vintage is well under way. Unfortunately like other agricultural industries the wine industry has struggled to get critical workers into New Zealand. Getting them recognised as critical workers has actually been an incredible battle. To think that bureaucrats in Wellington can define who is a critical worker is beyond belief actually and the wine industry has like many others struggled to get enough staff in. At this time of year—it usually starts in January actually sometimes before Christmas—winemakers and cellar hands highly skilled people from the other side of the world and grape harvester drivers come into New Zealand to work the vintage in the Southern Hemisphere. In our winter we have winemakers cellar hands and harvester operators that go to the Northern Hemisphere and work in their vintage thereby turbocharging their careers and getting two vintages in one year. It is a really great symbiotic relationship; it's fantastic for broadening people's experience but unfortunately not possible under COVID.It could have been managed much more easily. It could have been dealt with properly but they didn't get recognised as critical workers and therefore couldn't come in. On top of that we don't have the recognised seasonal employer (RSE) workers that we could and should have most coming from COVID-free Pacific Islands. But no we couldn't get those in either. However if they had just been rappers or DJs they'd have been in. It's just outrageous what their priorities are on the other side. It has put incredible stress on industries that didn't need it. Then on top of that we have all the uncertainties with the isolation rules.Fortunately the wine industry has now been recognised under the critical worker exemption but there's still all the issues with these isolation rules and it is absolutely crazy. Everyone is very concerned about that and the whole industry can fall over or any industry production can grind to a halt very very quickly. It's right down in the other industries to the dispatcher the forklift driver the truck driver the shelf stacker and the checkout operator in our supermarkets for example—all of our critical workers all reliant on getting through these rules unscathed. That is a huge challenge.The wine industry and other agricultural industries are all struggling with this. It is a massive issue for them. I'd be quite surprised if we get through unscathed. Right now we've had an incredibly long botrytis infection period over the weekend in Marlborough so that's put more stress on because they haven't been able to have the adequate RSE workers and other critical workers to—Hon Member: There's plenty of RSEs.STUART SMITH: —do the really good canopy management. Well there might be RSE workers in some places; they're not where they need to be. That's a part of the problem. All of these issues come down to a Government led by people with little or no business experience—little I would say if any at all. That shows in the way their policies are rolled out. They have no idea how things work in the business world—no idea whatsoever.Anyway moving on I notice in the Prime Minister's speech that one of their flagship policies 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030 wasn't mentioned—not once. I wonder if they're backing away from it. I deeply suspect they are. Everybody in the industry told them it was a silly thing to try and achieve. We can get to the high 90s and we will on our own—even the Climate Change Commission said it wasn't something that was worthwhile doing but anyway the Prime Minister has backed away from that. So I think that's very interesting. It could be little wonder.Maybe they're seeing what's going on in the UK. I doubt they are but maybe they are. Energy poverty has become a huge issue in the UK because of very poor energy policies energy policies driven by a net zero approach without actually thinking through the consequences. They've actually now approved six new gas permits in the UK. They are sitting on massive shale gas reserves as well. In fact the Bowland Basin would be able to supply all their energy needs for 50 years if they exploit it. We have gone down the same route with banning oil and gas which not only does it—it's only new exploration as the Minister is getting very fidgety on his seat trying to say. Actually it's had a chilling effect on the investment in gas. In the meantime we have record amounts of dirty Indonesian coal being imported into New Zealand at twice the emissions all because of a misguided approach to energy.Lake Onslow of course is another folly that the industry—it's really difficult. I've been visiting many in the industry right across the sector. I've yet to find anyone who supports it. But apart from the NZ Battery Project I don't think anyone does. It's a massive over-expensive white elephant and challenging geological conditions. I think it'll be very interesting to see what comes out. I'm told the conservative estimates are $10 billion - plus albeit that the official number is $4 billion. No one believes that—not one that I've come across anyway.I also note that the Minister of Energy and Resources in her speech earlier in the day said she needs to see what the Opposition are going to do we need to tell them what we're going to do. I wonder why. I think it could possibly be because every time we come up with a good idea six or seven months later they adopt it. Well imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and we're very happy to do that. We're quite happy for them to adopt our ideas. What we would urge them to do is do it in a more timely manner. Had they done that we'd have ample rapid antigen tests in the country and businesses wouldn't be fearful about stopping.I can't understand why they would lack the competence to actually get on and organise these things. It's because they took January off; the rest of us all worked. They didn't sit around and do their job and we are all paying for it. Businesses in New Zealand are suffering needlessly because of poor management on that Government's behalf. I think we deserve far better than that in New Zealand. I think a number of the people that are out there on the lawn protesting at the moment they are just angry and confused about what's going on in New Zealand and they're venting their frustration. I don't support all of the things they are standing for but I can understand why they are feeling the frustration that they are. I think it's shameful that this Government doesn't heed those calls. Do things in a more timely manner. Get the rapid antigen tests available. They're not even able for people to get in the supermarket. They should be there. They can't because they've—[Time expired]ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jenny Salesa): I call on Ginny Andersen. The next call is a split call.