to help get some funding for the rural health alliance, because
they missed out. Thank you.
rural health alliance, because they missed out. Thank you. I
call Clayton Mitchell. I'm sure everybody
in the else felt that
wave of depression go over them. I'm
just going to lift us out of
the doom and gloom and finish on a positive note!
We have a great
spoker following myself. I'm like the interlude,
the
to first start by acknowledging the Revenue Minister Grant Robertson for
this wonderful Budget. I
think all the Ministers, the Cabinet, the
time, the effort, the energy,
the consultation that's
consultation that's gone into putting this Budget together
consultation that's gone into
actually even had a couple of my Tory
actually even had a couple of my
O'Connor about this very thing, that even a few of my Tory mates said,
that. There is a hell of a lot better than I was
that. There is a hell of a lot
is salvation on the way. That is a good Budget. Despite the
doom and gloom, I think deep down some of you
are actually
are actually very pleased... I don't have to go through any of
that rhetoric. Don't bring the Speaker...
I won't do that again.
Thank you very much. There is good news.
I would like to they from the bottom
of my heart the huge service that
the National Party caucus
has delivered to this House, and
particularly to all New Zealanders
for choosing their leader, because
what a woeful presentation we got...
that we got. In fact, it was more... Order. In this House we use full
names appropriately. Mr
Bridges. The Hon. For like a Duncan Garner
speech. Filled more with sort of
down trodden rhetoric around
cliches and innuendos. It was full
of nonsense and contradictions. Pretty
much right the way through it. He
talked about
much right the way through it. He
talks about a lot of things. But a lot of irony also
involved in that, particularly around the fact that he
talked about
particularly around the fact that he
KiwiBuild project. He said it is just a plan that's not working.
Well, I have to say to the National
got a plan! The previous Government did nothing for nine years to
deal with one of the biggest crises that
this countries faces. Not only
did they do nothing to remedy the
problem of housing, they sole
off
shores with migration numbers we couldn't cope with.
shores with migration numbers we couldn't cope with. 73,400
migrants thrown into an already overwhelmed
economy we couldn't deal with. We've
taken a sensible approach. We have
set up the KiwiBuild. We are going
to be building houses. We
will deliver on what we said we're going
to deliver on. You are
just going to have to be patient to watch
this space because, like Paneten, it
doesn't app overnight, but I will
happen. They
happen. They talked about
has a different approach to building an economy. It's taking that economy
building from the
an economy. It's taking that economy
looking at paying real wages to New Zealanders working towards a
living and giving tax breaks
to the companies who can afford to pay
them. That is sensible, as
opposed to the National Party
them. That is sensible, as opposed
who are more interested in giving tax
who are more interested in giving
looking after the people who need it. What about the corporate
welfare that they
it. What about the corporate welfare
down the drain for their mates. Thank you very much! What
about building
Thank you very much! What about
the Middle East so we can send our live produce there and employ people
in the Middle East to build an
abattoir for
in the Middle East to build an
earned tax dollars. What a waste of absolute money that is! What about
that flag referendum that New
Zealand screamed for. New Zealand
wanted a flag referendum more than
anything else.
wanted a flag referendum more than
money. Does everybody remember Rio
million in profit, but this Government
million in profit, but this
million on tax breaks and support. What about pumping in the
million on tax breaks and support.
million over five years to the China infrastructure
million over five years to the China
they... Order! Would the member come to this Budget. I'm talking
about the Budget. Just... No. Don't
argue with me. I'm
asking the member to come to this Budget. It is a wide
ranging debate. It. But, actually,
you do have to mention
Budget 2018. Budget 2018. Fantastic. All
the problems that
Budget 2018. Fantastic. All the
That's right! Now we're talking about
That's right! Now we're talking
where we put a balance into social, economic and environmental policies
to put this country back
into the right place and heading in
the right direction. Nine years of neglect
and the absolute nonsensical
noises that we hear about the problems
that we are faced with by the other
side that they created. It was the
creation of your lack of
funding that got us into this situation
in the first place. So, let's
talk about it. Social policy. Free
doctors visits
Plus prescriptions. Whether a huge support that is for
family members that are struggling to get by
on a
Our Streets that have been neglected. Less than
burglaries under that Government got looked
burglaries under that Government got
all. The police force are stretched out like Banshees, trying to
deal with a flood of crime. You had no
solution for it or no funding.
with a flood of crime. You had no
million more in Budget 2018. What about looking after
million more in Budget 2018. What
responsibility to bring in a Winter Energy Payment for those people
fantastic policy. Great money well spent. I'm sure you'll have
a number of your people that you know will
take full advantage of that. We
can't go past, of course, core
the previous Government. The biggest funding increase
the previous Government. The biggest
of that going towards capital funding. And
funding. And that's five times more than the previous Government put to
do the same thing
in capital funding. You should have been
ashamed of yourself! Shameful
indictment. I'm not ashamed.
Please don't bring me into
the debate. Sorry. And
don't bring me into the debate.
selling off of our state assets. That is social benefit. Let's talk
about economic benefits. The
Provincial Growth Fund.
about economic benefits. The
approximately going into regional economic development. Looking
at unemployment for the
people in the regions that
regions that need it the most. That's right! As much as we've heard
just about every member on
that side of the House talk about it and
say,
please put some of that money into my region. We would like
more in Northland, I heard
Matt King talk about. We heard it in
Southland from Sarah Dowie. The reality is
New Zealanders understand
Zealanders understand the importance
know how much they put into regional Provincial
know how much they put into regional
disgrate. You do not value the people in your regions. It is a good
thing that you have been
of the House has been kicked out... I value people in the regions.
Please don't bring
me... Wonderful. Thank you. This is the third time. I
think it might have been the
third time you're right. Not
only that... Ha ha! The
time you're right. Not only that...
foreignst Foreign Affairs and Trade to boost economic growth to
create added value exports in
New Zealand as an absolute wonderful thing. I
had somebody the other day ask me
the Auckland infrastructure for the America's Cup. They said one that be
better to go into housing or other
areas rather
investment. When you can go and invest into the people that need it
the most, the returns are
huge. In fact, when you looked at
the America's Cup in Bermuda,
the return on investment was 1 to 5.2. Yes,
would you like to say
would like you to stop bringing me into the debate. Did I
would like you to stop bringing me
Yes. Crikey. I'm slipping. Rightio I have got a minute. I have got a
Environmentally I had people saying
saying that there was nothing for the environment. Well, we talked
about social, economic. We are
planting 1 billion
trees. We are intern licing our externalities. We
are dealing
are dealing with the problem ourselves. Rather than signing
ourselves up to a Paris Accord
economies. We are planting trees to deal with that
carbon issue ourselves. Hear, hear. Along with
that we are also putting in
million extra into conservation which the other side underfunded by
the
which the other side underfunded by
time that they were in Government. It's an
It's an embarrassment to call yourself good
yourself good Government and fiscal leaders. We've got a great
Government here. We've got a
lot on our books. We're going
to deliver for New Zealanders.
And we've got three years to do it. I tell
you
in the same group because it makes sense!
Hear, hear! Fantastic speech!
I call the Hon Stuart Nash. Thank you. I move that this
debate be now adjourned. The question is that the
motion be agreed to.
Those of that opinion will say aye. To
the contrary No. The Ayes have it. This
debate is adjourned and set down
for resumption next sitting day. Call on
Government Order of the Day No. 2.