Hon PEENI HENARE (Minister of Defence): Kia ora, Mr Speaker. Thank you very much for this opportunity to contribute to the general debate. We've heard 15 minutes from the National Party of no solutions, and while I applaud the enthusiasm of some of the members, I cast my mind back to when I was in Opposition and how, despite all the enthusiasm in the world, a stark reality soon kicks in that you've actually got to come up with solutions. So I encourage those on that side of the House who haven't been in Government to lean forward and speak to Mr Mitchell or others who have had the experience of actually having to do the hard work to meet the needs of our country. 