Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): I thank the member for the opportunity to speak about how the fair pay agreement system will help New Zealand workers to combat the challenges and embrace the opportunities presented in the rapidly changing world of work. I note that fair pay agreements were an important manifesto commitment of the Labour Party at the last election. We've worked since then on taking on board the advice of officials, noting that our view was always that we should follow through on the commitments that we make. In respect of the first part of the member's question, I draw his attention to a very useful quote from the foreword of the Fair Pay Agreements Working Group from the Rt Hon Jim Bolger, who said, "It is vitally important that New Zealand tackles significant issues which are likely to affect other people's working lives in the coming years. I believe that a focus on lifting productivity and preparing New Zealanders with the skills to thrive in the future of work is vitally important if we are to succeed as a nation. Fair Pay Agreements could be a useful tool to address these important challenges." That's because fair pay agreements are about shifting the focus from competition based on low wages to competition based on the quality of products and services, innovation, research and development, and the other things that actually build prosperity and productivity. I would, however, draw the member's attention to one other quote from the Rt Hon Jim Bolger, who did note—