The first kick in the guts was the Prime Minister's statement. Nothing about regional roads, especially if you're in the South Island. I challenge the transport Minister to come down to North Canterbury and explain this policy to hard-working north Cantabrians, because I do note that not one transport Minister has come to North Canterbury in four years of Government. And Duncan Webb knows why, because they've cancelled vital roading projects when they first came into Government in 2018, after the National Government announced the Woodend bypass as the next roads of national significance. Because let's be very clear: whether it be electric, whether it be hydrogen, you're going to need a road to drive that car on. Aren't you? And here these guys are, they won't build a road in regional New Zealand, especially in the South Island, and, yet, they'll tax hard-working tradies and farmers who have no other option. 