Yet Whangārei has massive potential. The same young people who sometimes feel they have no future are stunningly talented, and we have amazing resources with which they could be building a great future. A stunning marine and coastal environment, innovative home-grown industries, and a nascent tech community set to explode. Not to mention the deepest, best-located port with the easiest access for our overseas trading partners. But in order to realise that potential, we need support. Only in the last three years under the Labour-led Government we start to see some real investment. Now we need to follow through and restore a level playing field in the North.