Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: The Buller region, on the West Coast of New Zealand, has shown this year a 2.3 percent economic growth rate. This stands in contrast to three years ago, when the economy in the Buller region shrank 18.3 percent. The local mayor Jamie Cleine labelled the growth as a major turn-around, and I just want to quote him briefly: "The figures show we have turned a corner and reflect the feeling on the street that is … positive. Town is really busy and people are talking about the parking problems on Palmerston Street."