"We are a good Government and a responsible Government."
"We should be very proud of the way Grant Robertson operated," the Labour MP says.
National campaigned on making offshore online casino operators pay a gaming duty of 12 percent on gross betting revenue.
The costs include new linen, a toaster, and even a Sky television connection.
That's despite National promising it during the election campaign.
"It is inconsistent with the bank's single mandate to focus on price stability."
The property is making headlines.
Hipkins says he wouldn't have had a problem with it.
"Progressive taxation is a key pillar of democratic societies."