He said the rise of the Green Party showed more people were giving environmental issues a higher priority and in Hawke's Bay water quality would be one of the major areas the new Government would have to work on.
Napier Mayor Barbara Arnott said National MP Chris Tremain had "done a good job" for his electorate and he deserved to be in Parliament.
"I think Chris has been a strong voice for Napier. I've found that anything that I want to discuss with him I can. I trust Chris to do a good job."
Mrs Arnott said Stuart Nash had been "a very good advocate for Napier" and what the city has is two Napier boys who were "good men".
"And I think the city responded to Stuart in a really positive way."
Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills, from Te Pohue, said his members would be pleased to see National return to provide some stability and continuity over the next three years.
The "big three issues" important for farmers included science and innovation, rural broadband and access to water.
"When we look at the policies for National, they're more in line with what we think will help us build a strong export-growth-led economy," he said.
Broadband internet was particularly important for farmers to run their businesses and to attract young people to the industry.
"Rural families are still relying on dial-up and we need good broadband to pay our bills online, access information from stock firms or dairy companies, as well as online accounting packages.
"Also, we need to get good young people to work on farms. We are isolated in terms of distance but also in technology and it's hard to convince people to live in the country if we can't offer them things such as Facebook, Twitter or other online access."
Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce chief executive Murray Douglas said it would be good to see the Government work hard on free trade agreements, especially in India, Korea and a transpacific partnership.
"Strong and stable fiscal policies from government," he said. "We don't want to see bigger deficits than we have now."
The Government should also put more focus on health and PE curriculum in schools, which was "certainly a hole in our sector".
"Another one [issue] that we are increasing is that the Government needs to recognise regional economies," Mr Douglas said. "National in particular focuses on national economy."
He said a "gentle criticism" was investment and recognition that regional development was good for national development, "that's