Portfolio: Energy And Resources

Address to the Energy Trusts of New Zealand Spring Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:07 +1300

Pansy Wong | Energy and Resources

Good afternoon. I am here on behalf of Hon Gerry Brownlee, who sends his apologies that he can't be with you today. The seven and a half months that have passed since the government announced a Minis...

Unlocking Our Petroleum Potential

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:00 +1300

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Thank you for the invitation to speak here today. Many of you will know that since my appointment as Minister of Energy and Resources late last year, I have emphasised that New Zealand's natural resou...

Launch of Energy Spot Campaign

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:42:35 +1200

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

It gives me great pleasure to be here today to launch The Energy Spot campaign. The Energy Spot is a name I expect we will become very familiar with in the next year. It is a new and large scale campa...

Opening Address to Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 2009

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:20:46 +1200

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Introduction Good morning. May I begin by saying how delighted I am to be part of your annual conference and, in particular, to be invited to present this opening address. I would first like to welco...

Gas Industry Company speech

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:46:20 +1200

Pansy Wong | Energy and Resources

Good morning. I'd like first to offer my thanks to the Gas Industry Company for inviting me to speak to you today. It is an obvious observation that the profile of the gas industry has been on ...

Speech to the Centre for Advanced Engineering Distinguished Fellows’ Forum

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:43:14 +1200

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Unlocking New Zealand’s Frontier Resources Introduction Thank you for the invitation to be here today. Can I say at the outset that I’ve long admired the work undertaken by the Centre for Advanc...

Gas Association Forum speech

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:58:54 +1200

Pansy Wong | Energy and Resources

Thank you for the invitation to join you this evening for your annual gas forum. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of Lady Joan Gillies, who has had a close relationship with the ga...

Address to Inaugural Coal Seam Gas Industry Briefing

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:42:39 +1200

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Introduction It’s great to be here today for what I hope will be the first of many conferences in New Zealand dedicated to coal seam gas. Coal seam gas has the potential to make a sizeable contribut...

Address to the Electricity Engineers’ Association Annual Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:13:20 +1200

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Thank you for the invitation to be here today. I’m told the theme of your conference is “Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure.” That’s a particularly relevant theme given the importance this ...

Bioprospecting speech

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:34:46 +1200

Pansy Wong | Energy and Resources

Warm greetings to you all. Since taking up responsibility for bioprospecting policy as Associate Minister for Energy and Resources I have been following the work that you have been doing as members of...

Speech to the Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Annual Conference

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:21:22 +1200

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Introduction It gives me great pleasure to open the Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association's third annual conference today, with the theme ‘Making Waves'. It is great to see a strong turn out to...

Opening Address to the 2009 EECA: Biofuels in New Zealand - Where to from here?

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:59:35 +1300

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Introduction I am very pleased to be here today to open the EECA Biofuels and Electric Vehicles conference. I welcome you all here today, and I especially welcome our overseas visitors and keynote spe...

Unlocking New Zealand's Energy and Resources Potential

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:45:47 +1300

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

INTRODUCTION It's great to be here today for my first major speech since becoming the Minister of Energy and Resources late last year. I was delighted when Prime Minister John Key asked me to take o...

Electricity (Renewable Preference) Repeal Bill - First Reading Speech

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:29:08 +1300

Gerry Brownlee | Energy and Resources

Mr Speaker, I move that the Electricity (Renewable Preference) Repeal Bill now be read a first time. The previous government inserted Part 6A into the Electricity Act 1992, which makes the connection ...