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Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today.

E ngā reo, e ngā mana, rau rangatira mā, tēnā rā koutou katoa. Greetings to all languages, cultures and peoples. Namaste and kia ora.

I am pleased to join you at this year’s World Dairy Summit here in New Delhi, India. I bring with me the warm regards of the Government and people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

This speech is the fourth in a number I have given in recent months to share some of the key decisions that have been made by the Government about the new system.

Thank you to the Go with Tourism team for welcoming me to their office today.

I want to acknowledge the incredible work that dapaanz has done over the last twenty years in supporting and guiding the professionalisation of our addiction workforce.

In New Zealand we help each other out. We’re there for our friends and neighbours with a mug of tea and a listening ear when they need it.

Kam na bane ni mauri, tēnā koutou katoa, and warm greetings to you all. It is a privilege to be here with you all today to discuss the issues affecting our region.

It’s a pleasure to join you for the Medicines New Zealand Annual Dinner 2022.

I always look forward to this event, having been a long, ardent enthusiast of the wind energy sector.

Tēnā koutou, nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. 

It’s a pleasure to join you here at Parliament this evening for the Digital Health Association’s 20^th anniversary. Congratulations, and thank you for two decades of work.

Increasing New Zealand’ onshore wood processing capability and investing in developing our domestic woody biomass industry are two target areas that will drive sector growth, create jobs, and reduce emissions across the economy.

It is an honour to be in the beautiful Kingdom of Tonga, today — welcomed by the warmth and hospitality of the Tongan people, and the abundance of generosity that is truly Pacific.

Seafood NZ Conference Speech

Nelson, August 18, 2022

Environment Minister David Parker’s address on how the future resource management system will protect the environment

Thank you all for being here today. To the Afghan human rights defenders and your family members, welcome to Aotearoa. And thank you Your Excellency for hosting us all here at Government House.

It’s my great pleasure to be able to speak with you about a really positive move for the Build-to-Rent sector.

Talofa Lava / Malo le soifua manuia / Ahiahi mārie / Tēnā koutou katoa – warm greetings to you all on this blessed evening.

77 years ago today, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Three days earlier, on the 6th of August 1945, the same fate had befallen the people of Hiroshima.

Firstly, thank you to the President of the Criminal Bar Association, Fiona Guy Kidd QC, for her invitation to attend the annual conference this weekend.

This year marks ten years since the first of these important summits were held. I congratulate you all on the perennial success and relevance that the China Business Summit enjoys.

In spite of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the nuclear disarmament obligation enshrined in Article VI, we seem as far as ever from a world without nuclear weapons, and in real danger of moving backwards.

This year marks a significant milestone in the New Zealand – China relationship.  

I am delighted to join you today for the launch of the Construction Sector Accord Transformation Plan 2022-2025.