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New Zealanders can help spread some holiday season cheer this year by remembering older neighbours who may be celebrating the occasion on their own, Senior Citizens Minister Lianne Dalziel said.

Thank you for the invitation to be part of this launch today.

Thank you for your invitation to speak at this forum this morning. I also look forward to attending the panel discussion later.

I am extremely pleased to be able to speak at a forum that has as its title "The Meeting of the Generations".

It gives me much pleasure to be able to launch tonight the New Zealand Institute for Research on Ageing and to announce the first Tower visiting fellow.

Thank you for your invitation to open your conference this morning.

Thank you for your invitation to speak this afternoon.

I have spoken to quite a number of Grey Power meetings recently and have found that these are a good way for me to find out about the issues and concerns that you have.

Thank you for your invitation to speak this evening at your annual general meeting.

The Minister for Senior Citizens, Hon Lianne Dalziel, says Cabinet has approved the process and timeframe for the development of a Positive Ageing Strategy for New Zealanders.

Good evening everyone and thank you for the invitation to speak tonight. I would like to also acknowledge the MP for Otaki, Judy Keall, who is attending an exhibition opening with the Prime Minister, Helen Clark.

Good morning.

Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you this morning.

I bring greetings from the Hon Steve Maharey, the Minister responsible for the community and voluntary sector.

Thank you for your invitation to speak this morning.

A special greeting to Frank Jackson, the president of this branch of Grey Power, and also to Don Chapman, the national vice president.

The Minister for Senior Citizens, Lianne Dalziel, welcomes today's announcement that the review into the cost and management of the driver licensing regime will look at issues raised by older New Zealanders.

I want to begin by thanking all of those who have made today possible. I acknowledge all of the members of the Senior Citizens Unit team for their unstinting efforts, and I acknowledge Alison Gray, one of the researchers who is here today.

The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, and the Minister for Senior Citizens, Lianne Dalziel, today launched two reports into New Zealand's contribution to the United Nations International Year of Older Persons 1999.

Thank you for inviting me to address your meeting today. I bring apologies from the Prime Minister who was unable to make it today.

Thank you for inviting me to address your Annual General Meeting today. The invitation to speak today actually came out of a chance discussion with Elizabeth Mortland at the REAP Conference earlier this year.

Thank you for inviting me to address your Annual General Meeting today.

I've been meeting with and speaking to quite a lot of Grey Power organisations all around the country recently.

Thank you for inviting me to address your Annual General Meeting today.

Like my colleague, Ruth Dyson, the Minister Responsible for Disability Issues and the Associate Minister of Health, I would like to thank you for coming today's launch.

Thank you for inviting me to address your Annual General Meeting today.

Thank you for inviting me to address your Annual General Meeting today.

Thank you for inviting to me to speak with you this afternoon. It is pleasing to see so many organisations represented here today.

Thank you for inviting me to address your Annual General Meeting today.

I'm pleased to be accompanied today by Jill Pettis, who has been a strong advocate for Wanganui.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you tonight.