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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.

It is my pleasure to welcome you to today’s workshop, which is an important part of the Senior Citizen’s Unit’s commitment to consultation with the sector that represents the interests of older New Zealanders.

Senior Citizens Minister Lianne Dalziel today welcomed the changes to the rates of New Zealand Superannuation.