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Speech to Te waka no nga hau e wha – Restorative Justice hui; Onehunga Community House, Auckland; Friday 23 November 2001; 11.00am.

Mihi

E nga rangatira me nga iwi,
Te iti, te rahi, te katoa
Tena koutou

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

Uia mai koe ki ahau He aha te mea nui o te ao? Maku e kii atu He tangata, he tangata, he tangata You ask me What is the most important thing in the world?

  • Matt Robson
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Speech to the African Focus Conference, Red Lecture Theatre, Carrington Rd, Mt Albert, Auckland – Saturday 17 November 2001.

INTRODUCTION

  • Matt Robson
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of overseas aid Matt Robson today announced an aid and development package for Afghanistan.

He launched the package at the Alliance Annual Conference in Auckland.

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Alliance Conference, Nga Tapuwae Centre, Auckland

Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister in charge of aid and Minister for Disarmament, Hon. Matt Robson

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

INTRO

This is the first time I have addressed the psychological service staff as a group, although I have come across some of you individually in my role as Minister of Corrections.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

Tena koutou katoa

  • Matt Robson
  • Land Information

5 October 2001

Main Common Room, Student Union, University of Otago

I want to talk about the Alliance position on the fight against terrorism, and I want to talk about the role that New Zealand can play in that fight.

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Speech to the Salvation Army Court and Prison Conference
(Trentham
Wellington)

INTRO

I am honoured to speak to your conference today.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

INTRO

Tena kotou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa

I would like to welcome you all here today, and thank the New Zealand Red Cross for organising this international seminar.

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Tragedy in the States

New Zealand is the only country in the world with a Minister for Disarmament.

In the wake of last week's horrific terror attacks in the United States, how does the government use this Ministry to fight terrorism?

  • Matt Robson
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Opening address to the Schizophrenia Fellowship Conference
Novotel Tainui Hotel, Hamilton

It's a sad commentary on where we have come to, that the Minister of Corrections is here to open your conference.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

E nga rangatira me nga iwi,
Te iti, te rahi, te katoa
Tena koutou

E nga mate huhua.
Moe wairua, moe marie nui.
Otia te po, nau mai te ao.

  • Matt Robson
  • Courts

Speech in the general debate on 12 September 2001

  • Matt Robson
  • Disarmament and Arms Control

Remarks by the Hon. Matt Robson during a debate on the Government's decision to acquire 105 light armoured vehicles for the Army, 28 August 2001.

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

I am pleased to be, for a second time, invited to address the annual meeting of the representative body of development non-government organisations in New Zealand.

Introduction

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

I am pleased to be, for a second time, invited to address the annual meeting of the representative body of development non-government organisations in New Zealand.

Introduction

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

When I talk to people at public meetings I compare these two statistics that I think will particularly interest you here tonight.

The average cost of imprisonment for each inmate per year is $52,738.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

In the first few weeks of this government, National and Act were new to opposition.

They saw fit to accuse me of planning to let violent thugs out of prison with a cup of warm milk and a cuddle.

Shame on them.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

Mr Chairman

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. These words in the Maori language bring greetings to all from (Aotearoa - the land of the long white cloud) New Zealand. Thank you for the opportunity to address the Conference today.

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Address by Hon Matt Robson at Launch of Dev-Zone,
Development Resource Centre, PSA House, 11 Aurora Tce
5.30 p.m., Friday 8 June 2001

Thank you for the opportunity to join you this evening for the launch of Dev-Zone.

  • Matt Robson
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade

Regional prison brings 250 new jobs

Two hundred and fifty new jobs will be created from the decision to make a site five kilometres south of Meremere the preferred site for a new South Auckland corrections facility for men.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections

One of the hallmarks of Corrections is that there aren’t too many stories of triumph.

It’s a part of Government where tragedies and tough breaks happen all the time.

  • Matt Robson
  • Corrections