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Thank you for the invitation to address the conference this evening. As a local MP can I also take this opportunity to welcome you to the Knowledge City of Palmerston North and the sunny Manawatu.

Kia orana, Ni sa bula, Taloha ni, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa atu, Halo Olaketa, Ia orana, Kia Ora, Greetings, Talofa Lava

Pacific peoples helped build New Zealand into the country that it is today.

Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey took the opportunity of an address to the Public Health Association 2000 Conference to map out the connections between poverty and public health.

One of the four key questions listed on the brochure for the series is: Do we have a set of core values that guide the life of the school?

Thank you for the invitation to officially open your biennial conference this evening.
It is a particular pleasure to open the conference because of the very long association my family has had with the Country Women's Institutes.

Youth Parliament 2000 is a key event in the government's programme to boost youth participation in decision-making, Youth Affairs Minister Laila Harré says.

A 'fuel-saver' device did not receive Government funding, despite an Act-Party claim that 'the Ministry of Economic Development is wasting money on this.'

We are here today to officially open this new building. It is an excellent new facility and it is a credit to all those who have been involved in the project.

Revenue Minister Michael Cullen today explicitly ruled out any intention by the Government to introduce a capital gains tax on real property transactions.

Kia ora koutou, talofa lava and greetings to you all.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff called Fijian High Commissioner HE Isimeli Bainimara in to his Wellington office at noon today to express directly New Zealand's condemnation of events in Fiji and the failure of authorities to make progress towards restoring democracy.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today in my role as Associate Minister of Justice.

There can't be many New Zealanders who've never been fishing. For a lot of us, me included, going fishing is part of what it means to be a New Zealander. Especially if we catch something.

New Zealanders are getting a new opportunity to have their say on how recreational fishing should be managed, says Minister of Fisheries Pete Hodgson.

The New Zealand government is holding discussions with the United Nations Asia Pacific Centre For Disarmament on the possibility of New Zealand hosting a disarmament conference early next year, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Matt Robson anno

Officials from the Ministry of Economic Development will cooperate with Carter Holt Harvey to offer the Mataura community assistance in planning for the area's economic development.

Tena Koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou.

Greetings to you all on this very significant occasion.

Six South Island and 12 North Island schools have been successful in seeking grants from the NZ Glass Environmental Fund.

Women’s Affairs Minister Laila Harré today agreed to share strategies and information with her Australian counterparts to help prevent domestic violence against women and children.

Introduction

Thank you for the invitation to be with you this evening. I should acknowledge that the invitation was originally extended to the Prime Minister who was unable to accept. I am more than happy to be the stand-in on this occasion.

New Zealanders are living in a changing world

HON STEVE MAHAREY
Associate Minister of Education

(Tertiary Education)

20 July 2000

Modern Apprenticeships, a new work-based education initiative for young people, will be established over the next 18 months by Skill New Zealand

Six key principles are being adopted to guide the Government in negotiating settlements of historical claims under the Treaty of Waitangi, the Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Margaret Wilson, announced today.