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E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

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

I just want to start by acknowledging the work of the PPTA, particularly your president Robin Duff. Robin and I have enjoyed a constructive working relationship over the last 12 months, which has given the PPTA a strong voice.

I also want to praise the entire education sector in Canterbury for the way you all responded to the devastating earthquakes.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Good afternoon everyone – and thank you Frances for your introduction.

Firstly, I want to acknowledge all those affected by the earthquakes in Christchurch.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Kia Orana, Talofa lava. Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei.

Good morning everyone.

It’s now more than six weeks since a devastating earthquake struck Christchurch. It didn’t just change the physical landscape - it also altered the education landscape.

I’ve seen for myself the heart-breaking damage – and the sheer scale of it demanded swift decisions and out of the box thinking from everyone in the education sector.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Kia Orana, Talofa lava. Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei.

Good morning everyone and thanks for your welcome, Patrick.

First I want to speak about the devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch. 

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Good morning everyone. Thank you Sarah [Farquhar]for your welcome, and thank you for inviting me to speak with you today.

Firstly, I want to acknowledge all those affected by the earthquake in Christchurch last month.

I have been impressed by how incredibly hard early childhood education services have worked to re-open – bringing some certainty and normality to children and their families.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Good afternoon everyone.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Good afternoon everyone and thank you Frances for your introduction.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. 

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.  Kia Orana, Talofa lava, Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.  Kia Orana, Tolofa lava, Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei.

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha.Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Kia Orana, Talofa lava, Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei, Namaste chao.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.  Kia Orana, Talofa lava, Taloha Ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Malo e lelei.

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha.  Tena Koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. 

Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. 

Canada-Alberta International Vocational Education and Training Conference, Calgary, 31 August 2009

Opening remarks

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. My warm greeting to you all.

Opening remarks

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e wha.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha. Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Thank you for your welcome. I am pleased to be able to speak at your conference. I am going to talk about the strategic direction for tertiary education in New Zealand as well as some specific areas of interest to students, such as the student loan scheme repayment bonus and changes to the way Inland Revenue administers student loans.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e wha.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Thank you Ernie [Ernie Buutveld, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation] Good morning everyone – principals, speakers, researchers and education leaders.

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha.Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Warm greetings all of you - from government, schools and business in the language of the tangata whenua of my country and can I acknowledge the indigenous people of your land.

I am delighted to be here with you all today as New Zealand’s Minister of Education, and very pleased to be able to talk to you about early childhood education for children in New Zealand.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e nga hāu e wha. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.