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Mr Hachiro Ishida, Consul-General of Japan in Auckland; Consuls-General; Mayor John Banks, Mayor Andrew Williams, Mayor Bob Harvey, Mayor Penny Webster, Chairman Mike Lee; my Parliamentary colleagu

Thank you for inviting me here to launch Getparticipants.com. I would like to congratulate mother and son duo Jude and Jamie Mannion on the launch of their new service.

Thank you for inviting me to the launch of Zealong Tea. I acknowledge Tzewan Chen and Vincent Chen, whose vision we are celebrating.

Two distinguished researchers have been appointed to the Marsden Fund Council.  They are Victoria University Professors James Belich and Timothy Naish.

Nominations are now open for three of the inaugural Prime Minister's Science Prizes.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp is on his way to Canada for a formal bilateral Defence visit and a Research, Science and Technology visit.

The Government has awarded $100,000 in prize money to the recipient of Royal Society's prestigious Rutherford Medal.

Thank you for inviting me here tonight to present the Rutherford Medal.

Thank you Dr James Renwick, and to the previous President, Associate Professor Kathryn McGrath, for inviting me here tonight to present the 2009 New Zealand Association of Scientists Awards.

Minister of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp has announced a $15.2 million dollar Government investment into developing new kiwifruit varieties.

Professor Joerg Kistler (leader of the Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology and also Director of the University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences), Professor Stuart McCutcheon, members

Terry Mischefski (president of Plastics New Zealand), Michael Davies (Dean of the University of Auckland Engineering School), guests:

Thank you for the opportunity to open the Centre for Brain Research. Congratulations to Professor Richard Faull and Professor Alan Barber, who have led the development of the centre.

An agreement between New Zealand and Japan that will strengthen New Zealand's collaboration with Japan's scientists was signed in Tokyo yesterday by Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Japa

 Professor Bryan Gould, chairman of Ako Aotearoa; Associate Professor Donna Buckingham, President; Dr Peter Coolbear, Director - thank you for your welcome.

The Cabinet has approved setting up a taskforce to determine how New Zealand can get the greatest benefit from its Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), Minister of Research, Science and Technology Way

The Government is set to hand Wellington's iconic Carter Observatory over to the Wellington City Council.

Professor Ian Town, thank you for your welcome.

Minister of Defence and of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp will travel to Australia tonight for annual meetings with his Australian counterparts.

The Minister of Defence and of Research, Science and Technology, Dr Wayne Mapp, leaves for Beijing tonight for a formal visit to China on defence and science issues.

Dr Ian McMahon, delegates, thank you for the opportunity to give the opening address to the 11^th Annual Conference of the Australasian Research Management Society.

New appointees to the boards of five Crown companies announced today bring a wealth of experience to their roles, Minister of Research, Science and Technology Dr Wayne Mapp said.

Thank you to Vic Arcus and the organisers for inviting me to open this year's conference.

Good afternoon.  I appreciate being asked to speak at the fourth annual Canterbury Software Summit.