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I am delighted to be here - and would have to admit that there is no greater theme than the one that inspires this conference.

I am really pleased to be with you today, at this national conference of the New Zealand Federation of Vocational and Support Services.

Talofa lava, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Kia Orana, Taloha Ni, Malo e Lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, tena koutou and warm Pacific greetings.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett joins Associate Minister Tariana Turia in announcing the expansion of Community Max to four targeted areas.

My first thoughts are to thank

• - Professor Bob Buckle for hosting us tonight;
• - Tim Burns; Executive Director of Volunteering New Zealand;

Whanau Ora Minister Tariana Turia has told a Maori Affairs Select Committee today that she is delighted at the momentum being generated around Whanau Ora.

Thank you, Adrian Wimmers, who has the most important job in this room - in keeping us all on time and in order.

The goal of Whanau Ora is very clear: transformation.

But of course, transformation is not something that one person can do for somebody else.  

One of the greatest examples of intergenerational volunteering in New Zealand occurs on the marae, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia.

Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia is welcoming renowned tobacco industry ‘whistleblower' Dr Jeff Wigand to New Zealand to appear before the Maori Affairs Select Committee.

Once upon a time, there was an old man walking along the foreshore.  

This is a wonderful occasion to be celebrating the difference that nurses, midwives, health care workers and other health professionals make to the health and wellbeing of all people in Aotearoa.

A snapshot of Maori health from the mid to the late 2000's is presented in Tatau Kahukura: Maori Health Chart Book 2nd edition 2010, released today by Associate Minister of Health Tariana Tu

On this day, the 10^th June in 1886, Mount Tarawera erupted, killing 153 people and destroying the famous silica hot springs known as the pink and white terraces - once considered one of

Extra funding in Budget 2010 will help migrants and refugees settle in when they make New Zealand their home, says Associate Social Development Minister Tariana Turia.

Thank you Te Radar, for your introduction, and your unique style as our Master of Ceremonies.

The focus of World No-Tobacco Day (World Smokefree Day in New Zealand), is to protect women from the harm of tobacco marketing and smoking.

Talofa lava, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Kia Orana, Taloha Ni, Malo e Lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Tena koutou and warm Pacific greetings

Tena tatau e hui nei i tenei ra.

Tena koutou nga mana whenua o Manukau - Ngati Te Ata, Ngāti Paoa, Te Akitai, Te Ahiwaru, Ngai Tai Te Umupuia. 

Nga mihi ki a koutou.

Budget 2010 delivers an extra $93 million for disability support services over the next four years, Health Minister Tony Ryall and Disabilities Issues Minister Tariana Turia say.

The Government will invest $6.8 million over the next three years to improve the lives of people with disabilities, Disability Issues Minister Tariana Turia says.

My ministerial colleagues, Commissioners, Ombudsmen, Chief Executives, senior managers; ministerial staff and of course our distinguished international guests, Professor Ron McCallum and Belinda Re

There is a whakatauaki which tells us, ‘ko te kai a te rangatira, ko te korero'.   The message of the proverb is that the sustenance of chiefs is through language and effective c

Minister Responsible for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, has today expressed congratulations to Auckland paediatrician, and former Children's Commissioner, Dr Ian Hassall, who was awarded a prestigious