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Good morning and thank you for inviting me to open the Public Astronomy Symposium.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy have extended their deepest condolences to the wife and family of flying instructor and Red Checkers pilot Squadron Leader Nic

The successful return flight of a Royal New Zealand Air Force 40 Squadron Boeing 757 aircraft from Christchurch to Antarctica is a highlight in a very successful ice season for the New Zealand Defe

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

Chargé d'Affaires Mr Nontawat Chandrtri; members of the Royal Thai Embassy, and representatives of the Thai community in New Zealand; Your Excellencies and members of the Diplomatic Corps; di

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.

The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, and the Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott, have been reappointed for a further year from 1 May 2010.

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.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy today extended the Government's deepest sympathies to the wife and family of Air Force Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster, killed

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.

Three of the Army's Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) and their crews are to be deployed to Afghanistan, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp announced today.

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.

Convenor, Jim Perry, veterans and guests:

Lieutenant Commander Bob Mohammed, Mess President, officers of HMNZS Ngapona:

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