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Delivered by Te Ururoa Flavell; MP for Waiariki On behalf of the Associate Minister of Education, Hon Dr Pita Sharples

Hon Heather Roy speech to open applications for Aspire Scholarships; Beehive West Foyer, Parliament, Wellington; Wednesday, September 16 2009.

Hon Heather Roy speech to the Joint New Zealand and Australia Special Education Conference; Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington; Wednesday, September 16 2009.

Hon Heather Roy speech to Sector and Stakeholders Group; Ministry of Education, Wellington; Thursday September 10 2009.

Hon Heather Roy address to the New Zealand Association of Private Education Providers (NZAPEP) 2009 Annual Conference; Waipuna Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland; Wednesday, Sep

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

Opening remarks

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

Hon Heather Roy speech to Westmount School Auckland Campus; Miller Road, Mangere Bridge, Auckland; Tuesday, August 11 2009.

Hon Heather Roy launch of the new Transition Service for Secondary Aged Students in Christchurch; Ministry of Education, Riccarton, Christchurch; Friday, August 7 2009.

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

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Hon Heather Roy speech to Victoria University Research Luncheon on Early Childhood Communication Issues; Wellesley Hotel, Wellington; Wednesday August 5 2009.

Hon Heather Roy speech to the Southland Region Board of Trustees Annual General Meeting; Kelvin Hotel, Kelvin Street, Invercargill; Tuesday, July 21 2009.

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.

Hon Heather Roy opening address to the SPELD New Zealand National Conference; Quality Hotel Plymouth International, New Plymouth; Saturday, June 20 2009.

I pay my respects first to Barani, in the words of the Eora, the original peoples of this land, “yesterday”. 

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

Thank you for your kind introduction, Jeremy (Baker, Executive Director of the Industry Training Federation).

I’d like to join Jeremy in welcoming to our keynote speakers:

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

Speech to celebrate the completion of the Sensory Panels Project; Maitai School, Tasman Street, Nelson; Wednesday, April 8 2009.

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 nga hāu e wha. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Good evening everyone.

I am delighted to be here tonight.

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

Thank you Taurua Marae for your warm welcome.  It is an honour to be able to join you today. My colleague the Associate Minister of Education the Honourable Dr Peter Sharples is unfortunately unable to attend today.