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About the time I was planning my first campaign for parliament, in January 1984, Auckland's Metro magazine published a feature called the "Hot 100".

President Kevyn Moore; grape-growers, winemakers, viticulturalists and research scientists; Ladies and Gentlemen.When I became Minister of Agriculture, I delegated most of horticulture to my Associ

I can't say I miss everything about being Minister of Education.

My thanks to New Zealand Rural Press for the opportunity to meet with this group of agricultural leaders and others with a major interest in the sector.

Dr Graeme Longdell; Leaders in the beef industry.

About the time I was considering standing for parliament for the first time, in January 1983, Metro magazine published a feature called "The Best of Auckland".

Summerfruit New Zealand chairman Martin Clements; Fruitgrowers' Federation chairman Ron Becroft; Members of the Summerfruit New Zealand executive; Ladies and Gentlemen.

Game Industry Board Chairman Richard Riddiford; Cervena Council and Game Industry Board CEO Rex Moore; Cervena Council Executive Chef Graham Brown; Peter Barlow of Barlow Associates; Special guest

I'd like to begin by endorsing the comments of Rob Jeffrey. It is a fact of
life in agriculture - an unfortunate fact of life - that many of us seem to get

Friends from the National Party. Across the country, you see evidence of a
better New Zealand. New industries have emerged. Two hundred thousand more New

Getting to know something about the deer farming industry has been one of the highlights of my first three months as Minister of Agriculture.

It's 100 days since I became Minister of Agriculture. A few journalists at the time suggested I was being easy ride after five and a half years of education. They couldn't have been more wrong.

Chief Executive Denis Hunt; Ladies and Gentlemen.

Chairman Pat Morrison; Ladies and Gentlemen. The launch of this Fernmark Quality Programme is a very important development for the future of New Zealand's wool industry.

Up in Te Puke, they normally get around 4,000 along to the local A&P Show.

Almost all my personal farming experience has been in sheep and cattle.

Peter O'Hara; Andrew McKenzie, Sandra Newman and others involved in the production of this document; My parliamentary colleagues; Ladies and Gentlemen.