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Outlines government policy for vocational services for people with disabilities, and progress on implementation.

Outlines NZ Disability Strategy, government's achievements and future direction on disability issues, and role of assistive technology.

Government actions to implement Objective 15 of the New Zealand Disability Strategy, which is to “Value families, whanau and people providing ongoing support.”

Summary of of disability initiatives in this year's Budget

Initiatives to support informal carers of people with disabilities.

Outlines importance of access to information, history of organisation, role of New Zealand Disability Strategy and other govt policy initiatives for people with disabilities

Outline of government policy on accessible transport and progress being made

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to open this important international conference. I bring a warm welcome from all my Auckland colleagues, including the Prime Minister Helen Clark and Auckland Central MP Judith Tizard.

Welcome and thank you for inviting me here today to officially open this new hospital.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening about the New Zealand Disability Strategy. I must say it is a pleasure to be speaking on a topic other than rugby injuries, which have rather dominated my attention over the last 24 hours.

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak at this forum. I bring warm greetings from my colleagues Trevor Mallard, Paul Swain and Mahara Okeroa.

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I bring warm greetings from my colleagues Mark Peck and Mahara Okeroa. And I congratulate Tim Shadbolt for being re-elected unopposed as your mayor!

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I bring warm greetings from my colleagues Pete Hodgson, David Benson-Pope and Mahara Okeroa.

Good morning. Welcome to New Zealand, to the 7th Helen Keller World Conference and the founding General Assembly of the World Federation of Deafblind People.

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak at your annual conference.

Good morning, welcome to Wellington, and thank you for inviting me back to speak at your AGM.

Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

Good morning and welcome to Parliament. Today has been a long time coming.

Good evening and thank you for inviting me to share a meal with you tonight. As I have been slotted into the programme after the entrees and the mains, I must be the dessert.

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to share your first birthday celebrations.

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today.

Good morning and welcome. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this important event. I bring a warm welcome also from all my Auckland colleagues, including the Prime Minister Helen Clark and Auckland Central MP Judith Tizard.

Good morning and welcome.

Good morning and welcome. It's great to be back among old friends, just as it's great to be back in my old roles as Minister for Disability Issues, and Associate Minister of Health, ACC, and Social Services and Employment.