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Delivered by His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand, on the occasion of the State Opening of Parliament, Wednesday 21 December 2011

Honourable Members of the House of Representatives. It is my privilege to exercise the prerogative of Her Majesty the Queen and open the 50th Parliament.

E nga Mema o te Whare Paremata o Aotearoa, tenei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou, tena koutou katoa.

  • John Key
  • Prime Minister

Mr President

Thank you for the opportunity to address Trade Ministers at this 8th Ministerial Conference of the WTO. I would like to welcome the four new WTO members, Montenegro, the Russian Federation, Samoa, and Vanuatu.

With respect to the Doha Round, we need to face the facts; wishful thinking will serve no one’s interests.

  • Tim Groser
  • Trade