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Good afternoon everyone and welcome. It is great to be here with all of you who have a major stake in tertiary education and the future workforce of New Zealand.  I am here today to announce the Government response to the Productivity Commission report on new models of tertiary education.

I want to start by acknowledging Kirk Hope, Chief Executive of Business NZ for hosting us today.

Good evening everyone and welcome.

Thank you for asking me to address the first ever Manufacturing and Design Conference (MaD).

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātau katoa. Ka mihi au ki te iwi kāinga, ko Taranaki Whānui. Ko Te Raukura e tū nei, kei waho ko te Whanga-nui-a-Tara e pīata mai ana.

Greetings to everyone gathered here. I acknowledge the local iwi of Taranaki Whānui. It is appropriate we are here in Te Raukura with Wellington Harbour sparkling at our feet.

Good morning

First, can I say how pleased I am to be here.

One of the great things about a country with the size and innovative culture of New Zealand is that when technology shakes up a sector we can get the key people together in one room to share intelligence, identify opportunities and build relationships.

I’d also like to acknowledge the work of Binu Paul and his team in making this day happen.

Good afternoon everyone.

Delegates, welcome to New Zealand.

I hope you have a great time at the conference and get to enjoy some leisure time in this wonderful country we call home.

This is the first time New Zealand has hosted this event and we are honoured to have you as our guests. Thank you for coming all this way.

I want to acknowledge you all, and in particular give thanks to our Retirement Commissioner, Diane Maxwell, for being a constant advocate for improving the money skills of New Zealanders.

Mr Chairman, thank you for your introduction and for the opportunity to be here today as the Government representative for New Zealand.

Like everyone in this room, New Zealand has a stake in the future of Asia.

In the past half-century, we have transitioned successfully from being an exporter of farm products dependent on European markets, to being a more diverse economy increasingly integrated into the dynamic Asia-Pacific region.

Good evening,

Thank you all for coming along to mark this important day for New Zealand’s financial markets.

I want to start by welcoming Murray Jack to the role of chair of the FMA in this important period as it implements the second phase of the FMC Act regulations.

And I’d like to thank out-going FMA chair, Simon Allen, for your contribution and commitment over the establishment period.  You led a great team effort.