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Council members, Chief Executive Chin, and distinguished guests – tena koutou.

I am honoured to be here today to recognise the commendable and exceptional work of those who have contributed to standards development in New Zealand.

I would also like to acknowledge my Parliamentary colleague, the Honourable Lianne Dalziel, for the work she has done in this area in her previous role as Commerce Minister.

I understand that there are over 2000 volunteers who freely offer their time and expertise to Standards New Zealand.

Thank you for the introduction and for inviting me to speak today. Based on the calibre of presenters and the agenda for the next two days, this year’s conference will no doubt provide some challenging and stimulating discussion around competition law, policy and regulation in New Zealand.

I would like to start by explaining the government’s key policy objectives, because these drive the reforms. 

At the broadest level, the government has four key policy objectives for the next three years.

These are: