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Introduction
Good morning. I would like to thank Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Mayor Lianne Dalziel for being here today, as well as other representatives from local government.
I would also like to acknowledge Sarah Stuart-Black, the Director of the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, and all of the MCDEM staff who are here today.
Thank you for the huge amount of work that you have been doing.
It’s a pleasure to be here at the first-ever New Zealand Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Nikki Kaye
- Civil Defence
(speech delivered to 2015 Nikkei Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 21 May 2015)
Minasan, Konnichiwa.
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou katoa.
I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at this International Conference on the Future of Asia.
New Zealand considers itself very much an active country of this region.
New Zealand governments took a conscious decision, starting in the 1960s, to diversify our relationships away from traditional partners in Europe.
- Nikki Kaye
- Civil Defence
Thank you for your warm welcome.
It’s a pleasure to be here this morning.
Thank you to our Chair, Jon Mitchell, for your kind introduction.
I would like to acknowledge our recently appointed Director of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, Sarah Stuart-Black, who will speak after me, and our featured speakers:
- Nikki Kaye
- Civil Defence
Delivered by Sarah Stuart-Black, Acting Director Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
Thank you for inviting me to open your annual National Controllers’ Forum for a second year.
I’m pleased to have this opportunity to acknowledge the important role you play in emergencies, and to join you as you learn, share ideas and reflect on the past and the future.
Moving to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Nikki Kaye
- Civil Defence