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Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour

2.05pm, Thursday 4 October 2012

Thank you David and thank you all. It's a great pleasure to be here today.

It's always good to see so many leaders of our major businesses, industries, unions and government officials together in one room focusing on health and safety.

I would like to give a very special welcome to our guest speaker today, Judith Hackitt – Chair of the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive.

Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

Introductory remarks

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. It's great to be here and I'm pleased to see you all in Wellington for the Safety 2012 World Conference.

A warm welcome especially to all our overseas visitors, I hope you are enjoying some Kiwi hospitality and seeing some of what our country has to offer.

Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour
3.05pm, Tuesday 2 October 2012

Thank you all for coming today, it's great to see so many leaders, both from Canterbury and nationally, all in one place to discuss how we can make the rebuild of this city safe, as well as swift and cost-effective.

16 August 2012, Queens Wharf (Dockside restaurant)

Thank you, David for your kind introduction.

It is great to see a wide cross-section of the fishing industry here for what is a very important piece of work.

We are here to officially launch the Fishing Sector Action Plan – and it has a very important purpose – to address the high rate of injury and death in the fishing sector.

Tena koutou, Tena koutou Katoa (Greetings to you all)

Thank you to the Chairperson, Director General, and Regional Directors for your opening remarks.

It is an opportune time to be discussing youth unemployment at this Conference as it is clear that the numbers of our young people out of work has been rising in both developed and developing economies, even where general unemployment rates are stabilising following the global recession.

Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa (Greetings to you all).

Mr President, fellow delegates. I’m very pleased to be able to address this session, to acknowledge the contribution Director General Juan Somavia has made to the ILO, and to congratulate and welcome our new Director-General, Guy Ryder, who we have elected to lead this organisation over the years to come.

Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland
31 May 2012

I would like start by congratulating the award winners from last night. The breadth and imagination in their winning programmes was very significant. We can all learn from the entrants – whether winning or not.  

This morning I've been asked to give you a Ministerial perspective of health and safety. It's something I take very seriously and we all must take very seriously.

Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland

30 May 2012

Can I start by saying how pleased I am to be back to address the Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum once again. The idea of a health and safety leadership group for Chief Executives was floated back in May 2009 - so to stand in front of you in your third year is a real honour.

It's also exciting as there are some really big initiatives happening in the health and safety sector in terms of investment and strategy.

Introduction

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you all today.

Health and safety within New Zealand workplaces is something the Government takes very seriously and is a key focus area for me personally, so I am pleased to be able to come and talk to you about the issues and our priorities for the next three years.

This term the Government has four key priorities. These are to responsibly manage our finances; deliver better public services; build a more competitive and productive economy; and rebuild Christchurch.

Addington Events Centre, Christchurch
22 March 2012

Good afternoon and welcome to you all.  I am very pleased the Productivity Partnership has given me this opportunity to speak to you today, on what is a great step forward for Canterbury – the launch of the Built Environment Skills Strategy.

The Strategy is a very important piece of work which will help the Government to reach two of its four priorities - to build a more competitive and productive economy and to rebuild Christchurch.

Crowne Plaza, Auckland
13 March 2012

Introduction

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to your conference today about my government's priorities for employment relations for the next three years.

I thought I should start by emphasising our Government's driving goal – as articulated by the Prime Minister – which is to build a more competitive and internationally-focused economy with less debt, more jobs and higher incomes.

CHEP Pallets, Wiri, Auckland
13 March 2012

Thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me here today to launch the Manufacturing Sector Action Plan.

It is great to see so many interested parties in attendance today. From the start there has been wide interest in this plan from across the sector. It was very encouraging for me to see the level of industry involvement in the development of this action plan.