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Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings and good evening to you all.

It’s a great pleasure to be here this evening to open the 2014 edition of the Diverse Bananas, Global Dragons Conference.

In New Zealand we value the contribution of every person that has made this country their home. I’d like to say that as people put their faith, trust and commitment in New Zealand, so must we to all who choose to make New Zealand their home.  

Thank you Miriam, and thank you Prime Minister.

I would like to reiterate the Prime Minister’s welcome to you. In particular I welcome our international guests:

Ladies and gentlemen

Good morning.

Thank you for this – very timely – opportunity to speak to you this morning about the Government’s reforms of New Zealand’s family justice system. Yesterday the Governor-General signed an Order in Council, setting 31 March as the day the new system comes into effect. And later today the Ministry of Justice will launch a new Family Justice website, and begin a public awareness campaign.

Good morning

It’s a pleasure to be invited to open this Workshop today.

On behalf of the New Zealand Government, I welcome all the international participants to New Zealand, and to Auckland.

It’s great to see you here.

As Minister of Justice my focus – and that of my Government – is to ensure New Zealand has a high performing justice system which delivers justice to all New Zealanders efficiently and effectively.

It is a privilege to be invited to address the China Executive Leadership Academy today.

New Zealand has a strong and growing relationship with China, and I welcome China’s continuous interest in the New Zealand experience. You have asked me to share with you today, the New Zealand model and experience of building a clean government.

Over the years, New Zealand and China have enjoyed many high level exchanges as we continuously further our relationship and build our understanding of each other’s models and experiences in a globalised world.

Good afternoon

It’s a pleasure to be here today to officially open the Ethnic People In Commerce Conference for 2013.

It’s fantastic to see so many of you turn out to support today’s event!

And it’s great to see so many familiar faces.
For those who attended last year’s conference, I’m sure you’ll agree EPIC NZ is a wonderful networking opportunity for all New Zealand’s ethnic and mainstream business leaders.

Good afternoon.

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. It’s great to be here.

The International Association of Women Judges is an association of great ability, accomplishment and potential.

Namaste, good morning.

It’s a pleasure to here today at this New Zealand Indian Central Association Women’s Conference, especially as you celebrate your ten year anniversary.
Congratulations. I hope you leave today’s forum, encouraged and inspired to reach your full potential and achieve your goals.

I thank the Women’s Committee of the New Zealand Indian Central Association, not just for your efforts in organising today’s event, but for your dedication and hard work as leaders.

Good afternoon.

It’s great to be here in Christchurch for the first of the three EthnicA events happening around the country.

It’s fantastic to see so many of you turn out today to support this conference.

I acknowledge and thank you for participating and hope that you all leave today inspired to lead by example, not just in your own communities, but as role models for all of New Zealand.

The Langham Hotel, Auckland

Good morning.

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.

On behalf of the Government, I welcome all the international attendees to New Zealand, and to Auckland.

It’s great to see you here.

This morning I will talk briefly about what we’re doing in New Zealand to drive excellence and innovation in the courts.

Our justice and courts system is one of our greatest assets.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today – it’s great to here.

I’d like to start by acknowledging NetSafe NZ and the terrific work it does to promote confident, safe and responsible use of online technologies.

I’m sure you’ll agree that the way we use and interact online has changed markedly over the past 20, 10…even 5 years.

Auckland District Court, 65-69 Albert Street, Auckland Central

Good morning and welcome to the official launch of New Zealand's first Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court pilot.

It's great to be here to mark the start of this exciting new initiative.

The AODT Court will have its first sitting in the Waitakere and Auckland District Courts next week.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice for their commitment to getting this pilot off the ground.

Thank you for the invitation to address you this afternoon.

It’s great to be here.

Preventing injuries is a complex task and we know the challenges associated with injury prevention are universal.

In this room, we have delegates from across the globe – from our neighbours in Australia and the Pacific, from the United States, from Europe, Japan, Malaysia, India, and Jamaica.

Welcome.

I’m delighted that the Safety 2012 Conference is being held here in Wellington.

Good morning,

Thank you for inviting me to speak today. It’s great to be here.

I’d particularly like to acknowledge New Zealand Institute of Liquor Licensing Inspectors President Murray Clearwater, who I met with in June to hear the Institute’s views on alcohol law reform.

I have met with a range of people interested in reforming our alcohol laws since taking over responsibility for the Alcohol Reform Bill and have been impressed by the industry’s professionalism and expertise.

Good morning and welcome to the EPIC New Zealand Conference.

It is my pleasure to be here this morning.

I’d like to acknowledge the Office of Ethnic Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for organising today’s forum.

Thank you to the ASEAN New Zealand Combined Business Council, the New Zealand China Trade Association, the India New Zealand Business Council and ANZ Bank for your participation and support – your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Good morning

Thank you for inviting me to address you this morning.

It’s great to be here.

This is an exciting – and challenging – time to be involved in privacy matters.

The way people in countries like New Zealand interact with each other has significantly changed in the last 20 or so years.

At the heart of this change is the ease of interaction through new communication technologies.

Good morning.

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you this morning.

It’s great to be here.

Given the spotlight that has been on the corporation in recent weeks, this is a good time for me to set out the Government’s priorities for the next few years.

Since 1974, ACC has provided comprehensive, no-fault personal injury cover for all residents and visitors to our country.

It remains a unique and world-leading initiative.