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Good afternoon.

I’d like to thank you for the invitation to be a part of the Midwinter Dialogues series here at the University of Otago in Christchurch.

It has been three years since I last spoke to you all, and much has happened since then.  In 2011, the Christchurch rebuild was forefront in our minds. 

Once more, I want to thank the health professionals and students in this room for your leadership and hard work during such a challenging time.  And the challenges are still ongoing.

Good Morning.

It is a pleasure to be here in Auckland this morning to launch this exciting new primary healthcare service. STAR (Specialist Treatment and Rehabilitation) demonstrates innovation that will deliver specialised health services for patients with chronic and long term conditions.

I would like to acknowledge:

Good evening, and welcome to Premier House.

It is a pleasure to be here to launch the Women’s Health Research Centre Trust.

This is a great opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges of women’s health in New Zealand, and to acknowledge the work of the Women’s Health Research Centre in meeting these challenges.

Acknowledgements

It is a pleasure for me to be here to speak at the opening of Nikau House. This is an exciting time for you all, a new beginning and I’m glad to be able to share this with you.

I commend the management of Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital for the decision to invest in the future of your facility, thereby future-proofing the care that your residents will receive.

Thank you for inviting me to your annual conference. It is my pleasure to be here to express my support for your organisation and to hear how your work is progressing.

I would like to acknowledge:

Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to celebrate the opening of this new development with you.

I would like to acknowledge:

• Minister Anne Tolley
• Sally Webb and Bay of Plenty DHB board members
• Council members
• Members of the Runanga
• Ron Dunham the CEO of Lakes DHB.

I would also like to acknowledge staff, patients and neighbours.

You were subjected to dust, ever changing places to park cars, changing entrances and having to walk right around the campus - thank you for your patience.

As an American entrepreneur wrote recently... "The opportunities at the intersection of health and technology will enable humanity to create health and wealth on a global scale ... seizing huge business opportunities while generating tremendous positive social impact for everyone, everywhere".

That is the amazing opportunity before you and your ideas and your businesses.  And that’s why this healthcare congress is so valuable.

Many people underestimate the importance of the health sector here in New Zealand. It amounts to one-tenth of the economy.

Thank you for inviting me to the meeting today. It is my pleasure to be here to express my support to the Network and to hear how your work is progressing. 

Kia Ora. Thank you for inviting me here today to celebrate the newly developed South Waikato Health Centre.

It’s a great privilege for me to join you today.

The South Waikato Health Centre co-locates a number of health services here onsite at the Tokoroa Hospital.

Utilising two unused wards, the site has been transformed into modern facilities. 

(delivered by Tim Macindoe MP)

Thank you for the opportunity to open your fourth national conference, today here in Hamilton.

Having studied your programme, I can see this conference will be a great opportunity to share ideas and to hear evidence about advanced practice by Allied Health Professionals.

Good evening and thank you for the invitation to talk about the work we are doing to improve the public health service in New Zealand.

Good health is hugely important to New Zealand families. A strong public health service gives families peace of mind - knowing that the care they need will be there, when they need it.

And that's the priority of our government too. Protecting and growing the public health service for New Zealand families.

And with your support, the public health service is making a lot of progress.

Good afternoon and thank you the opportunity to speak at this event today.

Thanks to Dr Tutone, and Nora, for your speeches earlier, and a special thanks to Kim for sharing your remarkable story about your own journey as a kidney donor.

There are also a few other acknowledgements I’d like to make before I begin;

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to open your symposium.

Opening remarks

I would like to thank Professor Norman Sharpe for his kind introduction. I would also like to take this opportunity, in front of this primary care audience, to acknowledge the tremendous contribution Norman has made to the prevention and management of heart disease.

This contribution has been made both during his 10 years as Medical Director of the Heart Foundation, and prior to that in his role at Auckland University.

Good morning and thank you for inviting me here today to celebrate the $10 million redevelopment of your apartment complex.

The redevelopment work has been completed to ensure Ocean Shores Retirement Village in Mount Maunganui is a safe and healthy place to live.

Overseeing the 10 month long redevelopment, while still ensuring the wellbeing of your residents, must have been no easy task and I congratulate you on this achievement.

Ocean Shores is owned by Lend Lease who is the largest owner and operator of retirement villages in Australasia. 

Good evening and thank you for the invitation to talk about the work we are doing to improve the public health service in New Zealand.

Good health is hugely important to New Zealand families. A strong public health service gives families peace of mind – knowing that the care they need will be there, when they need it.

And that’s the priority of our government too. Protecting and growing the public health service for New Zealand families.

And with your support, the public health service is making a lot of progress.

Talofa lava. Malo e lelei. Faklofa Iahi atu. Ni sa bula vinaka. Kia orana. Taloha ni. Kia ora koutou katoa. Greetings.

Thank you Fetaiaki Tukia Matu for your warm welcome and thank you also Neil Watson for hosting us this morning.

Hekia Parata and I are very pleased to be able to come to Otahuhu College to officially launch the new guide to help deliver better health services for secondary school students.

It is my pleasure to be here today to launch the Porirua Social Sector Trial and I want to congratulate those involved on the action plan we have before us.

As most of you here will know, this plan aims to reduce the number of Porirua people needing to use the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department and also the number of people being admitted to hospital for conditions that could have been avoided.

Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you at your annual conference this afternoon. This is my fifth time in six years.

My speech today is in four parts, and covers the major objectives of the Government’s health plan: helping families stay healthy, better performance, best use of every dollar, and a strong and trusted workforce.

Good afternoon to you all - thank you for taking the time out of your Saturday afternoon to join us for today’s event.

I would like to acknowledge Hekia Parata, Chris Finlayson and Pania Tyson-Nathan who have also joined us here today.

We are doing things nationally, regionally and locally to improve the health of New Zealanders.

National

Welcome and acknowledgements

Thank you for inviting me to address the Western Bay of Plenty Disability Support Trust, and thank you Jane Moore, Trust Chairperson, for your very warm welcome.

I would like to begin by acknowledging our engaging speakers this morning:

Good evening. It is a pleasure to be invited along to open this ‘Today’s Research, Tomorrow’s Health’ road show.

I would like acknowledge the organises of this event -

• Professor Jane Harding, Deputy Vice Chancellor Research of the University of Auckland
• Professor Peter Crampton, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Otago

It’s an oft-quoted statement that, ‘research is one of the keys to innovation, and innovation is one of the keys to growth.’

Thank you for the welcome and thank you to Dr John Vargo for that interesting and thought provoking keynote address which has helped set the scene for this conference: Resilient People - Resilient Teams.

This is the sixth time I have been invited to this conference. It is a privilege to be back and to hear your thoughts about how to make emergency department (ED) management better and more sustainable.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. It is a privilege to be here today opening the second Asia Pacific Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare.

I’m very pleased to be here today to unveil Southern DHB’s third and newest linear accelerator, the TrueBeam.

This $6.3 million machine is the 10th linear accelerator approved since 2009.

As many of you here today will be aware, linear accelerators deliver high energy radiation, otherwise known as radiotherapy, to patients as part of their treatment for cancer.