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Rural Health Promotion Conference

The aim of the Mangere Home Visiting Service is to bring the two together, to make sure that the services reach those most in need, who are often the very people who miss out most often.

This is the second time in four days that I acknowledge Ngati Toa Rangatira, for their support as mana whenua to a public institution.

If we get cut off from our whanau, and the places we call home, we lose a part of our whakapapa, our humanity.

We are here to support all those people who are grappling with alcohol and other drug problems, their families and loved ones, and the professionals and community workers who are involved in drug and alcohol treatment.

Maori history is full of stories of mana wahine. Papatuanuku is the mother of our atua, and through them, all of creation. Hine Ahu One is the female element, found in the earth, from whom all human beings were born.

I am a descendant of the iwi of the Whanganui River. The whakapapa, traditions and history of the many whanau and hapu, up and down the river, are so closely intertwined that we are known as ‘te Taura Whiri a Hinengakau’.

Speech to Taranaki Dinner for Te Hau Parongo, Shalom Christian Centre, Queen St, Waitara.

I have been invited by the National Health Committee to launch the Revised Guidelines for Smoking Cessation.

It is a pleasure to be invited to launch the Alcohol and Public Health Research Unit's report Drug Use in New Zealand: National Surveys Comparisons 1998 and 2001.

Mr Speaker, I rise to support and reiterated the reasons under section 4A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, this House should approve the Misuse of Drugs (Classification of Fantasy) Order 2001.

Speech to the 9th annual Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Waipapa Marae, Auckland University

Tena koutou e whakarauika nei i tenei ra. Nga mihi, mai i tenei o te awa o Whanganui ki nga uri o Rangitane, tena tatou katoa.

Mihi

I am pleased to be here today, to participate in your accreditation ceremony for having attained Quality Health New Zealand accreditation for your health service.

Tena tatou, e tau nei i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a koutou, a, ki nga kai ta i enei taonga whakahirahira e toru o tatou.

When I was asked by Mahara last week to speak today, I wondered what I could say to do justice to each of these three books.

Mihi

I would like to thank you for inviting me here today to launch your new home visiting service.

Mihi

Thank you for the opportunity to be part of the opening of this wonderful new facility and apologies from Hon Annette King, who was originally due to be here, but who was unable to be here today.

Tena koutou nga mata waka kua tau mai i tenei ra.

I would like to acknowledge those that are here today and thank you all for your contribution and commitment to whanau ora.

Tena tatau nga whanaunga e tau nei I tenei po. Tena tatau nga uri o te awa.

Tena koutou katoa,

It is great to see so many people here today to participate in Integration 2002, Health and Intersectoral Integration Experience in New Zealand.

I know many grandparents who, in speaking with their mokopuna say, ‘near enough is not good enough’. Often they would say, ‘do not do anything if you will not do it extremely well’.

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Thank you for the opportunity to talk with you today and to share in the celebrations of the first year of the Whanganui Graduate Nurses Programme.

Two weeks ago we paid tribute to and farewelled Sir Peter Blake, a great New Zealander. Today I learnt of the passing of two more great New Zealanders, Dame Miraka Szazsy and Bishop Manuhuia Bennett.

Tena tatou, e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena tatou, tena hoki koutou e pikau nei i te kaupapa i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a tatou katoa.