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An agency solely dedicated to the elimination of poverty.

Self-care units are primarily designed to help prepare inmates for their return to the community. The units provide an environment similar to what they will face on the outside. Unlike the structured environment of the mainstream prison, in these units women are encouraged to be self-reliant. They will have to budget, cook, clean up after themselves, and organise groceries. We all take these basic life skills for granted. But for many of these inmates, this will be the first time in their lives that anyone has taken the time to teach them.

Speech at the launch of the book Tree of Opportunity: Rethinking Pacific Education.

My job doesn’t start when an offender enters one of my prisons, and end when he or she leaves. It starts in the homes of kids at risk, it starts in the schools when a kid becomes disruptive and skips class, it starts in the courts when a teenager appears before a judge on his first offence. And it continues when an offender is released from jail and returns to their family where there is a child waiting who doesn’t need to follow in dad’s foot-steps. It’s just common sense: if you want to stop crime, start early.

Speech to the Prison Fellowship of New Zealand conference, Matamata.

Speech to the Prison Fellowship of New Zealand conference, Matamata.

Announcement of decision on the future of the Department for Courts proposal to reconfigure small courts

Kaumatua will get greater access to Maori in prison in a bid to reduce Maori re-offending.

The Sentencing and Parole Bills are a milestone for this coalition government.

For the first time in over a decade we are starting to get clarity in criminal justice legislation.

Celebration to mark the introduction of new technology and services in the Mäori Land Court – Te Kooti Whenua Mäori.Ground Floor Foyer, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

E te poutokomanawa o te Whare, Rangitihi, tena koe.

Embargoed until 3.00am Saturday 23 March 2002 (NZ)

New Zealand Statement

United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico
9.00am Friday 22 March 2002 (Mexico time)

Mr President

1 March 2002Speech Notes

ADDRESS TO THE TRANS TASMAN CONVEYANCERS CONFERENCE

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Auckland.

Tena koutou katoa

It gives me great pleasure to address you today and to host tonight’s function to celebrate the opening of the Commonwealth Advanced Seminar.

22 February 2002Embargoed until 4.00pmSpeech Notes

Swearing-in of Judge Semi Epati

Manukau District Court, Wiri Station Road, Manukau City.

Speech to Te waka no nga hau e wha – Restorative Justice hui; Onehunga Community House, Auckland; Friday 23 November 2001; 11.00am.

Mihi

E nga rangatira me nga iwi,
Te iti, te rahi, te katoa
Tena koutou

Uia mai koe ki ahau He aha te mea nui o te ao? Maku e kii atu He tangata, he tangata, he tangata You ask me What is the most important thing in the world?

Speech to the African Focus Conference, Red Lecture Theatre, Carrington Rd, Mt Albert, Auckland – Saturday 17 November 2001.

INTRODUCTION

Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of overseas aid Matt Robson today announced an aid and development package for Afghanistan.

He launched the package at the Alliance Annual Conference in Auckland.

Alliance Conference, Nga Tapuwae Centre, Auckland

Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister in charge of aid and Minister for Disarmament, Hon. Matt Robson

INTRO

This is the first time I have addressed the psychological service staff as a group, although I have come across some of you individually in my role as Minister of Corrections.

Tena koutou katoa

5 October 2001

Main Common Room, Student Union, University of Otago

I want to talk about the Alliance position on the fight against terrorism, and I want to talk about the role that New Zealand can play in that fight.

Speech to the Salvation Army Court and Prison Conference
(Trentham
Wellington)

INTRO

I am honoured to speak to your conference today.

INTRO

Tena kotou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa

I would like to welcome you all here today, and thank the New Zealand Red Cross for organising this international seminar.

Tragedy in the States

New Zealand is the only country in the world with a Minister for Disarmament.

In the wake of last week's horrific terror attacks in the United States, how does the government use this Ministry to fight terrorism?