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Speech at Business New Zealand's Election 2002: Growth, Politics and Business conference. Hotel Inter-Continental, Wellington.

Address to the annual general meeting of Save the Children. Brentwood Hotel, Wellington.

Comments at the launch of New Zealand's Agenda for Children. Johnsonville School, Wellington.

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.

Address to the Competenz AGM. EMEX Trade Show, Auckland Showgrounds.

Address to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children. United Nations, New York.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions - Overseas Pensions) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.

Comments to a government and community agencies focus group on Child, Youth and Family’s Local Services Mapping project. War Memorial Conference Centre, Napier.

Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you today and to make an opening presentation to kick-off this forum.

Comments at the launch of Te Rito, New Zealand Family Violence Prevention Strategy. Ministry of Social Development, Welington.

Discussing social work registration reminds me of a conversation I had with National Radio’s Kim Hill about the Department’s Maori strategy Te Pounamu.

Presentation to mark the opening of the University of Canterbury Social Science Research Centre.

Introduction

Kia ora
Kia orana
Talofa lava
Malo E Lelei
Fakaalofa Lahi Atu
Ni sa bula

It is a pleasure to be here.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Social Security (Working Towards Employment) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. At the appropriate time I will be moving that the Bill be referred to the Social Services Committee.

Comments at the launch of Skill New Zealand-Pukenga Aotearoa publication, Knowledge at Work – Workplace Learning in New Zealand. Beehive Foyer, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

Introduction

Tena tatau e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena koutou o Waikato, o Tainui hoki.

Nga mihi ki a koutou, ki te kahui ariki a Te Ata I Rangikaahu me tona hoa rangatira.

Huri noa i nga mata waka e hui nei, tena tatau katoa.

Address to the Social Entrepreneurship Conference 2001. Wellington Town Hall.

Introduction

Kia ora
Kia orana
Talofa lava
Malo E Lelei
Fakaalofa Lahi Atu
Ni sa bula

It is a pleasure to be here.

Kia ora
Kia orana
Talofa lava
Malo E Lelei
Fakaalofa Lahi Atu
Ni sa bula

It is a pleasure to be here.

Greetings to the National Council of the NZ Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (which funded the research and writing of the book), to Victoria University Press (the publishers), to Peter Franks (the author), to the NZ Council of

Comments at the Child, Youth and Family Future Search conference. Massey University College of Education Hokowhitu Campus, Palmerston North.

Introduction

Welcome to Palmerston North.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Social Workers Registration Bill be now read a first time. Following the first reading, I will move that the Bill be referred to the Social Services Select Committee.

Good morning and thank you for the invitation to open your annual conference.

It is a pleasure to return to the Downtown Community Ministry to address your annual meeting.