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Mr Chairman, Roger Haines QC

Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning.

When this Government came to office it put in place an economic agenda that had one single minded purpose — to lift the nation’s economic performance and deliver the standard of living New Zealanders expect and deserve.

Good morning everyone, it’s my pleasure to step in today for my colleague Dr Mapp who’s in the United States and speak at this year’s EDANZ’s conference.

The conference theme ‘Innovation through collaboration -driving innovation across the economy’ – is one that this Government strongly agrees with.

Growing the economy is the Government’s number one priority, and science and innovation have a key part to play in that growth.

Good morning. It is a pleasure to be invited to speak at the RSE Employers’ Conference this year, as we head into the fifth season of the RSE scheme.

Many of you don’t need convincing that the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme has been a success and has supported the growth of the horticulture and viticulture industries.

Good morning all.

Thank you Rob for inviting me to speak at your annual general meeting.  I welcome the opportunity to meet with you again and to address your members. 

It is now 20 years since English New Zealand was formed by a group of young entrepreneurs wanting to market New Zealand internationally as a preferred destination for English language students. 

Good afternoon everyone.

It’s a pleasure to be here and thank you for inviting me to speak at this year’s National Refugee Resettlement Forum. It’s the third year that I’ve spoken at the Forum and I know how informative and rewarding this session is for the various groups and organisations represented here.

Firstly I’d like to acknowledge Rick Towle, Regional Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.  

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you again at your conference. 

Export education is an industry that has the potential for major growth, and has been identified as such by the Prime Minister. As a Government, we are working across portfolios to identify ways to better support the industry.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you for joining me at today’s breakfast briefing. All of us have a vested interest in immigration and I’m pleased to share with you some specific actions the Government is taking to enhance Immigration’s contribution to the economy, service improvement and changes to business migration.

E nga mana, e nga iwi, e nga reo, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Chair, other members of the Judiciary, my Ministerial colleagues; Judge Bill Hastings; Tribunal Members; the Chief Executives of the Department of Labour and Ministry of Justice; ladies and gentlemen.

The creation of an independent Immigration and Protection Tribunal is one of the salient achievements of the new Immigration Act. Most of the provisions of the Act come into effect on Monday and the Tribunal begins operations on the same day.

Thank you for inviting me this evening. Peter Moses suggested I speak about the pending introduction of the Immigration Act 2009.

Conference Chair, Alun Chisholm, Association Chair Coral Wong, ladies and gentlemen

I'm sure I don't need to convince you how important migration is to the economy, but it's worth pausing for a moment and just thinking about some of the figures.

Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Mr President, Jesse Nguy, Vice President, Sammy Wong and my Honourable colleague Pansy Wong, Minister of Ethnic Affairs, thank you for inviting me here this evening.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen – I’d like to acknowledge the Hon David Caygill, Chair of the Education New Zealand Trust and Robert Stevens, CEO of Education NZ.

I'm here today to talk to you principally as Minister of Immigration to talk about the RSE (Recognised Seasonal Employer) Scheme, and I'm going to be making a policy announcement on how the Governm

Mr Richard Towle, Regional Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,

Mark Getchell, International Organisation of Migration

Honoured guests

Excellencies, Foreign Minister Wirajuda, Foreign Minister Smith