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Firstly, I would like to thank the Advertising Standards Authority and the Association of New Zealand Advertisers for inviting me to speak to you today and for convening this Forum.

Mr Speaker, I move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Bill be now read for the third time.

I have had a keen interest in the Palmerston North Hospital site redevelopment for a number of years, so it is a pleasure to celebrate with you all the completion of the Women's and Children's Building and the new Ambulatory Care Centre this afternoon.

Thank you for your invitation to launch the Bone and Joint Decade in New Zealand, a development I see as part of an important and potentially far-reaching international initiative.

Thank you for inviting me here tonight to speak to you, and, as importantly, to listen to your views and concerns.

Tena tatau e hui nei i raro i te mana o te mokopuna o te motu. Tena koutou Tainui me to koutou awa tapu a Waikato. Anei a Whanganui e mihi atu ana ki a koutou. Tena tatau katoa.

Thank you for inviting me to open today's proceedings. It is a pleasure to talking with a group of dedicated health professionals committed to "making a difference" to the health and wellbeing of New Zealand's children. Your efforts in the area of immunisation are indeed making a real difference.

Good morning. Thank you for the invitation to open your conference today. I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak to you today about the Government's vision for health, particularly in relation to sexual and reproductive health.

Thank you for the invitation to come and celebrate the launch of your new Mäori mental health services – MOKO.

Good morning. Thank you for your invitation to speak today. I wear two ministerial hats in the Cabinet. One is Health Minister, of course, and the other is Racing Minister. If I can just wear the second hat for a moment, I think Millennial Magic would be an excellent name for a racehorse, and maybe that is an idea worth tossing around among a potential syndicate of nurses during the morning tea break.

Tena tatou e hui mai nei ki te whakatau i nga kaupapa o te ra nei. Tena tatou katoa.

It is my pleasure to be here tonight presenting the opening address at the New Zealand Dental Association's 20th Biennial Conference. I am particularly pleased that your conference theme is 'celebrating excellence in practice'.

Tena tatau e hui nei i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a koutou ki Te Ata-i-rangi-kaahu, me te kahui ariki, ki a Waikato, ki a Tainui. Anei tenei awa o Whanganui me ona maunga e mihi ana ki a Waikato me ona maunga rangatira. Waikato taniwha rau, tena koutou.

Thank you for your invitation to speak today. As you may have heard me say before, I always take special pleasure in meeting groups of nurses, because nurses experience such a wide range of health issues and consequently have a wealth of ideas and knowledge. I have relied on your membership to help me as we change the health system from a competitive one to a strong public service based on cooperation and trust

Good afternoon. I feel privileged to be asked to launch this atlas that so compellingly maps areas of socio-economic difference in New Zealand

I would like to especially greet Her Royal Highness, Princess Pilolevu Tuita and the Hon Tamasese Efi.

I am delighted to have been asked to open this 24th annual scientific meeting of the Human Genetic Society of Australasia. You have a busy programme ahead of you, but I note from documentation I have received that you have reserved time to experience good New Zealand food and wine and the Wellington café culture

Thank you very much for inviting me to make the opening address to your conference. The contribution members of your association can make to improving the health of New Zealanders is considerable, and I am delighted to be here today

Tena koutou te mana whenua e awhi nei i te kaupapa o tenei huihuinga.

He mihi kau ana tenei ki a koutou katoa. Ahakoa nga piki me nga heke, e pa ana ki nga mahi hauora, ko koutou ano e kaha tonu nei ki te mahi I enei tu momo mahi.

Thank you for inviting me to speak this evening. This is a significant occasion for a number of reasons. It is also a moving occasion, because this inaugural meeting offers the prospect of support to some of you who may have felt that you have lacked support in the past.

Thank you for your invitation to speak to your conference this morning. I am delighted to have this opportunity to talk with you today about the Government's vision for health services in New Zealand.

Nö reira, tëna tätou katoa. I am pleased to be able to open this conference today. I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to share ideas and our vision with a group of professionals who are working so hard to improve the health and well-being of New Zealanders.

Tena tatau e hui nei i tenei ra. Tena koutou nga rangatira o Waikato. Nga mihi ki a koutou a ki Te Ata-i- rangikaahu hoki. Tena tatau katoa.

Good afternoon. I am delighted to have this opportunity to address your meeting today and for the opportunity to meet some of our Australasian counterparts. I am told this is the first of these conferences to be held in New Zealand for 14 years, so it is even more of a pleasure to be opening it and to be welcoming the Australian delegates back.