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Good morning and thank you for the invitation to take part in today's forum.

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to be part of an initiative that tackles head-on one of the worst symptoms of the breakdown in healthy youth development.

Good morning and thank you for the invitation to take part in today's forum.

Good morning.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all here today, and I thank you all for being part of this important event.

Everyone here today has, in one way or another, been affected by the student loans scheme.

Good morning, and thank you to Te Kaiawina Ahumahi for inviting me to participate in your forum. I've actually been wanting to meet the members of the Christchurch Youth Workers Collective for quite a while, but something always gets in the way.

Good afternoon.

Thank you for inviting me here today to launch such a valuable resource, one that empowers communities to take practical steps towards youth suicide prevention.

Good evening, and thank you to all of you who have travelled here from around the country to take part in this seminar.

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to kick off the first gathering of youth council representatives from around New Zealand.

I want to begin by thanking those here who have given generously of their time and wisdom to me since I took up the role of Minister of Youth Affairs six months ago.

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to open this important summit on youth and alcohol.

Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to share ideas with a group of people whose top priority is exactly the same as mine –finding ways to improve the welfare and wellbeing of young New Zealanders.

Good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.

As the topic of this year's conference is Professionalism in Youth Work, I thought it best to give some thought to what exactly is meant by the label "professional".