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I have much pleasure in being here today and I would like to thank Ngati Kuri and Te Korowai for their warm welcome.

I remember with great fondness my last visit in August 2010 when I joined with you to celebrate the opening of the predator proof fence for the Hutton’s Shearwater on the Kaikoura Peninsula. It is great to hear that since the fence has been completed, many things have followed including a recent successful chick translocation to the site with another one planned for early next year.

Tēnā koutou.  Tēnā koutou ki te hau kāinga, otira, ki a tātou katoa.

Auckland, 27th October 2012

Tēnā koutou.  Tēnā koutou ki te hau kāinga, otira, ki a tātou katoa.

Thank you for inviting me to speak at your graduation ceremony tonight.  Today I have travelled from Greytown in the Wairarapa to be with you. 

The journey to be here tonight has meant long hours of travel for me, but let me acknowledge straight off the journey that each of you has taken to be here.

Good morning.

I am delighted to be here with you again, particularly for your twentieth annual conference.

Over the last twenty years some of the country’s top tax experts have come together at this conference to focus on the big issues of the day.

And there is always something new to occupy us in the world of tax.

Let us not forget that the big tax story twenty years ago was that Budget night 1992 introduced the contentious entertainment tax.

It was an event many of us remember well – and probably still bear the battle scars from!

I am pleased to be with you this morning to open your conference with its theme this year of Self-Care.

Self-care is fundamental to good health because it's about personal responsibility.

It's about what we as individuals and families can do to improve and maintain our health, and to make choices about how we do that.

Today my comments will focus on this theme as well as clinical integration, changes in pharmacy, and the opportunity for patients and families to take greater control of their own health.

E aku rangatira, tēnā koutou katoa.  Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou.

Thank you for inviting me to be here and speak to you today.  I am particularly pleased to be able to attend on the 40th anniversary of the funding partnership between Government and Churches to provide an ecumenical Hospital Chaplaincy service. 

Acknowledgements

Good morning and thank you for giving me the opportunity of opening your Conference today. 

As you know this conference receives funding from the Labour and Immigration Research Centre at the Ministry of Business, innovation and Employment.

So I want to focus today on some of their research and how it helps shape Government policy and thinking. This research is very important to us as we work to increase the contribution that immigration makes to New Zealand’s economy and society.

El Alamein, Egypt

Speech by the Honourable Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister of Defence

Distinguished guests, veterans, serving New Zealand Defence Force Personnel, ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to address you on this significant occasion.

We are gathered here to commemorate New Zealand's part in the Second Battle of El Alamein, and more generally, the North African campaign of the Second World War.

Good morning everyone, I’m very pleased to have this opportunity to talk to you.

First, I would like to thank the leaders of your three groups for the opportunity to open this year’s gas industry forum:

I move that the Education Amendment Bill be now read a first time.

I nominate the Education and Science Committee to consider the Bill.  

This Government is committed to ensuring that every young New Zealander has the skills and qualifications required to successfully participate in the modern economy. 

The first objective of the Bill is to provide for Partnership Schools|Kura Hourua.

It is a pleasure to be here today at the third Annual Meeting of the Primary Growth Partnership.

I’d like to acknowledge my Associate Minister Nathan Guy, Investment Advisory Panel Chair Bill Falconer, members of the panel, MPI Director-General Wayne McNee, and all co-investors in the Primary Growth Partnership.

The genesis and growth of PGP is something of which we can all be very proud.

Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland

E aku rangatira, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou.

Good morning, and welcome to you all.

Thank you Elaine for the warm welcome. It is a pleasure to be here this morning as you pursue better ways to manage and prevent obesity across Australasia for our children's children.

University of Canterbury

Heads of State and Government, Ministers, members of the diplomatic community, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you for the opportunity to address you this morning.

I want to start by acknowledging the contribution John Henderson has made to our understanding of the Pacific.

I would also like to acknowledge the Macmillan Brown Centre's efforts to encourage New Zealanders to learn more about the Pacific.

Understanding the Pacific region is vitally important to New Zealand.

It’s great to see Housing New Zealand here in the inner city. Congratulations to everyone for making it happen.  There are signs of progress all around us here and that's very encouraging.

But today I’d like to talk more about the people who live here – in Christchurch and further afield, and what Housing New Zealand is doing to revitalise and rebuild houses in Canterbury.

Many thanks for inviting me to join you in marking this important milestone for Windflow Technology.

It is great to be here and it’s great to see an innovative New Zealand company take off  into the global energy market with the first wind turbine to be exported from New Zealand. 

Renewable energy is going to play an increasing role in our energy future. Our target is for 90 per cent of electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2025. In 2011, 77 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity was renewable - beyond that of most countries.

Good afternoon.

And thank you for the chance to speak at this Platform leaders’ forum to discuss the Government’s Better Public Services programme and its likely impacts on the mental health and addictions NGO sector.

Better Public Services

The Better Public Services programme supports the delivery of the third priority of the Government’s four priorities for this term:

James Cook Hotel, Wellington

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau e whā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

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

Can I acknowledge your President Greg O'Connor and your executive. We have a constructive relationship and I appreciate that. Can I also acknowledge Police Association delegates – and give a warm welcome to the international delegates from South Africa, Tonga and Australia.

I move, That the seven bills divided from the Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.

First, I would like to thank my ministerial colleagues particularly Hon Chester Borrows, for their assistance in the second reading and committee stages of this Bill.   And I want to again mention the professional commitment and passion, way beyond the call of duty, of the health officials who champion tobacco reform.

Good evening.

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Thank you for inviting me to speak to your 2012 National Council.  It is a great pleasure to be speaking to you again this year.

I would like to thank your national executive committee and president Don McIver.  Don has been a tireless advocate for veterans for the last few years.

As Prime Minister I have the privilege of meeting many veterans and hearing your remarkable stories.

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to your conference.  It’s a great pleasure to be able to speak to you and to tell you about the Government’s housing policy and legislative programme. 

I like the theme of “Spring into Action” you’ve chosen for this conference.  It’s a theme this Government thoroughly endorses and the busy policy and legislative programme we have shows that we are putting in place lasting reforms that will build a more productive and competitive economy.

I’ve always been one that loves a good challenge.

Good morning.

And thank you for inviting me to speak to you today.

I appreciate this opportunity to share with you New Zealand’s experiences in suicide prevention.

Indeed, it is particularly timely, given that it is Mental Health Awareness Week at present.

I believe that together we can be successful in reducing the number of Aussies and Kiwis who die as a result of suicide and that is a goal worth pursuing on both sides of the Tasman.

Thank you for this opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifice made by those New Zealanders who fought in the Battle of Passchendaele 95 years ago.

The Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media Competition is designed to promote a greater understanding amongst young New Zealanders of the terrible sacrifices made during this battle.

Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Auckland
Workforce – Strengthening Strategies, Supporting Careers

Malo e lelei, Talofa lava; Fakalofa lahi atu, Aloha; Ni sa bula vinaka; Namaste; Fakatalofa atu, Noa'ia; Taloha ni, Halo olketa, Kia orana; Mauri, Tēnā koutou katoa

President Dr Kiki Maoate; Chief Executive Debbie Sorensen; Dr Joseph Williams, and the Executive Board of the Pasifika Medical Association – thank you for the honour of opening this conference session.