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It is great to be here at the China Business Summit and to see so many people at this rather early hour.

For over 25 years, New Zealand and NATO have cooperated in support of the rules-based international order.

Tēnā koutou katoa. It’s my pleasure to see you all here in Wellington, and to join you at the Animal & Plant Health Association of New Zealand Annual Conference.

Today I want the opportunity to talk about New Zealand’s approach to a more unpredictable and complex world and set out how our Government is acting to protect and advance the safety and security of New Zealand and New Zealanders.

I’ve spent a bit of time in the Waikato region lately, what with the WasteMINZ conference and then Fieldays, and I’m pleased to be back here today to join you for the 2023 Milk Quality Conference.

We come together to discuss the evolving dynamics of our international reality, where numerous shifts and hurdles feature prominently. The theme of this conference is “Populism and Global Politics”.

I am delighted to join you today at this critical time of reconnection and re-engagement in the bilateral education relationship between New Zealand and China, following disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

I’m here today because you’ve asked me to talk about policy directions and opportunities in the areas of mitigation and adaption, in our climate change transition.

Thank you very much for the invitation and opportunity to speak at this hui.

Kia ora koutou katoa,

Thank you, Lee Rauhina-August, Mark Fenwick, Professor Louise Dixon, the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society, and the conference organisers for the invitation to speak today.

Tēnā koutou, and a pleasant evening to all those here tonight

Accessible healthcare will be the focus of a new hauora van in Auckland, protecting hāpu māma (pregnant mothers), their pēpi (babies) and tamariki from preventable diseases.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, e rau rangatira ma. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou kātoa.

A pleasant evening to all.

Te Aorerekura – the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence - belongs to us all.

Tēnā koutou katoa.

Ko Jo Luxton tōku ingoa.

Today, I want to highlight the significance of fostering partnerships in our foreign policy and collaborating to devise solutions – at home, in the Pacific, our wider region and across the globe.

It is a great pleasure for me to host you here today, for the second New Zealand Seafood Sustainability Awards.

Good morning and thank you for inviting me here to talk to you today.

Tena koutou katoa and thank you, Mayor Nadine Taylor, for your welcome to Marlborough.

Thank you for the invitation to be with you here at the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference.

As we all know, Pacific families and communities have been disproportionately impacted by New Zealand’s housing environment for decades.

I want to start by thanking Ngāi Tahu and the Murihiku Regeneration Collective for hosting us here today.

Tena koutou katoa and thank you all for being here and welcoming me to your annual conference.