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I want to start today by acknowledging the sacrifices New Zealanders have made over the six and a half weeks we have been in Alert Levels 4 and 3 in order to beat COVID-19.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Good afternoon everyone. Thanks for joining me.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

For six weeks now, our lives have been quite different. We have gone from a lockdown, into Level 3 and the reopening of parts of our economy, as our team of 5 million has stuck to our strategy of going hard and going early to win the battle against COVID-19.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Kia ora koutou katoa, Thank you to John Milford and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce team for hosting this event today.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

Today, we’d like to discuss New Zealand’s foreign policy response to COVID-19.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Over the past few weeks I have often used my time at this podium to acknowledge the people on the frontline.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Thank you to Kirk and Business NZ for hosting me again today, and indeed for all your help and input into the Government’s response to the COVID pandemic thus far. The relationship has been extremely beneficial and I look forward to continuing to work together as we move through the lockdown and out the other side.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

Today is day 15 of Alert Level 4 lockdown. And at the halfway mark I have no hesitation in saying, that what New Zealanders have done over the last two weeks is huge.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

I wish to make a Ministerial Statement under Standing Order 347 in relation to the recent declaration of a State of National Emergency.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

The Cabinet met this morning to discuss our next actions in the fight against COVID-19.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

I’m speaking directly to all New Zealanders today to give you as much certainty and clarity as we can as we fight Covid-19.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Congratulations Ōtangarei Papakāinga whānau, I am so pleased to be here with you today to celebrate the opening of this papakāinga.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Māori Development

Today, we face a challenge that requires us to harness every bit of that spirit and give our total commitment to protecting the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

Thank you to the Wellington Chamber for hosting us here this morning.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. And with the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference next month in New York, this Symposium offers an important opportunity to reflect on the state of nuclear disarmament around the globe.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Disarmament and Arms Control
  • Foreign Affairs

Elevate Venture Capital Fund Launch event: Wednesday 4 March, 2020.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Finance

It’s my pleasure to be in Sydney today for our annual meeting, Prime Minister. It’s fair to say that since we last met, tragedy and disaster have befallen our two countries.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

The topic of this speech is the Budget 2020 priorities. But, given the considerable interest that I imagine is in the room about COVID-19 coronavirus, I do want to make some comments about that first.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, e ngā rau rangatira ma.

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, e ngā rau rangatira ma

Tēnā koutou katoa

Ni sa bula vinaka

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

It is good to be here at a time where New Zealand needs less of an introduction than might usually be the case.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

It is a real pleasure to be here today, and to have the honour of addressing you all.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Thank you for your invitation to attend this celebration today. I want to start by acknowledging the backdrop of the Coronavirus outbreak on these New Year celebrations.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Prime Minister

Kia ora. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai haere mai ki te Whare Pāremata.

  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Finance