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Thank you all for joining us tonight for the re-opening of New Zealand’s Embassy in Stockholm.

Welcome and thank you all for coming here this morning. I would like to acknowledge Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage, and give my thanks for the work that the Department of Conservation is doing with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in regards to the tourism sector.

I'm really pleased to be here in Dunedin. And thank you for the warmth of that greeting.

Good Morning members of the business community and the Mekong Club.

First, thanks to the Mekong Club for the invitation to give this opening address.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

Good evening Excellencies, members of the NZ India Trade Alliance Executive Committee, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

It has been a full year since I last stood before you as a new Minister.

I would like to express a warm welcome to my fellow Ministers who have joined us today from the Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Kiribati.

9.30am, 29 October 2018, Massey University, Wellington

Speech to the MFAT at 75 conference.

These Awards acknowledge and celebrate the excellent work being undertaken by Police, and our partners, in developing and implementing effective responses for crime prevention, and it is a real privilege and a pleasure to be here.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Notes for speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s “Beehive to Business” breakfast meeting.

16 October 2018

Ni Men Hao. Good evening everyone.

I would like to thank Kerry Prendergast and Stephen England-Hall, and the team at Tourism New Zealand for organising this great event tonight.

It is my absolute privilege and pleasure to be here opening the 2018 Police Association Conference as your Minister of Police.

Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā, ka tangi hoki aha e tū atu nei.

Good morning and thank you for having me here during Cyber Smart Week for the launch of Staying Safe Online for Small Business.

Tēnā koutou, e hoa mā. He tino koanga ngākau kua huihui mai tātau ki tā tātau kaupapa.

Ko koutou ngā kaiwhakahaere me ngā mātanga o ngā mahi nei hei hāpai i ngā iwi o te motu, arā ko ngā ākonga me ō rātau whānau tonu.

Speech notes for Essential Freshwater launch.

E nga mana

Sudima Hotel, Mangere, Auckland.

There definitely has been a big change since I was up here last year.

Thank you for the invitation to address your conference. It’s great to be here.

I want to begin by acknowledging the contribution that you make, every day, to the education of young people.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e rau rangatira mā