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International visitor spending has reached a record high of $10.4 billion in the year to September 2017, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis says.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Tourism

Twelve young New Zealanders, aged 14-18 years, have been selected to take part in the Ministerial Youth Advisory Group, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.

  • Hon Chris Hipkins
  • Education

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e raurangatira mā

  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General

Mr President, tena koe.
E nga rangatira, tena koutou.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

New Zealand intends to become a leader in the global fight against climate change, Climate Change Minister James Shaw has told a major United Nations climate change conference.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau will travel to Myanmar this weekend to attend the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers meeting being chaired by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

  • Fletcher Tabuteau
  • Foreign Affairs

New Zealand will contribute a further $2.5 million for humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Foreign Affairs

It’s great to be able to join you here today as the Minister of Revenue. It was only a year ago that I was last here with you in a different role.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Revenue

The previous Government was told by officials that the number of houses built would peak and start to fall well short of the number needed to meet demand.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The Minister for Disability Issues, Carmel Sepuloni, today welcomed a Maxim Institute discussion paper highlighting the connection between disability and poverty, and exploring how to help people with disabilities to thrive.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Disability Issues

Forestry Minister Shane Jones has today welcomed $7.4 million in erosion control funding for Gisborne district landowners.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Forestry

Every New Zealander deserves a warm, healthy home to live in, said Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford, as he opened the Committee of the Whole debate for the final stages of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2).

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Peeni Henare today announced the investment of over $5 million to grow New Zealand’s social enterprise sector.

  • Hon Peeni Henare
  • Community and Voluntary Sector

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister the Rt Hon Winston Peters returns to New Zealand overnight following a visit to Viet Nam and the Philippines where he attended the APEC Meetings in Da Nang, and the East Asia Summit in Manila.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Foreign Affairs

New Zealand has endorsed the Bonn Communique of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition on Tackling Air Pollution to Save Lives and Protect the Environment.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

New Zealand has taken action to formally bring Tokelau into major global climate change agreements, Climate Change Minister James Shaw announced today.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi today announced that the Kaikōura Harbour is open again after being badly damaged in the 14 November 2016 earthquake.

  • Hon Kris Faafoi
  • Civil Defence

The people of Ngāpuhi have been invited to a series of hui with Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Women are working for free from today till the end of the year because of the gender pay gap and this needs to change, says Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter.

  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Women

Thank you Simon. I’d like to thank Grant, Chris and the rest of the TIA team for organising this event and inviting me to speak to you today.

  • Hon Kelvin Davis
  • Tourism

Implementing Paris and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Pacific Peoples

Ai auē. Kua hinga mai te kaitoa o te ao ture. Kua wahangūhia te arero o te kaiwhakaihuwaka reo. Kua tere atu rā koe i ngā tai whenewhene, i ngā tai haruru o te wā. E te taniwha hikuroa takoto mai i to āhuru mowai, takoto mai, moe mai rā.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Māori Development

Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker has welcomed the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which incorporates the TPP.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Trade and Export Growth

Good afternoon everybody and I want to acknowledge your Excellency’s, Director General and the leaders from the Pacific region.

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Pacific Peoples