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I can't say I miss everything about being Minister of Education.

Thank you all for coming this morning to our third annual "From Welfare to Well-being" business breakfast.

I appreciate the invitation from your Executive Director, John Webb to talk to you tonight.

As far as I can recall this is the first public occasion in New Zealand dedicated to discussing, in depth, the implications of Hong Kong's return to China.

Thank you all for coming this morning to our third annual "From Welfare to Well-being" business breakfast.

Thank you all for coming this morning to our third annual"From Welfare to Well-being" business breakfast.

Good afternoon to you all and a special welcome to all overseas delegates from the New Zealand Government.

Mr Premier, Mr Mayor, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

I am very pleased to be here, and feel privileged to see first hand the valuable work Volunteer Service Abroad is doing in South Africa.

Your Excellency President Mandela, Honourable Ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Honourable Minister, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Mr Jordan, Managing Director of MAS Technology, and others from the M.A.S. team, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Your Worship the Mayor, City Councillors, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to have been invited to speak to you today.

Distinguished representatives of the South African tourism and business communities, ladies and gentlemen.

You may have seen the newspaper and TV advertisements that the PPTA has been running of late. The ads purport to answer what the PPTA calls the Governments misinformation campaign.

Last year when I spoke at the presentation of the inaugural 1995 KPMG Environmental Reporting Awards I said it was clear from the judges comments that there was plenty of room for improvement in th

Graeme Douglas, Managing Director, Jeffrey Douglas, Commercial Director, Your Worship the Mayor Bob Harvey, Brian Neeson MP, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

My thanks to New Zealand Rural Press for the opportunity to meet with this group of agricultural leaders and others with a major interest in the sector.

I have been asked to talk to you about New Zealand's welfare state - its history, its development over time, the current social climate and the reasons behind some of the recent reforms.

Jim McAlpine, former Managing Director, Richard Northey, Onehunga MP, Belinda Vernon, National Party candidate for the Maungakiekie electorate, Chris Fletcher, Eden MP, ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you this morning. Early childhood education is an exciting and stimulating area to be involved with.

Thank you for inviting me to speak this evening and for the opportunity to present the perspective of the New Zealand Government.

INTRODUCTION

President

Delegates

Thank you for your welcome, Mayor Woollaston

I am delighted to be here to open the Aviation Industry Conference.

President
Delegates
Thank you for your welcome, Mayor Woollaston