Tēna koutou katoa. Greetings everyone.
Tēnā koutou katoa and greetings to you all.
Assalaamu alaikum. السَّلَام عليكم
Wednesday 6 March, Christchurch
Opening kōrero
Good morning, it’s a privilege to be here to open the ICNZ annual conference.
It’s a pleasure to formally open your conference this morning.
As the Prime Minister said in his State of the Nation speech a couple of weekends ago, New Zealand is in a fragile state.
The Prime Minister's State of the Nation Speech
It’s great to be back at the New Zealand Economics Forum.
It is my pleasure as the Minister for Ethnic Communities to welcome you to the first Lunar New Year Event in Parliament.