Speeches

Tēnā tātou katoa, Kua puta ā-kanohi mai, He taura tangata, he taura kaupapa e hono ana i a tātou katoa i tēnei rā, Mauri ora ki a tātou katoa!

Mālō nī, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka [sign language] Tēnā koutou,, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou katoa, and warm Pacific greetings to you all.

Thank you to the Latin America New Zealand Business Council for the really kind invitation to speak today. 

This Government has ambitious goals to transition to a low-emissions economy that’s diverse, innovative, resilient, productive and inclusive.

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Kia ora tatou

Tēnā koutou katoa, Talofa Lava and Warm Pacific Greetings to one and all— and in recognition of Tokelauan Language Week this week, Fakatalofa atu ki te koutou uma. Malo ni.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s international development cooperation aims to contribute to a more peaceful world, in which all people live in dignity and safety, all countries can prosper, and our shared environment is protected.

I have been asked to talk to the work being done to support economic resilience in the Indo-Pacific, for Aotearoa New Zealand and our partners in the region.

Today I’m speaking directly to all New Zealanders to share a plan that will help us stay safe from COVID-19 into the future.

We know that over the last twenty months the approach New Zealand has taken to COVID and Delta has saved lives and livelihoods.