Speeches

Having been a journalist, cutting my teeth on the Nelson Mail and the Hauraki Herald, it is no surprise that I am a very strong supporter of the fourth estate as an essential pillar of democracy.

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON - POLS 111 Lecture

Nau mai. Haere mai.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, kā nui te mihi ki a koutou.

Good evening everyone. Thank you to Stuart Christie the Chair of the AI Forum, for his introduction and to members of the AI Forum – many of whom are in attendance tonight - for their invitation to formally launch the research report Artificial Intelligence: Shaping a Future New Zealand.

Thank you all for coming this morning and special thanks to Westpac for hosting us today.

The last time I was in this room was probably about 2 and a half, maybe three years ago, and it was to hold a forum on public broadcasting.

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to open the Play by Play conference, now in its third year.

Kia Ora, good afternoon, it’s good to be back in Dunedin.

Speech notes for Associate Environment Minister Nanaia Mahuta to NZ Association for Environmental Education conference, Wellington, 18 April 2018.

I am honoured to be here today to formally close the World Indigenous Tourism Summit, an event which I believe is vital to strengthening indigenous tourism across the globe.