Speeches

​​​​​​​New Zealand Statement delivered by Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand.

This Government believes everyone should be able to have a warm, secure, affordable home whether they rent or own.

As you will have seen earlier, today there are 22 new community cases to report; three of which are in Whakatiwai in the Hauraki area, and the remainder in Auckland.

It’s a pleasure to join you today, albeit online, something we’re becoming very accustomed to in these challenging times.

Kei ngā tōpito e wha o te āo e rere ana te mihi maioha ki a koutou nō tawhiti,

I always enjoy meeting up with unions and union members, even if it is through a computer screen.

Talofa Honourable Ulu of Tokelau Faipule Kelihiano Kalolo. Tēnā koutou katoa and warm Pacific greetings from Aotearoa to your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.

I want to begin with an update on the status of our victims from yesterday’s attack.

Thank you to the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University for hosting this year’s Aotearoa SDG Summit, and for the opportunity to contribute on the theme of ‘Collaboration for Systemic Change’.

I want to start by acknowledging how difficult it is to be a business right now with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in our communities.