Thank you to ANZ for the opportunity to speak today.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to welcome you here this evening to celebrate the Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area coming into effect.
It is great to be here in Queenstown, New Zealand’s iconic visitor destination.
It’s a great privilege to be here this evening to say a few words to mark this special occasion.
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Good morning everyone
Kia ora koutou,
Thank you for the invite to open your conference this morning.
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e raurangatira mā
Mr President, tena koe.E nga rangatira, tena koutou.
It’s great to be able to join you here today as the Minister of Revenue. It was only a year ago that I was last here with you in a different role.
Thank you Simon. I’d like to thank Grant, Chris and the rest of the TIA team for organising this event and inviting me to speak to you today.
