21 May, 2010
You stand before me as a group of people who unquestionably play a vital role in New Zealand society. It is you who looks after our most vulnerable. You support, guide and lift our people up. You’re there in the good times and more importantly, the bad.
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A year ago when I spoke to this audience, New Zealand was in the midst of the global economic and financial crisis.
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My ministerial colleagues, Commissioners, Ombudsmen, Chief Executives, senior managers; ministerial staff and of course our distinguished international guests, Professor Ron McCallum and Belinda Reeve.
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Global Focus Aotearoa Award Ceremony
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Mister Speaker, I move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill be now read for the first time. At the appropriate time, I will move that the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill be considered by the Health Committee.
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Hon David Carter address to the 35th Annual Deer Industry Conference, Hawke's Bay.
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I would like to take this time to acknowledge the tragic loss of officer Jason Palmer. I believe this to be saddest time in the Department's history.
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Dementia is a severe and devastating disorder for both sufferers and their families.
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Hon Heather Roy speech to open the New Zealand Association for Christian Schools Leaders' Conference; James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Terrace, Wellington; Thursday, May 13 2010.
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Conferences such as this are excellent opportunities to learn about new techniques and treatments, and to consider innovations.
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Thank you for inviting me here to open the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference.
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Hon David Carter speech to ShearHarvest Conference, Christchurch.
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Hon Heather Roy speech to HMNZS Olphert Parade; HMNZS Olphert, cnr Buckle & Taranaki Streets, Wellington; Tuesday, May 11 2010.
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Thank you for inviting me here again this year to celebrate International Nurses Day, which is tomorrow.
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Opening of brachytherapy bunker at Wellington Hospital, 12 May 2010.
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Announcing this separately from other Budget measures shows how important research and science are to this Government.
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I want to report that, wherever I went in New York, people wanted me to know how important was the contribution that Maori had made to the drafting of the Declaration.
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Launch of Alzheimers New Zealand’s National Dementia Strategy 2010 -2015
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Address to the International Cooperative Conference on Green Economy and Climate Change at the annual conference of the China Centre for International Education Exchange (CCIEE)
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Hon Heather Roy speech to the Early Childhood Council Conference; Christchurch Convention Centre, Kilmore Street, Christchurch, Friday, May 7 2010.
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Welcome to the opening of the first three villas at Pacific Coast Village.
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Thank you for the opportunity to be here. To John Wills, Chief Executive of InfraTrain, and your staff, thank you for your efforts in making this initiative a success.
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I received an email yesterday that brought the world to a standstill.
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Hon Heather Roy address to the Australia and New Zealand Ombudsman Association (ANZOA) conference; the Holiday Inn, Featherston St, Wellington; Friday, May 7 2010.
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I acknowledge and welcome the presence in the House of Kiingi Tuheitia and the distinguished kaumatua and kuia and the presence within the parliament buildings of many representatives of Waikato-Tainui. Tena koutou katoa.
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This is a very significant day for Aotearoa.
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Speech notes for Hon Tony Ryall official opening of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand new facilities
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It is a real pleasure to join you today for the opening of ALAC's 12th Working Together Conference.
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The Last Choice campaign centres around this car which was involved in a tragic accident on Paekakariki Hill Road last year, where a young man - Richard Chambers - lost his life.
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Hon David Carter speech to DairyNZ Farmers' Forum, Mystery Creek, Hamilton.
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