Assalaamu alaikum. السَّلَام عليكم
Wednesday 6 March, Christchurch
Opening kōrero
Good morning, it’s a privilege to be here to open the ICNZ annual conference.
It’s a pleasure to formally open your conference this morning.
As the Prime Minister said in his State of the Nation speech a couple of weekends ago, New Zealand is in a fragile state.
The Prime Minister's State of the Nation Speech
It’s great to be back at the New Zealand Economics Forum.
It is my pleasure as the Minister for Ethnic Communities to welcome you to the first Lunar New Year Event in Parliament.
It is great to be here today at this event as Minister for Auckland and Minister ofTransport.
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, rau rangatira ma. Tēnā koutou katoa.
He tino mihi ki te mana whenua o tēnei rohe.