Recent speeches
August 31 2010 - Taratahi/Western Institute of Technology launch, Taranaki.
August 26 2010 - Speech to New Zealand Winegrowers Romeo Bragato Conference, Blenheim.
August 19 2010 - What the kiwifruit industry can do for NZ, Momentum Kiwifruit Industry Conference, Rotorua.
August 12 2010 - Address to Institute of Forestry and Pulp & Paper Industry Annual Dinner, Rotorua.
August 04 2010 - Address to Horticulture New Zealand Conference, Auckland.
July 28 2010 - Sowing the seed for a brighter future, Foundation for Arable Research Conference, Ashburton.
July 28 2010 - The Government's game plan, Nursery and Garden Industry Association Conference, Christchurch.
June 30 2010 - Launch of New Zealand Walking Access Commission Outdoor Access Code, Wellington.
June 29 2010 - Address to National Beekeepers Association Conference, Nelson.
June 24 2010 - Speech to Federated Farmers National Conference, Invercargill.
June 21 2010 - Celebrating 100 years of Holstein Friesian dairying, Palmerston North.
June 14 2010 - Speech to Association of Rural Veterinary Practices Conference, Wellington.
May 31 2010 - Address to the New Zealand Agricultural Summit 2010, Wellington.
May 26 2010 - Enhancing agriculture and its environments, Otago Regional Council Conference, Cromwell.
May 18 2010 - Address to 35th Annual Deer Industry Conference, Hawke's Bay.
May 12 2010 - Address to ShearHarvest Conference, Christchurch.
May 05 2010 - Address to DairyNZ Farmers’ Forum, Hamilton.
Apr 28 2010 - Address to Irrigation New Zealand Conference, Christchurch.
Apr 14 2010 - Opening address to the Riddet Institute Summit, Wellington.
Apr 12 2010 - Opening address to International Broiler Nutritionists Conference, Christchurch.
Mar 02 2010 - Opening the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases, Upper Hutt.
Feb 19 2010 - Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2010 (First Reading), Wellington.
Feb 11 2010 - Official Opening of New Open Country Dairy Processing Factory, Whanganui.
Dec 11 2009 - Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre Graduation Ceremony, Masterton.
Nov 26 2009 - The Value of Pasture to the New Zealand Economy, Wellington.
Nov 18 2009 - Statement to World Summit on Food Security, Rome, Italy.
Oct 20 2009 - Keynote Address to World Forestry Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oct 08 2009 - New Zealand Pine Manufacturers Association Annual Conference, Wellington.
Sep 30 2009 - Walking Access Commission – Launch of National Strategy, Christchurch.
Sep 21 2009 - Address to Meat Industry Association Conference, Auckland.
Sep 10 2009 - FITEC Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony, Rotorua.
Sep 03 2009 - Launch of Draft Canterbury Water Management Strategy, Christchurch.
Aug 20 2009 - Speech to the Romeo Bragato Winegrowers Conference, Napier.
Jul 30 2009 - Farmers' Mutual Group Annual General Meeting, Hamilton.
Jul 29 2009 - Pipfruit New Zealand Annual Conference, Napier.
Jul 20 2009 - NZ Pork Industry Conference, Christchurch.
Jul 10 2009 - Food Security in a Changing Global Environment, Chatham House, London.
Jul 01 2009 - Federated Farmers of New Zealand Conference, Auckland.
Jun 24 2009 - Launch of Meat: The Future - Meat Sector Study, Wellington.
Jun 08 2009 - The future of bees, National Beekeepers' Association Annual Conference, Rotorua.
Jun 02 2009 - Budget 2009 and agricultural research announcement, Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, Christchurch.
May 19 2009 - Launch of Canterbury Innovative Foods Cluster, Christchurch.
May 14 2009 - Celebrating young vegetable growers - 2009 Young Vegetable Grower of the Year Awards, Christchurch.
May 14 2009 - Opportunities and challenges in agricultural education -Agriculture Industry Training Organisation AGM, Wellington.
May 09 2009 - Celebrating centuries of farming - Guest of Honour at the New Zealand Century Farm & Station Awards, Lawrence, Central Otago.
May 08 2009 - Investing in innovation - Official launch of "Protein Innovation New Zealand", Wanganui.
May 05 2009 - Part of the evolution - Strategy for New Zealand Dairy Farming 2009-2020 Launch, Parliament, Wellington.
May 05 2009 - As busy as a bee - Official launch of Bee Week, Parliament, Wellington.
May 02 2009 - Animal welfare is important to our welfare - Opening address to SPCA National Conference, Christchurch.
Apr 20 2009 - Challenges, opportunities and priorities - Address to Farm Forestry Association, National Conference, Gisborne.
Apr 15 2009 - Wild and Woolly – Celebrating Natural Fibres - Opening of the Combined New Zealand and Australia Conference of Textile Institutes, Dunedin.
Apr 07 2009 - Speech to AANZFTA Seminar - Opening ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Seminar,
Mar 23 2009 - Potato, potatoe - Opening of the World Potato Congress,
Mar 17 2009 - Underpinning Biosecurity Science in New Zealand - Opening of the OECD sponsored workshop on day two of the IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, Rotorua.
Mar 12 2009 - Good for the environment – and good for business - Launch of Dairying and Clean Streams Progress Report 2007/08, Parliament.
Mar 11 2009 - Getting on with the business of recovery - Meat & Wool NZ's AGM, Gore.
Feb 26 2009 - The big picture - Agcarm Summer Conference,
Feb 18 2009 - A changing world - Foundation for Arable Research - Maize Conference, Hamilton.
