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18 March, 2010

Speech to meeting of LGNZ’s Regional Affairs Committee

Speech to meeting of LGNZ’s Regional Affairs Committee Council Chambers, Greater Wellington Regional Council 142 Wakefield Street, Wellington

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15 March, 2010

Speech to the Local Government Asset Management and Engineering Directors' Forum

Speech to the Local Government Asset Management and Engineering Directors' Forum, Holiday Inn, 75 Featherston Street, Wellington.

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12 March, 2010

Speech to Meeting of LGNZ Zone One Representatives

Speech to Meeting of LGNZ Zone One Representatives, Council Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, 301 Queen Street, Auckland.

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11 March, 2010

Speech to Robert Walters CFO Breakfast Series

Speech to Robert Walters CFO Breakfast Series Tower Building 22 Fanshawe Street Auckland

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5 March, 2010

Speech to Local Government Chief Officers Group

Speech to Local Government Chief Officers Group Conference Room, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin

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11 February, 2010

Speech to Taradale Rotary Club

Speech to Taradale Rotary Club - Regulatory Reform and Local Government

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17 December, 2009

First Reading Speech (Auckland Law Reform) Bill

This Bill completes the legislative framework for implementing the Government's decisions on governance arrangements for a greater Auckland. It builds on the two previous Auckland governance Bills considered by the House this year.

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20 November, 2009

Speech to the Passing Go Conference

Speech to the Passing Go Conference - Social and Community Wellbeing in the New Auckland Council

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21 October, 2009

Illuminating local government - a brighter future for commercial ratepayers

Speech to Property Council New Zealand breakfast meeting

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9 October, 2009

Speech to Insurance & Lending Group Seminar, North Shore, Auckland

Speech to Insurance & Lending Group Seminar about Auckland governance

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7 October, 2009

Speech to Retirement Villages Association Managers' Forum

Speech to Retirement Villages Association Managers' Forum, Glenburn Village, New Lynn, Auckland

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6 October, 2009

Speech to NZ Companion Animal Conference, Auckland

Local Government Minister Rodney Hide outlines his approach to dog control laws and regulations

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25 September, 2009

Establishing a New Auckland Council and Local Boards

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to speak here today.

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7 September, 2009

Speech to Society of Local Government Managers Annual Conference, 7 September

Speech to SOLGM Annual Conference, Palmerston North, 7 September

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28 August, 2009

Speech to Local Government New Zealand Zone 1 Meeting

Speech to the Local Government New Zealand Zone 1 Meeting, Manukau, 28 August 2009

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13 August, 2009

Speech to The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development

Speech to The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development, 13 August 2009, Te Papa, Wellington on Making Auckland Greater

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13 August, 2009

Speech to Waitakere Enterprise Business Breakfast

Speech to Waitakere Enterprise Business Breakfast, 13 August 2009, on Auckland Governance

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12 August, 2009

Speech to Bayleys Real Estate

Speech to Bayleys Real Estate, 12 August 2009, on Transition to a Greater Auckland

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12 August, 2009

New Zealand Planning Institute seminar on Auckland Local Governance Reforms

The issue of reorganisation of Auckland Governance has been discussed for at least fifty years and covers a time span in excess of 100 years.

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11 August, 2009

Speech to Southland Chamber of Commerce

Speech to Southland Chamber of Commerce, Kelvin Hotel Conference Room, Invercargill, 11 August 2009

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29 July, 2009

Legislative and Policy Agenda for the future

Local Government NZ Conference AGM for Rural Provincial Sectors' meeting Wed 29 July Legislative and Policy Agenda for the future

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28 July, 2009

Local Government New Zealand Conference 2009

Speech to Local Government New Zealand Conference 2009 canvassing the priorities of Hon Rodney Hide, Minister of Local Government.

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28 July, 2009

Taking advantage of synergies

Speech to Local Government NZ Conference

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24 July, 2009

Speech to Howick/Pakuranga Grey Power Association

Speech to Howick/Pakuranga Grey Power Association on the issue of Auckland governace and wider local government issues.

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24 July, 2009

Speech to St Heliers Probus Club

The Hon Sir Muir Chilwell, Dr Cliff Tasman-Jones and Probus members, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to talk to you today about changes to the governance of our great city. I will also touch on some wider issues related to ratepayer concerns.

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1 July, 2009

Speeech to Federated Farmers

Speech to Federated Farmers New Zealand Plenary Day, Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland - 1 July 2009

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30 June, 2009

Speech to National Road Carriers Annual Conference

Speech to National Road Carriers Annual Conference, Auckland, 26 June 2009

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19 June, 2009

Speech to NZ Society of Local Government Managers

Speech to NZ Society of Local Government Managers' Annual Chief Executives' Forum - Wellington, 19 June 2009 - on the need for local government reform

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15 June, 2009

Making Auckland Greater - speech to Rotary Club of Pakuranga

Speech to the Rotary Club of Pakuranga on the reform of Auckland governance - 15 June 2009

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29 May, 2009

Address to Northshore Grey Power AGM

Address to Northshore Grey Power AGM - 29 May, 2009

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