2003 Speeches
Launch
of “Visioning the Future of Education in Christchurch”
Wednesday 3rd December 2003
"Good morning. Thank you to the Ministry of Education for the
invite to come along this morning and provide you with a "challenging" welcome
to this forum. Happily, I find it fairly easy to be challenging.
Reopening of New, Improved Supershed
Saturday 29 November 2003
Good morning. It's great to be here to help pronounce the Supershed is open
and back in good shape. I know I will not be nearly as pleased as the staff
here who have had months of hauling stuff around to keep the place going.
Employment Expo
Friday 21 November 2003
Good afternoon...welcome to this employment expo which I must also
note is providing temporary employment to an alarming number of speakers
today. With about 8 speakers still to go, I'm going to boost my own
personal poll ratings by being very brief.
Film Friendly Accreditation
Monday 17 November 2003
Anyone who has ever had anything at all to do with film knows that
there is always one in the cast who can't, or won't stick to the
script. Today I'll make that role mine.
Labour
Party Conference Welcome
Friday 7 November 2003
Good evening. I'd like to kick off by saying how great it
is to be doing this greeting at a time when central and local
government are holding hands. It has
not always been that way
Project Management Institute of NZ Conference Opening
Wednesday
5 November 2003
When I looked at your theme of Leadership
of the Rings, I of course started to think a bit of the old Lord
of the Rings books and themes.
I thought Orcs, gollums, warring tribes of Goblins........it
all sounds a bit like local government on a bad day.
World Wheelchair Games Closing
Saturday 1 November 2003
I'd just like to say how pleased we have
been to be the venue where the first marriage if you will of
wheelchair and amputee
sports has proved to be such a good, exciting union. I'm told
that the general consensus is that it has added to both in a
positive
and inclusive way.
United
Future NZ National Conference
Saturday 1 November 2003
Christchurch is a city that sometimes seems to have as many identities as the
National Party has leaders. The Business Roundtable named us the "The People's
Republic". Much to their annoyance we adopted it with pride.
Showtime
Canterbury Official Opening
Friday 31 October 2003
Good evening everyone and welcome to NORWESTA. NORWESTA by
name and by nature. This is the opening event of a fortnight
that shows Christchurch and Canterbury
at our very, very best. This opening is, appropriately, in the norwest corner
of Cathedral Square
Re-opening
of Bell, Lamb & Trotter
Thursday 30 October 2003
It's not often that I get to open a new or renovated business and publicly
express my deepest desire that many, many years pass until I have to use the
services of the firm I'm doing the official ceremonies for. Today is such a
day
Young Enterprise Scheme Awards
Thursday 30 October 2003
Good afternoon...I think I'd kick off
today by letting you in on some key facts about the real New Zealand
that you live in.
First up, we are no backwater at all when it comes to innovation.
Our "can do" attitude is admired throughout the world.
Welcome
ceremony – Our City
Sunday 26 October 2003
Greetings to you all and a very warm welcome
to our special guests from Kurashiki. We are especially delighted
to have you here, Mayor and Mayoress Nakada, particularly after
the recent pleasure of meeting for the
30th birthday celebrations of our Sister City relationship in Kurashiki
just 3 months ago.
Anniversary
Ceremony – Christchurch Art Gallery
Sunday 26
October 2003
Mayor and Mayoress Nakada, distinguished
guests from Kurashiki, official guests of the city of Christchurch
and colleagues, greetings
to you all. Luncheon – Rydges Hotel
Sunday 26 October
2003
Welcome to this luncheon. I hope you do
not mind me constantly talking and enthusing about our beautiful
natural setting here
in Christchurch. It is rather difficult to stop talking about it.
Asian Retailers Conference
October 2003
Welcome to our city of Christchurch and a rather
special local economy here in Canterbury - you have chosen your
conference
venue well. I note the theme of this conference is to "refresh''.
In that context it is worth pointing out that one of our more
recent slogans for Canterbury is "Fresh Each Day.''
Opening
Antarctic Summer Season
October 2003
Ambassador Swindells, Dr Wharton, honoured guests
and visitors to Christchurch. Like many cities in today's
marketing-driven world
we do have a slight case of what could be taken as multiple
personality disorder on the branding front. We are both the
City that Shines
and also promoted offshore as Fresh Each Day. Education
Summit
Monday 13 October 2003
Good afternoon....it's great to see such a good turnout, and especially encouraging
to see at least some Australians not glued to rugby to the point where they can't
pay us a visit. Given that Adelaide is one of our sister cities both in practical
and emotional terms it is good to see that the main international keynote is
coming from the experience of Education Adelaide
South Island Masters Games
Saturday 11 October 2003
I say the future because this week, while
opening the Age Advantage Forum, it was pointed out that Christchurch
is going to have one
of the oldest populations of any city in New Zealand soon. Age Advantage
Forum
Thursday 9 October 2003
Good morning......I'm Garry Moore, the
Mayor of what I'm told in the media this week is Christchurch.....the
city with one of
the oldest, palest but happiest populations of any New Zealand
city
Club Mark Launch
Wednesday 8 October 2003
Good afternoon. In the last month I
have had two trips to politician's hell while taking part in
multispeaker events. Politician hell
is where you have to sit politely and listen as every single
line in your own speech gets delivered by some other speaker.
150th Anniversary of Provincial Govt
26 September 2003
Tonight's one of those reminders that as things
change they can also remain the same. Here we originally had
the seat of
local government when we had a federal model that gave the regions
greater control over how they lived and regulated their lives.
Opening
of the Arawa Canoe Club’s new clubrooms
at Kerrs Reach
Sunday 7 September 2003
I'm told that these new rooms make people from the former
home of the America's Cup jealous. Not, of course that
I would want
to mock
those poor sods from that Babylon north of the Bombay Hills.
But when you think how much we are paying for Auckland's
roads it is
good to know they are seeing more evidence that we know how
to do things right, here in the South.
Launch
of Chch “Dress for Success” Affiliate
Thursday 21 August 2003
You know, one of my biggest regrets in life is that it took me so
long to get a suit. From the day I did, I found out that life just
looks so much better when you are well dressed.
Skills & Employment
Forum Launch
Thursday 21 August 2003
Welcome to Christchurch and Canterbury where we keep blazing new
trails for productive partnerships. Few things are more important
to our well being than the jobs that come from good economic health.
Hiroshima Speech
Monday 4 August 2003
It is my highest, most heartfelt hope......... that here, at Hiroshima,
where the world got it so terribly wrong, we may begin to start to
correct that wrong. Here, where we made a terrible leap toward the
potential for our complete destruction, is a pivotal point in the
history of humanity.
Mayor Itoh of Nagasaki
Friday 8 August 2003
There are two places where humanity got it very
wrong, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, these are also an ideal sites for
us to start to
get it right this time.
Mayor Nakada, officials and dignitaries
Monday 4 August 2003
Mayor Nakada, officials and dignitaries. Greetings
and thank you for the wonderful welcome to your city we have had
so far.
Luncheon speech
Monday 4 August 2003
Mayor Nakada, dignitaries, officials and the
people of Kurashiki.
Banquet speech
August 2003
As today has become tonight I am mindful of what I
hope for from guests and visitors to my city or my house. I hope
for good humour,
generosity of spirit and some degree of manners from my guests
Kurashiki, 30th Ceremony
August 2003
Only Adelaide, Australia, comes before you as a foundation
Sister City with Christchurch.
Opening of Hagley Student Centre
Thursday 31 July 2003
Prime Minister, Hagley staff, distinguished guests, students and
family and whanau members. Greetings on behalf of the city of Christchurch.
I am always pleased to do things for Hagley.
Human Rights Seminar
Thursday 31 July 2003
Local government now is at the point where it will have to grasp
the reality of the Treaty of Waitangi or run the risk of having many
of its decisions open to challenge and debate.
A Plastic Peace Launch
Sunday 6 July 2003
A garden of goodness. Showing us all how beauty can come from the
stuff we all too easily throw away.
Royal Astronomical Society Conference Welcome
Friday 4 July 2003
Welcome Royal Astronomical Society members to Christchurch
for conferenc. No guarantee at all of good observing conditions
for this weekend. It would have been a great one for the meteorological
society if
the weather people are to be believed
Reception for World Vision 40 Hour Famine Leaders
Wednesday 2 July 2003
Great to be here to salute officially those who have led this
year, and quite possibly those who will lead us all in the future.
I want
to make a point of saying that you who have given your time to
lead and work for the common good are part of the reality
I see that keeps me going.
Opening of New Apostolic Training Centre
Sunday 29 June 2003
It’s a pleasure to be here to help open up something that
combines two of my pet passions, positive immigration and education.
There
is no secret that in my view we need both if we are to prosper
in the present and the future.
Electrical Engineers Trade Exhibition Welcome Speech
Thursday 19th June 2003
Good evening, welcome to exhibitors and guests. I can't help observing
before my more formal greeting that one of the things I love about
restoring old cars is that the electrics
are so simple.
Air Crash Memorial Service
Tuesday 17th June 2003
I greet you all today, not just as Mayor of Christchurch, but
representing the other Mayors and people of Canterbury, and all
the Mayors from
areas around New Zealand served by Crop & Food Research.
Opening of 20th Anniversary of Step Ahead Trust
Friday 13 June 2003
I’m really pleased to be here and still find it hard
to accept that the formal bit of any event includes me. I'll try
to
be as informally formal as usual today. Congratulations on hitting
20 years as a goer. As many of us with community backgrounds are
aware, the good ideas endure but many,
many good ideas at the time do not rack up the same longevity.
Opening of St Albans Retirement Village
Tuesday 10 June 2003
Pleased to be here. Homes such as this are becoming more interesting
to me by the day. How to house our older people with dignity, safety
and respect is a problem.
Combined
Secondary Schools’ Principals’ Conference
Sunday 18 May 2003
Conference theme is The Learning Edge. Keynotes are on: Improving Education for
Maori, New Issues Requiring New Understandings and The Leadership of Successful
Change.
Launch of Water Rights Trust
Thursday 15 May 2003
Diana, Lady Isaac, trustees, ladies and gentlemen, it gives
me much pleasure to be here to help at the launch of another watchdog
group for our water issues. Here at the start of the Water Rights
Trust is a good time to share with you that one of the most volatile
issues in politics
is water issues.
Opening of new Christchurch Art Gallery
Saturday 10 May 2003
It is very rare to feel the hand of history on your shoulders. This
is one of those rare days. Truly historic for Christchurch today
and in the future. Each generation gets to leave some mark for their
tipuna. This is ours.
Launch of Savour New Zealand
Friday 2 May 2003
Pleased to be able to welcome so many people to the start of another
opportunity to Savour New Zealand.
Launch of Fire-Fighter Games Book and Exhibition
Friday 2 May 2003
Have to start tonight by noting again who the public respect. When
you look at the public esteem ratings for professions you find Fire-fighters
right at the top. For some odd reason politicians do not poll so
well.
Opening of Final Stage of Burwood/Woolston Expressway
Tuesday 29 April 2003
Welcome to today’s opening of the “missing link” in
the ring road system.
Launch of Christchurch Arts Festival
Tuesday 29 April 2003
Good evening, isn’t it amazing how quickly two years can go
by? It seems to be very little time since we had the fourth biennial
Arts Festival and here we are again.
Merchant Navy Dedication
Wednesday 23 April 2003
Good afternoon, welcome to all of you here today to help honour
another of our fast vanishing groups of the humbly heroic.
Re-enactment
flight 50th Anniversary
Sunday 30 March 2003
Good morning, it’s great to be here with so much living
aviation history in the room.
Opening
of Addington Brass Band’s new rooms
Tuesday 25 March 2003
Greetings to another group of survivors of Mr Prebble and
his never forgotten pledge to “save rail” Intercultural Assembly
Monday 24 March 2003
Here today in Otautahi/Christchurch where we enjoy the luxury of
peace we are making a major step today toward deepening this peace.
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