Speech – New Zealand Government Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with …
Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance
Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with only a socially distanced press gallery bearing silent witness. You are a more lively and friendly crowd already.
Speech – New Zealand Government Hon Grant Robertson Minister of Finance Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with …
Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance
Thank you for the invitation to speak today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with only a socially distanced press gallery bearing silent witness. You are a more lively and friendly crowd already.
Minister of
Finance
Thank you for the invitation to speak
today, it is great to be here. I mean that both sincerely
and literally. For this equivalent speech last year I took
part virtually, beaming in from the Beehive Theatrette with
only a socially distanced press gallery bearing silent
witness. You are a more lively and friendly crowd
already.
We have certainly come a long way since that
event, although this Budget will still be a COVID Budget in
a number of ways which I will return to shortly. When I
delivered the speech last year we were still at Level 3.
Northland news in brief: New organisers for Christmas parade; and thousands to get Winter Energy Payment
30 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kerikeri Lions Club is retiring from organising the town s Christmas parade after many years. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kerikeri Lions Club is retiring from organising the town s Christmas parade after many years. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northern Advocate
Community group Our Kerikeri is planning to take over the town s annual Christmas parade as Kerikeri Lions Club the event s long-time organiser struggles with falling and ageing membership. A Christmas volunteer workshop will be held at the Procter Library on Cobham Rd from 5pm on May 5 to discuss ideas and from a project group. All welcome; bring a pen and paper and some Christmas spirit.