Goodhew: AGM Of Grey Power NZ Federation

Jo Goodhew

7 MAY, 2014

Speech: Annual General Meeting of Grey Power NZ Federation Inc.

E aku rangatira, tn koutou katoa. Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou.

Thank you very much to the Grey Power Federation Board, delegates, and observers for having me here today, and a special thank you to your President, Roy Reid, for his introduction.

My time as Senior Citizens Minister has seen a number of engagements with the Grey Power membership, through your annual conferences, the visits of your Executive to Wellington, speaking opportunities with Grey Power groups around the country and some one on one contact as well. I want to acknowledge the time that you all give as members to lobby and advocate for improvements in the lives of New Zealands older citizens.

So having established that we all want the same end result for older New Zealanders, that they all remain healthy, independent, connected and respected as far as that is possible, that brings me to your request, that I talk about what I have achieved in the portfolio and what the priorities will be as we look ahead.

Last year I published a document entitled Older New Zealanders: Healthy, Independent, Connected and Respected. This document brought together information across multiple government departments relating to services available for older New Zealanders, each of them contributing to one or more of the tenets we are striving for, on behalf of older New Zealanders.

The document also demonstrates our commitment to the Positive Ageing Strategy.

This Strategy lays out a vision of New Zealand where people can age positively, where older people are highly valued, and where they are recognised as an integral part of our families and communities.

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Goodhew: AGM Of Grey Power NZ Federation