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Clear statement of intent

“From the Beehive: Growth budget backing Southland” My monthly column for the Southland Times thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360705…

Interesting interview

Congratulations to all the great folks in Southland and Otago who have been recognised in this years King’s Birthday Honours. odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/o… thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360702…

It's quite remarkable that about 1 in 8 tourists visiting 🇳🇿 still cite the Lord of the Rings / Hobbit movies as a factor in deciding to visit - more than our environmentally friendly image. It's been almost 24 years since the release of the first LOTR movie.

Great to hear from Southlander Sir Peter Beck during dinner break at Parliament this evening for a function hosted by the Prime Minister and the Space Minister to celebrate New Zealand’s space industry. It’s an industry which is a new and growing big value add to New Zealand’s

Great decisions by the Government supporting the future of Milford Sound Piopiotahi, retaining cruise ship access and the retention of the Milford Aerodrome, as well as investing $15.2 million aimed at upgrading infrastructure and enhancing conservation efforts. Milford Sound

Question 7 in the House today.

Plane getting stuck by lightning was quite the way to round out an eventful week. After a one day caucus at Premier House in Wellington today I took my “new normal” route from Wellington to Auckland, to catch flight to Queenstown. Flight to Auckland was uneventful, but next

Good to be home. Some stunning views flying down the West Coast this morning including Mount Cook and lots of snow on the mountains coming into Queenstown.

Interesting interview with Google’s CEO on AI.

Trump put out two executive orders today that are directionally aligned with our mission at Dawn:   • Allowing Supersonic flight overland: lnkd.in/ei8KKRDd   • Enabling routine “Beyond Visual Line of Sight" operations and integration of civil UAS into the National

This week I hosted in Parliament a discussion about Bitcoin with Members of Parliament and the Bitcoin Basin Circular Economy, Lightning Pay Limited and The Bitcoin Policy New Zealand. Interesting discussion about Bitcoin as the world’s first decentralised peer-to-peer

Big news for sheep farmers. From next month, Kāinga Ora is moving to fit out state houses with NZ wool carpets!

ELECTIVE BOOST: Over 9,500 additional elective procedures have been delivered since February as part of our focus on reducing wait times and putting patients first. That’s more hips, knees, and cataracts done.

Exciting education announcement for Otago schools in Queenstown this afternoon by Education Minister Erica Stanford. · Six new teaching classrooms for Dunstan High School · A twelve-teaching classroom expansion for Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau primary school at Hanley’s Farm in