Category: Chris Tremain
Young Leaders gather at EIT
March 7th, 2012
Press Release: 1 March 2012 Local MPs Craig Foss and Chris Tremain host their annual Young Leaders Breakfast this year on Friday 2nd March, at EIT’s Scholar’s Restaurant. Craig Foss Tukituki MP said, “This is a celebration of, and a ... read more
Keeping some balance will be important!
March 1st, 2012
It’s been a huge week up and down the country working with my new Ministerial Portfolios. It made me reflect on the importance of keeping balance between ones job and family. Monday started with an early flight to Christchurch and then on to Queenstown as ... read more
Trail Blazers 25.2.12
February 29th, 2012
Water storage – a huge boost for the Bay!
February 23rd, 2012
One of the most enjoyable things about being MP for Wairoa and Napier is the opportunity to support new projects which will really make a difference. Case in point is the new Integrated Health Centre in Wairoa. One of the other current projects with a wider ... read more
Wairoa whitebait fritters… hard to beat!
February 15th, 2012
From the debating floor of the house to the best whitebait fritters I’ve had in a while, my first week back in Parliament was certainly full of diversity. Last Monday began with Waitangi Day celebrations at the Clive River. We paddled the waka down the ... read more
East Coast oil exploration could lift jobs and incomes
February 8th, 2012
Over the summer, like many of you in Wairoa, I attended plenty of BBQs. Often the conversation included discussion about a friend of a friend who had just packed their bags for Australia, invariably to work in the mining industry. I also heard repeated ... read more
Four priorities for the next three years
February 1st, 2012
Last week, Prime Minister John Key made his first major speech of the year. I thought I’d use this week’s column to reflect some of the messages from this speech, to give you a broad idea of the Government’s priorities and where we’re heading ... read more
Solid economic growth will create jobs
January 22nd, 2012
I talk to a lot of people from Wairoa and around the electorate who are worried about the economy, amid the uncertainty in Europe and elsewhere. It’s no secret that we are facing tough times. But there is reason to be optimistic, and I can assure you the ... read more
Keeping busy during the holiday period
January 5th, 2012
When I wrote my last column I had just been sworn in as a Minister and was busy in Nelson checking out the clean-up operation with Civil Defence during the floods. I was quietly hoping that the Christmas period would be uneventful leaving me free to enjoy ... read more
Thanks Hawke’s Bay
November 30th, 2011
Fantastic. Hawke’s Bay remains Blue for another three-year political term. We have significantly increased our winning margin in Tukituki over the past three elections, this time winning by more than 9,000. I am absolutely rapt with this result. Thanks ... read more
