Category: Ministers
Media Statement
October 4th, 2011
Hon Craig Foss Minister for Senior Citizens 30 September 2011 Celebrating International Day of Older Persons International Day of Older Persons on 1 October is a day dedicated to the celebration of older people throughout New Zealand and the rest of ... read more
Say Ahhhh again!
September 13th, 2011
Health Minister Tony Ryall and Minister Tariana Turia have announced further funding for the Say Ahh programme. Minister Ryall and I visited Irongate School to make the announcement. We received a fantastic welcome from the students. School children at ... read more
Official opening of SCBU
September 13th, 2011
Minister Tony Ryall officially opened the upgraded Special Care Baby Unit today as part of his recent visit to sunny Hawke’s Bay. We were privileged to share in this Mum’s joy of the safe arrival of her twin boys. Still yet to be named ... read more
“Porse” with the PM
September 13th, 2011
Our Prime Minister John Key, Chris Tremain and I had a great visit to Porse in Hawke’s Bay. The children were having a music and movement session, we joined in as best we could. It certainly bought back memories from when our children were toddlers ... read more
Breakfast with the PM
September 8th, 2011
Recently our Prime Minister John Key was the guest speaker at a Plunket fundraising breakfast at the Napier Golf Club. About 180 people joined us for breakfast to help raise funds for the new Plunket Hub in Napier. It was a great ... read more
Young Leaders meet with Prime Minister John Key
September 8th, 2011
Prime Minister John Key met with Young Student Leaders from across the Bay. The students asked questions of the PM on a very wide range of topics. Chris and I are always impressed with the calibre of our Hawke’s Bay student leadership. Hastings ... read more
Official opening of new Chamber Offices
August 9th, 2011
My first official “opening” as Associate Minister of Commerce was to officially open the new Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce office and to launch Business Hawke’s Bay. I look forward to everyone involved in the new venture driving ... read more
Pipfruit New Zealand’s Conference and AGM
August 4th, 2011
Today 3 August I officially opened Pipfruit New Zealand’s Conference and AGM in ‘the Bay’. It seems a long time ago when Chris Tremain and I stood side by side, leading the march on Parliament, bowling underarm with apple growers calling on the ... read more
Hon Craig Foss MP for Tukituki
August 3rd, 2011
“http://www.youtube.com/embed/5QkmcqhZz3g“ ... read more
Benefits continue to decrease
July 13th, 2011
It was great to hear last week from the Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, that the number of New Zealanders on a benefit has fallen for five months consecutively. So often we see the headlines with significant job layoffs such as those a few ... read more
