Sunday, 15 July 2007

Depart Australia

Arrive Auckland International Airport

8.00pm Informal delegation dinner at Orbit Restaurant, Sky Tower, with Dr Wayne Mapp, MP for North Shore

9.30am Delegation meeting

10.00am Meeting with the Hon Jim McLay ONZM, QSO, Executive Chairman of Macquarie Bank NZ, member of the Australia – New Zealand Leadership Forum, former Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister

11.20am Visit to Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter

Arrive Wellington

4.15pm Meeting with Mr David Skilling, Chief Executive, The New Zealand Institute—presentation on the trans‑Tasman relationship

7.30pm Attend dinner at the residence of the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, His Excellency Mr John Dauth, with embassy staff, guests of Mr Dauth and New Zealand parliamentarians

9.00am Meetings with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:

Mr Grant Spencer, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank and Head of Financial Stability Department

Mr James Twaddle, Manager, Financial Systems Policy

Mr Michael Reddell, Special Advisor, Economics Department

10.45am Meeting with Mr Mark Weldon, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Stock Exchange

11.45am Combined meeting with the Inland Revenue Department, Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Economic Development on ‘KiwiSaver’

Meet with:

Mr Michael Nutsford, Policy Manager, Inland Revenue Department

Mr Geoff Rashbrooke, Principal Analyst, Ministry of Social Development

Mr Jivan Grewal, Ministry of Economic Development

Mr Laurence Tyler, Ministry of Economic Development

Mr Peter Martin, Director, The Treasury

Ms Siân Roguski, Senior Analyst, The Treasury

12.30pm Attend informal buffet luncheon as guests of honour of the New Zealand Australian Parliamentary Friendship Group, hosted by Dr the Hon Lockwood Smith MP

2.00pm Delegation is introduced to the House of Representatives and observe Question Time.

2.50pm Meeting with Dr Brent Layton, Director, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

4.00pm Meeting with NZ Post Group Limited:

Mr John Allen, Chief Executive, NZ Post Group

Rt Hon Jim Bolger, ONZ, Chair, Kiwi Bank

Mr Paul Brock, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kiwi Bank

9.15am Call on the Honourable Margaret Wilson MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand

10.00am Meet with and observe Finance and Expenditure Committee (FEC)

Chair: Mr Shane Jones, MP

11.30am Tour of Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, with members of the FEC, hosted by Dr Seddon Bennington, Chief Executive

12.30pm Luncheon at Te Papa Museum

2.00pm Combined meeting with Ministry of Economic Development and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise to discuss ‘Manufacturing Plus’ Strategy

Meet with:

Ms Kathe Huse, Senior Analyst, Ministry of Economic Development

Ms Phillipa Sanderson, Sector Manager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

3.30pm Call on Mr Phil Heatley MP, Opposition Spokesperson on Housing

4.30pm Call on the Honourable Mr Bill English MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Opposition Spokesperson on Finance

7.00pm Attend dinner at the New Zealand parliament as Guests of Honour of the Honourable Margaret Wilson MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives

9.30am Attend briefing on e-Committee with Ms Catherine Parkin, Senior Parliamentary Officer

10.00am Attend and observe Commerce Select Committee

Chair: Mr Gerry Brownlee MP

1.30pm Depart Wellington