John Boscawen

Speech to the Mid-Canterbury Federated Farmers Annual General Meeting, Ashburton Trust Events Centre, Christchurch, 7 May 2010.
Key points:
- Electricity increases by 5% and petrol by 4¢/litre from July 1; double again in 2013
- All farmers face ETS costs from July 1 this year
- David Carter’s 2.5 cents/kg milk solids cost figure does not show the …

John Boscawen MP speech to ETS Public Meeting; Beach Street Hall, Beach Street, New Plymouth; Tuesday May 4, 2010.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for taking the opportunity to come this evening.
This is the seventh and final speech in my two day tour through the Waikato and Taranaki regions. Once again we …

Speech to New Zealand Grey Power Federation Annual General Meeting, College House, 100 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch, Wednesday, April 14 2010.
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to address your AGM this morning.
To President Les Howard, and your executive, I sincerely appreciate your adjusting your programme to accommodate me and the very important issue …

Speech to ING/ANZ Frozen Funds Group, Napier, Friday, 19 March 2010.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you for your invitation to speak at this function this afternoon.
Firstly, may I congratulate you on the professionalism of your organisation and the dedication of the very many members who have been instrumental in getting this issue into the public …

John Boscawen – Speech to ACT Wellington Regional Conference
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is just over seven months since I was elected an ACT MP. From the moment I arrived in Parliament I was constantly aware of the privileges of an MP and the privilege to represent you, as we try to create a more prosperous society.
To …

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great privilege and a real challenge to be selected as ACT’s candidate to contest the Mt Albert by-election.
I have a personal family link to the electorate that goes back over a century.
My great-grandfather, Hugh Boscawen, was aide de compe to five Governors-General.
He was also an early surveyor in …

John Boscawen MP Speech to ACT Annual Conference 2009; Raye Freedman Centre, Epsom Girls’ Grammar, Silver Rd, Epsom, Auckland; Saturday, March 14 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have attended and spoken at many ACT conferences over the past 13 years – but this is my first as an ACT MP.
I would like to start – as I …