Speech to Public Relations Institute of New Zealand

Gerry Brownlee | Earthquake Commission

I assume the title ‘Seismic Shifts’ doesn’t require me to deliver a long, detailed dissertation on what many people here in Canterbury have lived through for more than six years, or to give you a lesson on the world’s tectonic plates. It does, however, afford an opportunity to discuss changes in the structure of the economy and the role of communications and the public relation sector in getting information and messages to affected people. Yesterday, Steven Joyce delivered the ninth Budget from a National-led government since 2008. ...

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