THE Prime Minister of New Zealand the Rt. Hon. John Key, will be delivering an address as of the "Pacific Islands Forum 40th Anniversary Leaders' Lecture Series" at the University of Auckland on 11th August 2011.

The speech is being hosted by The University of Auckland in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. It will be held at the University's Fale Pasifika.

"The 40th anniversary marks an important milestone for the region and its Leaders to consider how the region had performed with regional cooperation and integration," said Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Tuiloma Neroni Slade. Vice Chancellor of The University of Auckland, Professor Stuart McCutcheon, said that as New Zealand's premier university, they were delighted to host the "Pacific Islands Forum 40th Anniversary Leaders' Lecture Series".

"We are committed to producing leaders for tomorrow's world, and the Pacific, our immediate neighbourhood, is an important focus for our activities," said Professor McCutcheon. "We educate around 40 percent of all Pacific university students in New Zealand, and our magnificent Fale Pasifika, the home of our Centre for Pacific Studies, is a focal point of our long-standing research, cultural and development contributions to the region. "We are also proud to count many distinguished leaders in the Pacific amongst our alumni. Through our on-going education, professional training and academic opportunities, we will continue to equip Pacific graduates to assume positions of responsibility and leadership and to make their own valuable contribution to the Pacific region and to the world at large."

The New Zealand Prime Minister's speech will be broadcast live from the Forum Secretariat's website, www.forumsec.org [2] , at this page . Logon from your time zones as follows:
Auckland (New Zealand) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:30AM
Canberra (Australia - Australian Capital Territory) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 8:30AM
Sydney (Australia - New South Wales) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 8:30AM
Brisbane (Australia - Queensland) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 8:30AM
Melbourne (Australia - Victoria) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 8:30AM
Rarotonga (Cook Islands) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:30PM
Palikir (Micronesia - Ponape) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9:30AM
Suva (Fiji) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:30AM
Tarawa (Kiribati) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:30AM
Yaren (Nauru) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:30AM
Alofi (Niue) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:30AM
Koror (Palau) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 7:30AM
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 8:30AM
Majuro (Marshall Islands) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:30AM
Apia (Samoa) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:30AM
Honiara (Solomon Islands) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9:30AM
Nuku'alofa (Tonga) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 11:30AM
Funafuti (Tuvalu) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:30AM
Port Vila (Vanuatu) Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9:30AM
Forum Secretariat, 10/08/11.