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The Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, as co-Patron of Deaf Aotearoa, attended the New Zealand Sign Language in Action Awards dinner in Wellington on 18 May 2013 where he presented the NZSL Champion Award.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, hosted the 2012 New Zealand Qualifications Authority Top Scholars Award ceremony at Government House in Wellington on 15 May 2013. 

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, hosted a meeting in the boardroom of Chambers PR on 14 May 2013 to meet representatives of a number of community groups involved in the rejuvenation of Christchurch.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, made the first State Visit by a New Zealand Governor-General to Afghanistan in April 2013.  Their Excellencies met the President of Afghanistan, HE Hamid Karzai, as well as attending a number of events to mark the contribution of the Provincial Reconstruction Team to Bamyian Province.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, presented the 2013 Anzac of the Year Award to Sergio Schuler and Will White at the Waihi Beach Memorial RSA on 24 April 2013.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, hosted a fundraising auction for Nelson's Suter Art Gallery at Government House in Wellington on 19 April 2013.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, hosted a State Dinner for HM Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam at Government House Wellington on 26 March 2013.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, opened the Victoria University of Wellington Hub complex on 21 March 2013.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae hosted a State Welcome for The King of Tonga, His Majesty King Tupou VI, and Her Majesty Queen Nanasipau’u at Government House in Wellington on 25 February 2013.

The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, undertook a four-day visit to South Canterbury and North Otago from 20-24 February 2013.

Representatives from Gideons International (Wellington Camp) called on the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, at Government House Wellington on 19 February 2013, to present a commemorative Bible to mark the distribution of the 3 millionth copy of the Gideons Bible and New Testament in New Zealand.   It is estimated that the 3 millionth copy was distributed in early 2012.  Gideons had previously presented commemorative copies to Governor-General Sir Keith Holyoake to mark the distribution of the 1st millionth copy and to Dame Catherine Tizard to mark the distribution of the 2nd millionth copy.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, hosted a reception to honour New Zealand's Women in the Services, at Government House in Auckland on 12 February 2013. Guests were from a range of ages and skill groups and came from organisations such as The New Zealand Fire Service, St John, Civil Defence and Emergency Management, The New Zealand Army, The New Zealand Police, The Department of Corrections, The Royal New Zealand Navy, and The Royal New Zealand Air Force.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, undertook a number of events in Waitangi on 5 February 2013, on the eve of the 173rd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840.  The met the Waitangi National Trust Board, hosted the Bledisloe Reception (to mark the gift of the Treaty Grounds by Governor-General, Lord Charles Bledisloe, and Lady Elaine Bledisloe) and attended the Royal New Zealand Navy Beat Retreat and Ceremonial Sunset Ceremony on the Treaty grounds.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, joined New Zealand Royal Honours from the Far North for lunch at the Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell on 3 February 2013.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, opened the Medical Museum at Whangarei's Kiwi North Heritage Park on 2 February 2013.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, visited Matakana on 2 February 2013.  During the visit, they toured the Matakana Farmer's Market and visited Morris and James Pottery.

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, invested Sir Paul Holmes as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit at Poukawa, near Hastings, on 16 January 2013.

The Governor-General, in his role as Commander-in-Chief, was the Reviewing Officer at the annual Royal New Zealand Navy Divisions which took place at the Ngataringa Bay Sports Ground on 18 January 2013.

Official photographs of Their Excellencies, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General of New Zealand, and Lady Janine Mateparae.

Government House Auckland is much smaller than Government House Wellington, having been originally built as a family home. Sir Frank and Lady Mappin bought the property in 1921 and spent the next 45 years, after building the residence, developing and landscaping the grounds. They gifted it to the Queen to be the Governor-General's official residence in Auckland in 1962.