Te Waipounamu House Visit

Te Waipounamu House Visit

The Governor-General, the Hon Anand Satyanand, and Susan Satyanand, visited Te Waipounamu House in Christchurch, of the offices of Ngai Tahu iwi, on October 20 2006. Pictured from left are: Don Smith, Government House; Mark Solomon, Kaiwhakahaere; HE The Hon Anand Satyanand, Governor-General; HE Susan Satyanand; Flight Lieutenant Marc Bridgman, Aide-de-Camp; Nicky Meihana, Executive Assistant to Mr Solomon.

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