With Minister of Defence Hon Peeni Henare and Te Hemo Ata Henare

Dame Patsy with Minister of Defence Hon Peeni Henare and his mother Te Hemo Ata Henare. Te Hemo Ata Henare is deputy chair of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the national weavers' association responsible for weaving Dame Patsy's tarapouahi (flax shawl) Hine Maioha.