Blog posts in category Feature.
- Category:Post date:As dawn broke over Te Whanganui-a-Tara this Anzac Day morning, thousands gathered at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park to mark New Zealand's national day of commemoration and remembrance.
School to Seas
Category:Post date:On Friday, Dame Cindy and Doctor Davies spent time with the 40 female senior secondary students attending this year's School-to-Seas Camp at Devonport Naval Base.
Kiwi Release at Rotoroa Island
Category:Post date:Dame Cindy and Dr Davies were joined by Gen Hon David Hurley Mrs Linda Hurley for a very special day on Rotoroa Island yesterday, where they released Cove the 17-day-old Coromandel Brown Kiwi. Rotoroa Island Trust works with Save the Kiwi on this bird s
Wreath laying at Pukeahu with the Governor-General of Australia
Category:Post date:This morning, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies accompanied His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), the Governor-General of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley to Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington. Their ExcellencState Dinner for the Governor-General of Australia
Category:Post date:Last night at Government House Wellington, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies hosted a State Dinner for His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), the Governor-General of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley. During her address to thState Welcome Ceremony for the Governor-General of Australia
Category:Post date:This afternoon, with the autumn sun shining down on Government House Wellington's North Lawn, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies hosted a State Welcome Ceremony for His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), the Governor-General of Australia,Cambodian New Year Festival
Category:Post date:Yesterday at the Wellington Cambodian Buddhist Temple in Island Bay, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies took part in a very special celebration of the Cambodian New Year.Launch of "The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus"
Category:Post date:Children from Newtown School were our guests of honour at this morning's launch of a children's book "The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus", the latest publication in the "Feel Brave" series of books written by Avril McDonald.
Credentials ceremonies April 2024
Category:Post date:This morning at Government House Wellington, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies welcomed three new diplomatic heads of mission to their postings in Aotearoa New Zealand: HE Mr Sakias Tameo, High Commissioner of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea; HE Mr Mak
Corps Day Dinner for the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
Category:Post date:As Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force, this evening Dame Cindy and Dr Davies hosted the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps at Government House to commemorate their annual Corps Day.
Reception for the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts
Category:Post date:This evening at Government House Wellington, Dame Cindy hosted a reception to acknowledge all those who have made the recent Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts such a great success.Visit by the Ulu-o-Tokelau
Category:Post date:This morning, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies were delighted to welcome the Ulu-o-Tokelau, the Honourable Alapati Tavite, and Ministers from the General Fono to Government House.
Forest and Bird Centennial Dinner
Category:Post date:On Friday night Dame Cindy hosted a centennial dinner for members of Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, as well as supporters and funders.
Luncheon with the Christchurch Business Club
Category:Post date:Yesterday at the Canterbury Club in Christchurch, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies attended a luncheon hosted by the Christchurch Business Club.Christchurch Investiture 19 March 2024 PM
Category:Post date:Dame Cindy hosted a further investiture ceremony this afternoon at the Christchurch Town Hall, acknowledging the service and achievements of eleven outstanding New Zealanders.
Christchurch Investiture 19 March 2024 AM
Category:Post date:This morning in beautiful autumnal Christchurch, Dame Cindy hosted the first of two investiture ceremonies, presenting insignia to recipients of Royal New Zealand Honours.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday celebration
Category:Post date:Last night at Government House Auckland, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies hosted a very special celebration of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday.Commonwealth Day 2024
Category:Post date:To mark the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth, Dame Cindy was joined by members of the Diplomatic Corps, the Royal Commonwealth Society, and members of the Interfaith Community for the annual Commonwealth Day celebrations at Parliament.Fair Food International Women's Day High Tea
Category:Post date:Today Dame Cindy chose to celebrate International Women's Day with women who are involved in food rescue work in Tamaki Makaurau.
Commemorative Wreath laying marking the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings
Category:Post date:2024 commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day, where 156,000 allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and liberated German-occupied France, which was one of the major turning points in WWII.
2024 Caring Families Aotearoa Excellence in Foster Care Awards
Category:Post date:As we mark Caregiver Awareness Week, Dame Cindy had the pleasure of hosting the 2024 Caring Families Aotearoa Excellence in Foster Care Awards this afternoon at Government House Wellington.Dame Cindy opens Newtown Festival 2024
Category:Post date:This morning, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies visited Wellington’s iconic Newtown Festival, with Dame Cindy officially opening the event.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Spirit
Category:Post date:For the past 50 years, youth training ships the Spirit of Adventure, and later the Spirit of New Zealand, have been providing Aotearoa’s rangatahi a unique space to challenge themselves at sea.
Afternoon tea for the Diplomatic Corps Spouses Association
Category:Post date:Yesterday afternoon Dr Davies welcomed members of the Diplomatic Corps Spouses Association for an afternoon tea at Government House.
61st ISPS Handa Halberg Awards
Category:Post date:As Patron of the Halberg Foundation, Dame Cindy had the pleasure to present the Supreme Award to Dame Lisa Carrington at last night’s ISPS Handa Halberg Awards.
Visit to Ngā Ara Whetū, Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society
Category:Post date:Yesterday, Dame Cindy visited the University of Auckland’s Ngā Ara Whetū/Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society, to award the winner of the Centre’s ‘Reimagine our World' competition.
Presentation of the Address in Reply 2024
Category:Post date:This morning the Speaker of the House came to Government House to present the Address in Reply to the Governor-General.
Waitangi Day Dawn Service 2024
Category:Post date:This morning, as dawn broke over the beautiful Bay of Islands, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies joined the thousands in attendance at Te Whare Rūnanga for the Waitangi Day Dawn Service.Waitangi Day Luncheon with the Diplomatic Corps
Category:Post date:In Dame Cindy's final Waitangi Day engagement for this year, Her Excellency hosted the Diplomatic Corps for a very special luncheon in the Tahuaroa Function Centre on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.Beat Retreat and Sunset Ceremony at Waitangi 2024
Category:Post date:This evening Dame Cindy reviewed a hundred-person Royal Guard of Honour at the RNZN Beat Retreat and Sunset Ceremony at Waitangi's Treaty Grounds. Beat Retreat has been a long-standing tradition at the annual commemorations at Waitangi.
Waitangi National Trust Commemoration Dinner 2024
Category:Post date:Following Beat Retreat, Dame Cindy joined the Waitangi National Trust for their Commemoration Dinner.Mihi whakatau at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Category:Post date:This morning, Dame Cindy was welcomed back onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds with a very special mihi whakatau in the presence of Te Whare Rūnanga.