Maori challenge
HE Manoel Antonio da Fonseca Couto Gomes Pereira, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, resident in Wellington, presented his credentials to the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, at Government House Wellington on 17 July 2007. The Ambassador is pictured receiving a traditional Maori challenge on the grounds of Government House, Wellington, prior to presenting his credentials. Also presenting their credentials were Her Excellency Ms Patricia Cardenas Santamaria, Ambassador of the Republic of Columbia, resident in Turkey, and The High Commissioner for Malta, His Excellency Mr Francis Tabone, resident in Canberra. Photo: Photography by Woolf.