Rugby League Dinner
Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, has long been an avid follower of rugby league. While visiting the West Coast, he attended a dinner hosted by the West Coast Rugby League on 10 March 2009 where the Rugby World Cup was on display. During the dinner, the Governor-General announced that he had agreed to be the patron of the West Coast Rugby League. He is pictured, from left, with Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn, West Coast Rugby League Chairman Peter Kerridge and incoming New Zealand Rugby Union president, John Sturgeon.