The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will hold a ceremony at Government House in Wellington tomorrow (Tuesday 3 July) to posthumously confer the Charles Upham Award for Bravery to the late Lance Corporal Leon Smith.
With the start of the Māori New Year, Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, has issued his first Matariki message for all New Zealanders.
The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, is to visit Samoa to mark both the 50th anniversary of the Pacific nation’s independence and the Treaty of Friendship between the two nations.
Former All Blacks Coach Sir Graham Henry, World of Wearable Arts founder Dame Suzanne Moncrieff, former Plunket President Carol Becker, New Plymouth Mayor and former Member of Parliament Hon Harry Duynhoven and New Zealand’s first Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor Michael Ardagh, are among more than 120 people whose diverse achievements will be celebrated at investiture ceremonies at Government House in Wellington this week.
Businesswoman Dame Rosanne Meo, musician Jason Kerrison, philanthropist and businessman Sir Colin Giltrap, and entertainer Pio Terei are among more than 30 people whose diverse achievements will be celebrated at investiture ceremonies at Government House in Auckland this week.
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will invest Mr Ralph Hotere with New Zealand’s highest honour, a Member of the Order of New Zealand, at a ceremony in Dunedin tomorrow morning (30 March).
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae will begin a four day visit to the Western Bay of Plenty region tomorrow (13 March).
The Governor-General of Australia, HE Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, and HE Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, will visit New Zealand next week, attending events in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, will spend three days in Christchurch and Canterbury to mark the first anniversary of the devastating 22 February earthquake.
The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will host a ceremony to confirm the House of Representatives’ choice of Speaker at Government House tomorrow at 2pm (Tuesday 20 December 2011).
The Governor-General has welcomed the announcement of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall’s visit to New Zealand next year, as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
