The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will visit Christchurch on Friday and Saturday to open several new or refurbished facilities in the city.
On Friday 23 November at 2pm, Sir Jerry Mateparae will open the new Christchurch City Mission building in Hereford St.
On Friday 23 November at 4pm, as Patron of YHA New Zealand, the Governor-General will reopen YHA Rolleston House on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Rolleston Ave.
On Saturday 24 November at 10am, Sir Jerry Mateparae will open the west wing of the Canterbury Charity Hospital on Harewood Rd.
For more information about the City Mission, contact City Missioner, Michael Gorman on 027 432 0443
For more information about YHA New Zealand, contact Chief Executive Mark Wells on 027 494 7560
For more information about the Canterbury Hospital Trust, contact Hospital manager Carl Shaw on 027 497 9176
For more information about the Governor-General's travel, contact Antony Paltridge, Public Affairs Manager
Government House on 021 470 583
Government House on 021 470 583