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Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. 

Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Wellington.

Kia ora tātou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Tāmaki Makaurau.

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. 

Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Wellington.

E nga rau rangatira ma e huihui mai I tenei ra, tena koutou katoa.

Ko te amorangi ki mua
Ko te hāpai ō ki muri
Ko te atua tōku piringa,
Ka puta, ka ora
Ki te whei-āo,
Ki te ao marama: Pai Marire!

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

E ngaa rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei I tēnei pō, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Whanganui-a-Tara.

Kia ora koutou

Shalom

After just a month in my new role, I am delighted that one of my first community engagements should be here, with the Council of Jewish Women, to join with you in honouring 2021’s Women of Worth.

Rere ana nga roimata o Hine tērā te pae o Te Riri. Huihuia mai tātau katoa tēnei te pae o Maumahara. E nga iwi, kei aku rangatira wahine ma, tāne mā tēnā tātau katoa. 

E ngaa rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei I tēnei poo, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Whanganui-a-Tara.

MEDIA STATEMENT

Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro’s Statement on the death of Dame Cath Tizard, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO

31 October 2021

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui a Tara. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

He tui, he kiwi, he kahu, he piwakawaka – nga manu o te ngahere i Te Wao Nui A Tane

Nga hua o te moana, nga awa, nga maunga hoki o nga mea miharo o te Ao!

Tihei ki te whei ao

Ki te ao marama

Kei āku nui

Kei āku rahi

Tena tātou

Nōku te maringa

tē tae mai ki te whakamānawa

 i o koutou ratonga,

 ki nga kāwanatanga

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

A description of Dame Patsy Reddy's Coat of Arms.

He hōnore, he korōria 

he maungārongo ki te whenua,

he whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa

E koro- Taranaki

pataka iringa korero

maunga toka tū

maunga ahuru mowai o te iwi

Whāngaitia te auaha i roto kia tupu, kia puāwai ai.

Nōku te hōnore ki te mihi ki nga ringa raupā,

na rātou te māia ki te whakatinana

te taiwhanga Govett-Brewster mai, i tōna timatanga.

Ina ako tātau ki te mārama

ki te hua o te rerenga kāwanatanga,

ka mōhio tātau, kai te pakeke tātau.

Ko te aroha he huānga māia i roto i tēnā .

He aha te mea nui o te ao?

Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo,  Rau rangatira ma

Koutou, tātou, kua tatū mai i runga i te reo karanga o te rā

Tēnā tātou katoa.

Me mihi te mana whenua, ka tika!

Waikato Tainui.

Kei aku rangatira e huihui nei

Tenei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou

Kia ora tātou katoa

I specifically acknowledge

Wayne Eagleson, Club Captain

Women’s Captain Jenny Wiggins

President John Spry

Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa 

Nga toa a Tu, tēnā koutou 

Āku mihi nui ki a koutou, i manaaki, i tiaki i a māua ko Tā David,  

i roto i nga tau e rima, kua taha ake nei.  

Rau rangatira mā, e Kui ma e koro ma e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Nau mai hoki mai ki Te Whare Kawana.

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

I specifically acknowledge: 

Members of Parliament, Sarah Pallet and Duncan Webb

Awarua ki te rangi, Awarua ki te whenua, Awarua tāngata.

Tahu Pōtiki te tīpuna, tū mai, tū mai, tū mai.

He hōnore nui maaku

Te tū i te taha o nga kuia Rangatira i tēnei rā.

He mea rongo

I ōna wairua,

Kei aku nui, Kei aku rahi, Rau Rangatira ma

Tēnā koutou katoa

Tuia ki runga, Tuia ki raro

Tuia ki roto, Tuia ki waho

Tuia te here tāngata

Ka rongo te pō

Ka rongo te ao

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou.

Nau mai hoki mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Tamaki Makaurau

Kia ora tātou katoa

Rau rangatira mā, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou.

Kua tāwharautia te tangata, i roto i te aroha me te Rangimarie.

He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.