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We all have reason to give thanks for the numerous ways in which our lives are enriched when we learn from others.

Tēnā tatau wahine mā, nau māi, haere mai.

E te Pirimia o mua, Helen, tena koe.

Ina te kaupapa nui hei hapai mā tatau katoa.

Welcome to all.

Welcome to our former Prime Minister, Helen

Waiho i te toipoto

Kaua i te toiroa

Me mahi tahi tatou

Mo te oranga o te katoa

Let us be close together

Not far apart

We can work together

For the wellbeing of everyone

E ngā Mareikura, koutou, Wahine mā,

 nau mai, haere mai.

 Nau te Mana Wahine,

 nor tatau te whiwhi.

 Ina rātau kua ngaro,

 heoi ka maumaharatia.

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

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Waiho i te toipoto

Kaua i te toiroa

Me mahi tahi tatou

Mo te oranga o te katoa

Let us be close together

Not far apart

We can work together

For the wellbeing of everyone

E ngā mana nui o te Tai Tokerau, tena koutou katoa.

Aku mihi nui i o kupu whakatau  i ahau me taku hoa rangatira nei.

Tēnā koutou me ngā kaupapa nunui takea mai i tēnei takiwa

E ngā mana e pae nei, otirā Taranaki Maunga, tena koutou. 

Haere mai tatau katoa i tēnei po

ki te whakanui i te Ahurei o Aotearoa,

me tona timatanga i a Kupe. 

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.

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 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.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Kei aku manuhiri o te rā, tena koutou.

Tēnā tatau i te Rā o Waitangi.

Tēnā tatau i te Tiriti o Waitangi me tona kawenata.

Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei whare kawana o Tamaki Makarau.

Greetings to you my guests.

E te Matua Pihopa, e nga Rangatira, me Te Whakaminenga, tena koutou katoa.

Haere mai tatau i tenei ra i roto i te Kotahitanga, me te Hohoutanga o te Rongo.

Ina tetahi kī, a ratau mā, Tui, tui, tuia mai tatau.

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.

Good evening everyone and welcome to this reception to celebrate the arrival of the Queen’s Baton in the South Island.

E te Manukura, e te Tumu whakarae, tēnā kōrua.

Koutou ngā tauira o te rā, tēnā koutou. 

Otira, tēnā tatau katoa i ēnei whakapōtaetanga.

Chancellor, Vice-chancellor, academic staff, graduands, families and friends.

Rau rangatira mā, e nga tamariki o tēnei kura, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou, kia ora tātou katoa.

Selamat petang dan selamat sejahtera

Distinguished guests, Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to address today’s forum.

2017 marks a significant milestone in the New Zealand-Malaysia relationship.It is an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate 60 years of enduring diplomatic ties – although as many of you know our close ties go back even longer than that (to the Ne

Selamat petang dan selamat sejahtera

Datuk Kamaruddin, thank you for your kind remarks.  It is a pleasure to be here with you and the KYS community this afternoon.

Your Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV, Sultan Muhammad V,

Selamat Petang dan Selamat Sejahtera.

The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy will leave New Zealand tomorrow for a four-day State Visit to Malaysia. The visit will mark the 60th year of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Malaysia, following its independence in 1957.

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.

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.

E ngā mana e pae nei i tēnei po,

tae mai hoki ki te hunga rangatahi,

tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.  

Welcome to all authorities and the youth gathered here tonight.

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.

Thank you for inviting me today to open this new purpose-built night shelter for women in Christchurch.

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.

Kia ora tātou katoa.

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

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

Distinguished guests -  warm greetings to you all.

I specifically acknowledge:

Tuhia ki te rangi

Tuhia ki te whenua

Tuhia ki te ngakau o nga tangata

Ko te mea nui

Ko te aroha

Tihei mauri ora!

The Speaker of the House of Representatives will be elected at the Commission Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 7 November.

In Dame Patsy's absence overseas, Michael Webster, the Cabinet Secretary welcomed the guests to the symposium.

Kia ora koutou katoa.

We are gathered here today to commemorate the Battle of Beersheba and the Sinai-Palestine campaign, which lasted from April 1916 until October 1918.

E nga mana, e nga reo, o enei takiwa me te hau kainga o Aotearoa, tena koutou katoa.

Haere mai tatau ki te whakamahara i a ratau, nga toa, nga rakaukawa o nga pakanga o mua.