Delivered at Government House on 25 March at a breakfast for representatives of the Memorial Park Alliance, following the Dawn Blessing of the new park which the Alliance constructed at the National War Memorial.
Every year, the Governor-General of New Zealand, in partnership with the RSA seeks out a New Zealander who lives life in a way that embodies the Anzac spirit.
Delivered on 10 February 2015 at a reception at Government House to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of Project Crimson, a Trust which is dedicated to the protection of native flora, in particular pohutukawa and rata.
The Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae would like all invited guests coming to the Bledisloe Garden Reception on Waitangi Day to know that the reception will go ahead as planned unless extreme weather makes it unsafe to do so.
Delivered at a reception to honour organisations that contribute to the wellbeing of families and young people, and individuals who received honours in 2014.