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Kei nga mana kei nga reo

Nau mai, tauti mai, 

ki tenei kaupapa nui,

hei āhukahuka i tēnei āhua, toi, ko te moemoeā.

Me tīmata ahau mā te korero

The Governor-General, the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne depart for an official visit to Australia on Wednesday 2 June, 2021.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has announced her approval of the appointment of Dame Cindy Kiro as New Zealand’s next Governor-General.

The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy has welcomed the news of her successor.

Paikea

He tipua, he taniwha, He tipua, he taniwha

Ngā uri o Paikea, Ngāti Konohi

Nōku te hōnore, te haere mai i tēnei ra

ki te whakanui i tēnei, o nga tohunga tama nō Te Tai Rawhiti.

Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo, Kei nga mana tiketike o te Ao Ture i Aotearoa

Tēnā koutou katoa.

He hōnore ano, he tohatoha atu ki a koutou ētahi whakaaro, ka whakatokia ētahi purapura, hei poipoi i te hinengaro

Ta Meihana Durie

Ko koe ko Rangitane,

 ko Rangitane ko koe

Ko koe ko Ngati Kauwhata,

 ko Ngati Kauwhata ko koe

Ko Koe ko Ngati Raukawa,

Ko Ngati Raukawa ko koe

He Rangatira,

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 mā, tāne mā

Tēnā tātau katoa. 

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. 

Tini whetū ki te rangi

Ka mau tonu, Ka mau tonu

Tini tangata ki te whenua

Ngaro noa, Ngaro noa.

While the stars above remain unchanged and unchanging

Kei aku nui

Kei aku rahi

Rau Rangatira ma

Tena koutou

Tena koutou

Tena tatou katoa

E te Kahurangi, Anne Salmond

Nōku te maringa

Ki te mihi, ki te whakanui

i a koe i tenei po,

Kei nga Manahautu, Rau rangatira ma                     

koutou kua tatū mai  i runga i te kaupapa                 

Kei āku nui

Kei āku rahi

Koutou kua tatū mai

ki tēnei o nga wānanga

He wānanga whakapiki ora

He wananga whakapiki kaha

He wananga whakapumau

i nga āhuatanga o nga

mātua tipuna

It was with great sadness that I received notification today from Buckingham Palace that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died at Windsor Castle.

Toa Rangatira

Te Ati Awa

Kei nga mana,

Kei nga reo,

Rau Rangatira ma

Tena koutou

Tena koutou

Tena tatou katoa

He honore noku,

Te haere mai ki tenei

Tihei ki te whei ao

Ki te ao marama.

He rau aroha

te rongo i te ra nei,

mo ratou kua wehe

Haere atu ra

Haere atu ra

Haere atu ra

Ka mihi ki nga iwi o te Whanganui a Tara

Tātai whetū ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu 

Tātai tangata ki te whenua, ngaro noa, ngaro noa

E te hunga mate;

Kua ngaro rā koutou, ki te pū o mahara.

Tēnei mātou ka auē, tēnei mātou ka auhi

Kei āku rangatira, ngā māngai o te taiao 

Nau mai hoki mai ano ki tēnei kaupapa angitu

Ahakoa he nui ngā mahi kei mua,

kia whakamaumahara ki tēnei:

He pai ake te iti, i te kore

Tēnā tātou katoa.

Kei aku rangatira, e ngā taiohi, e ngā kaiarahi,

e ngā kaiawhina o ngā ropu maha me ngā tini kaupapa

Tēnā koutou

Nōu te aro māngai, mo Aotearoa.

Tēnā koutou katoa.

Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki te Whare Kawana

Kia ora tātou katoa. 

(A special welcome to Sir Graeme Dingle and Jo-Anne, Lady Dingle.)

Kei āku nui, Kei āku rahi

Nau mai, piki mai i runga i te aroha ki te kaupapa o te ra

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā tātou katoa

To everyone who has gathered in recognition of this most important day, welcome.

Whare Runanga Powhiri

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

6 February 2021

Ko ‘te amorangi ki mua’

Ko ‘te hāpai ō ki muri’

Tuatahi ki te Atua, 

Unveiling of the grave marker at Ruapekapeka

Wednesday 3 February 2021

Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou.

Nei tātou e whai whakaaro nei,

ki ō tātou mate kua rehu ki te rua.

Tēnā anō tātou.

The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne will spend three days in Waitangi in the lead-up to Waitangi Day.

Shalom

Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou

Tēnā tatou katoa

Warm Greetings to you all

I acknowledge Members of the Diplomatic Corps,

Members of Parliament,

Ngāti Awa ki te rangi, Ngāti Awa ki te whenua, Ngāti Awa tāngata

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Mataatua Whare, te whare haumaru ai, i te tangata,

i te wa, o te pahūtanga o Whakaari.

E tu! E tu!

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.

E aku hoa i te ara o te whai,

Kia kotahi tā tātou takahi i te kō, ko tōku whiwhi kei tō koutou tautoko mai.

Ko tāku ki a koutou, hei whakapiki manawa mōku.

Te Arawa ki te rangi, Te Arawa ki te whenua, Te Arawa waka, Te Arawa tangata

Karanga mai ki a mātou, kua pae mai, ki te po Tohu Ahuwhenua

Nōku te maringa te haere mai, i runga i te reo a Apirana Ngata

E nga mana, e nga reo,

Koutou kua haere mai

i runga i te reo karanga o te ra.

He mihi maioha tenei

ki a koutou ka whakanuia

i te po nei

Tena koutou

Tena koutou

Tena tatou katoa

Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou.

Nei tātou e whai whakaaro nei ki ō tātou mate kua rehu ki te rua.

Tēnā anō tātou.

Today, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Pacific.

Governor-General’s condolences following the death of Sir Toke Talagi, former Premier of Niue