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99th Council Meeting of the University of South Pacific

Speech
Issue date:
Tue 20 May 2025

Bula

Tālofa lava

Kia Orana

Mauri

Lakwe 

Ekamowir Omo

Fakaalofa lahi atu

Fakaalofa lahi atu

Mālō ni

Fakatālofa atu

Malo e lelei

Halo

Floral Art Society 60th Anniversary

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 2 May 2025

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

Anzac Day Dawn Service Address 2025

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 25 Apr 2025

 

Takiri ko te ata, haehaetia te pō

E koro mā i te pō!

Nga Toa a Tūmatauenga!

Ngā Toa a Ranginui

Ngā toa a Tangaroa

Hoki wairua mai, ki runga i ō koutou marae

Ki o koutou maunga karangaranga.

Sikh Gurudwara Vaisakhi Celebration Speech

Speech
Issue date:
Sun 13 Apr 2025

Waheguru Ji Ka Khulsa, Waheguru Ki Fateh

[Hail the Guru's Khalsa, Hail the victory of God]

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

Powhiri at Te Ahu Cultural Centre

Speech
Issue date:
Mon 31 Mar 2025

Kia kotahi mai ki te ao nei

Kia kotahi mai ki te whenua nei

Kia kotahi mai ki nga wai e rere nei

Kia kotahi mai ki te hauora

Powhiri at Terenga Paraoa Marae

Speech
Issue date:
Tue 25 Mar 2025

Kaka Porowini

Terenga Paraoa

E te kōpuni kauika kua ū mai,

tēnei ka mihi.

Tēnā ra koutou kei āku rangatira

Reception for Community Networks Wellington

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 19 Mar 2025

E nga rau rangatira mā, e huihui mai i tēnei ra, tēnei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whare o Te Kawana Tianara o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Kia ora mai tātou katoa.

Opening of the new Canterbury Coastguard building

Speech
Issue date:
Sat 15 Mar 2025

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

Centenary celebration for the Cholmondeley Children's Centre

Speech
Issue date:
Sat 15 Mar 2025

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Blind Low Vision New Zealand's Seeing Streets Differently

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 14 Mar 2025

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

I’d like to begin by specifically acknowledging:

Council for International Development 40th Anniversary Dinner

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 12 Mar 2025

E nga rau rangatira mā, e huihui mai nei I tenei wa, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

 

I specifically acknowledge:

 

Caring Families Aotearoa Excellence in Foster Care Awards 2025

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 7 Mar 2025

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

Rare Disorders New Zealand 25th anniversary

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 28 Feb 2025

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

I specifically acknowledge

Southern Seabirds Trust Seabird Smart Awards

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 12 Feb 2025

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui mai nei I tenei ra, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora mai tātou katoa.

2025 Pacific Judicial Conference

Speech
Issue date:
Mon 10 Feb 2025

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

Waitangi Day Address at Ōnuku Marae

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 6 Feb 2025

Kei aku rangatira o Ngāi Tahu, tēnā koutou. Nāu rā te karanga, kia haramai ahau, i tēnei rā o Waitangi. Nāu anō te tino mōhio, ki te manaaki tangata. Nā reira aku mihi nui. Tēnā koutou katoa.

Luncheon for the Diplomatic Corps at Kororāreka

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 5 Feb 2025

Kei aku rangatira e pai nei, tēnā koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki Kororāreka. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Opening of He Kura Toi Tangata: 50 years of the Waitangi Tribunal

Speech
Issue date:
Tue 4 Feb 2025

Toitū Kāhui tangata

Ka Haea te ata,

ka Hāpara te ata

Ka korokī te manu

Ka wairori te kutu

Ko te ata nui, ka horaina

Ka Taki te umere,

He po, he po, he ao

ka awatea.

E koro, ….Matiu,

Pōwhiri at Te Whare Rūnanga, Waitangi 2025

Speech
Issue date:
Mon 3 Feb 2025

Mai i te kore, ki te pō,

ki te ao marama,

ko te ara o te tika,

ko te ara o te pono tēnā

e kōkiri mō te whakatipuranga

ō āpōpō.

He aha tēnā o ngā oāti

e whakapono atu nei e tatou,

e te iwi.

Kopinga Marae

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 12 Dec 2024

Manawareka tch mauriora

 

It is such a great privilege for Richard and me to come to Kopinga.

Thank you so much for inviting us to be here today – and for taking us to see the rakau momori and for sharing your knowledge with us.

Community Lunch, Chatham Islands

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 12 Dec 2024
 

Kioranga

Nau mai haere mai

 

 

Welcome everyone to today’s lunch. Thank you for coming. We are so pleased to return some of the wonderful hospitality we have received here. 

The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi 2024 Icon Awards Whakamana Hiranga

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 4 Dec 2024

Kei aku nui kei, aku rahi ngā Māreikura, ngā Whatukura. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai, i runga i te kaupapa o te ra. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Reception for the 50th anniversary of Citizens Advice Bureau Wellington

Speech
Issue date:
Tue 26 Nov 2024

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

New Zealand Red Cross National Council Meeting

Speech
Issue date:
Sat 23 Nov 2024

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

Sir George Elliot Tertiary Scholarships 2024

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 22 Nov 2024

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Tamaki Makaurau.

New Zealand Down Syndrome Association National Achievement Awards

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 14 Nov 2024

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

50th Anniversary of Probus New Zealand

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 8 Nov 2024

Kia ora tātou katoa.

On behalf of my wife, Dame Cindy Kiro, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Government House Wellington, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Probus in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Opening of the Christchurch Youth Hub

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 31 Oct 2024

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

Presentation of the King's and Regimental Colours

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 31 Oct 2024

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui mai nei I tenei ra, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora mai tātou katoa.

Whakamaru Opening

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 30 Oct 2024
 

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

I specifically acknowledge:

Reception for the Diplomatic Corps in Niue

Speech
Issue date:
Sun 20 Oct 2024

Fakaalofa lahi atu kia mutolu oti – and my very warmest Pacific greetings to you all.

Pule Fakamotu 2024 (Constitution Day Flag Raising) Commemoration

Speech
Issue date:
Sat 19 Oct 2024

Fakaalofa lahi atu – and my very warmest Pacific greetings.

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