Delivered at the Barge Showgrounds in Whangarei at the Launch of the Bronchiectasis Foundation on 7 April. The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae is Patron of the Foundation.
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.
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.
Delivered at a reception to honour organisations that contribute to the wellbeing of families and young people, and individuals who received honours in 2014.