Speeches

Delivered at the Dawn Service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park to mark the centenary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli.

Speech given at the presentation of 2015 Governor-General's Anzac of the Year Award, partnership with the RSA, at Government House in Wellington.

Delivered at the opening of Pukeahu.

Delivered at a reception at the Amora Hotel, Wellington, to mark the Amputees Federation of New Zealand's annual conference.

Delivered at the opening of the WorldSkills New Zealand Oceania Competition at Wintec Marae in Hamilton.

Delivered at the official opening of LBC's new premises in Hamilton.

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 the opening of the new premises for the RSA in Christchurch.

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 at a function at Government House Auckland on 21 March 2015, to celebrate Race Relations Day.

Speech given at the ANZ RSA Cyril Bassett VC Speech Competition 2015 at Government House Wellington.

Speech given at the opening of the Wanaka LandSAR Headquarters

Speech given at the opening of the Mahu Whenua Covenants in Arrowtown

Delivered at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's matinee performance on 7 March at Government House Auckland.

Delivered at Government House Auckland on Thursday 5 March for the patrons and sponsors of the Auckland Arts Festival.

Speech given at the reception to mark the 125th Anniversary of the Blind Foundation of New Zealand at Government House in Wellington.

Speech given at the presentation of the International Baccalaureate Top Scholar Awards at Government House Auckland on Wednesday 11 February, 2015.

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 on 10 February at Government House at the launch of a new commemorative Anzac 50c coin.

Delivered at the Bledisloe Reception at Government House Wellington on Waitangi Day.

Delivered at an event to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Mangungu in 1840.

Speech given at a reception at Government House Auckland, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

Delivered at the opening of Rangihoua Heritage Park in the Bay of Islands on 21 December 2014.

Speech given at the Realise the Dream Awards at Government House, Wellington.

Delivered at a dinner in Wellington where the winners of the YES National Awards were announced.

Delivered at Flaxmere College's Senior Prizegiving.

Delivered at the opening of 11 Squadron's new premises.

Speech given at Government House Auckland at the Child Cancer Awards ceremony

Speech given at Government House Auckland at an afternoon "high tea" in support of The Parenting Place.

Speech given by the Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae at the Families and Peace Reception held at Government House in Auckland.

Speech given by the Governor-General at the opening of Valley School's new Junior Classroom block

Delivered at a reception to mark the bicentenary of Justices of the Peace in New Zealand.