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        • The Royal prerogative of mercy
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        • Investiture ceremonies
        • New Zealand Royal Honours
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      • International Role
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      • The Governor-General Act
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      • Former Governors-General
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        • The Norrie State Dining Room
        • The Taupaepae
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        • The project in detail
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Read This Building exhibition opening

Speech
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Tue 18 Aug 2009
Speech to open the Read This Building exhibition, Old St Paul's, Wellington

National Council of Women

Speech
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Tue 18 Aug 2009
Speech by Lady Satyanand to the National Council of Women, Wellington branch luncheon, St John's in the City, Wellington

New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships

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Mon 10 Aug 2009
Speech to the Grand Final of the New Zealand Secondary School's Debating Chamionships, Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra 2009 Young Achievers' Recital

Speech
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Sun 9 Aug 2009
Speech at Government House Auckland

Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Conference

Speech
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Fri 7 Aug 2009
Speech at the Intercontinental Hotel, Wellington

Mary Sumner Lecture 2009

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Thu 6 Aug 2009
Speech at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Auckland

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Awards

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Wed 5 Aug 2009
Speech to the Winston Churchill Memorial Awards ceremony, Government House Auckland

United Way

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Tue 4 Aug 2009
Speech at Government House Auckland

GirlGuiding AGM

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Sat 1 Aug 2009
Speech by Lady Satyanand to the GirlGuiding New Zealand Annual General Meeting, Waipuna Hotel, Auckland

WorldSkills New Zealand Team

Speech
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Sat 1 Aug 2009
Speech at Government House Auckland

Governor-General Art Awards

Speech
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Fri 31 Jul 2009
Speech at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington

Banking Ombudsman Farewell

Speech
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Thu 30 Jul 2009
Speech at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

Aspiring Leaders’ Parliamentary Dinner

Speech
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Thu 30 Jul 2009
Speech at Parliament, Wellington

Opening of the Sir John Staveley Library

Speech
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Wed 29 Jul 2009
Speech at the New Zealand Blood Service, Auckland

Save the Children Fund

Speech
Issue date:
Wed 29 Jul 2009
Speech at Government House Auckland

Pink Ribbon Bequest Society

Speech
Issue date:
Tue 28 Jul 2009
Speech by Lady Satyanand to the Pink Ribbon Bequest Society launch, Government House Auckland.

Federation of Women's Institutes

Speech
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Mon 27 Jul 2009
Speech by Lady Satyanand to the New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes 88th Annual General Meeting, Lower Hutt Town Hall

Montana Book Awards

Speech
Issue date:
Mon 27 Jul 2009
Speech at the 2009 Montana Book Awards, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Order of St John Investiture

Speech
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Sun 26 Jul 2009
Speech at Auckland Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Auckland

Order of St John

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Sat 25 Jul 2009
Speech at Order of St John Postulants Dinner, Langham Hotel, Auckland

Book Launch

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Mon 20 Jul 2009
Speech to launch New Zealand: Portrait of a Nation by Graham Stewart at the Wellington Club, Wellington 

Defence Chiefs Dinner

Speech
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Wed 15 Jul 2009
Speech to Defence Chiefs, Government House Vogel, Lower Hutt

Health Promotion Forum Symposium opening

Speech
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Wed 15 Jul 2009
Speech to the Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand, Kilbirnie, Wellington.

Rural Women provincial meeting

Speech
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Tue 7 Jul 2009
Lady Satyanand's speech to a Rural New Zealand Tararua provincial meeting, Ashley Clinton, Hawke's Bay.

New Zealand Asian Studies Society Conference

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Mon 6 Jul 2009
Speech to the opening of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society Conference, Victoria University of Wellington,

Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Conference

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Sat 4 Jul 2009
Speech to the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law annual conference, Old Government Buildings, Wellington

Plunket Conference opening

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Sun 7 Jun 2009
Speech on opening the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society biennial conference, Rotorua

West Lynn Gardens

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Sat 6 Jun 2009
Speech before planting a tree at the West Lynn Gardens, Waitakere City, Auckland

Communications Dinner

Speech
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Fri 5 Jun 2009
Speech to a media dinner, Government House Auckland

Gracelands

Speech
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Thu 4 Jun 2009
Speech at the opening of the Gracelands Group of Services new regional service centre, Te Awamutu. 

Design Technology Centre

Speech
Issue date:
Thu 4 Jun 2009
Speech on opening the Design Technology Centre, King's College, Middlemore, Auckland

Royal Humane Society of New Zealand awards

Speech
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Wed 3 Jun 2009
Speech to the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand awards, Government House Auckland
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