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Lunch with Malaysian alumni of New Zealand Universities

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Issue date:

Fri 8 Dec 2017

2017 marks a significant milestone in the New Zealand-Malaysia relationship.It is an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate 60 years of enduring diplomatic ties – although as many of you know our close ties go back even longer than that (to the Ne

KYS School visit, Melaka

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Issue date:

Thu 7 Dec 2017

Selamat petang dan selamat sejahtera

Datuk Kamaruddin, thank you for your kind remarks. It is a pleasure to be here with you and the KYS community this afternoon.

State Banquet, Malaysia

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Issue date:

Wed 6 Dec 2017

Your Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV, Sultan Muhammad V,

Selamat Petang dan Selamat Sejahtera.

Chinese Reflection Garden

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Issue date:

Sat 2 Dec 2017

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

WakaNZ workshop presentation

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Issue date:

Wed 22 Nov 2017

E ngā mana e pae nei i tēnei po,

tae mai hoki ki te hunga rangatahi,

tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Welcome to all authorities and the youth gathered here tonight.

Christchurch Women's Night Shelter

Speech

Issue date:

Fri 17 Nov 2017

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Kia ora tātou katoa.

QEII National Trust 40th birthday

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Issue date:

Wed 15 Nov 2017

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

Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Kia ora tātou katoa.

Paralympics NZ team farewell

Speech

Issue date:

Thu 9 Nov 2017

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests - warm greetings to you all.

I specifically acknowledge:

State Opening of Parliament

Speech

Issue date:

Wed 8 Nov 2017

Tuhia ki te rangi

Tuhia ki te whenua

Tuhia ki te ngakau o nga tangata

Ko te mea nui

Ko te aroha

Tihei mauri ora!

Scouts New Zealand Youth Development Forum

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Issue date:

Thu 2 Nov 2017

In Dame Patsy's absence overseas, Michael Webster, the Cabinet Secretary welcomed the guests to the symposium.

Kia ora koutou katoa.

New Zealand Commemorative Service for the Battle of Beersheba

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Issue date:

Tue 31 Oct 2017

E nga mana, e nga reo, o enei takiwa me te hau kainga o Aotearoa, tena koutou katoa.

Haere mai tatau ki te whakamahara i a ratau, nga toa, nga rakaukawa o nga pakanga o mua.

Joint Anzac Service at the Be'er Sheva War Cemetery

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Issue date:

Tue 31 Oct 2017

We are gathered here today to commemorate the Battle of Beersheba and the Sinai-Palestine campaign, which lasted from April 1916 until October 1918.

2017 State Dinner for the President of Ireland

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Issue date:

Tue 24 Oct 2017

E ngā iwi o ngā hau e wha, tena koutou.

Nau mai Haere mai

Nau mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Aotearoa.

Nau mai i o koutou whenua, o maunga o moana.

Nga Taonga Sound and Vision Foundation

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Issue date:

Thu 19 Oct 2017

E te ropu o nga Taonga Whitiahua me nga Taonga Korero, tena koutou.

Nau mai, haere mai.

Nau mai ki te Whare Kawana o Aotearoa.

Graeme Dingle Foundation Awards Ceremony

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Issue date:

Wed 18 Oct 2017

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Tāmaki Makaurau.

Matairangi Mahi Toi Pasifika artist in residence Lindah Lepou showcase

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Issue date:

Fri 13 Oct 2017

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Commemoration of the Battle of Passchendaele

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Issue date:

Thu 12 Oct 2017

Kei aku rangatira, e pae nei i tenei ra, tena koutou.

Nau mai, ki te pae o Maumahara.

Haria mai o tatau tini aitua, tae atu hoki ki a Lewis Moeau, kia mihia e tatau.

Belgian Memorial Unveiling

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Issue date:

Thu 12 Oct 2017

Today’s commemorations have provided an opportunity to pause and remember the service and sacrifice of our forebears in the Battle of Passchendaele.

Frances Clarke Awards 2017

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Issue date:

Tue 10 Oct 2017

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

Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Royal Society Te Aparangi 150th Anniversary 2017 NZ Research Honours

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Issue date:

Tue 10 Oct 2017

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

Winston Churchill Fellows

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Issue date:

Wed 4 Oct 2017

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

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Women in Leadership Day

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Issue date:

Tue 3 Oct 2017

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Thank you for your warm welcome and for inviting me to speak to you today.

Dinner for senior members of the Judiciary

Speech

Issue date:

Mon 2 Oct 2017

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Nau mai, haere mai rā ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Hamilton Girls High School

Speech

Issue date:

Fri 29 Sep 2017

E te Kura Kohine o Kirikiriroa e tu

Tenei au te hoki penei mai, i to koutou karanga.

Tenei hoki aku mihi nui, Ki a tatau i tēnei wa.

The Maori Women's Welfare League Conference

Speech

Issue date:

Thu 28 Sep 2017

Tēnā koutou ngā Wahine Māori Toko i Te Ora.

Mihi mai whakatau mai.

He mahi nui, he mahi rangatira

nga mahi huhua a Te Ropu Wahine Maori.

Kudos Awards

Speech

Issue date:

Thu 28 Sep 2017

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

David and I are very pleased to be here to celebrate Waikato excellence in science and innovation.

White Camellia Awards

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Issue date:

Tue 19 Sep 2017

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

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

ACAP meeting

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Issue date:

Tue 12 Sep 2017

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

Centenary of St Mark's School

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Issue date:

Mon 11 Sep 2017

Rau rangatira mā, e nga tamariki o tēnei kura, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou,

kia ora tātou katoa.

Opening of the Rainforest Centre at Pukeiti Gardens

Speech

Issue date:

Sat 9 Sep 2017

E ngā iwi o Taranaki e pae nei, tena koutou.

Taranaki Tūturu, tena koutou; mihi mai, whakatau mai.

2017 Women of Influence Awards

Speech

Issue date:

Thu 7 Sep 2017

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Kia ora tātou katoa

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Opening of The Corsini Collection exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery

Speech

Issue date:

Sat 2 Sep 2017

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all. I acknowledge

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Speeches

Lunch with Malaysian alumni of New Zealand Universities

KYS School visit, Melaka

State Banquet, Malaysia

Chinese Reflection Garden

WakaNZ workshop presentation

Christchurch Women's Night Shelter

QEII National Trust 40th birthday

Paralympics NZ team farewell

State Opening of Parliament

Scouts New Zealand Youth Development Forum

New Zealand Commemorative Service for the Battle of Beersheba

Joint Anzac Service at the Be'er Sheva War Cemetery

2017 State Dinner for the President of Ireland

Nga Taonga Sound and Vision Foundation

Graeme Dingle Foundation Awards Ceremony

Matairangi Mahi Toi Pasifika artist in residence Lindah Lepou showcase

Commemoration of the Battle of Passchendaele

Belgian Memorial Unveiling

Frances Clarke Awards 2017

Royal Society Te Aparangi 150th Anniversary 2017 NZ Research Honours

Winston Churchill Fellows

Women in Leadership Day

Dinner for senior members of the Judiciary

Hamilton Girls High School

The Maori Women's Welfare League Conference

Kudos Awards

White Camellia Awards

ACAP meeting

Centenary of St Mark's School

Opening of the Rainforest Centre at Pukeiti Gardens

2017 Women of Influence Awards

Opening of The Corsini Collection exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery

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