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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.   I acknowledge Hon Stuart Nash, Minister of Police, Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement, and Superintendent Scott Fraser, National Manager,…

My greetings to our distinguished guests, and men and women of our Defence Force. I specifically acknowledge Lieutenant General Tim Keating, current Chief of Defence Force, and Mrs Brenda Keating Air Vice-Marshal Kevin Short, soon to be Chief of Defence…

Kei aku nui, tae atu ki te hunga taiohi, nau mai, haere mai. Haere mai tatau i te wā o Matariki nei, me Puanga. Nā rātau te ki, ” No runga ngā mea papai katoa “. No reira, Haere mai tatau. Titiro whakarunga. Greetings to you all tonight, and especially to…

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 specifically acknowledge: Shelley Waters and Zandra Vaccarino, President…

    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. I specifically acknowledge Deputy Prime Minister the Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Primary Industries Hon Damien O’Connor Minister of…

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. Warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Wellington. Thank you all for coming this…

Rau rangatira 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: Ministers of the Crown Hon Peeni Henare and Hon Ron Mark ; former Governor-General, Sir…

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. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

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. I specifically acknowledge Police Commissioner, Mike Bush Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral John Martin Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams, Officer in…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e rangatahi ma, 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 specifically acknowledge: Bill Sheat and Dawn Sanders,…

Rau rangatira mā, e nga tamariki o Te Kura o Hine Waiora, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou, kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests and students of Christchurch Girls High School  gathered here today, warm greetings to you all. Thank you…

E nga iwi maha, e nga Minita o te Karauna, e pae nei i tenei po,  tena koutou katoa. Aoraki Mauka, kei aku rakatira, karaka mai, mihi mai. A, e nga Whiringa Toa o tenei tau, tenarawa atu koutou. Ahu Whenua, noku te maringanui, e ahei, ai ahau, te haramai…

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. I specifically acknowledge Deputy Commissioner Audrey Sonerson, Deputy Chief Executives Kaye Ryan, Mark Evans and Wally Haumaha Director of…

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 particularly acknowledge: Hon Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, Minister of Health…

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. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

Author Joy Cowley, politicians Dame Annette King and Peter Dunne, former Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler, “Bugman” Ruud Kleinpaste, fashion designer Margarita Robinson, peanut butter supremo Pic Picot, broadcasters Lloyd Scott and Phillip Sherry and…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou. E ngā kaiwhakatau i ahau, he kupu whakamoemiti. Otirā, tena tātau katoa. Distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all I acknowledge Professor Stuart McCutcheon, Vice Chancellor of the…

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. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

I acknowledge: The Honourable Kelvin Davis, Minister for Crown/Māori Relations; Nicola Willis MP, representing the Opposition; His Excellency Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner of Australia; Mr Sadullah Uzun, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of…

JOINT NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN DAWN SERVICE ANZAC COVE, GALLIPOLI 25 APRIL 2018 Tēnā tātau katoa Tēnā Tātau o& te Moana-nui a Kiwa He tapu to te roimata He tohu whaimana He kaikawe kōrero Mō te haukere o te pouri Mō te hangu o te Aroha. Greetings to…

Kei aku Mana Nui Kei aku Mana Roa Tēnā koutou katoa Tēnei hoki te mihi o Aotearoa. Ki te Mana o Tākei Ki te Mana o te whenua nei o Karipori Mihi mai, karanga mai.   To those who bear noble and enduring authority I greet you in the name of Aotearoa-New…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all. I am delighted to be here in Queenstown to welcome this distinguished audience to the AMINZ-ICCA International…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all. Thank you for inviting David and me here this evening to celebrate the opening of the Quinn’s Post Trench Experience.…

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. Your Worship the Mayor, Justin Lester; Police Commissioner Mike Bush; Chairman of the Wahine 50 Trust, Rhys Jones; Leigh Taylor from BP; Paul…

Ka tanuku, ka tanuku Te tihi o, Ahumairangi Ka tanuku. E ngā aitua o Wahine, e moe Tatau e pae ora nei Ki tēnei whakamau-maharatanga Tēnā tatau katoa. The crest of Ahumairangi crumbles Sleep on you who were lost in the Wahine My greetings to us all, alive…

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. David and I are delighted to be here this evening.  I’m very pleased to…

  Kia ora tātou katoa, Jingeri and Good evening and welcome to you all.   I specifically acknowledge Louise Martin and David Grevemberg, respectively President and CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation; Mike Stanley and Kereyn Smith, President and CEO…

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. Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Aotearoa ANZ House. Good morning to you all. I offer a  special welcome to friends and family of our competitors…

Commonwealth Games Official Team Function 3 April 2018   Kia ora tātou katoa, and in the language of the Yugambeh people, Jingeri.   Greetings to you all. It’s wonderful to be here at the very start of such an exciting time. I am here – first in my…

The Governor-General, the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne will travel to the Gold Coast tomorrow as New Zealand’s official representatives at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. During their stay, they will attend the Games’ opening…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi katoa huri noa o Aotearoa; tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou.  Nga apiha me nga toa o Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.    Distinguished guests, ladies and…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. I specifically acknowledge: Dame Quentin Bryce, former Governor-General of Australia. Also, His Excellency, Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner of…