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E te Atua,manaakitia tēnei hui. Awhinatia mātou, i roto i o mātou mahi. Ko te Wairua tapu, to mātou Ariki – amine. Rau rangatira mā, Rangatahi mā, Tēnei ngā mihi māhana, a māua ko Janine. Nau mai, haere mai, ki te Whare Kāwana ki te Whanganui a Tara, ki…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Te manuhiri tuarangi nau mai haere mai.  E te iwi katoa, nau mai, ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Distinguished guests warm greetings.  I extend a…

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 rā ki te Whare Kawana ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Kia ora tātou katoa. I specifically acknowledge: Hon Jo Goodhew, Minister for the Community and…

Rau Rangatira mā, o Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi, o te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Me te kaupapa o tēnei hui, te tuku i ngā Tohu Taonga Oranga o Matariki. Kia ora huihui tātou katoa.   Distinguished people, Of Ngati Kahungunu tribe…

Rau rangatira 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: His Worship Bill Dalton, Mayor of Napier; Phil Ryan and Peter Grant…

E kui mā, e koro mā e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nga mihi o te ata ki a koutou.  Ladies and gentlemen warm greetings to you all – good morning! I specifically acknowledge: His Worship Bill Dalton, Mayor of Napier and Wayne Jack, Chief…

Kia ora koutou - nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Tony Gibbs and Mike Williams, President and Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform respectively; Paul Tomlinson,…

Rau Rangatira mā, o te kura o Te Aute, E te Tumuaki, Shane, te Poari Kaitiaki, Moana, e ngā Kaiako, me ngā tauira o tēnei kura; tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, teachers and students of the school, who are…

Tihei mauri ora.  Rau rangatira mā, o Ngāti Kahungunu o tēnei hohipera, mihi mai, karanga mai ki ahau ki tēnei hui.  Tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou, kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests and I acknowledge the leaders of Ngati Kahungunu and this…

E kui mā, e koro mā e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa. I specifically acknowledge: His Worship Bill Dalton, Mayor of Napier, and His Worship Lawrence Yule, Mayor of Hastings - tēnā korua. Thank you for this opportunity…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā e huihui nei; nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Lt-Gen Tim Keating, Chief of the Defence Force; Col…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kawana ki Tamaki Makaurau.  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 nga hau e wha e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I extend my warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge Thomas Albrecht, Regional…

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

Wellington (9th May) Prince Harry will be greeted by the Governor General at Government House for an Official Welcome. He will visit the National War Memorial and ANZAC Square in Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. He will also attend the Hurricanes vs…

E te Tumuaki, Tim O’Connor; me te Poari Kaitiaki, Jeff Blackburn; e nga mema o te Poari, ngā kaiako, nga tauira, me ngā matua, o tēnei kura o Auckland Grammar.  Tēnā koutou katoa. Mr O’Connor, Jeff Blackburn, members of the Board, teachers, pupils and…

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kawana ki Tamaki Makaurau.  Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Auckland. I specifically acknowledge:…

Ka mihi anō ahau ki a koutou katoa e huihui nei ki te whakamaumāhara i te rā o ANZAC me te whakamaumāhara ki a rātou mā i mate ki tēnei pakanga - ngā hoia hoa piri me ngā hoia hoa riri.  E kore rawa koutou e warewaretia.  Kia ora tātou katoa. Translation…

Ka mihi anō ahau ki a koutou katoa e huihui nei ki te whakamaumāhara i te rā o ANZAC me te whakamaumāhara ki a rātou mā i mate ki tēnei pakanga - ngā hoia hoa piri me ngā hoia hoa riri.  E kore rawa koutou e warewaretia.  Kia ora tātou katoa. Translation…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi katoa huri noa o Aotearoa, nau mai haere mai.  E aku rangatira, nga mihi ki a koutou e whakamana nei, te kaupapa hirahira – tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.  Distinguished guests from throughout New Zealand,…

Rau Rangatira mā, kua huihui mai i tēnei rā - whakamaumāhara, nau mai, haere mai, ki roto i te wairua o maumāharatanga.  Tēnā tātou katoa. Ka huri ahau ki te mihi ki ngā taonga whakamaumāhara katoa, e tū ana ki runga, e takoto ana ki roto rā nei o Pukeahu…

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. I specifically acknowledge: John Ealand, President of the Amputees…

Rau rangatira ma e pae nei; tēnā koe, tēnā korua tēnā koutou katoa.  E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o nga hau e wha, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen warm greetings to you…

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.  I’m delighted to be back in the Waikato and to catch up with some of…

Rau rangatira mā e huihui nei, Tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou katoa. Tēnā anō koutou mo te pōwhiri ki ahau, me taku tira, ki Pehiaweri Marae. E hine, Esther-Jordan Muriwai, moe mai, okioki. Na reira, kia ora huihui tātou katoa Distinguished guests, I…

This recipe, from part-time Government House Chef Clare Kelly, takes a bit of time to make but is well worth the effort. Not only does it look impressive, it tastes amazing...hence the name!, Amazing Easter Wreath, Dough 1 ¼ cups tepid milk 3 tsp dried…

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: Rear-Admiral Jack Steer, Chief of Navy; Air Vice-Marshall Mike Yardley, Chief of Air Force; Barry (BJ) Clarke,…

Kia Ora Koutou.  Greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Fay Edgecombe, President of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand and the past presidents and life members present here tonight - tēnā koutou katoa. I am delighted to be here, as your…

Kia ora koutou, nga mihi o te ata.  Naumai haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Good morning and welcome to Government House. Normally I would single out particular individuals to acknowledge at the beginning of a speech of welcome.  In…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o nga hau e wha e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Naumai haere mai rā ki te Whare Kawana ki Tamaki Makaurau. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen my warm greetings to you all; and welcome to…

Rau rangatira mā, e hine mā, e tama mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai haere mai rā ki te Whare Kāwana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

One simple lesson from history is that when people come together to talk, to exchange ideas and to develop common goals, wonderful things can happen.  So many of the world's greatest technological and industrial achievements have begun as partnerships…