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For more images, click here ., Kia ora koutou, te manuhiri nau mai haere mai ki tenei whare.  Tenei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou.  Good evening everyone.  Distinguished guests, welcome to the House and warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge…

For more images and information, click here, Kia ora koutou, nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Good evening everyone and warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Sir Ron Carter, Chair of the Sir Peter Blake Leadership…

Tihei uriuri, tihei nakonako, tihei ki te waitaki kua-a-kupe, ki te ao mārama – tihei mauri ora. (Behold the darkness, behold the dense night, behold the ancient world of Kupe, to the world of enlightenment). Ki a koutou kua tae mai, ki tēnei karanga o…

To view photos from the launch, click here, 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: Hon Christopher…

Rau rangatira mā e huihui nei, Te Kaumātua e Awi, Mihi mai, karanga mai, Ki a māua ko taku hoa, a Janine. Tēnei ahau, Te Māngai a te Kuini o Aotearoa.  E mihi ana ki a tātou mate, moe mai koutou.  Ki tēnei kaupapa whakanui i te rima-te-kau tau o Te Tūao…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, Ngāti Whātua iwi, Ngā Kaiwhakahaere, Ngā Kaiwhakataetae Ahuwhenua, tēnā koutou, kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, Ngāti Whātua iwi, Ahuwhenua Trophy organisers and finalists; ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu, nga mema o Hato Hone, e huihui nei tenei aku mihi mahana kia koutou.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and members of St John, I extend warm greetings to you all.  Welcome and thank…

As the sun sets on Monday, more than 4,000 beacons throughout the world will be lit to mark the Diamond Jubilee of our Queen and Head of State, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.    As the sun sets here on the day we officially mark the Queen’s birthday,…

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, talofa lava, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Lina Fatuono, the Principal of Satitoa Primary School. It is a joy to visit Satitoa primary school, and the wider Aleipata area…

Honourable Members of Cabinet, Members of the Judiciary, Members of Parliament, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Talofa Lava, warm greetings to you all.  I specifically acknowledge: Your Highness Tui Atua Tupua…

To view more images, click here, E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o nga hau e wha e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nga mihi ki nga morehu o te toa o te pakanga tuarua.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,…

To view other images from the reception, click here, 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 all. I…

Kia ora tātou, nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Greetings everyone and warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: John Kennedy-Good and Sue Thompson, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Laura Fergusson Trust Wellington respectively; and Teresa…

Your Excellency Taur Matan Ruak, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; Your Excellency Fernando La Sama de Araujo, President of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; and Your Excellency Tony Fautua, New Zealand’s…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui ma, e koro 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: Your Worship Wayne Brown, Mayor of the Far…

Nga mihi o te ata ki a koutou, nau mai haere mai, piki mai kake mai.  Greetings to you all this morning, and welcome to Government House.  I specifically acknowledge: Hon Hekia Parata, Minister of Education tēnā koe; and Sue Suckling and Karen Poutasi,…

To view more images, click here,   E aku rangatira e hui tahi nei, e te hunga hōia o ngā pakanga o mua, o ngā pakanga o inaianei, ngā pouaru me a whānau, aku mihi māhana ki a koutou katoa i tenei rā whakamau māhara.  To the veterans, the soldiers of past…

E aku rangatira e hui tahi nei, e te hunga hōia o ngā pakanga o mua, o ngā pakanga o inaianei, ngā pouaru me a whānau, aku mihi māhana ki a koutou katoa I tenei rā whakamau mā hara.  To the veterans, the soldiers of past and present battles, the widows…

To view more images, click here, E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi katoa, 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: Royal New…

To view more images, click here, Welcome remarks Nga mihi o te ra ki a koutou.  Greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Mary-Anne and Mark O’Donnell and Anna and Jason and Andrew and Katherine; the Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister and Hon Dr…

Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Warm greetings to you all, nau mai haere mai to Government House. I specifically acknowledge: Fran Ricketts, Chair of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand and your fellow trustees and patrons – Kia ora koutou. It is a great…

To view more images, click here, E nga Rangatira o Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, Grant Hawke, Joe Hawke.  Tēnā koutou mo te pōwhiri ki tēnei Marae. Kia ora huihui tatou katoa. Distinguished guests, Rangatira and Kaumātua of Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei, especially…

E nga mana, e nga reo e nga iwi o nga hau e wha, naumai haere mai, nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome and warm greetings to you all. There are so many distinguished people here tonight, too many to name. …

To view images from the ceremony, click here, E nga mana, e nga reo, nga rangatira o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, nga āpiha me nga toa o Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, nga manuhiri tuarangi, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.…

E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatahi ma e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, young women and men, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Graeme Yule, Headmaster of Scots College and…

For more photographs, click here ., E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o nga hau e wha, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I extend a warm greeting to you all. I specifically acknowledge:…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, Rotarians from New Zealand and overseas; ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: President Trevor Bailey,…

For more photographs, click here ., 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, New Zealand Down Syndrome Association staff, award recipients, ladies and…

  The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, undertook a four day visit to the Western Bay of Plenty region from 13 - 16 March 2012. Sir Jerry Mateparae began the visit by officially opening the Tauranga Riding for the…

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: Patrick Walsh, President of the Secondary Principals’ Association…

Rau rangatira mā, e hine ma, e tama ma, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, young women and young men, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Professor Roger Moltzen and Rose…

E nga mana, e nga reo, nga rangatira me nga toa o Te Ope Tuatahi ki Aotearoa, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou, kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge…