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E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu, nga hine me nga tama o tēnei kura, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, young women and young men of the school, warm greetings to you all. I specifically…

  Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, Ōtanewainuku Tangata Whenua, ladies and gentlemen, I extend warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: David Wills, Western Bay of…

Rau rangatira mā, o te paepae tapu, o ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana; mihi mai, whakatau mai. Mihi mai ki tā māua hui tuatahi, hei Māngai mo Kuini Irihapeti, ki waenga i a koutou. Kia ora huihui tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, Kaumatua and members of the…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I extend warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Helen Stone, President of the Tauranga Riding for the…

To view more images, click here, Kia ora tātou, nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Hello everyone, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Dr Virginia Hope, and Mary Bonner, Chair and Chief Executive respectively of the Capital and Coast…

Tihei mauri ora.  Rau rangatira mā, o Tainui Iwi o tēnei kura - Te Haerenga, 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 people of Tainui and Dilworth…

Tihe mauri ora! Aku mihi tuatahi,                                           Ki a rātou te hunga mate,                           I tangohia e tēnei atua pouri, Moe mai koutou i roto i te Ariki.             Tuarua, aku mihi aroha…

Government House's popular Open Days return for 2014. The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae will open their home to the public on Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March. The Open Days will be an…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, kia ora tātou katoa – nau mai haere mai ki Government House Wellington.   Distinguished guests, greetings to you all and welcome to Government House. I specifically acknowledge: Your Excellencies,…

To view more images from the visit, click here, E nga reo, e nga mana, rau rangatira mā e huihui mai nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora koutou katoa.  Distinguished guests and leaders gathered here, I extend to you a warm greeting, and wish…

  To mark the first anniversary of the devastating 22 February earthquake, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, spent three days in Christchurch and Canterbury. The visit began on 21…

Rau rangatira mā, e nga tamariki o tēnei kura, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou, kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests and students of the school, who are gathered here, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Garry Moore…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  To this special group gathered – warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Hon Anne Tolley and Hon Amy Adams, Ministers of the Crown; Commissioner Peter…

Ki te hunga toa, ki te hunga manawanui, ki te hunga maia. E huitahi ana tātou ki konei, hei whakahonore I a koutou. To the brave, to the courageous, to the heroes. We are gathered here in your honour. I specifically acknowledge: Rt Hon John Key, Prime…

E te tini, e te mano, e huitahi ana, i tēnei rā whakamaumahara, aku mihi māhana ki a koutou, kia ora huihui tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen who are gathered here for this memorial service, greetings, I salute you all. I…

E aku Rangatira o Ngaitahu, Mihi mai, whakatau mai, Ki ahau me taku hoa, a Janine. Mihi mai ki tā māua hui tuatahi, Hei Māngai mo Kuini Irihapeti, Ki waenga i a koutou. Kia ora huihui tātou katoa. I acknowledge the welcome to me and my wife Janine from…

Kia ora tātou katoa, nga mihi o te po ki a koutou.  Distinguished leaders, ladies and gentlemen, good evening.  I specifically acknowledge Rt Hon Jim Bolger, Patron of the Awards, and his wife Joan; and since we are his city His Worship Len Brown the…

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, I extend warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Peter Clague, Executive…

E nga reo, e nga mana, e nga iwi me nga kotiro o tēnei kura, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, and girls of the school, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Rt Rev Ross Bay,…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu me nga manu tioriori, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests from across the motu, and especially the ladies, gathered here, I extend warm greetings to you…

To view an image from the reception, 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, ladies and gentlemen, I extend warm greetings to you all. I…

E aku rangatira whanaunga o Te Arawa, me ngā rangatira o te Kuratini o Waiariki, tēnei ahau, te Māngai a Kuini Irihapeti, te uri o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, e mihi nei.  Kia ora huihui tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, and particularly…

  The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, celebrated their first Waitangi Day as a vice-regal couple in 2012.  A citizenship ceremony at Government House in Wellington was a feature of the Waitangi Day…

Introduction and acknowledgements Tihe Mauri Ora! Tātou katoa e pae nei, nau mai, haere mai ti tēnei Kāinga, Whare Kāwanatanga, ki te whakanui, te rā o te Tiriti o Waitangi.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Government House as we…

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, the warmest of greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Hon Amy Adams, Minister of…

Rau rangatira mā, nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei hui maumahara ki a Bledisloe, me te taonga tuku iho ki Aotearoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all as we gather to recognise the Bledisloe gift of the Treaty grounds to New…

For more photographs, click here ., E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatahi ma, e huihui nei, tēnā koutou katoa. Distinguished hosts and students, greetings. I specifically acknowledge: Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister – tēnā koe; Peter Ferguson, Chairman of…

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, I extend my warm greetings to you all. Specifically I want to thank Commodore John Martin,…

To view images from the ceremony, click here, Rau Rangatira ma e pae nei Tumuaki Hare, Kingi Tuheitia, Ariki Tumu,  E te morehu, tenei te Mangai a Kuini Irihapeti.  Kua tae mai ki te whakanui i te rā whanau a Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana, tēnā tatou katoa.…

Kia ora.  Nga mihi o te tau hou.   Greetings to you all, for the New Year.  It’s an honour as Governor-General, and representative of Her Majesty the Queen of New Zealand, to give my first New Year message. The start of the year is a time when most of us…

 , To view more images from the ceremony, click here ., The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, visited Parliament Buildings on 21 December 2011 for the State Opening of Parliament and to outline the Government’s plans for the next…

Welcome E ngā Rangatira huihui nei, ngā Minita me ngā Mema o te Pāremata o Aotearoa, ngā Kaiwhakawā, me ngā whānau, tēnei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, Ministers, Members of Parliament, members of the Judiciary…