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Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai, ra ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Welcome to Government House Wellington. I begin by specifically acknowledging: Marina Seager, Board Member of Caring Families Aotearoa Mike…

Dame Cindy Kiro with members of the Order of New Zealand Taku manu korihi i te ata Korihi ao, korihi po Kei aku manu taupua Kei aku kaka tarahae Aku mihi maioha ki a koutou Nau mai, piki mai kake mai, I runga I te komuri aroha [The bird heralds the…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou Dame Cindy speaking at the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand Presentation of 2022 katoa.   A warm welcome to Government House this afternoon.   I…

E nga rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Me le. Siu i likutapu. Kala niuvalu. Foto fili. I’d like to acknowledge Mr Michael Ahie, Chancellor of Massey University; Professor Jan…

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Dame Cindy speaking at the reception for the Child Cancer Foundation   I’d like to specifically acknowledge: Monica Briggs, Chief Executive of the Child Cancer…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou Dame Cindy with roses at the National Rose Show katoa.   I extend warm greetings – to all the rose growers who have entered this year’s competition –…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora Dame Cindy speaking at Waitemata Rowing Club tātou katoa.   I specifically acknowledge Johnathon Lennon, John Pash, Bran Parr and all the members of the…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.   It’s a privilege to gather with other interested parties from the Judiciary, DPMC, Parliament, Government agencies, academia and law for this…

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. Welcome to Government House Wellington. To my fellow members of the selection panel – I’m looking forward to working with you during tomorrow’…

Thank you for my honorary membership to your beautiful club. Thank you also for offering Richard and me such a warm welcome, and for inviting us to be part of your sesquicentennial celebrations this evening. I’d like to specifically acknowledge: Mr James…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa Thank you so much for inviting Richard and me to dine at the Wellington Club this evening. It’s a time-honoured tradition for Governors-General to…

Kia ora tātou, nga mihi mahana ki a koutou. Warm greetings to you all. Dame Cindy Kiro speaking at the opening of Te Wao Nui   I specifically acknowledge The Honorable Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister, The Honorable Andrew Little, Minister of Health…

Ka kotahi atu te rerenga o te Kotuku ki tona taunga, ko te Atua e kiia nei: “Haere mai ki ahau koutou e taimaha ana, ā, māku ano koutou e whakaokioki”. Ko te atua tōku piringa. Kuini Irihapeti, koutou kua whetūrangitia. Ka tangi tonu te ngākau mōu. Haere…

Ka hoki mai, ki te hunga ora. No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tātou katoa. On the 11th of February 1952, New Zealanders gathered on these grounds to honour the passing of His Majesty King George VI, and to witness the proclamation of Queen…

Statement from the King

9 September 2022   It was with great sorrow that I received notification today from Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September at Balmoral. The death of Her Majesty is a great loss to the Royal Family and all the people 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’d like to specifically acknowledge: Jana Rangooni, Board Chair of…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. I specifically acknowledge: Dame Fran Wilde, Chair of the Board and members of the Board; Tarati Blair-Hunt, Trustee; Andrew Slater Chief…

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Tāmaki Makaurau.  I specifically acknowledge: Donna Kennedy, Chief Executive of NZRDA; Peter Johnston, Board Chair of NZRDA. Tēnā kōrua. My husband Richard and I are…

Kei nga Mema Paremata, e manaaki nei i tō tātau Paremata Taiohi, tēnā koutou. Taiohi mā, e hine mā, e tama mā, nōhou te aro māngai, mo Aotearoa. Tēnā koutou katoa. I’d like to specifically acknowledge: Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, Speaker of the House; Hon…

E nga 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 – I’d like to begin by acknowledging: Rachel Esson, National Librarian; Chris Szekely, Chief…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Kia ora tātou katoa. It’s my great pleasure to welcome our Diplomatic Corps, your spouses, and deputies here this evening, for what…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.   I particularly acknowledge Heather and Melanie – it’s a privilege to be on the panel with you today, and I am looking forward to hearing about…

Tēnā koutou katoa, konnichiwa, and my very warmest welcome to you all. It is my great pleasure to be here today to celebrate both this year’s Japan Festival, as well as 70 years of diplomatic relations between Aotearoa New Zealand and Japan. I wish to…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, Dame Cindy speaking at the NZTrio 20th anniversary concert haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.   Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen…

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Tāmaki Makaurau.  A very warm welcome to you all to Government House Auckland, and in particular to: Frank Rands, President, Auckland Justices of the Peace Association…

  E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. I particularly acknowledge: Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater Professor John Fraser, Dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences…

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ra ki te Whare Kawana o Tāmaki Makaurau. I specifically acknowledge: Brigadier Paul Southwell, the Colonel Commandant of the Regiment Colonel Ben Bagley, Regimental Colonel Major Shay Bassett…