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Rau rangatira mā, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Dame Patsy speaking at the Wellington City Mission reception Kua tāwharautia te tangata, i roto i te aroha me te Rangimarie. He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.   I welcome you all here to celebrate…

Dame Patsy with Salvador Dali's Venus de Milo with Drawers Kei nga mana kei nga reo Nau mai, tauti mai,  ki tenei kaupapa nui, hei āhukahuka i tēnei āhua, toi, ko te moemoeā.   Me tīmata ahau mā te korero Mā te pohewa, mā te auaha hoki, ka whakapuaki ngā…

The Governor-General, the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne depart for an official visit to Australia on Wednesday 2 June, 2021.   The four day programme begins in Canberra, with Dame Patsy and Sir David participating in a traditional…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has announced her approval of the appointment of Dame Cindy Kiro as New Zealand’s next Governor-General. The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy has welcomed the news of her successor. “I am delighted to…

Dame Patsy speaking at Whangara Marae Paikea He tipua, he taniwha, He tipua, he taniwha Ngā uri o Paikea, Ngāti Konohi Nōku te hōnore, te haere mai i tēnei ra ki te whakanui i tēnei, o nga tohunga tama nō Te Tai Rawhiti. I tohua ko koe, ngā kaumatua ki te…

Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo, Kei nga mana tiketike o te Ao Ture i Aotearoa Dame Patsy speaking to Law Faculty guests Tēnā koutou katoa. He hōnore ano, he tohatoha atu ki a koutou ētahi whakaaro, ka whakatokia ētahi purapura, hei poipoi i te hinengaro me te…

Ta Meihana Durie Dame Patsy and Sir Mason Durie, ONZ Ko koe ko Rangitane,  ko Rangitane ko koe Ko koe ko Ngati Kauwhata,  ko Ngati Kauwhata ko koe Ko Koe ko Ngati Raukawa, Ko Ngati Raukawa ko koe He Rangatira, he pononga He Pononga he Rangatira   Tihei…

Rere ana nga roimata o Hine Tērā te pae, o Te Riri. Huihuia mai tātau katoa Tēnei te pae, o Maumahara.   E nga iwi, kei aku rangatira Wahine mā, tāne mā Tēnā tātau katoa.    I specifically acknowledge The Hon Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister Her…

Rere ana nga roimata o Hine Dame Patsy delivering the Anzac Address at the National Service Tērā te pae, o Te Riri. Huihuia mai tātau katoa Tēnei te pae, o Maumahara. E nga iwi, kei aku rangatira Wahine ma, tāne mā Tēnā tātau katoa.  The tears of Hine(…

Tini whetū ki te rangi Dame Patsy reading the eulogy Ka mau tonu, Ka mau tonu Tini tangata ki te whenua Ngaro noa, Ngaro noa. While the stars above remain unchanged and unchanging The earthly world changes inevitably with the loss of precious loved ones…

Kei aku nui Kei aku rahi Rau Rangatira ma Tena koutou Tena koutou Tena tatou katoa E te Kahurangi, Anne Salmond Nōku te maringa Ki te mihi, ki te whakanui i a koe i tenei po, me tenei o nga Tohu o te Kairangi.   E pono ana ahau ki tenei o nga korero “He…

Kei nga Manahautu, Rau rangatira ma Dame Patsy with Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Sir Wira Gardiner                       koutou kua tatū mai  i runga i te kaupapa                  Tēnā koutou Tēnā koutou Tēnā tātou katoa Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana…

Kei āku nui Kei āku rahi Koutou kua tatū mai ki tēnei o nga wānanga He wānanga whakapiki ora He wananga whakapiki kaha He wananga whakapumau i nga āhuatanga o nga mātua tipuna  o Ngāti Pūkenga Tena koutou Tena koutou Tena tatou katoa     It’s such an…

It was with great sadness that I received notification today from Buckingham Palace that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died at Windsor Castle. The death of His Royal Highness is a great loss to Her Majesty the Queen, the…

Toa Rangatira Te Ati Awa Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo, Rau Rangatira ma Tena koutou Tena koutou Tena tatou katoa   He honore noku, Te haere mai ki tenei ra maumaharatanga mo ngā toa o Tu ratou i tū ki te mura o te ahi,  mo Aotearoa Nga mihi nui ki a koutou…

Image of Dame Patsy, about to speak Tihei ki te whei ao Ki te ao marama. He rau aroha te rongo i te ra nei, mo ratou kua wehe Haere atu ra Haere atu ra Haere atu ra Ka mihi ki nga iwi o te Whanganui a Tara E nga manuhiri tuarangi Koutou kua pae mai I…

Tātai whetū ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu  Tātai tangata ki te whenua, ngaro noa, ngaro noa E te hunga mate; Kua ngaro rā koutou, ki te pū o mahara. Tēnei mātou ka auē, tēnei mātou ka auhi He aha mā mātou? He tangi, he mihi, he poroporoaki Nā reira e…

Kei āku rangatira, ngā māngai o te taiao  Nau mai hoki mai ano ki tēnei kaupapa angitu Ahakoa he nui ngā mahi kei mua, kia whakamaumahara ki tēnei: He pai ake te iti, i te kore Tēnā tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, protectors of the environment, welcome…

Dame Patsy addressing the forum Kei aku rangatira, e ngā taiohi, e ngā kaiarahi, e ngā kaiawhina o ngā ropu maha me ngā tini kaupapa Tēnā koutou Nōu te aro māngai, mo Aotearoa. Tēnā koutou katoa. Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana. I am delighted to…

The Queen's Commonwealth Day Message 2021

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki te Whare Kawana Kia ora tātou katoa.  (A special welcome to Sir Graeme Dingle and Jo-Anne, Lady Dingle.) Thank you all for joining David and me here…

Kei āku nui, Kei āku rahi Nau mai, piki mai i runga i te aroha ki te kaupapa o te ra Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā tātou katoa To everyone who has gathered in recognition of this most important day, welcome. Thank you all for joining David and me in…

Whare Runanga Powhiri Waitangi Treaty Grounds 6 February 2021     Ko ‘te amorangi ki mua’ Ko ‘te hāpai ō ki muri’   Tuatahi ki te Atua,  koia te tīmatanga, koia ano te whakamutunga o ngā mea katoa.   Tātai whetū ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu Tātai…

Unveiling of the grave marker at Ruapekapeka Wednesday 3 February 2021   Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou. Nei tātou e whai whakaaro nei, ki ō tātou mate kua rehu ki te rua. Tēnā anō tātou.   I specifically acknowledge The Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime…

  The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne will spend three days in Waitangi in the lead-up to Waitangi Day. In addition to her annual engagements with the Royal New Zealand Navy, Dame Patsy will be welcomed with a powhiri…

Shalom Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou Tēnā tatou katoa Warm Greetings to you all I acknowledge Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of Parliament, the Mayor of Auckland His Worship Phil Goff and councillors, survivors of the Holocaust and their extended…

Ngāti Awa ki te rangi, Ngāti Awa ki te whenua, Ngāti Awa tāngata Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Mataatua Whare, te whare haumaru ai, i te tangata, i te wa, o te pahūtanga o Whakaari. E tu! E tu! Nou te karanga o te ra, kia tau mai ahau, i…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all. Thank you all for coming here today. I am delighted to host the first  Wellington gathering of the…

E aku hoa i te ara o te whai, Kia kotahi tā tātou takahi i te kō, ko tōku whiwhi kei tō koutou tautoko mai. Ko tāku ki a koutou, hei whakapiki manawa mōku. He horomata rangatira te mahi, e rite ai te whiwhinga a te ringatuku, me te ringakape ake, i ōna…

Te Arawa ki te rangi, Te Arawa ki te whenua, Te Arawa waka, Te Arawa tangata Karanga mai ki a mātou, kua pae mai, ki te po Tohu Ahuwhenua Nōku te maringa te haere mai, i runga i te reo a Apirana Ngata ki te whakanui te kaupapa No reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā…

E nga mana, e nga reo, Koutou kua haere mai i runga i te reo karanga o te ra. He mihi maioha tenei ki a koutou ka whakanuia i te po nei Tena koutou Tena koutou Tena tatou katoa   I specifically acknowledge Hon Peeni Henare, And Professor Wendy Larner,…

Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou. Nei tātou e whai whakaaro nei ki ō tātou mate kua rehu ki te rua. Tēnā anō tātou. Today, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Pacific. We acknowledge the New Zealand servicemen and…