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To view more images, click here, E kui mā, e koro mā e huihui nei, tēnei ahau, me taku hoa rangatira, a Janine, e mihi nei ki a koutou.  Nau mai haere mai rā, ki te Whare Kāwana o Te Whanganui ā Tara, ki tēnei hui whakanui i Matariki, te Tau Hou Māori.…

To view more images, click here, E kui mā, e koro mā e huihui nei, tēnei ahau, me taku hoa rangatira, a Janine, e mihi nei ki a koutou.  Nau mai haere mai rā, ki te Whare Kāwana o Te Whanganui ā Tara, ki tēnei hui tāngata whenuatanga, i a tātou e whakanui…

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae, are celebrating Matariki this year by hosting a citizenship ceremony and a reception at Government House Wellington on Monday 10 June 2013. Both the citizenship…

  Renowned New Zealand and Samoan author and academic, Emeritus Professor Albert Wendt, receives New Zealand’s highest honour in the Queen’s Birthday honours list announced on 3 June 2013. Professor Wendt becomes a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit…

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, looks back on the 60 years since the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1954:, Sixty years ago millions worldwide stopped to witness one of the most amazing spectacles as Her Majesty Queen…

To view images of the forum, click here, E kui mā, e koro mā, tēnā koutou katoa.  Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Na reira ki a ora tātou katoa.  Ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all and welcome to Government House. I…

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, is hosting a community forum on Māori youth suicide and its prevention at Government House Wellington on Thursday 30 May 2013.  The forum follows the release this week of the Government’s…

Statement from the Governor-General regarding the death and knighthood of Hon Justice Robert Chambers, It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of Hon Justice Robert Chambers, who will be remembered as one of New Zealand's great legal minds.…

Senior judges Dame Judith Potter and Sir Mark O’Regan, former senior police officer Superintendent Paula Rose, USAR leader Jim Stuart-Black, former mayor Sir Robert (Bob) Harvey, Māori leader Sir Mark Solomon, Otago Daily Times proprietor Sir Julian Smith…

Message to mark the 30th AIDS Candelight Memorial - 19 May 2013, Nga mihi ki a koutou.  This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Aids Candlelight Memorial.  When the first Memorial was held in San Francisco in 1983, few would have predicted that 30…

To view more images, click here, NZSL: Hello and welcome.  My name is Jerry Mateparae and I am the Governor-General of New Zealand.  Thank you for inviting me to the NZSL in Action Awards here tonight. E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi katoa tēnā koutou,…

To view more images, click here, Opening remarks, Kia ora.  Nga mihi o te ra ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Greetings to you all and welcome to Government House.  I specifically acknowledge:  Andrew McKenzie,…

To view more images, click here, Envoys for Pakistan, the Seychelles and Qatar will present their credentials to the Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, at Government House in Wellington tomorrow (Thursday 16 May 2013). The ceremony,…

To view more images, click here, E te Tumuaki, me te Poari Kaitiaki, e ngā Kaiako, ngā tauira, me ngā mātua, o tēnei kura o St Margaret’s, tēnā koutou katoa. To the Principal, and Board of Trustees, the teachers, pupils and parents of St Margaret’s…

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will visit Christchurch on Monday 13 May 2013 to support the on-going recovery of the city, hosting a meeting of community groups and opening new school facilities. Sir Jerry Mateparae will host…