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E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. The Hon Margaret Austin (Chair, NZ National Commission for UNESCO) Mary Klaver (Deputy Sec of NZ National Commission for UNESCO) Jenny Earl (President of NZ Principals'…

E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, no mai, haere mai. Thank you, Jan.  Minister (Ruth Dyson), speakers, esteemed guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here on this very important occasion, this forum to mark Mental Health Awareness Week…

Kia ora koutou katoa.   Thank you very much for asking me to participate in this annual gathering of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.  It is an honour to be here, and to have been asked to open this conference.   A Governor-General…

Kia ora tatou. Thank you very much for inviting me here today.  I am delighted, as Patron of Age Concern, that you have asked me to make a contribution to your vision.  Today I will talk a little about the future.  An organisation's Annual General Meeting…

Greetings: Chancellor Rosemary Barrington, Vice Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon, Dr Gabrielle Maxwell, Director, Crime and Research Centre, Professor Phillip Stenning Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira…

E te iwi whanui, tena koutou katoa. Nga hau e wha, e nga waka, e nga tai e wha, nga mihi nui ki a koutou. Martyn Turner (President, Save the Children NZ), John Bowis (secretary), Board members, speakers and guests. Thank you for inviting me to participate…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. My greetings to you all, people who have gathered from near and far. To all honoured guests, to the speakers, my…

TWO COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION, Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa., The Role of the Governor-General, New Zealanders are a modest people more accustomed…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Kate Smith, (National President), Wyn Hoadley (Chancellor Auckland University of Technology), Rod Gates (Pro-…

Nga mate nga aitua ka tangihia e tatou i tenei wa. Haere. Haere. Haere. The dead, those being mourned, we lament them now. Farewell. Farewell. Farewell. Early today, at dawn in HellFire Pass, we remembered those who have fallen in war. Now in bright…

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. We gather today to remember and to celebrate the life of a truly remarkable woman, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.  We gather also to pay our respects to her family, and to share with them their…

E te iwi whanui, tena koutou katoa. Nga hau e wha, e nga waka, e nga tai e wha, nga mihi nui ki a koutou. Tangata whenua, all New Zealanders, friends and visitors from afar, a very warm welcome to you.  I am delighted that so many of you have chosen to…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou, tena koutou. People of the four winds, everyone gathered here, my greetings. Nga mate, nga aitua, ki tangihia e tatou i tenei wa.  The dead and those being mourned, we lament for them now. Te hunga ora, tena…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. This audience knows that New Zealand had a real influence on the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights when it was drawn up over 50 years ago. Since then,…

E nga mana, e te reo, e nga iwi o te motu, tena koutou tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Nga mihi o te tau ki a koutou. The Hon Mark Burton (Minister of Defence), Chief of Defence Force, Secretary of Defence, Chief of Air Staff, distinguished Air Force…

E te iwi whanui, tena koutou katoa. Nga hau e wha, e nga waka, e nga tai e wha, nga mihi nui ki a koutou. Reverend Ian Lawton (Vicar, St Matthew's), Raewyn Stone (organiser of service), Henare te Ua (kaumatua St Matthew's), Waiora Port (kuia, St Matthew's…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, Tena koutou katoa E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa My greetings to you all, people who have gathered from near and from far. To all honoured guests, to the speakers, my…

The text for this speech can be found at the Victoria University of Wellington website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/centres/nzcpl/publications/occasional-papers/publications/Cartwright-web-paper.pdf

100 Days as Governor-General Nga mihi o te tau kia koutou. Thank you for your welcome. Barry Dineen, Karen Feast, members of the Institute of Directors of New Zealand, and partners. First, thank you for your invitation this evening. And thank you too for…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e te iwi o te motu, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa To the honoured, to the other speakers, to all the people of this place, my warmest greetings. Nga mihi o te tau, tena koutou. Thank you for your greetings Mr Carl…

Some Human Rights Issues  , Greetings, Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. My greetings to you all, people who have gathered from near and far. To all…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa My greetings to you all, people who have gathered from near and from far. To all honoured guests, to the speakers, my…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. My greetings to you all, people who have gathered from near and far. To all honoured guests, to the speakers, my…

Nga hau e wha, nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou katoa. E nga mana, e nga reo, rau rangatira ma, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. My greetings to you all, people who have gathered from near and far. To all honoured guests, to the speakers, my…

After years of build-up we have finally tiptoed tentatively into the 21st Century. The sheer novelty of this artificial event spawned intensive navel-gazing internationally, albeit at different times as the world swung through the heavens. That no joyous…

We are here tonight, first to support those who are living with HIV/AIDS, and to recall those many millions who have now died. Equally I want to acknowledge the pain of those who loved them, and of those who have cared, and will care for them. You too…

Nga mate nga aitua ka tangihia e tatou i tenei wa. Haere. Haere. Haere. The dead, those we mourn, we lament them now. Farewell. Farewell. Farewell. Eighty-six years ago, in 1915, early in the morning of the first Anzac Day, New Zealanders began landing on…

Prime Minister, Chief Justice, Mr Speaker, Members of the Executive Council, Members of Parliament, The Dean and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, The Mayor of Wellington, Chief of the Defence Force and Chiefs of Staff, Ladies and gentlemen, pupils from…

Prime Minister, Members of Parliament, and all you ladies and gentlemen who have done us the honour of coming here today. E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha, e nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. First, may I…

E nga mana tangata whenua, e nga rangatira, e nga hau e wha, e nga iwi e tau nei, tena koutou. Talofa lava; kia orana kotou katoatoa; faka'alofa lahi atu; malo e lelei; tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa. Good afternoon. Greetings to you all. If I…

As our nation grows older, so do our institutions, and more and more are we celebrating the longevity of many of them. Schools and Universities are hitting the hundred mark, sometimes plus another quarter century, or even more. On a wider front, at the…

Last Sunday week I had the pleasure of farewelling this years All Blacks. They were setting out on what I suggested was a twofold pilgrimage. They were going to exact sweet revenge on the French, and in the course of that, their first game, played this…