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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, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Minister of the Crown, the Honourable…

This afternoon Dame Patsy presented awards to 26 Winston Churchill Fellows at Government House. Speech transcript Image gallery  

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. Thank you for your warm welcome and for inviting me to speak to you today. It’s wonderful to be back in Hamilton, where I spent most of my…

This morning Dame Patsy was a speaker at a Waikato Women in Leadership event at Waikato University, where she spoke about gender equity and answered questions from the floor. Speech transcript Image gallery

On Thursday 28 September, Dame Patsy and Sir David attended the Kudos Awards Dinner in Hamilton. The Awards acknowledge excellence in science in the Waikato region. Dame Patsy presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to earth scientist Professor Peter…

On Friday 29 September, Dame Patsy visited the school where she spent her secondary school years - Hamilton Girls High School. Dame Patsy addressed an assembly and also took the opportunity to answer questions about her role from staff and students.…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai rā ki te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Several months ago I sat next to the Chief Justice at a dinner in Honour of the US…

This evening, Dame Patsy and Sir David are hosting senior members of the judiciary, including the Chief Justice, Dame Sian Elias. Speech transcript Image gallery

On Thursday 28 September, Dame Patsy and Sir David attended the Maori Women's Welfare League Conference in New Plymouth. Dame Patsy addressed the delegates, acknowledging their leadership in their communities. Speech transcript Image gallery

    E te Kura Kohine o Kirikiriroa e tu Tenei au te hoki penei mai, i to koutou karanga. Tenei hoki aku mihi nui, Ki a tatau i tēnei wa. Thank you for inviting me to come back to my old school. It’s lovely to be here, even though it looks absolutely…

Tēnā koutou ngā Wahine Māori Toko i Te Ora.  Mihi mai whakatau mai. He mahi nui, he mahi rangatira nga mahi huhua a Te Ropu Wahine Maori. E tu ake ana, ki runga i te ngākau iti, kia haere mai ahau, ki te whakatuwhera, i tēnei hui nui a ngā wahine Māori…

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. David and I are very pleased to be here to celebrate Waikato excellence in science and innovation. Governors-General have the privilege of…

Coco was much in evidence this week at Government House, photobombing a photo of Dame Patsy meeting Warrant Officers from Tonga, Fiji, Singapore and Australia and also making an appearance during the morning tea with Government House artist in residence…

On Saturday 16 September, Dame Patsy and Sir David hosted the planting of two Pennantia baylisiana trees at Government House in Auckland. The tree planting was part of Mayor Phil Goff's Million Trees initiative which will see 1 million native trees…

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. It is a great pleasure for David and me to welcome you all to Government…

Dame Patsy and Sir David visited three patronages today - discovering more about the world-leading research being undertaken at the University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research; being taken on a behind the scenes tour of Auckland Art Gallery and…

All Blacks, Black Ferns and police were the thing today with an All Blacks skills and drills session being held at Government House and a trip to Counties Manukau to find out how police are reducing family harm and youth crime in their district. All…