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Nga rangatira o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kāwana ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Leaders of the New Zealand Defence Force, ladies and gentlemen, warm…

Prime Minister John Key today announced that the Queen has approved the appointment of Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General Designate, as an Additional Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and as an Additional Companion of the Queen’s…

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Wellington. I specifically acknowledge…

Nga rangatira o te Pirihimana o Aotearoa, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kāwana ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Leaders of the New Zealand Police, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to…

Kia ora koutou. Greetings to you all I specifically acknowledge: Councillor Sarah Free of the Wellington City Council and  Kay Hart and Fay Leonard, National President and Vice President of the New Zealand Federation of Women’s Institutes respectively. I…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kāwana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

Rau rangatira Ma, Koutou Kua tae mai Ki Taku powhiri Ki te whakanui   atariki, Ki te Whare Kawana.  iki mai, nau mai, haere mai, It is a great pleasure for Janine and me to welcome you all to Government House to celebrate Matariki – the Māori New Year, a…

Thank you for inviting me here today.  I am pleased to be able to join you in what will likely be one of my last events that I attend as a patron. Being here today is an opportunity for me to support your work, and to acknowledge the people who are making…

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa. I specifically acknowledge: Te Kaiwhakawā Tumuaki o Aotearoa - the Chief Justice of New Zealand - the Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias - tēnā koe.…

Boots is the Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae's cat. He lives at Government House with the Mateparae family and loves the attention he gets from the many visitors to the House and Visitor Centre. Aisling Stewart and…

This evening, the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae will depart for an official visit to London. The main purpose of the visit will be to represent New Zealand at national celebrations to commemorate the…

Kia ora, nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Patrick Costelloe and Garry Moore, Trust Chair and Managing Director of the Community Housing Trust respectively, and Rachael Faatili and her son Riko - tēnā…

E aku rangatira o Aotearoa - Tena anō tatou katoa. Rau rangatira mā o Galatas, o Kiriti; Ki nga mangai o ngā whenua o Ahitereiria, O Ingarangi me whenua kē. E hui whakamaumahara nei tatou, Tenei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. Kia ora huihui tatou…

E aku rangatira o Aotearoa E huihui nei Te Minita o te Karauna - Hekia Parata, Major General Peter Kelly, Rangatira, o nga hoia whenua, Ray Ahipene-Mercer – Kaunihera o te Whanganui a Tara, Morehu hoia o te Pakanga o Kiriti - tēnā tatou. People of New…

On 15 May, the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae will depart for an official visit to Greece. In Athens, the Governor-General will meet His Excellency Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the President of the Hellenic…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: His Worship, Wayne Guppy, Mayor of Upper Hutt; and Their Worships Celia Wade-Brown, Ross…