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[ View image gallery here ], E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

View the Celebrating Women reception image gallery here Nga manu tiori ori, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara Distinguished, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to…

Kia ora koutou.  Greetings to you all. I want to specifically acknowledge: the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon John Key; Hon Nathan Guy, Minister of the Crown; Liz Evans and Noeline Holt, National President and Executive Officer of Rural Women New Zealand…

Two Otago people will receive the Queen’s Service Medal from the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, at an investiture ceremony at the Dunedin Club tomorrow (Friday 15 November 2013) Stewart Harvey, of Dunedin, will receive the QSM…

Envoys for China, the European Union, Guyana and Mozambique will present their credentials to the Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, at Government House in Wellington tomorrow (Wednesday 13 November 2013). The ceremony, which will…

Rau Rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e nga morehu o ngā hoia katoa o Aotearoa i haere ki ngā pakanga o te Ao, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen…

  E kui mā, e koro mā, tēnā koutou katoa.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Wellington.  I want to specifically acknowledge: Claire Trevett, Chair…

To view more images, click here, Benjamin Abraham, Hamish Tomlinson and Alice Wang and have been selected as Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2014, following a selection meeting chaired by the Governor-General at Government House in Wellington on 7 November.…

To view more images, click here, Introductory remarks  E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga rangatira me nga toa o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, Ngāti Tumutauenga me Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki…

An investiture ceremony will be held at Government House Wellington tomorrow (11am Tuesday 5 November 2013) to recognise the gallantry of two members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Those to be honoured are the late Lance Corporal Leon Smith, of the 1…

 , To view more images, click here ., E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House…

Nga rangatira katoa, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnā koutou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith and Chris Brown, Patron and President of the Edwin Fox…

For more photos from Niue, click here, For more photos from the Cook Islands, click here, The Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, visited Niue and the Cook Islands in late October 2013 to reaffirm New Zealand’s close ties with the two…

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.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all and…

E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa. Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Hon Chester Borrows, MP for Whanganui; Your Worship Annette Main, Mayor of Whanganui;…

(Cook Islands time), To view more images from the visit to Mauke, clic k here, Ki ngā Ariki, ngā rangatira me ngā whānau o te motu o Mauke, tēnā koutou katoa. Tēnā tatou i tēnei rā whakamaumahara, kua haere mai nei ahou, Te Kāwana Tianara o Aotearoa, he…

(Cook Islands time), To view more images from the visit to the Cook Islands, click here, Rau rangatira mā o Te Whare Kawanatanga o Rarotonga, e huihui nei, e Te Mangai o te Kuini, Tom Marsters me Mrs Marsters, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora…

To view more images from the visit to Niue, click here, Tau Iki Lilifu, Tau Tui, Tau Tupuna, Tau Mamatua Fifine, Tau Mamatua Taane, Atuhau Tupuhake, Fakaalofa atu ki a mutolu oti. Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana…

To view more images, click here, E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai rā ki Te Whare Kawana o Tāmaki Makaurau. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to…