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E nga reo, e nga mana, e nga iwi o nga hau e wha tēnā koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.  Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all, and welcome to Government…

To view more images, click here, New Zealand film director Sir Peter Jackson, Rugby Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens, businessman Craig Heatley, former All Whites coach John Adshead, former Red Cross President Penny Mason, cartoonist Bob Brockie,…

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. I specifically acknowledge: Hon Jonathan Young, MP for New Plymouth; Hon…

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. I specifically acknowledge: Your Worship Hon Harry Duynhoven, Mayor of…

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. I specifically acknowledge: the Hon Jo Goodhew, Minister of Women’s…

    Renowned novelist, poet and academic Emeritus Professor Albert Wendt, Māori leader Dame Ngāneko Minhinnick, businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn, former All Black, Bryan Williams and actor Rāwiri Paratene, are among 40 people whose…

To view more images from the launch, click here, 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 o Tamaki Makaurau.  Ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government…

To view more images, click here, Envoys for the Holy See, France and Nepal will present their credentials to the Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, at Government House in Auckland tomorrow (Tuesday 3 September 2013). The ceremony, which…

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. I specifically acknowledge: Sir James Wallace, the Wallace Art Awards judges and Fulbright Wallace Award judges, former Governor-General Dame…

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. I specifically acknowledge: Peter Townsend, Chair of the Champion…

To view images from the ceremony, click here, E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi katoa; tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Acting…

To view more images, click here, E kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tena koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Tamaki Makaurau. Ladies and gentlemen, greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Auckland. I specifically…

To view more images, click here, The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will make a three day visit to Christchurch and Canterbury this week (Wednesday 21 August to Friday 23 August). Tomorrow (Wednesday 21 August), Sir Jerry…

Kia ora koutou.  Greetings to you all.  I want to specifically acknowledge: Jem Maber, President of the New Zealand Council of Homeopaths and the other National Council members. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen I’m really delighted to be able to…

Your Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of the Kingdom of Cambodia; Prime Minister Hun Sen; President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin; First Vice-President of the Senate Say Chhum; Excellencies; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. Chum-Reap-Suor…

Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen – Xin chao qui vi,  kia ora and greetings!  I want to acknowledge Mr Tran Kim Long, Acting Director-General of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Dr…

Your Excellency, Chairman Le Hoang Quan; Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen – Xin chao qui vi.   Thank you again for the warm welcome you have extended to me, my wife Janine and my delegation to Ho Chi Minh City.  Also, thank you for this…

Your Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan; New Zealand alumni; Members of the New Zealand community in Ha Noi; Ladies and Gentlemen.  Xin chao qui vi and kia ora to you all.  On behalf of my wife Janine and myself, I want to thank everyone…

Your Excellencies President Truong Tan Sang and Madame Mai Thi Hanh; distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen good evening.  Your Excellency: let me begin by thanking you for the warm and generous welcome to Viet Nam that you have offered to me, my wife…