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It was with great sadness that I was told of the death, after a long illness, of Ngāti Tūwharetoa leader Timoti te Heuheu. Timi was a tireless worker for Ngāti Tūwharetoa.   He was one of Māoridom’s elder statesmen, a man who worked quietly and with great…

The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, is to support the New Zealand team at the 30th Olympiad in London. While in London from 26-31 July, the Governor-General and Lady Janine Mateparae will attend the Opening Ceremony and meet New…

For more images, click here ., Nga mihi o te ra ki a koutou.  Greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: the family of the late Lance Corporal Leon Smith; the family of the late Corporal Dougie Grant; the Hon Judith Collins, Minister of Justice and…

The speech and photographs are available here ., The award is made to the person who has risked their life to undertake an outstanding act of heroism during the previous two calendar years, as determined by the Charles Upham Trust Committee.  Nominations…

For more images, click here ., 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: Fiona…

 , For more images, click here ., Kia ora koutou.  Black Sticks womens and mens teams and your family and friends, Hockey New Zealand staff, Hockey Association representatives, Umpires and Officials, sponsors, guests otherwise, greetings to you all. I…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, I extend warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Tony Caughey, Chairman of the Young Enterprise Trust; Sir Eion Edgar, Chairman…

Kia ora koutou.  Greetings to you all. I especially acknowledge Dame Rosemary Horton, one of the Patrons of the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation; Justine Smyth, Chair of the Foundation; Van Henderson, Chief Executive of the Foundation, and members of…

E koro ma, e kui ma, nga mihi mahana ki a koutou.  Gentlemen and ladies, warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: President Greg Walker, Dr Adrianna Gunder and Mike Milne - tēnā koutou. Thank you for inviting me to your breakfast meeting…

For more images, click here ., Kia ora koutou, te manuhiri nau mai haere mai ki tenei whare.  Tenei aku mihi mahana ki a koutou.  Good evening everyone.  Distinguished guests, welcome to the House and warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge…

It was with great sadness that I learnt this morning of the death of a Royal New Zealand Navy sailor in the Cook Islands.   Able Seaman Combat Specialist William Paratini Delamere, a member of the crew of HMNZS Otago, died in a motor scooter accident in…

For more images and information, click here, Kia ora koutou, nga mihi māhana ki a koutou.  Kia ora tātou katoa.  Good evening everyone and warm greetings to you all. I specifically acknowledge: Sir Ron Carter, Chair of the Sir Peter Blake Leadership…

Tihei uriuri, tihei nakonako, tihei ki te waitaki kua-a-kupe, ki te ao mārama – tihei mauri ora. (Behold the darkness, behold the dense night, behold the ancient world of Kupe, to the world of enlightenment). Ki a koutou kua tae mai, ki tēnei karanga o…

Kia ora, nga mihi ki a koutou. Greetings to all New Zealanders. When Matariki kanohi iti, the tiny eyes of Matariki, rise on the North East horizon just before dawn, tracing the path of the rising sun, the Māori New Year celebrations begin. The Pleiades…

To view photos from the launch, click here, Rau rangatira 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 Christopher…

To view more images, click here, Envoys for Turkey, Panama, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Jordan will present their credentials to the Governor-General, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, at Government House in Wellington tomorrow (Tuesday 19 June). The ceremony…

Rau rangatira mā e huihui nei, Te Kaumātua e Awi, Mihi mai, karanga mai, Ki a māua ko taku hoa, a Janine. Tēnei ahau, Te Māngai a te Kuini o Aotearoa.  E mihi ana ki a tātou mate, moe mai koutou.  Ki tēnei kaupapa whakanui i te rima-te-kau tau o Te Tūao…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, Ngāti Whātua iwi, Ngā Kaiwhakahaere, Ngā Kaiwhakataetae Ahuwhenua, tēnā koutou, kia ora tātou katoa.  Distinguished guests, Ngāti Whātua iwi, Ahuwhenua Trophy organisers and finalists; ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu, nga mema o Hato Hone, e huihui nei tenei aku mihi mahana kia koutou.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and members of St John, I extend warm greetings to you all.  Welcome and thank…