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The eleven Honours recipients at this afternoon's investiture ceremony included Michael Hollings, who became the first Royal New Zealand Honours recipient to receive the insignia for a King's Service Order (KSO), in recognition of his work  in distance…

Following the death of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, Dame Cindy Kiro released the following statement:      His Majesty King Charles III also offered a message of condolence to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand, following the death of…

Dr Davies hosted a very special lunch in the Government House ballroom today, with the manaakitanga coming from local Wellington tamariki participating in the Garden to Table school programme. First, the children learned of the importance of pollinators,…

Dame Cindy and Dr Davies had the honour of welcoming the 2024 recipients of the Royal Humane Society Silver Medals, which recognise each of their exceptional acts of bravery. Matt Atkins, Jeremy Lee, Constable Bruce Whitley, father and son Tim and Matt…

Today, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies welcomed the recipients of the Child Cancer Foundation's Life Membership and Star Awards to Government House Auckland, for a very special ceremony to recognise their outstanding involvement with the Child Cancer Foundation…

Last night at Government House Wellington, Dame Cindy had the pleasure of launching Antarctic Heritage Trust's new educational virtual reality experience of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Hut. Through the use of a VR headset and controllers,…

This morning Dame Cindy received the credentials of five diplomatic representatives: HE Mr Johnny Sexwale, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa; HE Mr Hadera Abera, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; HE Mr Sidya El…

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Kia ora tātou katoa. It’s my great pleasure to welcome you all to Government House Wellington. I specifically acknowledge:…

This afternoon at Government House, Dame Cindy gave a warm welcome to people who were involved in the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. During six years of hearings, 2,797 people shared their experiences and insights about abuse in care in…

Tēnā tātou Ka matika atu ki te kaupapa o te ra, Ki a koutou, nga morehu o te tūkino; E kore nei te mamae, te rongo, e taku ngakau, mōu i kawe i roto i nga tau kua pahure. Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei whare āhuru mōwai, e haumaru nei i a koutou, mo tēnei wā…

     

His Majesty King Charles III offers his congratulations to the New Zealand Olympic Team following their outstanding success at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.  

His Majesty King Charles III sends a message to the New Zealand Olympic Team.

In what was a truly special event on Saturday, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies welcomed guests to Government House for Hākari Fusion, a Wellington on a Plate event celebrating Aotearoa’s oldest form of cooking – the hāngī. Hāngī Master Rewi Spraggon joined the…

Last night, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies hosted The Honourable Droupadi Murmu, President of India, and her delegation for a very special State Banquet at Government House Wellington. The menu included food lifted from the newly-built Government House hāngi –…

Dame Cindy and Dr Davies hosted a State Ceremony of Welcome this morning for The Honourable Droupadi Murmu, President of India. President Murmu is in Aotearoa New Zealand for three days as part of a wider visit to the Pacific and Southeast Asia. President…

  As patron of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, and as the New Zealand team’s chief cheerleader, Dame Cindy is in Paris with Dr Davies to support the 200-strong team of Aotearoa’s athletes competing at the 2024 Olympic Games. This marks 100 years since…

  New official portraits have been released of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, wearing their New Zealand Royal Honours. The portraits were taken in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in June. His Majesty the King is…

This afternoon Dame Cindy received a farewell call from His Excellency Mr Grzegorz Kowal, the departing Ambassador of the Republic of Poland. We congratulate His Excellency on the success of his posting, and wish him and his family all the very best for…

As their patron, Dr Davies welcomed Mission to Seafarers Oceania to Government House this evening to celebrate the charitable organisation’s 125th anniversary of active service. The Mission to Seafarers Oceania is part of an international network of…