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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 for this reception celebrating the…

Yesterday, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Pukeahu War Memorial Park in Wellington, where she lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and visited the United Kingdom War Memorial. Earlier in the day, HRH paid a visit to the National…

Dame Cindy and Dr Davies were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence to Government House Wellington yesterday afternoon. HRH and Sir Tim are in New Zealand to mark the centenary of the Royal New…

Dame Cindy and Dr Davies this morning attended the Dawn Service at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds to mark 183 years since the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Hundreds gathered in reflection and song as dawn broke over the beautiful Bay…

Ko ‘te amorangi ki mua’ ko ‘te hāpai ō ki muri’. Tuatahi ki te Atua, koia te tīmatanga, koia ano te whakamutunga o ngā mea katoa. Tātai whetū ki te rangi, ka mau tonu, ka mau tonu tātai tangata ki te whenua, ngaro noa, ngaro noa. Ka hoki mai ki te mata…

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Kei āku nui, kei āku rahi rau Rangatira mā. Kotahi te kākaho, ka whati ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati. I begin my korero this evening with a tongi from King Tawhiao, which can be translated as ‘Alone we can be broken. Standing together, we are invincible’.…

A recurring feature of the Governor-General’s Waitangi programme is the luncheon with members of the Diplomatic Corps. This is part of the visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners’ tour of Waitangi, where they learn more about Aotearoa New Zealand’s…

Last night Dame Cindy and Dr Davies attended the Iwi Chairs Forum Gala Dinner in the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. The forum meets four times a year to discuss economic, social, and environmental matters, share ideas, and work to enhance the mana of iwi Maori…

Ko ‘te amorangi ki mua’, ko ‘te hāpai ō ki muri’ Tuatahi ki te Atua,   koia te tīmatanga,  koia ano te whakamutunga  o ngā mea katoa.  Tātai whetū ki te rangi,  mau tonu, mau tonu. Tātai tangata ki te whenua,  ngaro noa, ngaro noa. Ka hoki mai ki te mata…

This afternoon, Dame Cindy was welcomed onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds at Te Whare Rūnanga. The pōwhiri also included tributes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Titewhai Harawira – both of whom passed away since last Waitangi Day, and who each made…

A message from His Majesty King Charles III to those affected by the recent flooding and severe weather.

Kei āku nui, kei āku rahi, koutou nga ringa raupā o nga iwi, puta noa i te motu. Tena koutou tena koutou tena tātou katoa. Titewhai, koutou kua ngaro atu nei i te tirohanga kanohi; haere atu rā, e hoki. E hoki ki te kainga tūturu o te tangata Haere atu rā…

Dame Cindy and Hon Megan Woods greet the new Members of the Executive Council   On the advice of the Prime Minister, Dame Cindy appointed Aotearoa New Zealand’s newest Ministers and Members of the Executive Council during a special ceremony at Government…

For UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dame Cindy and Dr Davies attended a memorial at the Auckland War Memorial, hosted by the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand. The memorial began with a welcome by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and featured accounts of…

Shalom. Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou. Tēnā tātou katoa. My very warmest greetings to you all. I’d like to specifically acknowledge: Bobby Newson, Kaumātua; Deborah Hart, Board Chair, Holocaust Centre of New Zealand; Gillian Wess, Chief Executive, Holocaust…

Dame Cindy and Dr Davies were formally welcomed to the Devonport Naval Base with a pōwhiri at Te Taua Moana Marae. After the pōwhiri, Dame Cindy presented the 2022 Bravo Zulu awards, which recognises outstanding achievements by sailors and units in the…

After accepting the resignation of the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern this morning, Dame Cindy held a ceremony to appoint the Rt Hon Chris Hipkins as New Zealand’s 41st Prime Minister, and Hon Carmel Sepuloni as the new Deputy Prime Minister. At today’s ceremony,…

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. My very warmest welcome to you all to Ōtautahi Christchurch. I wish to specifically acknowledge: Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand; Justice…