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This afternoon's investiture ceremony for nine recipients of New Year honours included Dame Anna Crighton, recognised for her committed advocacy for New Zealand arts, culture and heritage and Sue Kedgley, ONZM, whose career has included roles in the…

Contributions to dance and theatre, gymnastics, science and conservation, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the New Zealand Defence Force were among the fields regognised at Friday's investiture ceremony for the New Year 2020 Royal Honours recipients.…

Contributions to endocrinology and the transgender community; aviation and conservation; health, particulalry nursing; language education and NZ-Germany relations; science education; the community; governance and hospitality and youth were recognised at…

Contributions to health, Māori art and culture, the Anglican Church, the Pacific community, biodynamic agriculture, seniors and ITC education were recognised at the first investiture ceremony for the New Year 2020 Royal Honours recipients.   Scroll down…

The Royal prerogative of mercy has been an important constitutional safeguard in New Zealand's criminal justice system, providing a special avenue for criminal cases to be re-opened where a person may have been wrongly convicted or sentenced.  Where it…

With the current COVID-19 travel restrictions affecting many of our incoming High Commissioners and Ambassadors, some inventive thinking needed to happen to ensure they could still present their credentials while stationed overseas. The solution was to…

Life Flight Trust has been a patron of New Zealand Governor’s-General since the time of Sir Paul Reeves. Dame Patsy and Sir David went to visit Life Flight’s base at Wellington Airport to hear about the work they do to help critically ill and injured…

Bill Gosden was recognised for his contribution to the film industry at a small investiture ceremony at Government House in Wellington this afternoon. Until his retirement last year, Bill was the director of the New Zealand International Film Festival,…

Yesterday Dame Patsy visited Flight Plastics in Wellington to see how clear plastic, collected from around New Zealand, is cleaned, broken down, turned into sheeting and then made into packaging for food products. It is an example of the circular economy…

Visitor Centre educators Heather Mills and Owen Mann put together these videos to give an idea of what you might see during a visit to Government House.  Book real life tours at Government House Wellington tours            

Activity Book | Pukapuka mahi The Governor-General and Government House Te Kāwana Tianara ō Aotearoa me Te Whare ō te Kāwana 22 Government House is the home of the Governor-General of Aotearoa New Zealand The Governor-General is the New Zealand…

This morning Dame Patsy opened the Fenwick Forum, an event organised by The Aotearoa Circle focussing on ensuring COVID-19 economic recovery opportunities benefit natural capital. Joining Dame Patsy at the Fenwick Forum was Izzy Fenwick, daughter of the…

Image of Dame Patsy speaking E nga rangatira, e nga kaiārahi, e nga kaiāwhina o nga rōpū maha me nga tini kaupapa. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.Tēnā tātou kua ara ake nei, i nga mauheretanga o te urutā  - me te mohio hoki, he nui nga mahi…

Dame Patsy's visit to Auckland City Mission found the organisation in good heart, after being on the front lines helping Aucklanders in desperate need navigate the Covid-19 crisis. Demand for food parcels doubled during lockdown and has yet to fall.…

Dame Patsy and Sir David visited the Auckland Festival Trust this afternoon. Like many events, the Auckland Arts Festival 2020 was affected by the March lock down, with the final few performances of the festival cancelled. Dame Patsy heard how the Trust…

Dame Patsy and Sir David met the team behind the team when they visited the offices of the New Zealand Olympic Committee in Auckland today. The 22 staff members are responsible for every facet of organisation for New Zealand's Olympic and Commonwealth…

Dame Patsy and Sir David are in Auckland for most of this week. Their first visit was to Tourism New Zealand for a chat with CEO Stephen England-Hall and GM NZ and Government Relations Billie Hall about how the organisation has turned its focus from…

As patron of the Te Papa Foundation, Dame Patsy and Sir David  were the first guest through the doors at Te Papa Tongarewa after being closed for the longest time in its 22 year history. They weren’t the only ones eager to have a visit, many patrons were…