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  • Requesting the Governor-General host an event at Government House

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    Requesting the Governor-General host your event Requesting the Governor General host your event Email the completed form as an attachment to [email protected] We suggest you retain a copy of your submission. You may find it useful to refer to…
  • Reception for Downtown Community Ministry's 50th birthday

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    Issue date: 17 Feb 2020
    Photo of Dame Patsy, Sir David and DCM's Leadership E ngā kaihautu o te Manatū a-Hapori, te Manatū whakamana i ngā ‘taumai’. Haere mai ra! Tomo mai ra, i te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui a Tara. Haere mai ra tatou, ki te whakanui, i te huri tau, o te Manatū…
  • Inviting the Governor-General to your event

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  • SheEO reception at Government House Auckland 2020

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    Issue date: 12 Feb 2020
    Image of Dame Patsy with Vicki Saunders, SheEO Founder; Theresa Gattung, New Zealand lead for SheEO, Chris Woodwiss of SheEO and Sue de Bievre, CEO of Beany Kei aku māreikura, tēnā koutou, Aku mihi nui ki a koutou, i tēnei ra. Nau mai haere mai ki Te…
  • Hidden Government House

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    Issue date: 12 Feb 2020
  • Hidden Government House

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    Issue date: 12 Feb 2020
    While visitors to Government House Wellington are treated to familiar sites like the ballroom or the reflection pool, a wander off the beaten track can uncover something unexpected. Click through to see some of our lesser-known areas. More photos Image of…
  • Opening of Te Rau Aroha

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    Issue date: 12 Feb 2020
  • SheEO networking reception at Government House Auckland

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    Issue date: 12 Feb 2020
    Dame Patsy hosted a networking reception for SheEO at Government House in Auckland. SheEO is a women-led inititative that raises investment capital and distributes it to women-led businesses in the form of interest-free loans.  Five ventures are chosen a…
  • SheEO reception at Government House Auckland 2020

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    Issue date: 11 Feb 2020
  • Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre

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    Issue date: 10 Feb 2020
  • Pūkaha return ceremony

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    Issue date: 8 Feb 2020
  • Pūkaha return

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    Issue date: 8 Feb 2020
    Today Dame Patsy and Sir David attended the ceremony to mark the return of Pūkaha Reserve to Rangitāne, as part of the iwi's Treaty of Waitangi settlement. As representative of the Queen of New Zealand, Dame Patsy spoke about the beginning of a new…
  • Pūkaha return

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    Issue date: 8 Feb 2020
    E nga mana, e nga reo, Ngāti Haamua, Rangitāne whanui, Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa. He ra whakahirahira tenei, mo matou te Karauna, me koutou te iwi. He kaupapa nui, no reira tēnā tatou mo tēnā.  Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,…
  • Ward Kamo - Waitangi Day MC

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    Issue date: 7 Feb 2020
    Following Dame Patsy's Waitangi Day address, MC Ward Kamo made a few observations about Waitangi Day. Here's what he said: On this day 180 years ago, one of the founding documents of this nation, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. I want to take a moment…
  • Message from HM The Queen on Waitangi Day

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    Issue date: 6 Feb 2020
      Image of the Waitangi Day 2020 message from HM Queen Elizabeth
  • Waitangi Day Address 2020

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    Issue date: 6 Feb 2020
    Tēnā koutou katoa, kua tae mai nei i tēnei rā, o Waitangi. Haere mai tatau, me te whaiwhakaaro mō to tatau whenua o Aotearoa. Otira, mō tatau tonu, ngā iwi maha, o Aotearoa. Tēnā koutou, tena koutou, nau mai ki te Wharekāwana nei.  Greetings to you all…
  • Waitangi Day 2020 Government House Wellington

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    Issue date: 6 Feb 2020
  • Waitangi Day 2020 - Reception at Government House

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    Issue date: 6 Feb 2020
    Dame Patsy and Sir David hosted a reception for around 1800 New Zealanders at Government House in Wellington. The sun shone and the sun screen tent was kept busy. The Government House chefs offered up a showcase of our best food and drink and guests were…
  • Message from HM Queen Elizabeth - Waitangi Day

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    BUCKINGHAM PALACE on the occasion ofthe One Hundred and Eightieth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, I send my warm good wishes to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. In 1990, when I j oined the 1 50th commemorations at Waitangi, I…
  • Opening of Te Rau Aroha Museum, Waitangi Treaty Grounds

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    Issue date: 5 Feb 2020
    The entrance to Te Rau Aroha E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga o te wā, tēnā tātou. Ki a koutou e te mana whenua, ki a Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāpuhi, tēnā rā koutou katoa. Ki ngā rangatira o tēnei whare, o tēnei hapori, o te Kāwanatanga, tēnā…
  • Luncheon for the Diplomatic Corps, 2020

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    Issue date: 5 Feb 2020
    Kei aku Rangatira e pai nei, tēna koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki Kororāreka. Kia ora tatou katoa. Greetings to you all welcome to Russell. I am delighted to welcome you to this beautiful and historic region in Aotearoa New Zealand and to welcome back those…
  • Waitangi 2020, Day Three

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    Issue date: 5 Feb 2020
    A very eventful day, beginning with the opening of Te Rau Aroha - the gift of love-a new museum on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. It is dedicated to the story of Maori service in armed conflict since 1840, in New Zealand and overseas. Cutting the ribbon was…
  • Day Two, Waitangi 2020

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    Issue date: 4 Feb 2020
    Today Dame Patsy and Sir David attended a promotion ceremony for 17 cadets of the Leadership Academy of 'A' Company, an educational institution in Whangarei. All the young men are affiliated with the men who served in 'A' Company of 28 (Maori) Battalion…
  • Promotion Ceremony for Leadership Academy of 'A' Company

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    Issue date: 4 Feb 2020
  • Powhiri, Waitangi Treaty Grounds

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    Issue date: 3 Feb 2020
  • Powhiri at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, 2020

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    Issue date: 3 Feb 2020
    It was a perfect still morning at Waitangi Treaty Grounds when Dame Patsy and Sir David were welcomed back to Waitangi with a very moving powhiri. They were accompanied by Sir John Clarke as Kaumatua and Dr Hiria Hape as Kuia. The tangata whenua speakers…
  • Credentials Ceremony 29 January 2020

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    Issue date: 30 Jan 2020
    Yesterday Dame Patsy received the diplomatic credentials of new Heads of Mission: HE Ms Nina Obermaier, Ambassador of the European Union; HE Dr Mohammad Reza Mofatteh, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran; HE Dr Abdulla Mausoom, Ambassador of the…
  • Credentials Ceremony 29 January 2020

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    Issue date: 29 Jan 2020
  • Roy Cowley special investiture

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    Issue date: 28 Jan 2020
    Dame Patsy officiated at a special investiture for Roy Cowley, who received the insignia of an MNZM for his services to charity governance and the arts. Roy volunteered in governance roles for charity and the arts community in Wellington for more than 30…
  • Pacifica Mamas - Matairangi Mahi Toi reception

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    Issue date: 27 Jan 2020
  • Pacifica Mamas - Matairangi Mahi Toi reception

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    Issue date: 27 Jan 2020
    Dame Patsy and Sir David hosted a reception to mark the successful completion of the Pacifica Mamas' Matairangi Mahi Toi arts residency. On display was the magnificent ei (garland) and harakeke installation the Mamas worked on during their time at…
  • Government House Kaumatua, Professor Piri Sciascia, ONZM

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    Issue date: 22 Jan 2020
    Government House's Kaumatua, Professor Piri Sciascia died last Saturday morning. Dame Patsy joined the Prime Minister at his tangi on Monday, and today at his funeral in Porangahau. During his time at Government House Piri was responsible for introducing …
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