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The next Governor-General will have to be named quite soon. Dame Patsy Reddy (appointed 2016) is nearing the end of her five-year term. At the best of times, being a credible local stand-in for a head of state that’s based in London cannot be an easy job. Yet for the next appointee, the usual republican rumblings will be the least of it. The next G-G will almost certainly be in office when the Elizabeth II era finally comes to an end, and when the reign of her deeply uncharismatic son gets un...

Mountain Scene May 16, 2021 By PHILIP CHANDLER The owners of Queenstown’s stunning Remarkables Station, Jillian (left) and Dick Jardine are pictured with Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (centre) after being made Members of the Order of New Zealand at a ceremony in Wellington last week. The couple made headlines last year by announcing they’d be gifting 900 hectares of their station to Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, which protects NZ’s natural heritage, in 2022, coinc...

Queen’s Service Medal for services to Fire and Emergency Kaiwaka’s Chief Fire Officer, John Bowmar, received his Queen’s Service Medal for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community from Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy at Government House in Wellington last month. John has been a member of the Kaiwaka volunteer brigade since 1977 and has been CFO for 16 years, attending around 850 callouts in the last decade alone. He has also offered mentoring and support to the neigh...

Shares Ahead of England’s general election on June 8, Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged that he will support the growth of the plant-based sector if re-elected. “We are announcing plans to aid plant-based food manufacturers later this week,” Corbyn stated on Twitter on Tuesday. The vegetarian politician has served as the party leader since 2015 and last year, appointed Kerry McCarthy—an outspoken vegan—as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs. “As...

Whanau effort takes Ta Mason to place of honour 06 May 2021 15:00 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x3a9ed28) A son of the newest member of the exclusive Order of New Zealand says its an honour not just for his father, Professor Sir Mason Durie, but for his mother. The 82-year-old Ta Mason was presented with New Zealands highest honour on Monday by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington. Meihana Durie says it was good his mother Arohia could be at he...

Sir Mason Durie receives ONZ at investiture ceremony Sir Mason Durie and Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy. Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Durie, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa Te Au ki te Tonga, ONZ, KNZM received one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s highest honours at Government House on Monday – the Insignia of Member of the Order of New Zealand for services to New Zealand. According to the honour’s citation, Sir Mason Durie has been at the forefront of a transformational approach...

The Govt's secured enough vaccine to deliver 1.2 million doses by the end of June. But is it enough?

Dame Patsy Reddy. Photo: Dom Thomas She and her husband Sir David Rendel Kingston Gascoigne got the vaccine as being part of the over 65s category. "I am feeling perfectly fine. In fact, a little bit surprised because I didnt even feel a prick as the needle entered my arm. But Im very, very delighted that Ive been able to get vaccinated today. "David and I have both been vaccinated in the over 65s category, but isnt it wonderful? A marvel of modern science that with such a dreadful disease spr...

Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy got her COVID vaccine on Wednesday. "Im feeling perfectly fine, in fact, a little bit surprised as I didnt even feel a prick as the needle entered my arm," she said. But not all those over 65 will get their jab just yet, said COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins. "In terms of the 65-plus group, its a big group of people, we wont have enough vaccines to be able to do all of them by the end of June, but we can certainly make a start on that group," said Hipki...

A long-time fan of Graham’s work, Dame Patsy said she was blown away by the exhibition. “It was extremely moving and so stunning,” she said, “I’ve seen a lot of his work but never on this scale.” ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Dame Reddy was accompanied by her husband Sir David Gascoigne, before they headed off on the HNZMS Aotearoa. “I will always remember it and I hope that there will be support for at least keeping one of the works here, because they wont look the same anywhere else.”...