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Proudly Maori - and also part British - Dame Cindy Kiro will be our next Governor-General Proudly Maori - and also part British - Dame Cindy Kiro will be our next Governor-General 24 May 2021 Dame Cindy says it's a great honour to have been asked. She says Aotearoa New Zealand is her home - and a place she's absolutely committed to. Dame Cindy says she will bring longstanding values of service and community to the job.

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But Ardern is in no rush to make it happen.  "I've been very clear that despite being a republican, I'm not of the view that in the here-and-now in my term of office, that this is something New Zealanders feel particularly strongly about. "I don't know that I've had one person actually raise with me generally day-to-day the issue of becoming a republic. This Government has prioritised those issues that we do see as a priority. But I do still think there will be a time and a place; I just don't see it as now." Ardern said there are "a lot of issues that would need to be resolved in terms of o...

Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has welcomed the appointment of Dame Cindy Kiro as the next Governor-General of New Zealand. The appointment of Dame Cindy for a five-year term has been approved by the Queen and she will take up the role in October. “I am delighted Dame Cindy has accepted the role. She has a highly distinguished and lengthy career in academic and leadership positions and has made significant contributions across a number of fields and organisations,” Jacinda Ardern said. “She is currently Chief Executive of the Royal Society – Te Apārangi, ...

PM announces Dame Cindy Kiro as new Governor General PM announces Dame Cindy Kiro as new Governor General Mon, 24 May 2021, 3:07PM New Zealand's next Governor-General will be Dame Cindy Kiro, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed. The PM made the announcement at her weekly post-Cabinet press conference this afternoon, where she was joined by Kiro. Dame Cindy used to be the Children's Commissioner and has extensive experience working with Government. She also has a lengthy academic background and was appointed as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZ...