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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 under way. This transition will be a testing time for the Old Firm. It will require its next

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, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the family’s ownership of the land. Soon after the couple feat...

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 neighbouring volunteer brigade at Mangawhai, been an active Lions Club member, community fundraiser and s...

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 a vegetarian all my adult life,” Corbyn said, “I have used my position in parliament to advocat...

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 it's 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 Zealand's 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 her husband's side. "As a staunch Ngāti Porou wahine toa our mum has been the sounding board for ou...