Address in Reply — Presentation to Governor-General

The Address is as follows:

ADDRESS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

to

Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, Chancellor and Principal Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Principal Companion of The Queen’s Service Order, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Realm of New Zealand.

YOUR EXCELLENCY—

WE, the House of Representatives, thank you for the speech addressed to us when you opened this Fifty Second Parliament.

We assure you that the matters referred to in your speech will receive our careful consideration

Ko te tūmanako nei kia mahi tahi tātou katoa.

[Our hope is that we will work together.]

Address agreed to.

I move, That Mr Speaker, accompanied by the mover and the seconder and other members of the House, do present the said Address to Her Excellency the Governor-General at a place and time to be appointed by Her Excellency.

Motion agreed to.