Address in Reply — Presentation to Governor-General

The Address from the House of Representatives to Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro, 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, reads:

YOUR EXCELLENCY,

WE, the House of Representatives, thank you for the speech addressed to us when you opened this Fifty-Fourth 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 seconder and other members of the House, present—

💬 SPEAKER: Just a moment, one moment. This is a motion that needs to be moved by a Minister, so I’ll call upon the Hon Nicola Willis.

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

Motion agreed to.

We come now to a valedictory statement. I’ll just say that the House will suspend for the dinner break at the conclusion of the valedictory speech and resume at 7.30 p.m. So, in accordance with the determination of the Business Committee, I call upon the Hon Kelvin Davis.