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Dame Cindy Kiro: Tai Tokerau’s first wahine Māori Governor-General

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Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro has been welcomed onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on Saturday morning, alongside other wāhine leaders including Dame Naida Glavish, Nora Rameka and Hinerangi Cooper-Puru.

In her kōrero to those gathered at the Treaty Grounds, Dame Cindy acknowledged she is the 22nd Governor-General of Aotearoa New Zealand but also offered a reminder she is “the first wahine Māori from Te Tai Tokerau in this role”.

“It is a privilege to join you all today at Te Whare Rūnanga where we gather to acknowledge the mana of Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” she said.

Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro speaks at Waitangi.

Dame Cindy was accompanied onto the Treaty Grounds by Dame Naida Glavish and others.






Kelvin McDonald
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Kelvin McDonald has been part of our Whakaata Māori newsroom since 2007. Formerly a researcher for Native Affairs, Kelvin has since moved across to our Online News Team where his new role as Digital Video Editor utilises his years of experience and skills in research, editing and reporting.