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Dame Cindy is the first Māori woman to be named New Zealand’s Governor-General.
Source: 1 NEWS
Dame Cindy is the fourth woman set to hold the position, announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as the next Governor-General.
"It is truly incredible to be standing here with this opportunity," Dame Cindy said today, saying she hoped all young girls took some inspiration from that.
On what she would say to young Māori girls, "you can reach the very top".
She spoke of holding the position as a woman, but as someone who came from a pōhara (poor) background.