WELLINGTON: Cindy Kiro (left) and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walk together through the parliament building on Monday. AP
WELLINGTON: Children’s advocate Cindy Kiro said on Monday she hopes to inspire Maori girls after becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed to the role of governor general.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she had picked Kiro for the largely ceremonial role as Queen Elizabeth II’s representative, and that the queen had approved.
Under New Zealand’s constitutional system, the British monarch remains the nation’s head of state although doesn’t wield any real day-to-day power.
Kiro’s five-year term begins in October, when she will replace Patsy Reddy. Both women have been been given the honorific Dame” for their services to the community.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand Children’s advocate Cindy Kiro said Monday she hopes to inspire Maori girls after becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed to the role of governor-general.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she had picked Kiro for the largely ceremonial role as Queen Elizabeth II’s representative, and that the queen had approved.
Under New Zealand’s constitutional system, the British monarch remains the nation’s head of state although doesn’t wield any real day-to-day power.
Kiro’s five-year term begins in October, when she will replace Patsy Reddy. Both women have been been given the honorific “Dame” for their services to the community.
Press Release – New Zealand Government Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has welcomed the appointment of Dame Cindy Kiro as the next Governor-General of New Zealand. The appointment of Dame Cindy for a five-year term has been approved by the Queen and …
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has welcomed the appointment of Dame Cindy Kiro as the next Governor-General of New Zealand.
The appointment of Dame Cindy for a five-year term has been approved by the Queen and she will take up the role in October.
“I am delighted Dame Cindy has accepted the role. She has a highly distinguished and lengthy career in academic and leadership positions and has made significant contributions across a number of fields and organisations,” Jacinda Ardern said.
Indigenous woman named New Zealand s next governor-general
NICK PERRY, Associated Press
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1of3Cindy Kiro, left, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, walk together through Parliament Building Monday, May 24, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. Kiro was named as New Zealand s next governor-general, the first Indigenous Maori woman appointed to the role.Nick Perry/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Cindy Kiro, left, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, walk together through Parliament Building Monday, May 24, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. Kiro was named as New Zealand s next governor-general, the first Indigenous Maori woman appointed to the role.Nick Perry/APShow MoreShow Less
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Children s advocate Cindy Kiro said Monday she hopes to inspire Maori girls after becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed to the role of governor-general.
Who will be the next NZ governor general? We’ve done the odds
Dame Patsy Reddy is packing her bags at Government House. Who will be the Queen’s next representative in Wellington?
This afternoon the prime minister is expected to announce who will be the next governor general of New Zealand, ahead of the departure of Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, who was sworn in as the 21st GG for a five-year term in September 2016, and by pretty much all accounts aced it.
So who might be the masked governor? With just hours to go until Jacinda Ardern tears the papier mache pavlova off the new viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II, we’ve hurriedly imagined some options, and arbitrarily issued some odds.