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Cindy Kiro is the 22nd governor-general of New Zealand and the first Māori woman to hold the office. She is a public-health academic, administrator, and advocate, who has served in various roles including Children's Commissioner and Royal Society Te Apārangi chief executive.
Dame Cindy Kiro is the first Māori woman to be appointed as Governor-General. She has a PhD in Social Policy, an MBA in Business Administration, and a long career in tertiary education, public health and child wellbeing.
Dame Cindy Kiro was appointed as the 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand in May 2021 and sworn in on 21 September 2021. She is a former tertiary education leader with a focus on public health and a descendant of Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Kahu.
- Who Is The Sovereign?
- A Changing Role
- The Role of The Governor-General Today
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New Zealand’s government is split into three branches– the Legislature, the Executive, and the Judiciary. But, because New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy, the Sovereign (who is also the British monarch) is our head of state. The Sovereign is the source of all executive legal authority in New Zealand, and acts on the advice of the Government i...
The Governor, who represented the British Government, governed New Zealand from 1840. In that year, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and New Zealand became a British colony. In 1854, New Zealand’s first Parliament opened with New Zealand’s first elected representatives. The formation and control of the government, however, remained with the Govern...
Today, the role of the Governor-General (and the Sovereign when they are here) includes constitutional, ceremonial and community functions. Constitutional functions include presiding over the Executive Council, appointing ministers and judges, dissolving Parliament before a General Election, opening the new Parliament after a General Election, and ...
Learn about the role and history of the Governor-General, who represents the Sovereign in New Zealand. Dame Cindy Kiro became the new Governor-General on 21 October 2021, following a diverse line of predecessors.
Dame Cindy Kiro will become the first wāhine Maori to be Governor General at her swearing-in to the role today.Subscribe and be notified of Covid-19 updates:...
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Oct 21, 2021 · New Zealand's first indigenous Māori woman to be named Governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro, was formally sworn into the largely ceremonial role in parliament in Wellington on Thursday, pledging to ...
May 24, 2021 · Cindy 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. (AP Photo/Nick Perry) Read More. By Nick Perry. Published 11:44 PM PDT, May 23, 2021.
