Message from the General Manager

Tēnā koe – hello.

This issue we direct you to the new spoken recordings of the oath and affirmation in te reo Māori. In addition, the Department of Internal Affairs has a new Minister, Hon Barbara Edmonds. Until there is a new Choice video, please continue playing the current version during ceremonies. 

To all of you who have been evacuated, who are doing the hard yards where you live, and who are now dealing with the aftermath of the flooding in Auckland and then Cyclone Gabrielle – kia kaha to you. And to those of you who have rallied in support of others, thank you. 

Kia pai tō rā (Have a good day)
Julia

Julia Wootton 
General Manager  
Services and Access

Ko ahau, ko [say your name] e kī taurangi ana ka pirihonga ahau, ka piripono ki Te Arikinui Kīngi Tiāre te Tuatoru, te Kīngi o Aotearoa, me ōna uri ake me ōna whakakapi e ai ki te ture, ā, ka aro pirihonga ahau ki ngā ture o Aotearoa me te whakatutuki i āku mahi hei kirirarau o Aotearoa. Nō reira e te Atua, āwhinatia mai ahau.

I [say your name] swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, King of New Zealand, his heirs and successors according to law, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of New Zealand and fulfil my duties as a New Zealand citizen. So help me God.

Ko ahau, ko [say your name] tēnei e whakaū pono ana ka pirihonga ahau, ka piripono ki Te Arikinui Kīngi Tiāre te Tuatoru, te Kīngi o Aotearoa, me ōna uri ake me ōna whakakapi e ai ki te ture, ā, ka aro pirihonga ahau ki ngā ture o Aotearoa me te whakatutuki i āku mahi hei kirirarau o Aotearoa.

I [say your name] affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, King of New Zealand, his heirs and successors according to law, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of New Zealand and fulfil my duties as a New Zealand citizen.