Credentials ceremony - 7 October 2009

  • <span class="title">Papua New Guinea</span><br/>The new High Commissioner for Papua New Guinea, HE William Dihm, is welcomed to New Zealand by a member of the New Zealand Defence Force cultural party with a hongi.
  • <span class="title">Belgium</span><br/>The guard of honour from the New Zealand Army presents arms to the new Ambassador of Belgium, HE Patrick Renault.
  • <span class="title">Greece</span><br/>The new Ambassador of Greece, HE Dimitrios Anninos, inspects the guard of honour from the New Zealand Army.
  • <span class="title">Germany</span><br/>The new Ambassador of Germany, HE Thomas Meister, picks up the dart offered by a member of the New Zealand Defence Force Māori cultural party as a part of the Māori ceremonial challenge.

The Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, and Lady Satyanand, hosted a credentials ceremony at Government House Vogel in Lower Hutt on 7 October 2009.