The Ambassador's Speeches and Messages

Ambassador Osawa’s Speeches and Messages

Former Ambassadors’ Speeches and Messages

• New Zealand and Japan Going on 70 Years - Ambasador ITO's message for the Japan Times (27/4/2021)
• Ambassador's Prize 2020 - Victoria & Massey Universities (23/7/2020)
• Ambassador Commendation Ceremony (15/7/2020)
• Speech for the 77th Anniversary of the Featherston Incident (25/2/2020)
• Speech for the First Emperor's Birthday Reception in Wellington (19/2/2020)
• Speech for the 2019 JET Welcome Back Reception (12/2/2020)
• Ambassador Kobayashi’s courtesy call on Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (21/11/2019)
• Dinner reception in celebration of 25 years of Wellington-Sakai Sister City Relations (13/11/2019)
• Speech for the 25th Anniversary of Wellington-Sakai Sistercity Relationship Celebration (12/11/2019)
• Speech for The 46th Joint Meeting of the Japan New Zealand Business Council(18/9/2019)
• Speech for the 2019 JET Programme Farewell Reception (2/8/2019)
• Speech for the 30th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship between Tendo and Marlborough(3/7/2019)
• Speech for the Opening of the Travelling Exhibition "The Spirit of Budo"(2/7/2019)
• Opening Remarks at the Hutt Minoh Friendship House Tea Ceremony (18/5/2019)
• Commencement Ceremony of Institute of the Pacific United (1/5/2019)
• Speech for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Reception (28/3/2019)
• Speech for the 2018 Sister Cities Conference in Palmerston North (21/3/2019)
• Opening Remarks at the Awarding Ceremony of the Ambassador’s Commendations (19/3/2019)
• The 2018 JET Welcome back reception (19/2/2019)
• Speech on the Conferral Ceremony for Dr Edwina Palmer (17/12/2018)
• Greetings by Ambassador Kobayashi at the 25th Anniversary of Porirua and Nishio City’s Sister City Relationships(15/12/2018)
• Speech for the Emperor's 85th Birthday Reception in Wellington (13/12/2018)
• Speech by Ambassador Kobayashi at the Opening Reception of the Japan Festival Wellington 2018 (22/11/2018)
• Greetings at the Opening of the Japanese Film Festival 2018 (27/10/2018)
• Speech for the opening of Travelling Exhibition - "Struggling Cities" at Victoria University of Wellington (6/7/2018 )
• Sponsor Address by Ambassador Takata At the Sister Cities Conference NZ (25/5/2018)
• Speech at the Hurricanes Vs Sunwolves Pre-Match Reception (26/04/2018)
• Speech for Slow Slip Earthquake Workshop at Victoria University (26/02/2018 )
• Speech on the Investiture of Miss Helen Clark (19/12/2017)
• Speech for the Opening of Handcrafted Form Exhibition (24/11/2017)
• Speech on the Investiture of Ambassador Gibson (19/07/2017)
• Speech on the Investiture of Mrs Adrienne Staples (30/06/2017)
• Speech for the 105th Anniversary of Kainan Maru's 2nd Call into Wellington (23/03/2017)
• Speech at the Japan Festival 2016 (26/11/2016)
• Speech for the Opening of 2016 ASPAC-FIDIC, “A Shift in Global Focus” (09/05/2016)
• Speech for the Maiko perforamance event (05/03/2016)