Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 12:58 pm Press Release: Government House
Tuesday, 2 October, 2018
For immediate use
The ballot
to attend the 2019 Waitangi Day Garden Reception at
Government House is set to close on Friday at midnight (5
October, 2018).
This is the fifth year that Government
House has held a ballot for invitations for the public and
the response from the public has once again been
excellent.
Official Secretary Gregory Baughen says the
idea of spending Waitangi Day at Government House is an
attractive one for many people.
“The ballot is entered
by people from every part of New Zealand, all keen to mark
our national day in a very special way.”
Invitation
recipients will be selected from the ballot at random and
will be able to bring a guest. The ballot can be accessed
via the Governor-General’s website www.gg.govt.nz.
Government House staff
expect to be able to notify people of their success or
otherwise in the ballot by November
1st.
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