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Public Law Class at College House

Speech
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Wed 10 Sep 1997
Speech by the Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys to the Public Law Class at College House, Christchurch

Eulogy for Diana, Princess of Wales

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Fri 5 Sep 1997
Eulogy for Diana, Princess of Wales

Hutt City Uniting Congregations

Speech
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Sun 31 Aug 1997
Service of Worship for Hutt City Uniting Congregations Lower Hutt

3rd National Marriage Education Conference

Speech
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Fri 15 Aug 1997
3rd National Marriage Education Conference The Catholic Diocese of Auckland Auckland

Harkness Henry Lecture

Speech
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Thu 31 Jul 1997
Speech by the Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys to the 1997 Harkness Henry Lecture: Continuity and Change

Dictionary of New Zealand English

Speech
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Thu 17 Jul 1997
Dictionary of New Zealand English Government House

Wellington Club

Speech
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Mon 14 Jul 1997
Wellington Club Wellington

Tawa College

Speech
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Tue 27 May 1997
Tawa College

Opening of the Youth Parliament

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Mon 26 May 1997
Opening of the Youth Parliament Wellington

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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Wed 7 May 1997
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Auckland

Saint George's Day Service

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Sun 20 Apr 1997
Saint George's Day Service Wesley Wellington Parish

New Leaders Forum

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Tue 15 Apr 1997
New Leaders Forum Auckland

Youth Skills Olympics National Finals

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Tue 4 Mar 1997
Youth Skills Olympics National Finals Auckland

Waitangi Day Commemoration

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Thu 6 Feb 1997
Waitangi Day Commemoration Wellington

Bruce Mason Theatre and Conference Centre

Speech
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Mon 18 Nov 1996
Opening of the Bruce Mason Theatre and Conference Centre

Kokohinau Marae

Speech
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Fri 15 Nov 1996
Kokohinau Marae Te Teko

St Thomas More Dinner

Speech
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Wed 13 Nov 1996
St Thomas More Dinner Auckland

Tangatarua Marae

Speech
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Sat 5 Oct 1996
Tangatarua Marae Waiariki Polytechnic Rotorua

The Bible Society

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 13 Sep 1996
The Bible Society

New Zealand Language Teachers' and University Language Teachers' Conference

Speech
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Mon 1 Jul 1996
New Zealand Language Teachers' and University Language Teachers' Conference

Auckland Mayoral Fathers' Breakfast

Speech
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Wed 12 Jun 1996
Auckland Mayoral Fathers' Breakfast

Institute of International Affairs

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Fri 24 May 1996
Institute of International Affairs The Role of the Governor-General under MMP Wellington

Institute of International Affairs

Speech
Issue date:
Fri 24 May 1996
Speech by the Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys to the Institute of International Affairs in Wellington on Role of the Governor-General under MMP

25 year celebrations of The Court Theatre

Speech
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Sat 20 Apr 1996
25 year celebrations of The Court Theatre The Arts Centre, Christchurch

New Zealand Law Conference

Speech
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Tue 9 Apr 1996
New Zealand Law Conference

At his swearing in ceremony

Speech
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Thu 21 Mar 1996
At his swearing in ceremony Parliament House Wellington

Standards for Communication: Engineering and its Customers

Speech
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Wed 19 Jul 1995
The 1995 Hopkins Lecture IPENZ An address given by Her Excellency Dame Catherine Tizard GCMG, DBE Governor-General of New Zealand Christchurch

National conference of The Maori Women's Welfare League

Speech
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Mon 8 May 1995
An address given by at the opening of the national conference of The Maori Women's Welfare League

Colonial Chiefs, 1840-1889

Speech
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Thu 30 Mar 1995
Colonial Chiefs, 1840-1889

Presentation of the four hangings of the Globe Theatre Project

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Fri 22 Apr 1994
Presentation of the four hangings of the Globe Theatre Project

Fortune telling: the second hundred years of women's suffrage

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Thu 2 Dec 1993
Fortune telling: the second hundred years of women's suffrage

Unveiling of the Kate Sheppard National Memorial

Speech
Issue date:
Sun 19 Sep 1993
Unveiling of the Kate Sheppard National Memorial Christchurch
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