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Governor-General Keith Holyoake

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Governor-General Keith Holyoake

In 1977 former prime minister Sir Keith Holyoake became the oldest person to be appointed as New Zealand’s governor-general. Here he shares a joke with Chief Justice Sir Richard Wild at his swearing-in.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 19869 001

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Governor-General Keith Holyoake, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/governor-general-keith-holyoake, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated