Skip to main content

Story: Governors and governors-general

Paul Reeves: army tent kitchen

Image
Paul Reeves: army tent kitchen

Sir Paul Reeves fills his plate in the field kitchen tent in front of Government House, where the army catered for 200 staff and guests when Reeves was sworn in as governor-general.

Using this item

The Governor-General of New Zealand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Gavin McLean, Governors and governors-general – Changing characteristics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33669/paul-reeves-army-tent-kitchen (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 30 January 2012.