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Lord Cobham at Waitangi, 1960

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Governor-General Lord Cobham sports his summer white uniform at Waitangi in 1960. The presence of the governor-general and the navy each year at celebrations on Waitangi Day (6 February) symbolise their links to the colonisation of New Zealand.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 99. National Film Unit, 1960

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Gavin McLean, Governors and governors-general – Community duties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/33656/lord-cobham-at-waitangi-1960 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 30 January 2012.