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This is a list of Government Houses of New Zealand. The two maintained Government Houses serve as residences for the
governor-general Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
, serving as the official place of business for the administration, as well as venues for many receptions and state functions. Sometimes, ''Government House'' is used to refer
metonymically Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name ...
to the office of governor-general.


Current

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Government House, Auckland Government House, Auckland is the secondary official residence of the governor-general of New Zealand located in Auckland, New Zealand. The property is situated in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on Mountain Road. The building was erected in th ...
, the secondary residence *
Government House, Wellington Government House, Wellington, is the principal residence of the governor-general of New Zealand, the representative of the New Zealand head of state, King Charles III. Dame Cindy Kiro, who has been Governor-General since October 2021, current ...
, the primary residence


Former

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Old Government House, Auckland Old Government House is the former residence of the Governor of New Zealand in Auckland, New Zealand. History Origins The present building is the second Government House on this site. The first one was a prefabricated wooden structure manufa ...
, now occupied by the University of Auckland


See also

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Government Houses of the British Empire A Government House is any residence used by Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire. Government Houses serve as the venue for Governors’ official business, as well as the many receptions ...
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