His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO

Right from 1882, the very beginning of the Academy’s long history, there has been Vice Regal patronage of the Academy of Fine Arts. We are honoured to have as our patron the His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO, Governor General of New Zealand.