21 guns, speeches but what else was on the GG’s menu?

Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae

Parliament said goodbye last week to with all the usual pomp and speeches. But there was also a lunch - so what was on the menu fit for a Queen’s representative? The entree was a trio of Aoraki salmon, and the mains either grilled beef fillet or braised eggplant, lentil and kale casserole. The dessert was a pineapple and passionfruit Eton mess - all washed down with either a Chard Farm pinot noir, a Cloudy Bay sav or an Ata Rangi chardonnay.