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

Parliament said goodbye last week to Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae, with 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.