RtHon Sir Don McKinnon ONZ GCVO

The Band of The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is proud to announce that RtHon Sir Don McKinnon ONZ GCVO has agreed to become Co-Patron of the Band.

Sir Don is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. His father, Major-General Walter McKinnon CB CBE, was New Zealand Chief of General Staff in the 1960s. Sir Don himself served in the Royal NZ Artillery Reserve.

The Band looks forward to developing a strong relationship with Sir Don, and welcomes him into the Artillery Band family.