Are you a U.S. Citizen in New Zealand? Remember Your Vote Counts!
Are you a U.S. Citizen in New Zealand? Your vote counts this November #Midterms2018 ! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house &…
Be aware of ESTA scams
This is the only official U.S. government Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website for applying for ESTA: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/ . If at any time, you are…
Independence Day in Wellington and Auckland, 2018
U.S. Mission in New Zealand hosted the 2018 Independence Day event in Wellington last week, and in Auckland last night. Here are a selection of…
Sue Niblock down in Dunedin for the New Zealand International Science Festival
It was a busy weekend down in Otago for our Deputy Chief of Mission, Sue Niblock. Sue was honored to participate on a panel at…
Pacific Women Leaders: Jacqui Evans
By Gail Brown, wife of US Ambassador Scott Brown. For the next blog in the Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Jacqui Evans, director…
Auroras, Galaxies, Black Holes and High-Altitude Adventures on NASA’s SOFIA
Seeing the Aurora Australis, traversing the Antarctic Circle, and peering into never before seen stars in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy might individually…
Fieldays 2018. Acu-POLARIS detects the causes of mastitis in dairy cows in 3 ½ hours or less
Many of New Zealand’s close friends and partners, like the United States, recognise Fieldays as an opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services…
Trafficking in Persons Report 2018
From State.gov. “This year’s report focuses on effective ways local communities can address human trafficking proactively and on how national governments can support and empower…
Secretary Pompeo’s Call With New Zealand Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Winston Peters
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters.…
U.S. urban designer visits New Zealand as part of Guangzhou-Auckland-Los Angeles Tripartite intern p
Joseph Rosenberg is a Los Angeles-based landscape/urban designer, one of three in the Guangzhou-Auckland-Los Angeles (GALA) Tripartite Leadership Intern Programme invited by the Tamaki Makaurau…
Mid-Winter Antarctic Celebration and the President’s Mid-Winter message
U.S. Embassy staff attended the NZ Antarctic Society’s annual Mid-Winter Antarctic Celebration at Victoria University on June 20. Notable Antarctic figures such as Randall Heke…
The Ambassador’s busy day in Hamilton
On Friday June 8, U.S. Ambassador Scott P. Brown visited Hamilton, New Zealand’s fourth city by size and the country’s largest inland center, for a program ahead…
A new era for Project Connect – WINTalk 2018
The U.S. Embassy has been in partnership with the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) since 2012 to bring you the Project technology/entrepreneur series…Project Connect. In…
Joint Statement of President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un at the Singapore Summit
White House Press Release June 12th, 2018 Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un…
Welcome to the 2018 US-NZ Youth Council!
The 2018 US-NZ Youth Council is up and running! Youth Council cohorts in Auckland and Wellington convened for the 1st time this year on May…
In the Footsteps of the Marines 2018
Preparations are well underway for the seventh running of the Kapiti Joggers and Walkers In the Footsteps of the Marines charity event on Sunday 27…
U.S. State Department Announces 2018 Young Pacific Leaders Grant Recipients
WASHINGTON – Twelve winners have been announced for the U. S. Department of State’s 2018 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Small Grants Program . The selected teams, representing 11…
Anzac Day
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Washington, DC April 23, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I…
Earth Day 2018: U.S. Embassy support for environmental projects in New Zealand and the South Pacific
This week marks Earth Day, a day where we celebrate the ingenuity of those making tangible efforts to protect our environment. Now celebrated worldwide and…
Turn the Plastic Tide—for Seabirds, the Environment, and Human Health
When the United States Embassy in New Zealand asks if you’ll do an Earth Day post about impacts of mismanaged waste on the global environment—with…
