U.S. Embassy & Consulate
in New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue

 Updated October 1st 2020. Country-Specific Information: As of October 1st 2020, New Zealand has had 1,848 confirmed & probable cases of COVID-19 within its borders (…

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Update: Auckland Continues is at Alert Level 2, rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 1. The Government of New Zealand announced that…

Missed this live session on Voting from Overseas? Here is a recording… Absentee Voting Week is September 27-October 4 In some states, voter registration and ballot…

U.S. Consulate General Auckland, New Zealand Message for U.S. Citizens/Nationals – Registering to Vote, 2020. Check out our voting page >> RIGHT HERE . Registering…

We are Rocking a New Visa: What are E-1 and E-2 visas? Treaty Trader (E-1) and Treaty Investor (E-2) visas are for citizens of countries…

Looking for a USA Visa ? You may be eligible for an ESTA . This is the only official U.S. government Department of Homeland Security…

September 28th UPDATE: Message for U.S. Citizens – Don’t Let the Elections Pass You By! If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election…

A shipment of U.S. government-funded medical supplies leaves Auckland this afternoon bound for Samoa. Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Ambassador to both Samoa and New Zealand,…

FTC Press Release September 2nd, 2020 FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons Signs Antitrust Cooperation Framework with Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and United Kingdom. Multilateral Mutual…

By Adm. John C. Aquilino (Posted August 17, 2020) PEARL HARBOR – The growing security environment in the Pacific demands now more than ever that like-minded…

Guest blog post by U.S. Embassy Youth Councilor, Daryn Govender. In July, U.S.-NZ Youth Councils across New Zealand had the honor of participating in a…

STATE.GOV MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON – state.gov AUGUST 9, 2020 We the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom,…

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 23, 2020. The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of…

Readout of Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s Phone Call With New Zealand Minister for Defence Ron Mark. from defense.gov. Secretary of Defense Mark T.…

Guest blog post by U.S. Embassy Youth Councilor, Darren Young. Ngā mihi o Matariki ki a tātou. Matariki greetings to one and all! Auckland Youth…

Learn about studying in the United States! Join the EducationUSA Team and 20 U.S. colleges and universities for EducationUSA Virtual Week, featuring 10 Facebook Live…

Gail and Ambassador Brown visited NZ’s international visitor centerpiece – Queenstown, in the South Island’s Central Lakes District  in late June – their first substantive…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY NEW ZEALAND, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION Notice of Funding Opportunity This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity. Funding…

Guest blog post by U.S. Embassy Youth Councilor, Angus Drumm The Auckland Youth Council members recently had the privilege of chatting with the owner of…

Guest blog post by James Fleury from the U.S. Embassy Youth Council  Fifty members of the U.S. Embassy Youth Council had the chance to learn…

This Memorial Day ceremony is a little different…as the world is facing an unprecedented global pandemic. So on this Memorial Day, along with our military,…

PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 20, 2020. We are deeply saddened by the passing on May 20 of Ambassador Matthew J.…

The U.S. Embassy New Zealand Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its…

On 22 April, amidst the isolation of the lockdown, the U.S. Embassy Youth Councils in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin celebrated the 50th anniversary of…