By Dolores Prin, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Wellington. My brother-in-law is crazy about turtles. I’m not sure why, or when his passion for the weird reptiles began, but through the years it has given his friends and family an easy out for gift-giving on every occasion. John will always be happy with a turtle-adorned, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 June, 2019 | Categories:
Environment, News
| Tags: Sea Turtle, Turtle, World Sea Turtle Day
NASA’s aircraft SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is in Christchurch and is offering you one chance to tour, between 11am and 3pm on Saturday July 20. The last boarding time is 2:30pm. Find out all the details, including when tickets are available, for a free tour on
Eventbrite . What is SOFIA? The Flying Observatory ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 June, 2019 | Categories:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Christchurch, NASA, SOFIA
Press Release. United States Ambassador Scott Brown is delighted to join New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, in announcing the full implementation of the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act. “From next Monday, June 10, eligible Kiwis will be able to get online and apply for a new class ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, News, Press Releases
| Tags: evisa, Kiwi Act, U.S. Ambassador Brown
By U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown.
NZ Herald op-ed . If there’s one thing my time in Aotearoa has underscored for me is how engaged Kiwis are in the world. Kiwis love to travel. The great OE is almost a rite of passage. New Zealanders travel for pleasure and they travel for business. Thousands of New Zealanders use our ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, News, Visas
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, evisa, Kiwi
From ICE.GOV. WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized changes to fees charged by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to international students, exchange visitors and SEVP-certified schools. The new fees will take effect June 24, 2019. The fees are an estimate of the current and projected costs to fund SEVP operations, including ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 June, 2019 | Categories:
Education, News
| Tags: ICE, Student and Exchange Visitor Program, The Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Ambassador spent the weekend down South in Otago and Southland. The Ambassador tells us in the photo captions below what he got up to while in the Deep South! Click the
Facebook post to find out more.
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Golden Guitar Awards, Gore, Otago, South, Southland, U.S. Ambassador Brown
From June 10th, 2019 you will be able to apply for E-1 and E2 visas. Find out more about this new visa category to the right and below. 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 with which ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Visas
| Tags: e-1 visa, e-2 visa, evisa, Treaty Investor, Treaty Trader, Visa
The American Chamber of Commerce Women’s Chapter debuted this morning at a sold out launch event featuring an armchair interview with Dr. Sydney Savion, GM of Learning at
Air New Zealand , led by our very own Deputy Head of Mission Susan Niblock. With the goal of supporting the interests of women doing business in the U.S. and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 May, 2019 | Categories:
News
| Tags: AmCham, American Chamber of Commerce
Sunday marked the 71st annual U.S. Memorial Day. A commemoration service was held at
Auckland Museum . U.S. Consul General Katelyn Choe, U.S. Major Andrew Lake, Hon Minister of Defence and Veterans
Ron Mark – NZ First MP , Mayor
Phil Goff , representatives from the
NZ Defence Force , veterans and guests attended the service. Wreaths were laid in honor and remembrance of those who fell in ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 May, 2019 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Memorial Day 2019
Ambassador Brown and Gail had a packed schedule in the Hawke’s Bay yesterday…
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 May, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Gail Brown, Hawke's Bay Business Hub, Mayor Bill Dalton, Napier, Rockit Apple Global
A notice from the IRS…click below for details of some handy up-and-coming webinars for Tax Practitioners.
Qualified Business Income Deduction (199A) – May 30, 2019 (EST).
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion – June 6, 2019 (EST).
U.S. Taxation of Employees of Foreign Governments and International Organizations – June 13, 2019 (EST).
U.S. Territories – Self Employment Tax – June 19, 2019 (EST).
Tax Residency Status – June 27, 2019 (EST).
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 May, 2019 | Categories:
News
| Tags: IRS, webinars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2019 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Science and Technology Policy The United States stands with the international community in condemning terrorist and violent extremist content online in the strongest terms. Underscored by the horrific terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, we agree with the overarching message of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 May, 2019 | Categories:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Christchurch
Not all amazing creatures come in bright packages. In fact, one of New Zealand’s most incredible birds is, to look at, a little on the dull side. Drab, brownish, with a little bit of grey thrown in to lighten things up, the godwit, or kuaka, doesn’t grab the imagination the way many of our native ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 May, 2019 | Categories:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Bar-tailed Godwit, godwit, Migratory Bird Day, Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series I with Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi, or Ioka as she’s called, uses her hands to create art, and uses her heart to connect with her Pacific ancestry. As the Learning and Outreach Manager for the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki, everyone on Ioka’s team are all ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 April, 2019 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News, Pacific Women, Wahine Toa
| Tags: #PacificWomen, Gail Brown, Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi
Five U.S. Senators from the Senate Appropriations Committee visiting New Zealand as part of a regional tour. They will be meeting with a wide range of people from the public and private sectors, and from academia, to discuss US-NZ bilateral relations, economics, business, agriculture, and regional security. As well as being members of the Appropriations ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 April, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Congressional Delegation
How is technology going to transform the way we grow and sell? Every piece of the supply chain is up for the disruption. How is the market changing? Consumer tastes are evolving, and so are their expectations: of quality, transparency, and social responsibility. What business models should we be exploring? How can we focus less ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 April, 2019 | Categories:
Agriculture, Business, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Abi Ramanan, Amy Keller, Boma, Grow Agri-Summit, Harry She, Raymond McCauley, Tim Cannon
U.S. Embassy NZ teamed up with Te Papa’s Innovation hub,
Mahuki , to bring Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Program Manager, and Art & Technology instructor of Themed Entertainment Design at UCLA, MK Haley, to New Zealand for a series of lectures, workshops, and programming March 25-30 in Auckland (introduced by Consul General, Katelyn Choe), Wellington, Christchurch and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 April, 2019 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: art, Disney, Mahuki, Mk Haley, Te Papa, Technology, UCLA, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Program Manager
Our condolences to the family and friends of Ema Piutau
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By Public Affairs Section | 11 April, 2019 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News, Pacific Women, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Ema Piutau
In 2018, the U.S. Embassy was delighted to support a talented, ambitious group of Tauranga Youth Search and Rescue (YSAR) volunteers to attend a training seminar with their counterparts, Marin County Search and Rescue (SAR), in Yosemite National Park, CA. This month, the YSAR group will host a reciprocal eight-day visit for their ‘Californian friends’ ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 April, 2019 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, National Parks, News
| Tags: CA, Marin County Search and Rescue, Tauranga Youth Search and Rescue, Yosemite National Park, Youth Search And Rescue, YSAR
U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown The horror of the senseless terrorist attacks perpetrated in Christchurch cannot be overstated. The innocent victims (may peace be upon them), who were doing nothing more than exercising their freedom to worship, will never be forgotten. The murderers who assaulted these houses of faith in Christchurch attacked all of us – our ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 March, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, President of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Ambassador Scott Brown, Chch, Christchurch, Gail Brown, Kia kaha
UPDATE: 17th April, 2019 New Zealand’s terror threat level downgraded from ‘high’ to ‘
medium’ following Christchurch terror attack. More information on New Zealand’s threat levels and definitions can be found at:
dpmc.govt.nz. ALERT UPDATE: 19th March, 2019 Please see below an updated briefing on March 18 from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 March, 2019 | Categories:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News
| Tags: alert, Chch
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 8, 2019 The United States is proud to observe International Women’s Day, March 8. We extend our gratitude to the diverse women and girls around the globe who have made vast contributions in lifting up those facing challenges and hardship and put their own communities and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 March, 2019 | Categories:
News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: International Women’s Day, IWD2019, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Embassy Led Eight Companies to 2018 Investment Event Seeking Business Opportunities in United States. Press Release, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – Ambassador Scott Brown today announced he is recruiting companies to join the New Zealand business delegation 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit, June 10-12, in Washington, D.C. The Investment Summit promotes the United States as the world’s premier ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 March, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Investment, Investment Summit, SelectUSA Investment Summit, SelectUSA Summit
At the U.S. Embassy, New Zealand we are reflecting and celebrating International Women’s Day with #womenofcourage. Over the past 18 months, Mrs. Gail Huff Brown, wife to Ambassador Scott Brown and previously a professional TV news reporter, has been interviewing outstanding women and publishing the “Pacific Women Leaders” blog. This
blog , published on the U.S. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 March, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Ana File-Heather, Ema Piutau, Fealefani Brunn, Fiafia Rex, Gail Brown, International Women’s Day, IWD2019, Jacqui Evans, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Nicole Rex, Niki Rattle, Nora Swan, Pacific Women Leaders, Sera Tapu-Ta-ala, Suisala Mele Maualaivao, Vanessa Masoa, Vania Wolfgramme, Verona Parker
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Murphy from the Bureau of East Asian & Pacific (EAP) Affairs was in Wellington recently to continue close consultations with senior New Zealand officials to reaffirm the strength & bright future of the U.S. – NZ relationship.
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 March, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: McClay, MFAT, NZUS, Patrick Murphy, PDAS
It is with much regret that we must announce that the USAF B52 scheduled to fly over the Wings over Wairarapa Airshow at 2pm this afternoon will not be able to make it. “We know that thousands of people made plans based on being able to see the B52. We know how disappointed they will ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 February, 2019 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: Airshow, B52 Air
UPDATE (22/2/19): The Student-Athlete Information Session from 10-11am is now SOLD OUT. We have added a shorter second session from 12:30-1pm, and the University Sports Compliance Officer delivering the session will be available for individual Q&A during the University Fair. Please register to claim your seat, and don’t forget allow time to enjoy the University ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 February, 2019 | Categories:
Auckland, Education
| Tags: Auckland, Grand Valley State University, Indiana University, NYU Abu Dhabi, the University of Akron, U.S. University Expo, University Expo, University of Delaware
Press release. WASHINGTON – Building on five years of success in collaboration with emerging leaders in the Pacific, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, is pleased to announce the 46 leaders from 20 Pacific countries and territories chosen to attend the 2019 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference taking place in Suva, Fiji ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 February, 2019 | Categories:
News, Press Releases
| Tags: #YoungPacificLeaders, 2019 Young Pacific Leaders Conference, and Hawaii, and the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, the Marshall Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, ustralia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Young Pacific Leaders, YPL
Press Release: Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival organisers have announced that a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress will be making its New Zealand debut at their Air Festival. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered
strategic bomber , designed and built by
Boeing . It has been operated by the
United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The plane has a typical ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 February, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: agricultural, Air Force Global Strike Command, B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, gliders, helicopters, modern military, Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival, WWI, WWII aircraft
WASHINGTON DC – Building on five years of success in collaboration with emerging leaders in the Pacific, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, is pleased to announce the 46 leaders from 20 Pacific countries and territories chosen to attend the 2019 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference taking place in Suva, Fiji from ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 February, 2019 | Categories:
News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: #YoungPacificLeaders, 2019 Young Pacific Leaders Conference, and Hawaii, and the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, the Marshall Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, ustralia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Young Pacific Leaders, YPL
Dr Jason Young, a Political Science and International Relations academic, and Director of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, recently returned from a three-week
International Visitor Leadership Program in the United States, titled, “U.S. Foreign Policy in East Asia and the Pacific”. The project focused on U.S. foreign policy objectives and strategies in the East Asian and the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 February, 2019 | Categories:
Alumni, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: alumni, Alumni spotlight, Dr Jason Young, International Relations, International Visitor Leadership, International Visitor Leadership Program, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, political science, U.S. State Department, Victoria University of Wellington
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC February 6, 2019. Waitangi Day reminds us of our two nations’ long, deep, and enduring friendship. The first U.S. Consul to New Zealand, James Reddy Clendon, was there to witness Te Tiriti o Waitangi in February 1840. One hundred eighty years since the first U.S. Consul to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 February, 2019 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: James Reddy Clendon, New Zealand, Pacific, U.S. Consul to New Zealand, Waitangi Day
Note: Due to a lapse in appropriations, website updates will be limited until full operations resume. American Citizens with emergencies should contact our American Citizens Services Unit in Auckland:
https://nz.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/ .
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 December, 2018 | Categories:
Alert, News, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Government Shutdown
State.gov readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 17, 2018 The below is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the Department of State. Secretary Pompeo thanked Foreign Minister Peters for New Zealand’s continued support in working towards the final, fully verified ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 December, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, East Asia & Pacific, Government Offices, News, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Pompeo, Secretary of State, Vice President Pence, VP Pence, Winston Peters
Press Release U.S. Embassy Wellington. The U.S. Memorial unveiled today at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park cements the long-standing relationship between the United States and New Zealand, Tamsin Evans, Deputy Chief Executive Delivery, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said today. “Pukeahu is a special place for New Zealanders and visitors to reflect on ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 December, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Pukeahu National War Memorial, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Randall G. Schriver, Tamsin Evans, U.S. Memorial
By Public Affairs Section | 4 December, 2018 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, News
| Tags: George H.W. Bush, President Bush
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Vanessa Masoa – Rugby player. Mentor. By profession, Vanessa Masoa is a Careers Development Consultant to the Tertiary Education Commission (formerly Careers New Zealand). By passion, Vanessa Masoa is a determined competitor who loves the adrenaline rush of playing rugby. She now ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Black Ferns Rugby, Gail Brown, Pacific Women Leaders, Porirua, PWL, Tertiary Education Commission, Vanessa Masoa
Apply by Monday January 14, 2019 at 5pm New Zealand time
using this online form. What is the program about? Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars (SUSIs) are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 November, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Academic Professionals, Scholars, Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars, SUSI, University Faculty
This week marks the 19th annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 November, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: #IEW2018, IEW, Indigenous Exchange Program, International Education Week, Miranda Livers, Willamette University
This week marks the 19th annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 November, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: #IEW2018, Colorado, Fort Collins, Fulbright, Fulbright New Zealand, IEW18, International Education Week, Melissa Derby, Visiting Student Researcher
SelectUSA is on in Washington D.C., June 10-12, 2019. Save the date and Apply Now
selectusasummit.us/ What is SelectUSA? SelectUSA is the U.S. Department of Commerce-led program to promote and facilitate business investment into the United States. Since its inception, SelectUSA has facilitated $45.5 billion in client-verified investment, creating and/or retaining tens of thousands of U.S. jobs. SelectUSA’s mission is to facilitate job-creating business ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: SelectUSA 2019, SelectUSA Investment Summit, U.S. Department of Commerce
This week marks the 19th annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 November, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: #IEW2018, Fulbright New Zealand, Houston, IEW18, International Education Week, Natalie Lin, Rice University, Texas
Apply by Monday January 14, 2019 at 5pm New Zealand time
using this form . What is the program about? The five-week Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary educators and administrators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 November, 2018 | Categories:
Alumni, News, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: Cook Islands, My SUSI Experience: The American Dream, Niue, Samoa, Secondary School Educators, SUSI, U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators
Original article: Stuff A New Zealand Defence Force frigate is being celebrated with a rare award presented by the United States Navy for their support. On Friday, a US Meritorious Unit Citation was presented to the New Zealand Defence Force’s Anzac frigate, HMNZS Te Kaha, at the Devonport Naval Base. The United States chief of naval operations Admiral John Richardson presented the crew of HMNZS Te Kaha with ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 November, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Press Releases
| Tags: HMNZS Te Kaha, New Zealand Defence Force, US Meritorious Unit, US Navy
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Fiafia Rex – founder of Oma Tafua (To Treasure Whales). Endangered whales have a special friend on the tiny island of Niue, deep in the Pacific Ocean. Her name is Fiafia Rex and she founded Oma Tafua, The Whale Conservation in Niue ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Fiafia Rex, Oceanic humpback whale, Oma Tafua, Pacific Women Leaders, Rock of Polynesia
Ambassador Scott Brown enjoyed his first visit to Blenheim and the Marlborough region as part of his ongoing program of outreach to the provincial centers of New Zealand. He was met by guide for the day, local Member of Parliament Stuart Smith, and kicked off the visit with a courtesy call at the Regional Council ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Allan Scott Estate, Ambassador Scott Brown, Ambassador Scott P. Brown, Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough Girls’ College, mihi whakatau, NASA, Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Woodbourne
Julie Paterson, now CEO of
Tennis New Zealand , said the
espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program changed her life. During her exchange, she was mentored by Deborah Slaner Larkin, CEO of the
Women’s Sports Foundation in New York and was so inspired by the organization’s work that she returned to New Zealand and established
Women in Sport Aotearoa (WISPA) , along with Massey University Professor and researcher, Sarah Leberman. WISPA is ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 October, 2018 | Categories:
Alumni, News, Sports Diplomacy, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: espnW, Global Sports Mentoring Program, Julie Paterson, Tennis New Zealand, WISPA
We’re looking for young Maori and Pacific Islanders who are passionate about improving their communities and countries! If you’re between the ages of 25-35, apply today to attend our Young Pacific Leaders conference in Fiji in March.
Apply by 2 DECEMBER here ! More Information: The sixth Young Pacific Leaders Conference in Suva, Fiji will take place the first week ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 29 October, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: #YoungPacificLeaders, Cultural Vistas, Fiji, Maori, Pacific Islanders, Suva, U.S. Department of State, Young Pacific Leaders, Young Pacific Leaders Conference 2019, YPL
October 12th marks the 180th Anniversary of the establishment of Consular ties between the United States of America and New Zealand. In 1838, James Reddy Clendon was appointed as the first U.S. Consul to New Zealand. Throughout his time in this role he was present at many of the earliest encounters between tangata whenua, the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 October, 2018 | Categories:
Consulate General, News
| Tags: 180th anniversary, consular, Consulate General
DV-2020 Program: The revised online registration period for the DV-2020 Program begins on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5). Individuals who submit more than one entry during the registration period will be disqualified. Beware ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 October, 2018 | Categories:
News, U.S. Consulate Auckland, Visas
| Tags: 2020 Diversity Visa Program, Diversity Visa Program, DV Lottery
By Will Seal, Public Affairs, U.S. Consulate Auckland. This September, Dr. Adam Warren from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) visited Samoa and the Cook Islands to meet with government agencies, the private sector, and academia to share best practices on island energy issues, renewable energy policy, and practicalities of implementing ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 October, 2018 | Categories:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Adam Warren, Guam, Hawaii, New Zealand High Commission, NGO Te Ipukarea Society, NREL, Puerto Rico, U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Acting Ambassador Ms. Susan B. Niblock attended an extensive program of briefings, functions, and events on September 27-29 in Christchurch to celebrate the beginning of the summer season for polar research and exploration. Ms. Niblock met the Mayor of Christchurch, Hon Lianne Dalziel, to thank her for the outstanding assistance from the
Christchurch City Council. The establishment of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 October, 2018 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Antarctica Season Opening, C-17 Globemaster, DCM, Globemaster, Lianne Dalziel, NASA, NASA Stratospheric Observatory, Niblock, PYLAT, Rocket Lab, Susan B. Niblock, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command
Leading into
World Space Week , we are celebrating 60 years of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). For six decades, NASA has led the peaceful exploration of space, making discoveries about our planet, our solar system, and our universe. At home in America, NASA research has made great advances in aviation, helped to develop a commercial ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 October, 2018 | Categories:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: NASA, NASA 60th, World Space week
U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown made his first trip to Southland. Welcomed to Invercargill by Nigel Skelt manager of ILT Stadium Southland and
Sarah Dowie MP , U.S. Ambassador Brown had a jam-packed schedule. First it was off to the world-class ILT
Stadium Southland /SIT Velodrome. The Ambassador had the privilege to meet up with the Invercargill
Verdon College track cycling team and then ride ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 September, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Ambassador, ambscottbrown, Corbin Strong, Creative HQ, ILT Stadium Southland, Mark O'Connor, Meccaspresso, MP Sarah Dowie, Neil McAra, Sarah Dowie MP, SIT Velodrome, Southland, Southland Chamber Of Commerce
By Gail Brown, wife of US Ambassador Scott Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Nora Swann, Designer for the
Pacific Fusion Fashion Show . “I’m creative, flamboyant, loud, and fun. That’s me,” Nora Swann declares when asked to define her personal fashion style. She loves to visit op-shops to buy different patterns and textiles ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 September, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: #PacificWomen, Gail Brown, Nancy Elizabeth Thompson, Nora Swann, Pacific Fusion Fashion Show, Pita Nikolas Taufatafua
We, the leaders of France, Germany, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, reiterate our outrage at the use of a chemical nerve agent, known as Novichok, in Salisbury on 4 March. We welcome the progress made in the investigation into the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, and take note of the attempted ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 September, 2018 | Categories:
News, Notification, Political Affairs
| Tags: Canada, France, Germany, Salisbury Attack, United Kingdom
If there’s one person you can count on to throw a party and pull together a crowd, it’s Nicole Rex. She has been involved in numerous Pacific and community events across Auckland and Wellington, including the Polynesian and Pasifika Festivals. Born in New Zealand, her large extended family is Niuean. Her grandfather, Sir Robert Rex, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 August, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News
| Tags: Niue
Professor Craig Rodger is the Head of the Physics Department at the University of Otago in New Zealand. His primary research field is “Space Weather”, and he also acts as an independent advisor to NASA. He has travelled multiple times to Antarctica, won a Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award in 2015 – and plays a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 29 August, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Lightning Storms, NASA, Professor Craig Rodger, University of Otago, World Wide Lightning Location Network, WWLLN
Professor Craig Rodger is the Head of the Physics Department at the University of Otago in New Zealand. His primary research field is “Space Weather”, and he also acts as an independent advisor to NASA. He has travelled multiple times to Antarctica, won a Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award in 2015 – and plays a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 August, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Fulbright New Zealand, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Professor Craig Rodger, Space Weather, Van Allen Belt, William Pickering
Ambassador Brown had a successful day in Rotorua: where he reached out to local iwi Te Arawa, visited a company with significant trade with the United States, was the keynote speaker at a business lunch hosted by local MP Hon Todd McClay, and enjoyed a ride down the Redwood Forest on a NZ-designed U.S.-produced high ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: MP Hon Todd McClay, Redwood Forest, Rotorua, Te Arawa
Over a few days in Auckland, Ambassador Brown talked U.S. policy with constituents of MP David Seymour and the U.S. Consulate’s Youth Council, met with leaders from Auckland’s Sikh and Jewish communities, checked out a local Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality company’s tech, celebrated US-NZ business ties at the American Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner, and shot ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: AmCham, AR, Auckland, BallanceNZ, Tauranga, USNZYouthCouncil, VR
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Sera Tapu-Ta’ala, a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua. No one understands the serious health problem that diabetes inflicts on Pacific people better than Sera Tapu Ta’ala. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua, she has spent ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 August, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gail Brown, Pacific Women Leaders, PWL, Sera Tapu Ta’ala
Press Release U.S. Embassy, Wellington. Admiral Phil Davidson, the Commander of USINDOPACOM, has arrived in New Zealand for an official visit to meet with senior leaders in the New Zealand government and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Admiral Davidson assumed command of USINDOPACOM on May 30 of this year. This is his first visit to New Zealand ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Admiral Phil Davidson, Pacific Partnership, RIMPAC, USINDOPACOM
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Verona Parker – Broadcaster, Beauty Queen, Mother. When I sat down to interview Verona Parker she was still the General Manager of TV3 in Samoa. It’s a job she loved. However, change came in July when it was time to leave the television ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 August, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: #PacificWomen, Beauty Queen, Broadcaster, Gail Brown, Mother, Pacific Women Leaders, Verona Parker
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 & senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? Details on how to vote ➡
https://nz.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/voting/ Be absent but accounted for! Remember Your Vote ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 July, 2018 | Categories:
News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: Absentee Voters, midterm elections, Vote, vote 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 photos from each event: Wellington: Auckland: Related:
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 July, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Scott Brown, Gail Brown, Independence Day, Independence Day 2018
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 the New Zealand International Science Festival on “the future of scientific collaboration across the globe”, alongside UK Deputy High Commissioner to NZ, Helen Smith, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, Ewen McDonald, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 July, 2018 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: International Science Festival, Lauder Research Station, NASA, New Zealand, NIWA, Otago, Otago University
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Jacqui Evans, director of “Marae Moana”. At the young age of sixteen, Jacqui Evans became fascinated with the beauty of the local marine life of the Cook Islands. Being a local, she would attend school trips to snorkel in the lagoon where ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 July, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Ambassador Scott Brown, Cook Islands, Gail Brown, Jacqui Evans, Marae Moana, New Zealand, Pacific Women Leaders, PWL, Rarotonga
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 to the rural sector. Fieldays 2018, recently held in Hamilton, New Zealand on June 13 – 16 proved to be just that! There is no question that Innovative technologies are ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 July, 2018 | Categories:
Agriculture, Ambassador, News
| Tags: Acu-POLARIS, Acumen Detection, Ambassador Brown, Fieldays, Fieldays 2018, mastitis, New York, Tim Moshier
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 them. Local communities are the most affected by this abhorrent crime and are also the first line of defense against human trafficking. By engaging and training law enforcement, religious leaders, teachers, tribal ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 29 June, 2018 | Categories:
News, Official Reports, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, TIP 2018, Trafficking in Persons Report
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. They discussed the strength of the U.S.-New Zealand relationship, including global counterterrorism and defense cooperation, and our efforts to promote security and free and fair trade in the Indo-Pacific. Readout ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 June, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Key Officials, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Michael R. Pompeo
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 Design Alliance (TMDA). This programme has three firms in Auckland each hosting one intern, two from Guangzhou and one from Los Angeles, with the aim of developing shared learning, shared ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 27 June, 2018 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Auckland, GALA, Guangzhou, Joseph Rosenberg, landscape designer, Los Angeles, Tamaki Makaurau Design Alliance, University of Pennsylvania, urban designer
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 being asked to pay more than the equivalent of U.S. $14.00, then you are not at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
website . The fee is comprised of two parts: ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 27 June, 2018 | Categories:
News, Non Immigrant Visas, Notification, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: Department of Homeland Security, DHS, ESTA, scam, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Visa Waiver Program
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 shared stories from their time on the Ice and discussed ongoing research with the current team. Attendees were lucky enough to be able to ask questions of researchers at Scott ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 June, 2018 | Categories:
News, President of the United States, Science & Tech
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, mid-winter, Mid-Winter Antarctic Celebration
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 of Fieldays. He started by catching up with Mayor Andrew King, who shared some interesting perspectives on the opportunities and challenges faced by Hamilton. Being a huge Rocky Horror Picture ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 June, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Ambassador Scott Brown, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Hamilton, Hon Tim Macindoe, Jamie Strange, Mayor Andrew King, Professor Bruce Clarkson, Riff Raff, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Security and Crime Science Centre, University of Waikato
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 2018 Project Connect has entered into a new partnership with some innovative and talented people down in the
Wynyard Quarter in Auckland. The WINTalk Project Connect Event Series 2018 is a collaboration between AUT, Wynyard Innovation Neighbourhood and the US Embassy of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 June, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: AI, AUT, Dr Ming, Project, Project Connect, WinTalk
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 of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit. President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 June, 2018 | Categories:
Key Documents, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, DPRK, Kim Jong Un, Michael R. Pompeo, Singapore Summit
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 4th and May 10th respectively. Across the two regions 28 aspiring and emerging young leaders gathered to discuss issues of importance to youth, highlight key pillars of the US-NZ relationship, and identify ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 May, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Auckland, US-NZ relationship, US-NZ Youth Council, USNZYouthCouncil, Wellington
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 May 2017. Last year more than 170 walkers and runners participated, including several Marines and US Embassy staff. However, this year, because of uncertainty over the availability of Waterfall ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 May, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Footsteps of the Marine, Kapiti US Marines Trust, MacKays Crossing, Marines, Paekakariki, Whareroa Farm
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 different Pacific countries, will receive up to $13,750 in grant-funding to implement projects in the region related to the program’s core themes of education, environment and resource management, civic leadership, and economic and social development. In addition to funding, YPL grantees attended a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 May, 2018 | Categories:
News
| Tags: 2018 Young Pacific Leaders, Auckland, New Zealand, WeAreYoungPacificLeaders, Young Pacific Leaders, YPL
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 officially observed by the UN, Earth Day began in the United States in 1970 as a response to public concern over rising pollution levels and anger over a massive oil ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 April, 2018 | Categories:
Environment, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Bats, Earth Day, ESTH, Kapiti Island, Niue, Piha, Te Ara, Whales
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 a focus on seabirds—what do you do? Quick, call
Lilly Sedaghat and
Steph Borrelle ! Sedaghat is one of my four fellow Fellows (
2017-2018 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellows , that is), currently studying waste management in Taiwan. Borrelle is ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 April, 2018 | Categories:
Education, Environment, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Conservation, Fulbright New Zealand, plastic, seabirds
By U.S. Consulate Auckland Public Affairs staff. In collaboration with the Tauranga Art Gallery, Brian Knep, creator of the interactive art piece Healing Pools and Academy Award winner, visited New Zealand to showcase his artistic creation. The first artist-in-residence at Harvard Medical School, Knep is a world-leader in combining STEM and art – his exhibition is currently on ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 April, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News
| Tags: Academy Award, Art Loves you, Auckland University of Technology, Brian Knep, Collab: Creative Technologies, STEM, Tauranga Art Gallery, Yoobee
April 22nd celebrates Earth Day; a day to raise awareness of current environmental challenges and celebrate progress in environmental protection over the past decades. New Zealand and the United States share a long history of scientific cooperation, particularly in environmental science, and working together to tackle environmental issues – as a result, science is a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 April, 2018 | Categories:
Agriculture, Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News
| Tags: Antarctica, Earth Day, Niue, NIWA, NOAA, South Pacific, The Ross Sea Marine Protected Area, U.S.-NZ relationship
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Consulate Auckland. The high-energy, Hawaii-based Island Breeze team recently wrapped up a two-week cultural exchange tour of New Zealand with the support of the U.S. Embassy in NZ. While here, they highlighted the amazing culture of our 50th state, Hawai’i, and our shared Polynesian heritage – making stops in Auckland, Tauranga, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 April, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: 123rd Regatta of Turangawaewae, art, Auckland, cultural traditions, fashion, Hawaii, Island Breeze, language, Pasifika Festival, Rotorua, Tauranga, Waikato
Via NZ Herald. People that only do good things when someone is watching are really in it for themselves. Altruism by definition is motived by concern for others. Since my arrival here, I’ve had the privilege of seeing Kiwi generosity and strong independence in action, as you make quiet contributions to the benefit of your neighbours. We know ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 April, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Scott Brown, NZ Herald, Pacific's neighbourhood watch, Samoa
In the lead-up to Easter, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown visited Ashburton, Christchurch, and Wanaka to promote linkages with the United States. In Ashburton on March 28, Ambassador Brown spoke to the local Rotary Club Dinner after visiting the South Island Seed Dressing Company and calling on the local Mayor, Donna Favel, and members of the District Council. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 April, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ashburton, Burn Cottage Vineyard, Canterbury Justice, Canterbury Police, Centre for Space Science Technology, Christchurch, e Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, PYLAT, Rotary Club, South Island Seed Dressing Company, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka
The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) New Zealand invites
Statement of Interest (SOI) for projects that strengthen security and military cooperation and coordination, promote the mutual benefits of bilateral trade and investment, and deepen the relationships with Pacific communities, in New Zealand, Niue and the Cook Islands, based on our shared values and heritage. All programs must include an American cultural ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 March, 2018 | Categories:
Business, News
| Tags: Grant, grant opportunity, SOI, Statement of Interest
The United States Embassy in New Zealand is running a March Madness Bracket Challenge during the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. You, the New Zealand public, can join the challenge and submit brackets in our online group to compete against Ambassador Scott Brown. Creating a bracket involves predicting who you think will win ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 March, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Basketball, March Madness, NCAA, Sport
Admiral Harry Harris, along with Ambassador Scott Brown, New Zealand Minister of Defence, Hon. Ron Mark and Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lt. Gen. Tim Keating participated in a mauri stones ceremony at the site of the United States Memorial, which will be installed at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this year. The ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 March, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, History, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Admiral Harry Harris, Ambassador Brown, PACOM, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
Almost half of the world’s population relies on fish and seafood as a key source of protein – yet, overall, 80 percent of the world’s fish stocks for which assessment information is available are reported as fully exploited or overexploited, requiring effective and precautionary management. As part of tackling this issue, February 10-11th 2018 saw three teams ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 February, 2018 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Craig Halbmaier, Enspiral Dev Academy, fish, Fishackathon, Foundation North, GridAKL, marine species, New Zealand Defence Force, Team Okean
Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 February, 2018 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News
| Tags: Absentee Voters, Vote, vote 2018, Vote U.S. Elections
The Human Connection: World War I Messages To The Future, Left In Darkness For 100 Years. Free entry, Wednesday, February 28th, 6 pm The Great War Exhibition, Dominion Museum Building, Wellington Details here:
Facebook Event . In 2014, National Geographic Photographer, Emergency Physician & Explorer, Dr. Jeff Gusky made a startling discovery. The underground site with the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 February, 2018 | Categories:
Culture, History, News
| Tags: ANZAC, Dominion Museum Building, The Great War Exhibition, The Human Connection, Wellington
By Gail Brown. For the next blog post in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Niki Rattle – Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament. “It’s the sweetest coconut juice in the world,” says the Speaker of Cook Islands Parliament, Niki Rattle as I sit down to interview her on a hot November day in Rarotonga. The ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 February, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, First People's Connect, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: American Red Cross, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Parliament, Gail Brown, Niki Rattle, Pacific Women Leaders, Prime Minister Henry Puna, Rarotonga
Auckland, New Zealand. 24-26 January 2018. Bringing together Pacific health leaders to strengthen innovation, solutions, and communication around mosquito-borne diseases, including Zika and dengue, in the Pacific region. TechCamp New Zealand is a two-day interactive technology-focused workshop aimed to support organizational capacity and strengthen innovation, solutions, and communication around mosquito-borne diseases, including Zika and dengue, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 January, 2018 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, East Asia & Pacific, Environment, News
| Tags: and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Australia, Australia’s Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, NASA GLOBE Observer Program, National Institute for Health Innovation, New Zealand, New Zealand’s Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Niue, Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific health, Pacific Island Health Officers’ Association, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, TechCamp, TechCampNZ, the Zika Foundation, Tonga, U.S. Navy, University of Otago
The Embassy was
honored to send two of New Zealand’s leading entrepreneurs – Jessica Manins (
ProjectR Director) and Alexia Hilbertidou (Founder of
GirlBoss ) – to the 2017
Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in India late last year. We highlighted
Jessica’s experience last week. Next up, Alexia… *** Guest blog post by Alexia Hilbertidou I was so excited to represent New Zealand at the Global ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 January, 2018 | Categories:
Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News, President of the United States, Science & Tech
| Tags: Alexia Hilbertidou, Donald J. Trump, GES, Girlboss, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Hyderabad, India, Ivanka Trump, Jessica Manins, Tech
The Embassy was
honored to send two of New Zealand’s leading entrepreneurs – Jessica Manins (
ProjectR Director) and Alexia Hilbertidou (Founder of
GirlBoss ) – to the 2017
Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in India late last year. In the coming week, we’ll highlight Jessica’s and Alexia’s personal experiences at GES 2017. First up Jessica… *** Guest blog post by Jessica Manins I recently ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 January, 2018 | Categories:
Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Alexia Hilbertidou, GES, Girlboss, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Hyderabad, India, Ivanka Trump, Jessica Manins, Tech
The fifth Young Pacific Leaders Conference in Honolulu, Hawai‘i will take place January 16-18, 2018, through a partnership between the East-West Center’s
Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) and the
U.S. Department of State . This comprehensive conference will provide emerging Pacific leaders, ages 25-35, with new skills and knowledge to advance the region’s economic vibrancy and civic engagement, thereby contributing to regional security ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 January, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, East Asia & Pacific, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: #YPL18, PIDP, Young Pacific Leaders, Young Pacific Leaders Conference
Guest blog post by Christian Dimitrov. Christian Dimitrov is a Year 13 student at Auckland’s King’s College. He recently travelled to the U.S. to visit a number of universities before moving there to study, and wanted to share his experiences with other prospective students and families. Brown University Location: Providence, Rhode Island Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,580 ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 December, 2017 | Categories:
Education, News
| Tags: Auckland’s King’s College, Brown University, Christian Dimitrov, Cornell, Duke Perkins, Education, Harvard, Higher Education, MIT, Princeton, Princeton Tiger, UPenn, Yale
The First Family will celebrate their first Christmas in the White House with a nod to tradition. This year’s theme, “Time-Honored Traditions” was designed by First Lady Melania Trump to pay respect to 200 years of holiday traditions at the White House.
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 December, 2017 | Categories:
News, President of the United States
| Tags: Christmas 2017, Donald J. Trump, First Family, First Lady Melania Trump, Time-Honored Traditions, White House
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson – Environmentalist and Climate Change Communicator. Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson proudly speaks about her culture as the reason why she started her work as first a journalist then as an environmental writer, communicator and now a policy advisor on environmental ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 December, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Climate Change, Environmentalist, Gail Brown, Jacinda Ardern, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Pacific Women Leaders
Thursday December 07, 2017. Cook Island News. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the warm welcome I received on my introductory trip to the Cook Islands. I met with leaders of government, business and civil society. I learned much about the people, culture and heritage of the Cook Islands. I was impressed by your commitment to preserving your language and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 December, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Aitutaki, Cook Island News, Cook Islands, Pacific region, Penrhyn, Rarotonga, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
Views and learnings from #CLNZ17 by U.S. Youth Council member, Araina Kazia Pereira. Let’s talk all things business, high performing teams, doing life in community, the heart of what it means to be a creative leader and how this approach is going to shift the future of our workplaces. The
#CLNZ17 conference created by
@justadandak saw leaders from various ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 December, 2017 | Categories:
Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: #CLNZ, #CLNZ2017, Aithan Shapira, Araina Kazia Pereira, Creative leadership, DK, Elysa Fenenbock, Google, Gus Balbontin, MIT Sloan School of Management
Press Release This Saturday (December 9, 2017) Marines from the U.S. Embassy will be at Johnsonville Mall from 0900-1500 collecting new toys for local organizations which are working to bring joy to kids having a tough time at Christmas. “We’re asking Wellingtonians to help us create smiles this Christmas. Everybody deserves a gift at Christmas—especially kids ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 December, 2017 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Toys for Toys, US Marines, USMC
Media Release. The United States has sought, and been granted, New Zealand’s permission for a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) POLAR STAR (WAGB-10), to make a port call at Lyttelton on its way to complete its seasonal operations in support of the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. The visit ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 December, 2017 | Categories:
News, Press Releases, Science & Tech
| Tags: Icebreaker, Lyttelton, New Zealand, POLAR STAR, U.S. Antarctic Program, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker
The Department of State welcomes the entry into force of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area (MPA) – the world’s largest – covering 1.55 million square kilometers (about twice the size of the State of Texas or about 7% of the Southern Ocean), of which 1.12 million square kilometers is fully protected. The Ross ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 December, 2017 | Categories:
Environment, Key Documents, News, Our Ocean, Science & Tech
| Tags: Antarctic Marine Living Resources, MPA, Ocean, Ross Sea, Ross Sea Region Marine, Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area
Remarks John J. Sullivan Deputy Secretary of State George C. Marshall Center Washington, DC November 30, 2017 DEPUTY SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Thank you, Ambassador Birx. You and your team at the department, and the efforts you lead throughout the interagency, are why we are able to stand here today and reflect upon so many positive stories. Thank ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 December, 2017 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, John J. Sullivan, Rex Tillerson, World AIDS Day 2017
The Embassy invited U.S. creative leadership experts, Aithan Shapira (
MIT Sloan School of Management ) and Elysa Fenenbock (Designer in Residence at
Google ), to keynote at a Creative Leadership conference (
#CLNZ2017 ) to 160 business leaders and startup founders. Areas covered included realigning your teams and projects with design thinking, looking at jazz as a way to respond to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 December, 2017 | Categories:
Business, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: #CLNZ2017, Aithan Shapira, Bizdojo, Creative Leadership conference, Elysa Fenenbock, Google, Mahuki, MIT Sloan School of Management, Xero
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. The Embassy held its annual Thanksgiving lunch for Wellington’s needy today. The event is arranged in partnership with local charity, the Downtown Community Ministry and the New Zealand Chef’s Association. Food was donated by local and American companies and chefs from restaurants around the city cooked the traditional ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Downtown Community Ministry, Thanksgiving, Wellington Chef association
We are grateful to the Government and people of New Zealand for its support to the people of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. New Zealand has helped contribute to the 128,000 meals and 120 pallets of water since they arrived on ground, ready to eat to assist those affected by the hurricane. We deeply appreciate ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 November, 2017 | Categories:
News
| Tags: Hurricane Maria, New Zealand, NZ Defence, Puerto Rico, Warfighter Disaster Response Team
This week marks the 18th annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Education USA, IEW, International Education Week, Stanford University, Te Puoho Katene, U.S. Department of Education, Victoria University
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy, Wellington. The Embassy is honored to send two of New Zealand’s leading entrepreneurs – Jessica Manins (
ProjectR Director) and Alexia Hilbertidou (Founder of
GirlBoss ) – to the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India later this month. The United States of America and the Republic of India are proud to announce ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, President of the United States, Science & Tech
| Tags: Alexia Hilbertidou, Donald J. Trump, GES, Girlboss, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Hyderabad, India, Ivanka Trump, Jessica Manins, Tech
This week marks the 18th annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Education USA, Hunter Fitzpatrick, IEW, International Education Week, Massey University, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Education
This week marks the 18th annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Alisha Huang, IEW, International Education Week, Radio City Rockettes, Rockettes, U.S. Department of Education
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. Kate Drane, Senior Director of Outreach for Tech and Hardware at San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, is in New Zealand on an embassy run program, to share her thoughts on the future and current trends of crowdfunding. Monday saw Kate engage with Kiwi entrepreneurs at GRID Auckland’s Innovation Hub, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: and the Christchurch Chamber Of Commerce., Auckland University of Technology, Callaghan Innovation, Creative HQ, Crowdfunding, ellington Regional Economic Development Agency, entrepreneur, Kate Drane, local crowdfunding platform PledgeMe, Project Connect
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. U.S. Ambassador Brown had a follow-up visit on November 6 to two of Wellington’s innovation hubs,
ProjectR (co-working space for startups in the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality /Mixed Reality space) and
Mahuk i (an innovation accelerator program for startups in Galleries Libraries Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector). The Mahuki residents, in ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador, AR, GLAM, innovation, Mahuki, ProjectR, VR
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. On November 2nd, Ambassador and Mrs. Brown were joined by USMC General Cavanaugh’s wife, Mrs. Sherry Cavanaugh for their first visit to a number of Marines heritage sites in the Wellington region. The group began the day by touring
Old St Paul’s , the church in Wellington city that was frequented ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Culture, News
The U.S. Embassy was proud to be apart of the
Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF), which was held in Christchurch back in September. U.S. Embassy Youth Council members, Holly Sutich and Araina Kazia Pereira, share their thoughts on their first SEWF experience… *** My Reflection of SEWF 2017 By U.S. Youth Council member, Holly Sutich. Going into the Social Enterprise World Forum, I ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Araina Kazia Pereira, Holly Sutich, SEWF, SEWF experience, Social Enterprise World Forum
On November 6th, Ambassador Brown made his first visit to the
Massey University College of Creative Arts (CoCA) in Wellington, at the invitation of Pro Vice-Chancellor Claire Robinson. The visit started with a sneak peek tour of CoCA’s new School of Music and Creative Media Production, which is yet to formally open. Associate Professor Andre Ktori, Head of the Music School, explained ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Culture, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Associate Professor Andre Ktori, Claire Robinson, CoCA, Head of the Music School, Massey University College of Creative Arts
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series I met a fearless young woman, Ema, who has spent her professional career working in the criminal justice system in my new found home of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. Ema is serious about delivering justice and she has committed her life to advocating for ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 27 October, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: #PacificWomen, Breakthrough Centre NZ, Ema Piutau, Gail Brown, New Zealand Department of Corrections, Pacific Women Leaders, Samoa
By Jenna, Rika, Shane, and Zach (Students of Punahou School) Punahou School of Hawai’i and Riverdale School of New York learn about social responsibility, economics, and the environment on a cultural exchange program in Christchurch, Hamilton, and Auckland. In July 2017 select students of Punahou School based in Honolulu, Hawai’i visited New Zealand as a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 26 October, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: and Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Hawaii, New York, Punahou School, Riverdale School, The Ministry of Awesome
From OurOcean2017.org Over recent decades, our marine environments have undergone widespread deterioration. To turn this tide, the world must commit to sustainable action and invest in innovative solutions. Organised since 2014, the Our Ocean conferences are all about driving these commitments. The 2017 edition of Our Ocean hosted by the European Union in Malta, generated an unprecedented ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 October, 2017 | Categories:
News, Our Ocean
| Tags: Climate Change, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Marine Pollution, Marine Polution, Marine Protected Areas, Microsoft, Our Ocean, OurOcean, USAID
By U.S. Embassy Youth Councilor, Victoria Triegaardt. With the new Ambassador settling into his role at the Embassy there’s been a flurry of activity for the U.S. NZ- Youth Council. At the start of September there was a career development morning where the Youth Councilors heard from New Zealand alumni of State Department programs and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 October, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Embassy Youth Council, USNZYouthCouncil, Victoria Triegaardt
UPDATE: This has happened. We’re looking for young Maori and Pacific Islanders who are passionate about improving their communities and countries! If you’re between the ages of 25-35, apply today to attend our Young Pacific Leaders conference in Hawaii in January.
Apply by 3 NOVEMBER here ! More Information: The fifth Young Pacific Leaders Conference in Honolulu, Hawai‘i will take ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 October, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Events, News
| Tags: #YPL18, East-West Center, Maori, Pacific Islanders, Pacific Islands Development Program, Young Pacific Leaders 2018
By Gail Brown. Welcome to the second blog post in a
series of stories highlighting Pacific women for their contributions to humanity and the communities they serve. Like the colourful decoration perched above her ear, Papali’i Mele Maualaivao reminds me of an exotic Pacific flower – bright, and bursting with enthusiasm. She channels her energy into empowering women across the Pacific ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 October, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: #PacificWomen, Cook Islands, Girls Leading Our World, GLOW, Mele Maualaivao, National University of Samoa, Niue, Pacific Women Leaders, Papali’i Mele Maualaivao, Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoa, Tokelau, UN Women, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
The U.S. Embassy hosted its ‘Back from Camp’ reception on September 21, 2017. Recently returned camp counselors were greeted by U.S. Embassy Staff, and alumni and staff from local camp placement providers. The U.S. camp counselor program is one of the most popular exchange programs in New Zealand, with nearly 900 participants across almost every ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 11 October, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., Travel & Tourism, Youth Outreach
| Tags: summer camp counselors
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to technical issues, the current registration period for Diversity Visa-2019 is being extended, and all enrollments made prior to, will need to be resubmitted. The new entry period for DV-2019 will open for electronic entries at noon, Eastern Daylight Time, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, and close at noon, Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, November 22, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 October, 2017 | Categories:
News
| Tags: 2019 Diversity Visa Program, Diversity Visa Program, DV Lottery, DV-2019
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. On 26 September 2017, the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Sue Niblock hosted a reception for the LGBTI+ Community in her residence in Wellington, to show the embassy’s solidarity with the New Zealand Rainbow community. In her inaugural reception in the country, the DCM reiterated the State Department’s ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 September, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Deputy Chief of Mission, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Auckland Pride Festival, Deputy Chief of Mission, LGBTI, New Zealand Queer Film Festival, New Zealand Rainbow community, Rex Tillerson, State Department, Sue Niblock, Wellington Pride Parade
By Gail Brown. Welcome to the first in a
series of stories highlighting Pacific women for their contributions to humanity and the communities they serve. Earlier, I traveled to Samoa with my husband, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown, to present his credentials to the new Head of State, His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II. After having the pleasure of meeting His Highness, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 September, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: #PacificWomen, Fani, Fealofani (Fani) Bruun, Gail Brown, His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, Moana movie, Pacific Women Leaders
By Public Affairs Staff, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. This Monday, September 11th marked the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United States. Each year in New Zealand the tragedy is remembered by firefighters from around Aotearoa with a Memorial Climb of Auckland’s Sky Tower and a memorial event in Christchurch. More than ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 September, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Auckland, Events, History, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: 9/11 Memorial sculpture in Christchurch, Auckland, Christchurch, Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
By Gail Brown, wife of US Ambassador Scott Brown New Zealand and Samoa, known for their natural beauty, vibrant cultures, and thriving societies, was top of my husband’s list to serve our country as United States Ambassador abroad. New Zealand is home to some of the largest Pacific people’s diasporas, and a gate-way to South ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 September, 2017 | Categories:
News, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Gail Brown, Pacific Women Leaders, Samoa
The New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC), hosted by Education New Zealand, was held at Sky City welcoming more than 700 guests over two days. This year saw the United States recognized as the inaugural ‘Country of Honor’, reflecting the strong bilateral relationship between these nations’ education sectors. The depth and breadth of opportunities was ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 August, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Education New Zealand, EducationUSANZ, Higher Education, New Zealand International Education Conference, NZIEC
Guset blog post by Alexia Hilbertidou. I was chosen by space agency NASA to ride on-board their 747 jumbo jet aircraft during a special overnight mission. In one 10 hour flight, I travelled at -70C and zero per cent humidity while measuring stardust and taking in the breath-taking displays of the atmosphere, such as the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Girlboss, NASA, SOFIA
TUESDAY 22 AND WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST 2017 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – SKYCITY CONVENTION CENTRE The U.S. Embassy is partnering with Education New Zealand, featuring the USA as Country of Honor at this year’s
New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC) .We will be showcasing the United States’ prominence in international education at the U.S. Lounge, in the Expo Hall with a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 August, 2017 | Categories:
Education, News
| Tags: Education USA, New Zealand International Education Conference, NZIEC
People often ask where the camp experience can take you, and how it contributes to your employability and personal development. Some people may have the misconception that working at a summer camp in America is just a gap year; and that it won’t contribute to someone’s future. Boy, are they wrong! Camp not only develops ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 August, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Camp America, Josie Weston, Photo competition, summer camp, summer camp counselors, USNZCampCounselor
Wait times for visa appointments in New Zealand are currently longer than normal. We recommend applying for your visa at least 90 days before your travel dates, and submitting your ESTA form at least 2 weeks in advance of your travel. To check the latest wait times, please visit
http://usvisas.state.gov . Please do not pay for ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 August, 2017 | Categories:
Visas
New Zealand Defence Force Press Release. The importance of building and maintaining strong regional relationships between navies was emphasised by the United States Commander Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, when he visited the Devonport Naval Base today. Admiral Swift was a keynote speaker at the Fleet Warfare Forum hosted by the Royal New Zealand Navy. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 August, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Key Officials, News, Press Releases
| Tags: 7th Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, Admiral Swift, Devonport Naval Base, Fleet Warfare Forum, Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, United States Commander Pacific Fleet, US Navy
There isn’t much that can prepare you for the Camp America experience – so much happens in those unforgettable few months that it’s difficult to explain for the unlucky few outside the camp ‘bubble’. While travelling by yourself or throwing yourself completely out of your normal routine in a new country can be daunting, it’s ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 August, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: Camp America, Niall Yates, Photo competition, summer camp, summer camp counselors, USNZCampCounselor
Guest blog post by Niall Yates. I am going to give you a first-hand insight into the experience of working as a summer camp counselor in the United States of America. Some days are tough, some days are tougher, but some days make you wish you could never leave, and that every season was summer. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 11 August, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, News
| Tags: Camp America, Niall Yates, Photo competition, summer camp, summer camp counselors, USNZCampCounselor
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. This year New Zealand took part in the United States Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service’s Patient Day Global Forum Series. The global series is happening from March through October 2017 in countries around the world including China, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Austria, Italy, Egypt, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Auckland, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: DoubleJump Interchange, Executive Director, Hadley Slade-Jones, Patient Day, Patient Day Global Forum Series, PwC New Zealand, United States Department of Commerce, USCS
Guest blog post by Robbie Morrison, 2017 U.S.-NZ Youth Council member. Christchurch U.S.-NZ Youth Council chatting science, technology, health, and trade promotion with U.S. diplomat Craig Halbmaier. The Christchurch branch of the U.S. Embassy Youth Council is always excited to engage with experts, dignitaries and officials from the United States. On Friday 14 July the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 August, 2017 | Categories:
News, Science & Tech, Trade, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Craig Halbmaier, Health, Science, Technology, trade, U.S.-NZ Youth Council, USNZYouthCouncil
Ambassador Brown spent August 1 meeting leaders of New Zealand’s dynamic innovation and start-up sector, an important economic and cultural U.S.-New Zealand link, in Wellington. Start-ups demonstrated their technology and explained where they are seeking to partner with U.S. expertise and investment to grow further. The tech tour included
Mahuki – Innovation Hub of Te Papa ,
Creative HQ ProjectR ,
BizDojo , and
Xero . Wellington ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Bizdojo, Creative HQ ProjectR, Mahuki - Innovation Hub of Te Papa, tech tour, Wellington, Xero
Guest blog post by Jessica Olsen. It’s 6:30pm, marking the start of a new night’s work. Weta are nocturnal; to study them, you have to align your schedule to theirs. Weta begin to emerge as soon as the sun starts to set, so we strap on our head torches and get ready to head into the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 August, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, EcoQuest Directed Research Project, Jessica Olsen, New Zealand, NREN, Te Rarangahau Taiao, The EcoQuest Education Foundation, Weta
Guest blog post by Rameka Carbon Forest volunteers. In 2016, a U.S. Embassy small grant award added the perfect touch of magic to ensure that our reforestation project could bloom – helping to transform the Rameka Carbon Forest just like Cinderella turned into the belle of the ball. The ugly duckling Planting may seem ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 July, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Abel Tasman National Park, Conservation, Rameka Carbon Forest
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy, Wellington. The U.S. Embassy was proud to once again support Auckland Council’s ‘Matariki Festival’, celebrating and highlighting the traditions and significance of the Māori New Year. Our very own state of Hawaii also celebrates a mid-winter New Year, Makahiki, welcoming a new year of bountiful harvest. While historically Māori ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 July, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis
| Tags: Craig Halbmaier, Halau O Moana Nui A Kiwa, Māori New Year, Matariki Festival, Te Kora Kora Street Festival
The United States Embassy is launching a photo competition, #USNZCampCounselor, to celebrate the unique and life-changing opportunity that Kiwi youth can take working as a camp counselor at a summer camp in the United States. The contest’s objective is to give young New Zealanders working as summer camp counselors in the US the opportunity to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 July, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: Kathmandu, Photo Contest, United States, USNZCampCounselor
Ambassador Scott Brown’s inaugural 4th of July Independence Day in New Zealand with a packed reception at the Hunter Lounge at the Victoria University of Wellington. Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee, represented the New Zealand government and was joined by hundreds of others including Ministers, members of the New Zealand Parliament, military, cultural and media representatives ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 July, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: 4th of July Independence Day, Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee, Gail Brown, Independence Day 2017, U.S. Ambassador Brown
By U.S. Ambassador, Scott Brown. Kia Ora Aotearoa! I am proud, humbled, and delighted to begin my service officially as the Ambassador of the United States to New Zealand. My wife Gail and I were very moved by the warm welcome, the beautiful Maori pōwhiri, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Guard of Honour ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 June, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Ambassadorship to New Zealand, ambscottbrown, Dame Patsy Reddy, Donald J. Trump, Government House, Governor-General of New Zealand, Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, Maori pōwhiri, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
Join us in welcoming Ambassador-Designate Scott Brown and his wife Gail. They are arriving in New Zealand shortly and wanted to introduce themselves. Watch this video to learn more about Ambassador-Designate Brown, his family and career, and why the partnership between the United States and New Zealand is so important.
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 June, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador-Designate Scott Brown, Gail Brown, Scott Brown
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. The U.S. Embassy and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) welcomed U.S. tech investment duo Steve Meller and Larry Howell to New Zealand last week for a series of events and meetings in Wellington and Auckland. The area of focus for the week was the GovTech space – the area of digital transformation within the public sector ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 June, 2017 | Categories:
Business, Connecting with Kiwis, Doing Business in the U.S., News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Bizdojo, CreativeHQ, CreativeHQ Startup Garage, demo day, Innovation and Employment, Larry Howell, MBIE, Ministry of Business, R9 Accelerator, Steve Meller
Guest blog post by, U.S. Youth Councilor, Michael Max. Bill Reichert is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, mentor, author, and among other things; an influential speaker. Bill has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience and is passionately focused on early-stage I.T companies, contributing his valuable insights and extensive networks to guide companies towards success. He ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 June, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, President of the United States
| Tags: Auckland University of Technology, AUT, author, Bill Reichert, Donald J. Trump, entrepreneur, Mentor, Michael Max, Project17, venture capitalist
Application End Date: 10 July 2017 at 9:00am New Zealand Time Maximum Award Amount: $100,000 USD Contact: Auckland Public Affairs Section,
HosodaMK@state.gov PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand seeks proposals for a project entitled “TechCamp New Zealand for Health Communicators.” The proposed project will consist of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 June, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Key Documents, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: business professionals, community leaders, Federal States of Micronesia, Fiji, government officials, Health Communicators, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Public Affairs Section, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, TechCamp, U.S. Consulate General in Auckland, U.S. Department of State
Secretary of State Tillerson: “I am really delighted that we were able to make this stop in New Zealand to reaffirm the strong partnership that exists between the United States and New Zealand.” *** During his visit to New Zealand, Secretary of State Tillerson was welcomed with a pōwhiri at Premier House, followed by a meeting ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 June, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, Prime Minister Bill English, Rex Tillerson
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. Auckland: Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers often place American flags on each grave site at national cemeteries. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 June, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, Chargé D’Affaires, News
| Tags: Auckland, Auckland War Memorial Museum, CDAGreen, Chargé d’affaires Candy Green, Kapiti, Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust, Mayor Phil Goff, Memorial Day, NZ American Association, Paekakariki, Queen Elizabeth Park, Staff Sergeant Halterman, U.S. Consul General Melanie Higgins, U.S. Defense Attaché Colonel Christopher Patton, U.S. Memorial Day Service, Wellington
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Official UNCLASSIFIED For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON May 30, 2017 Secretary of State Tillerson Travel to Sydney and Wellington U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Sydney, Australia, June 5–6, with Secretary of Defense James Mattis to participate in the 2017 Australia-U.S. Ministerial ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 May, 2017 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Consulate Auckland. On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the Auckland Writer’s Festival launched once again, a multi-day event celebrating the achievements of many award winning authors from New Zealand, the United States – including Man Booker prizewinner Paul Beatty, and young adult author Jennifer Niven – and many other nations. In ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 May, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News
| Tags: Alfriston College, Auckland Writer’s Festival, Jennifer Niven, Man Booker prizewinner Paul Beatty, U.S. Consul General Melanie Higgins
By Public Affairs Staff, U.S. Embassy, Wellington. The U.S. Embassy was proud to support Jessica Manins, CEO of
Blackeye VR , in bringing U.S. transmedia producer, Caitlin Burns to keynote at the Future Realities VR/AR conference in Auckland and Wellington as part of New Zealand’s first nationwide
Tech week . During her time in New Zealand, Caitlin met with some of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 May, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, Events, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: AI, AR, AR VR Garage, Auckland, Augmented Reality, Blackeye, Caitlin Burns, Creative HQ, Future Realities, Mahuki, SoulMachines, Te Papa, Tech space, Virtual Reality, VR, Wellington
Guest blog post by Aubry Tedford. Words like ACT and SAT have been known to strike anxiety, stress, and fear in many high school students. One single test seems to have so much emphasis on college admissions and future careers. These tests are important, but it is also important not to stress over one component ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 May, 2017 | Categories:
Education, News
| Tags: ACT, American Universities, Aubry Tedford, Education, EducationUSA, SAT, standardized testing, STEAM, U.S. Education
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. Last week, we welcomed Disney Imagineer, Mk Haley, to Wellington. With Support from the U.S. Embassy, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Florida State University and Creative Program Manager at Walt Disney’s Imagineering, Mk Haley, gave a series of talks in Wellington. The week was hosted by
Mahuki – Te Papa’s innovation hub . Mk Haley’s first talk ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 May, 2017 | Categories:
Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Archives, Bizdojo, Candy Green, Chargé d'Affaires, Creative HQ, Disney, Disney Imagineer, entrepreneur, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Florida State University, Galleries, GLAM, Libraries, Mk Haley, Museums, Te Papa
The U.S. Consulate General Auckland will dismiss most staff two hours early today, Thursday April 13th, due to Tropical Cyclone Cook. Consular services will not be affected, so we are available to help everyone with an appointment scheduled for today. The Embassy in Wellington will maintain normal operating hours. Please note that Friday, April 14th ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 April, 2017 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Tropical Cyclone Cook
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy, Wellington. The fourth annual
Māoriland Film Festival took place in Ōtaki, a small town north of Wellington, earlier this month. Māoriland is New Zealand’s only indigenous film festival and brings together native films and filmmakers from around the world for a celebration of culture and storytelling through film. The festival, whose artistic ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 April, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, News
| Tags: Estria, Estria Miyashiro, John Hina, Maoriland film festival, Mele Murals, Ōtaki
Guest blog by student, Aubry Tedford. Picking the right college is like picking your wedding dress. You have a checklist of what you want, you know the setting and budget, but you don’t know which one is going to give you that indescribable feeling. My name is Aubry Tedford and I will be attending university in ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 29 March, 2017 | Categories:
Education, News
| Tags: American Universities, Aubry Tedford, college, college checklist, Education, Education USA, U.S. university
Repost from
blogs.nasa.gov/superpressureballoon . Acting U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand Visits NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon Operations in Wanaka; Some 250 Attend Open House. The acting U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Chargé d’Affaires Candy Green, paid a visit to Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, March 23 to see first-hand NASA’s super pressure balloon operations, the science it supports, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 March, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Lauder Station, NASA, NIWA, NOAA, Wanaka
Guest blog by Emma Gawen on the 2016 Global Digital Leaders Exchange. In October 2016 Emma took part in the inaugural Global Digital Leaders Exchange, a program instigated by Megan Smith (the 3rd Chief Technology Officer of the United States under President Obama) and the U.S. Digital Service, and run by the State Department’s International ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 March, 2017 | Categories:
Alumni, Connecting with Kiwis, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: 1776, Andreessen Horowitz, Barack Obama, Columbus, Detroit, Global Digital Leaders Exchange, International Visitors Leadership Program, IVLP, Michigan, Ohio, OpenGov Hub, Silicon Valley Bank, SUPERPUBLIC
Charge d’Affaires Candy Green, along with embassy staff, visited the
NIWA ‘s Lauder Station on March 24 2017. Lauder Station is one of the five leading atmospheric research stations in the world. Lauder continues to lead global scientific efforts tracking the hole in the Earth’s ozone layer, and now has a growing role at the forefront of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 March, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Environment, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Lauder Station, NASA, NIWA, NOAA, Wanaka
UPDATE: Applications are now closed. To apply for the Youth Council, please 1) submit the online
Application Form and 2) email your CV to
HosodaMK@state.gov by Friday March 31, 2017 at 5pm. Website:
nz.usembassy.gov Facebook: @newzealand.usembassy Twitter: @usembassynz Hashtag: #USNZYouthCouncil. Background The U.S. Embassy in New Zealand Youth Council program started in 2010 by former U.S. Ambassador David Huebner. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 March, 2017 | Categories:
News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: U.S.-NZ Youth Council 2017, USNZYouthCouncil, Youth Council
In the evening of Thursday 9 February 2017, Chargé d’Affaires Candy Green flew to Invercargill on a trip that would take her to the southernmost city of New Zealand and its environs to engage with the people – and fauna – of Southland. A major highlight of the trip to Southland was the 2017 World ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 March, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Alex Moser, Ari Edgecombe, Candy Green, Chargé d'Affaires, ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill, Kevin Ford of Charlemont, Leann Brimmer, Loren Opstedahl, Maggie Passino, Massachusetts, New Zealand Aluminium Smelter, NZAS, Visual Arts Curator, World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships
Guest Blog by Thomas Goodin, Young Entrepreneur and Alumni of Young Enterprise Scheme and VentureUp Justin Milano was the first speaker for the 2017 Project Connect series, presenting at AUT on the Four Pillars for Entrepreneurial Success. Justin helps entrepreneurs build thriving companies. As a serial entrepreneur and executive coach, he uses a unique blend ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 March, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: ATEED, Events and Economic Development, Justin Milano, Matt Stenton from Auckland Tourism, Thomas Goodin, VentureUp, Wile E. Coyote, Young Enterprise Scheme
President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path towards civil rights and the work that still remains ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 March, 2017 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: address to Congress, Barack Obama, Congress, Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, POTUS
While docked at Lyttelton, crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star assisted the New Zealand Defence Force and the New Zealand Police throughout the night in providing assistance as needed in cordoned areas affected by the recent fire in the Christchurch Port Hills. U.S. Antarctic Icebreaker to visit New Zealand. U.S. Embassy ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 February, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News, Our Ocean, Press Releases
| Tags: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Stations, CDAGreen, Chargé d'Affaires, Lyttelton, McMurdo Station, POLAR STAR, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Bill English of New Zealand spoke on the telephone today. The two leaders affirmed the close friendship and bilateral partnership between the United States and New Zealand. The two leaders discussed regional issues, including challenges to regional peace and security, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 February, 2017 | Categories:
News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Bill English, United States
From ShareAmerica . Rex Tillerson, a globe-trotting oil executive and engineer, is the new U.S. secretary of state and chief foreign affairs adviser to President Trump. He was confirmed February 1 as the 69th secretary of state, a position first held by Thomas Jefferson and most recently by John Kerry. Five predecessors won the Nobel Peace Prize. Rex ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 February, 2017 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, John Kerry, Rex Tillerson
An order issued by a U.S. District court in the state of Washington on February 3 bars the U.S. government from enforcing certain provisions of Executive Order 13769, “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals,” including those related to visas and travel for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 January, 2017 | Categories:
Alert, Key Documents, News, Non Immigrant Visas, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Executive Order, Immigration and Nationality Act, nonimmigrant visas, section 212(f), travel.state.gov
Press Operations –
Defense.gov Release No: NR-026-17 Jan. 24, 2017 Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke by phone today with New Zealand’s Minister for Defense Gerry Brownlee to discuss the U.S.-New Zealand defense relationship. Secretary Mattis thanked Minister Brownlee for New Zealand’s support on various areas of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 26 January, 2017 | Categories:
News, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Minister for Defense Gerry Brownlee, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, U.S Navy destroyer USS Sampson, USS Sampson
Here’s newly sworn-in President Trump’s full speech President Trump delivered this inaugural address on January 20, 2017. THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 January, 2017 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, Inauguration, Mike Pence
U.S. Consulate General Auckland. UPDATE Earthquake & Tsunami – November 21, 2016 U.S. Navy’s USS Sampson helps with the North Canterbury Earthquake Disaster Recovery Assistance.
Read more . *** Emergency Message UPDATE for U.S. Citizens: Earthquake & Tsunami – November 15, 2016 A message for US Citizens: Please direct anyone with friends or family in Kaikoura to make ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 January, 2017 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Consulate General, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: AMCITS, Geonet, New Zealand, North Canterbury Earthquake
The latest Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. Ranei Wineera-Parai is a change agent whose formidable community development work touches and improves lives in her home town of Porirua and its environs. Ranei has mana tangata whenua (indigenous rights) through her Ngāti Toa iwi. I had the privilege ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 January, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, First People's Connect, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Indigenous Women’s Conference, mana tangata whenua, Nancy Gilbert, Ngāti Toa iwi, Porirua, Ranei Wineera – Parai, Wahine Toa
Apply by Friday January 20, 2017 at 5pm online using the
Google Form . See
Information Sheet for details. What is the program about? Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars (SUSIs) are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 January, 2017 | Categories:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Education, Exchanges, News, Scholars, Scholarships, Study in the U.S., Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators, SUSI
Apply by Friday January 20, 2017 at 5pm online using the
Google Form . See
Information Sheet for details. What is the program about? The Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators (Teachers) is an intensive post-graduate level academic program with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary educators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 January, 2017 | Categories:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators, SUSI
Guest post by Kubi Witten-Hannah. PART 2 (
read PART 1 here ). My campus tour was an intense experience. It started on the 15th July at Rutgers, New Brunswick and finished 9 days later at Rutgers, Newark. It covered a total of 18 Universities and 22 campuses. It was a really well put together tour with a mix ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 December, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: ACAC, Ambassador Gilbert, Auckland Careers Advisor, EducationUSA, IACAC, International ACAC, Katie Sleeman, Kubi Witten-Hannah, National Association for College Admission Counseling
Guest post by Kubi Witten-Hannah (
read PART 2 here ). International ACAC (IACAC) was founded in 1991 and is affiliated with the US based National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). IACAC brings together over 2,000 professionals from more than 90 countries worldwide. The membership includes school counsellors and university liaison staff to work cooperatively to help students access postsecondary ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 December, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: ACAC, Ambassador Gilbert, Auckland Careers Advisor, EducationUSA, IACAC, International ACAC, Katie Sleeman, Kubi Witten-Hannah, National Association for College Admission Counseling
The latest
Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. Kerensa Johnston is an accomplished lawyer who passionately advocates for Indigenous and human rights. Her stellar career spans from the halls of academia to the court room and led to her recent appointment as first female CEO of Wakatū Incorporated. Wakatū is ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 December, 2016 | Categories:
Agriculture, Connecting with Kiwis, First People's Connect, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Kerensa Johnston, Māori heritage, Māori Women’s refuge, Nancy Gilbert, Nelson, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama, Taranaki, Te Atiawa, Te Tau Ihu iwi, Wahine Toa, Wakatū, Wellington Community Law Centre
From stuff.co.nz – America has come to Kaikoura – and they’re lending a hand to quake-hit locals. Sailors from the warship USS Sampson had arrived to help out as recovery efforts gathered steam in the town, which bore the brunt of a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday.
Read the full article here . Our Coverage: An interview with CDR Tim LaBenz, Commanding ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Emergency Services, News
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, CDR Tim LaBenz, Earthquake, Kaikoura, natural disasters, New Zealand Civil Defence, NZ Defence Force, USS Sampson
This week marks the 17th Annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: #IEW2016, Ambassador Gilbert, Case Western Reserve University, IEW, International Education Week, Teague McKenna Harvey, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State, University of Auckland
A message about the recent earthquake from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington. What happened? A M7.5 earthquake occurred northeast of Culverdon, New Zealand at 00:02 NZDT on 14 November 2016. Strong shaking was felt throughout New Zealand and lasted for over two minutes in some locations, and there have been aftershocks. However, while this event has had a significant ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Earthquake, eqnz, Kaikoura, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington
From Patrol Squadron 47 Public Affairs. OKINAWA, Japan – Members with the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 assisted New Zealand in field survey operations following an earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand Nov. 15. VP-47’s aircrew, accompanied by two Royal New Zealand Air Force airmen, took off from the Royal New ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Earthquake, Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron, Kaikoura, Royal New Zealand Air Force, US Airforce, VP-47
This week marks the 17th Annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: #IEW2016, International Education Week, New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State
This week marks the 17th Annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 November, 2016 | Categories:
Education
| Tags: #IEW2016, Case Western Reserve University, IEW, International Education Week, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State, University of Auckland, Zeesha Braslawsce
Just after the strong midnight earthquake shook New Zealand, the United States embassy Wellington went to work to help assess the damage and assist those in need. We successfully connected with all embassy staff and families, and while some minor breakages and small cracks are apparent, everyone is safe and accounted for. We quickly saw ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Former Ambassadors, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, North Canterbury Earthquake
This week marks the 17th Annual
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, which celebrates and promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to travel abroad, IEW now encourages and supports foreign students interested ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2016 | Categories:
Education
| Tags: Alison Andrews-Paul, Baylor University, IEW, International Education Week, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Premier House Wellington, New Zealand November 13, 2016
from State.gov PRIME MINISTER KEY: Okay, good morning. So we had a great opportunity to welcome Secretary Kerry to New Zealand and to catch up with him after his brief but I’m sure important trip down to Antarctica. Let me just start by ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, John Kerry, Prime Minister John Key
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Christchurch International Airport Christchurch, New Zealand November 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Hi, everybody. How are you? QUESTION: Hi there. QUESTION: Welcome back to New Zealand. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, let me just say what an extraordinary experience it was and how impressed I am by the remarkable commitment of so ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 November, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Science & Tech
| Tags: Antarctica, John Kerry, Remarks
“How will the new U.S. President affect New Zealand? What is the impact of gerrymandering on the U.S. elections? How does the Electoral College work? Who do you think will win the Presidential Election?” These questions and more have been posed by New Zealand youth in high schools and universities. Students’ questions reflect their interests ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Elections, Former Ambassadors, Youth Outreach
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador Gilbert, U.S. Elections, U.S. Elections 2016, USNZYouthCouncil, Youth Engagement
On October 4, 2016, the Embassy launched a photo competition,
#NationalParksUSNZ , celebrating the
100th anniversary of the
U.S. National Park Service . The winning entry’s prize included a $400 gift card to
REI and a chance to feature in Air New Zealand’s in-flight magazine. Contestants were asked to submit photos of U.S. National Parks they have visited— in the United States —to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, National Parks
| Tags: #NationalParksUSNZ, Photo competition, U.S. National Park Service
From state.gov. For the latest visit State.gov. Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Antarctica, New Zealand, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Peru from November 10 – November 18. From November 10-12, Secretary Kerry travels to Antarctica, where he will visit McMurdo Station, the largest research station of the U.S. Antarctic Program, as well as surrounding areas on Ross Island, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 November, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Antarctica, John Kerry, New Zealand, NSF
By Education USA NZ staff. Students, parents, coaches, and school personnel from across New Zealand met with visiting admissions representatives from American universities as part of the fourth annual U.S. Universities Expo, September 4-6, 2016. The touring university reps visited secondary schools, hosted information sessions, and participated in free public fairs in Auckland and Wellington. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 October, 2016 | Categories:
Education, Former Ambassadors, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Ambassador Mark Gilbert, Binghamton University, Colgate University, Education New Zealand, EducationUSA, EducationUSA NZ, educationusanz@state.gov, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fulbright New Zealand, Indiana University, International Exchange Programs, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, New Zealand Qualifications Authority, NZQA, Portland State University, Purdue University, Sister Cities, Study Auckland, U.S. Universities Expo 2016, Uniexpo16, University at Buffalo, University of Arizona, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Kentucky
The first debate will be held at 2PM (NZ time) on Tuesday 27 September. See below for some of the ways you can watch it online. From ShareAmerica… Televised presidential-candidate debates have become a mainstay of U.S. elections since the first one in 1960 drew an audience of 74 million people. But that was just a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 27 September, 2016 | Categories:
Elections, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Clinton, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Elections, U.S. Elections 2016
The DV-2018 program registration period will run from noon, EDT on October 4, 2016, through noon, EST November 7, 2016. The Department will conduct the DV-2018 program entirely electronically, including electronic entry. Paper entries will not be accepted. The Department website for the submission of E-DV entries is
dvlottery.state.gov Registered entries that comply with form submission ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 September, 2016 | Categories:
Immigrant Visas, Key Documents, News
| Tags: DV Lottery, DV-2018, dvlottery.state.gov, Green Card
By Daniel Millward, U.S. Embassy Youth Council Member. Risk is a fact of our everyday lives. But what happens when an everyday risk becomes a one-off crisis? The Auckland Youth Council met with a master of the science (and art) of risk mitigation and crisis management – and learned he had some, but not all ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 19 September, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Auckland Youth Council, Barack Obama, counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, Daniel Millward, Federal Bureau of Investigation, LLC, natural disasters, pandemics, Strat3, U.S. Embassy Youth Council, U.S. national security, U.S.-NZ Youth Council
Worldwide Caution September 10, 2016 As part of the State Department’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about relevant events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Current information suggests that terrorist groups ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 September, 2016 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, STEP, Worldwide Caution
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Consulate Auckland. In Auckland on Sunday, September 11th, more than 160 firefighters, joined by U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert, climbed the stairs of the Sky Tower in memory of firefighters lost in the September 11 World Trade Center attacks, as well as those New Zealand firefighters who have lost their lives ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 September, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: #NeverForget, #NYC, 9/11, Auckland, Barack Obama, Cantabrians, Christchurch, Hamilton, John Kerry, Kiwi firefighters, Mayor Lianne Dalziel, September 11th, Tamahere, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert, World Trade Center
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. The month of August was action-packed with youth outreach in Auckland, which gave U.S. Consulate General staff members and kiwi youth the opportunity to engage on issues of significance to both the United States and New Zealand. Topics of discussion this month included the U.S. presidential elections ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 September, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Elections, Environment, Former Ambassadors, President of the United States, Sports Diplomacy, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Alex Dunlap, American Insights, Auckland Grammar School, Baseball New Zealand, Conor Dickinson, Donald J. Trump, Hobsonville Point Secondary School, Kennon Kincaid, Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, U.S. Ambassador Gilbert, U.S. Consulate General, U.S. Elections process, Youth Outreach
By U.S. Embassy Youth Council members James Coventry, Liana Kaiwai, and James Tawhiao. Lasting only a day, but packed with enough advice and inspiration for a whole week,
Project16 was a crash course in making dreams reality, achieving success and doing the unthinkable. The conference kicked off with an address by U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. It ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 September, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, Events, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Auckland University of Technology, AUT, Business, Project16, Tech, USNZYouthCouncil, Wahine Toa
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 01, 2016 FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Policies to Promote Conservation and Build Resilience to Climate Change, with a focus on Pacific Islands In celebration of today’s opening of the World Conservation Congress, which the United States is hosting for the first time, President Obama ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 September, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, Fact Sheets, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Our Ocean
| Tags: Barack Obama, Environment, Key Officials, News, Our Ocean, OurOcean, Pacific, Promote Conservation Pacific
Office of Public Affairs U.S. Embassy, Wellington August 31, 2016 This weekend, representatives from ten major U.S. universities, and from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), will be available to answer questions from New Zealand students about studying in the United States. “It’s a unique opportunity for Kiwi students to meet recruiters and alumni from ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 August, 2016 | Categories:
Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: #USUNIEXPO16, EducationUSA, New Zealand, U.S. Universities Expo
By Alex Dunlap, Winter Fellow, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. The Baseball New Zealand 13 and under team recently completed tournament play in the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland. This year, the tournament field consisted of 10 champions from across the United States and 8 international teams representing Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 29 August, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Former Ambassadors, Sports Diplomacy, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Aberdeen, Alex Dunlap, Ambassador Gilbert, Auckland, Baseball New Zealand, Cal Ripken World Series, Chicago White Sox, Maryland, Sports Diplomacy, Study in the U.S., The Fieldhouse, U.S. Consulate General, Winter Fellow, Youth Outreach
Guest blog post by Josiah Tualamali’i. A 21 year old Samoan Kiwi studying Politics and History at the University of Canterbury & member of the U.S. Embassy Youth Council. Around our main Universities in Aotearoa, the US Embassy NZ has their Youth Councils. This helps the US Embassy NZ to build a two-way relationship with ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 August, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Aotearoa, Barack Obama, Dr Aime Black, Dr Dava Newman, German Aerospace Centre, Hurunui Youth Council, International Development Disaster Assistance Response Team, Los Angeles County Urban, NASA, Rob Tate, SOFIA, Te Tohu Tokomaha Award, the Deputy Director of NASA, the Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Youth Council, University of Canterbury, USNZYouthCouncil
Security Message for American citizens. United States Consulate Auckland, New Zealand Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstration 24 August 2016 The Ethiopian and New Zealand Youth organization has planned a demonstration in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Auckland from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 25 August 2016. They anticipate about 50 ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 August, 2016 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
Inspired by the 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, U.S. Consulate Auckland & Sir Peter Blake Trust staff Plant over 200 native trees on Motutapu Island. By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro kicked off on Saturday August 6 with an ode to Brazil’s unique history, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 August, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, National Parks
| Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Motutapu Island, Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Sir Peter Blake Trust, U.S. Consulate Auckland
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 9, 2016. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Laos and New Zealand August 11-16. In Laos, Assistant Secretary Russel will meet with Lao officials and attend the East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting. This will be the last ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 August, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Barack Obama, Daniel Russel, East Asia Summit
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. On July 4, 2016 NASA’s Juno mission arrived at Jupiter to study the large, distant planet. Studying what Jupiter is made of and what lies beneath its swirling clouds is critical to understanding how the solar system and Earth came about. Auckland was fortunate to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 August, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: AUT University, Dr. Bolton, Dr. Scott Bolton, Juno, NASA, NASA's Juno mission, Professor Sergei Guylyaev, Space, the Director of the Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research
The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release July 21, 2016 Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Government House Auckland, New Zealand PRIME MINISTER KEY: Okay, so good morning. Can I start by acknowledging the Vice President? We’re delighted to have you in New Zealand, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 July, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Prime Minister John Key
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2016 Vice President Biden travels to Los Angeles California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Melbourne & Sydney Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. On July 13, 2016, following the Vice President’s remarks on trade enforcement in San Diego, California, he will travel to Los Angeles, California to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 July, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Events, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Biden, Joe Biden, VP Biden
Remarks of Ambassador Mark Gilbert on the Occasion of the 240th Anniversary of American Independence Day, July 7, 2016 E ngā mana E ngā reo E ngā manuhiri taiea Kia ora koutou katoa Tēnā koutou mai tōku whenua America Tēnā koutou mai tōku Rangatira Matua Barack Obama Ko ngā Rocky Mountains ōku Maunga Ko te ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 11 July, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, East Asia & Pacific, First People's Connect, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, National Parks, Our Ocean
| Tags: 240th Anniversary of American Independence Day, Barack Obama, Independence Day, National Parks Service, NPS100, Remarks, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert
By Mike, Emily and Shivani, Public Affairs. Adriana Gascoigne, Founder and CEO of
Girls in Tech , recently visited New Zealand to keynote at
Project Connect in Auckland and Wellington – a speaker series founded by the U.S. Embassy and the Auckland University of Technology’s (AUT). Alongside the Project Connect talks, Adriana had a series of meetings, round-table discussions and dinners throughout the country – including a ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 July, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, Education, Events, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Adriana Gascoigne, Auckland Consular Corps, Barack Obama, BizDojo Wellington, Creative HQ Wellington, Girls in Tech, GRID Auckland, Jade Software, Project Connect, St Margret's College Christchurch, STEM, the Christchurch City Council, The Mind Lab, The Ministry of Awesome Christchurch, USNZYouthCouncil
Over the next year, leading up to the
National Park Service’s 100th anniversary , our virtual intern,
Ryan Valencia , will be publishing blog posts on various U.S. National Parks. This time, Ryan takes us to the
Denali National Park and Preserve . * * * Journey to the Last Frontier, by Ryan Valencia. At this very moment, Americans from across the mainland are preparing to escape to the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 July, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, National Parks
| Tags: 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve, National Parks, NPS100, Ryan Valencia
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)–heart disease, cancers, lung disease and diabetes–are a major issue for the Pacific. NCDs are the leading cause of death in the Pacific and in some Pacific Island countries life expectancy is declining as a result of NCD-related premature deaths. Developing a sustainable ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 June, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, East Asia & Pacific, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Health, NCDs, Non-communicable diseases, Nukualofa, Pacific, Tonga
Guest blog post by James Coventry, Auckland U.S.-NZ Youth Council Member and Shivani Ranganathan, Public Affairs/ Political-Economic Sections, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. During the week of June 1st through June 20th, the U.S. Consulate General in Auckland participated in multiple events to celebrate World Refugee Day. On Monday June 13th, members of the Auckland National ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Child and Family Matters, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, U.S. Agencies, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Craig Halbmaier, James Coventry, Kelston Girls’ College, United Nations, USAID, USNZYouthCouncil, World Refugee Day
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. On June 16, 2016, diplomats Emily Armitage and Cavan Fabris spoke to Auckland High Schools about the American Civil Rights Movement. These presentations were a part of the American Insights Program which offers opportunities for schools to engage directly with U.S.diplomats. The diplomats introduced the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, Human Rights, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Auckland, Barack Obama, Cavan Fabris, Civil Rights Movement, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Education, Emily Armitage, History, Human Rights, U.S. Civil Rights, U.S. Elections, Youth Outreach
Over the next year, leading up to the
National Park Service’s 100th anniversary , our virtual intern,
Ryan Valencia , will be publishing blog posts on various U.S. National Parks. This time, Ryan takes us to the
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park . * * * Travel to a Prehistoric Paradise, by Ryan Valencia. Imagine a dense fog-filled jungle, full of exotic birds of every color singing from the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 21 June, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, National Parks, News
| Tags: 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, National Parks Service, NPS, NPS100
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. Held every May, Youth Week is a New Zealand nationwide festival of events to celebrate the talents, passion, and success of local young people. Youth Week recognizes the contributions and achievements of young people in New Zealand and is organized by Ara Taiohi, a National ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Consulate General, East Asia & Pacific, Education, Environment, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Ara Taiohi, Auckland, Consul General Melanie Higgins, Consulate General, Culture, East Asia & Pacific, Education, Emeline Afeaki, Environment, Global Citizenship at Young, Mangere Otahuhu, MP Su’a William Sio, Pasifika & Free, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, University of Auckland, Young, Youth Outreach, Youth Week
By Dr. Aime Black (Public Affairs Section) & LtCol John Black (Office of Defense Cooperation) The torrential downpour that plagued the Kapiti Coast stopped just in time for approximately 200 runners and walkers to pay tribute to the U.S. Marines stationed along the coast during WWII. U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand staff, including five active ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 June, 2016 | Categories:
History, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: In the Footsteps of the Marines, Kapiti Coast, Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust, MacKays Crossing, Memorial Day 2016, Paekakariki, U.S. Marines, USMC
The U.S. Embassy in Wellington announces a small grants funding opportunity of up to $5,000 USD for projects in the realm of Environment, Science, Technology, and Health. Eligibility is limited to non-profit/nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and educational institutions within New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue. Proposals should demonstrate creativity, substance, and relevance to national goals ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 June, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News, Our Ocean, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Environment, Grant, grant opportunity, grants funding opportunity, Health, NGO, Science, Technology
U.S. Embassy Wellington and U.S. Consulate General, Auckland Host Pre-Departure Orientation to Prepare New Zealand Students for Study in the United States. By Shivani Ranganathan Pol-Econ/Public Affairs Intern, U.S. Consulate General Auckland. On May 27, 2016, the U.S. Embassy Wellington and U.S. Consulate General, Auckland were joined by twenty exceptional New Zealand students planning to ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Education
| Tags: Aime Black, Berkeley, Cornell University, education advisor, Harvard University, Katie Sleeman, New York University, Pre-Departure Orientation, Stanford University, The University of California
By Phil McKenna, Public Affairs, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. Ambassador and Mrs Gilbert in Auckland, May 2016 On the evening of Friday, May 27 Ambassador and Mrs. Gilbert hosted a dinner at the Consul General’s residence with alumni from the field of education. They discussed education issues in New Zealand and the United States. The guest list ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: 850 firefighters, Andrea Bossenger, Auckland Sky Tower, Eisenhower Fellows, Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge, Fulbrighters, Graeme Ball, Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand, Lisa Mave, Mayor Brown, New Zealand Defence Force, Sarah Spicer, Study of the United States Institutes, SUSI, Tony Franklin-Ross
By: Shivani Ranganathan, Mara Hosoda and Amanda Leavall, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. On Friday, June 3rd, 2016, Associate Professor Jennifer Curtin from The University of Auckland- Politics and International Relations and Dr. Rhonda Evans, Director from the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies at The University of Texas ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, Education, Events, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Associate Professor Jennifer Curtin, Austin, Craig Halbmaier, Dr. Rhonda Evans, Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Auckland, University of Texas
NZDF Media Release Nine New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have embarked on the US naval hospital ship USNS Mercy as they take part in the largest multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Wing Commander (WGCDR) Michelle White, who is the Senior National Officer of the NZDF contingent and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 June, 2016 | Categories:
East Asia & Pacific, Featured Event, Former Ambassadors, News, Press Releases
By Phil Mckenna and Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland The U.S. Consulate warmly welcomes and congratulates its 2016 U.S. Study of the United States Institutes (“SUSI”) participants—Sarah Spicer of Dunedin’s Logan Park School, Anthony Franklin-Ross, the Methodist Minister in Napier, and Lisa Mave of Auckland’s Diocesan School for Girls. The SUSI ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 May, 2016 | Categories:
Alumni, Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Education, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: Anthony Franklin-Ross, Lisa Mave, Logan Park School, Sarah Spicer, Study of the United States Institutes, SUSI, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
By Victoria Triegaardt, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Wellington and Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. The last three months were action-packed with opportunities for U.S. Diplomats to reach out to youth in Auckland and Wellington high schools. Upon request from New Zealand high schools, U.S. Diplomats presented U.S. history topics through ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 27 May, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Education, History, Human Rights, Public Affairs, Youth Outreach
| Tags: American Literature, Conor Dickinson, Deputy Chief of Mission Candy Green, Economics Officer Andy Covington, Education, History, Human Rights, Megan Salmon, Onslow College, Pakuranga College, Public Affairs, Public Affairs Officer Rob Tate, Rongotai College, Scott Ceier, Sergeant Jay Rusniak, U.S. Civil Rights, U.S. Diplomats, Wellington Girls’ College
The latest
Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. Wherever you may travel in the Taranaki region, you stand in awe of the stunning Mount Taranaki that unites the eight surrounding iwi through history and lore. In Māori legend, Taranaki migrated from Taupo after losing a battle with Tongariro over the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 May, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Liana Poutu, Maori, Maori Women Leaders, Nancy Gilbert, New Plymouth Girls High School, Pihanga, Taranaki, Taranaki iwi, Taranaki Māori, Taranaki-Whanganui, Taupo, Te Atiawa iwi, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa, Treaty of Waitangi, Wahine Toa, whakapapa, Women Leaders
By Mara Hosoda and Victoria Triegaardt, Public Affairs U.S. Consulate Auckland and U.S. Embassy Wellington. The U.S. Embassy in New Zealand has run the U.S.-New Zealand Youth Council program since 2010. The program is based on the university structure with a student group at the University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, Victoria University of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 May, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, U.S. Embassy Wellington, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology, Craig Halbmaier, Robert Tate, U.S.-New Zealand Youth Council, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, USNZYouthCouncil, Victoria University of Wellington
By Phil McKenna, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. For a number of months, U.S. Consulate General in Auckland has been busy the high-profile Tripartite Economic Summit between the cities of Auckland, Los Angeles, and Guangzhou, which took place from 16–17 May at the huge ANZ Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland. The summit program included ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 May, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Business, Former Ambassadors, Science & Tech
| Tags: #tripartiteAKL, ATEED, Auckland, entrepreneurs, innovators, Los Angeles, Tripartite Economic Alliance
By Victoria Triegaardt, Public Affairs Intern, U.S. Embassy, Wellington. U.S. Embassy Staff & Friends Visit Kapiti Island to Take Part in the Unveiling Of New Information Panels. Two weeks back was National Park Week in the U.S. and in celebration the U.S. Embassy joined the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) to unveil new signs on Kapiti ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 May, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, First People's Connect, National Parks, News
| Tags: Department of Conservation, DOC, Kapiti Island, National Park Week, National Parks Service, Ngāti Toa, NPS100, Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai, U.S. Embassy Youth Council, Victoria Triegaardt
U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland
Suzi LeVine and Nancy Gilbert spoke with a group of women entrepreneurs at
BizDojo at a Collider Wellington on Tuesday March 29, while in New Zealand on a family holiday. Ambassador LeVine has an extensive background in tech, working at Microsoft and Expedia, and founding her own companies, prior to her appointment as President ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 April, 2016 | Categories:
Business, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Ambassador LeVine, Barack Obama, Collider Wellington, entrepreneur, Nancy Gilbert, Switzerland
Ambassador Gilbert and Consul General Higgins met with migrants and resettled refugees in Auckland yesterday to learn about their adjustment to life as “Kiwis.” Participants were complimentary of support from the Ministry of Social Development and Umma Trust, which run programs to help refugees to settle in Aotearoa. Participants said overall they were very grateful ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 March, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Child and Family Matters, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Former Ambassadors, Human Rights, News
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Consul General Higgins, Ministry of Social Development, refugees, Umma Trust
By Mara Hosoda, U.S. Consulate, Auckland Mana moana (“the power of the ocean”) was especially strong this month, connecting Kanaka Maoli (native people from Hawaii) to their Maori and Pacific cousins in Aotearoa. The U.S. Embassy and Consulate are proud to support and be a part of the many Hawaiian exchanges that occurred in March. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 March, 2016 | Categories:
Alumni, Art & Culture, Auckland, Business, Child and Family Matters, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Events, First People's Connect, Former Ambassadors, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, U.S. Embassy Wellington
| Tags: Ali’i Kalani’opu’u, Arts Envoy, ATEED, Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, Kanaka Maoli, Kenneth Makuakane, mahiole, Mana moana, Pasifika Festival, Paula Fuga, Star Gossage, Ultimate Waterman Challenge, Waianae, Zane Kekoa Schweitzer
Media Statement, March 9th, 2016. FBI Director James B. Comey met this week with our partners in New Zealand to discuss a host of important issues regarding the safety and security of the citizens of both countries. The U.S.-New Zealand law enforcement partnership remains steadfast, and we welcome the opportunity to work together to share critical information ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 March, 2016 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: FBI, FBI Director, James B. Comey
Office of Public Affairs U.S. Embassy, Wellington Tongariro, New Zealand’s oldest National Park, has been chosen as the site for a celebration to mark a century of U.S. National Parks. “National Parks engage communities through recreation, conservation, historic and cultural preservation. They highlight values we share with the people of New Zealand,” says U.S. Ambassador ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 March, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, Former Ambassadors, National Parks, Press Releases, Public Affairs
| Tags: Ambassador Mark Gilbert, Department of Conservation, DOC, National Park Service, New Zealand, NPS, NPS100, Tongariro
By Emily Armitage, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate Auckland. In partnership with the Department of State’s
SportsUnited and Proud to Play NZ, United States Embassy New Zealand had the pleasure of hosting retired United States Women’s National Soccer Team midfielder Lori Lindsey in February 2016. Throughout her successful career, Lori represented the United States at the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 19 February, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Sports Diplomacy
| Tags: AUT, Department of State, LGBT, Lori Lindsey, Millennium Sports Institute, Mount Roskill Grammar School, Mt. Albert Grammar School, Ngati Whatua, Proud to Play, SportsUnited, Tawa College, United States Women’s National Soccer, Wellington Girls’ College
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. The University of Waikato Law School—Te Piringa in partnership with the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School invited Ambassador Gilbert to meet law students and give the annual Krinock Lecture on February 2, 2016.
Ambassador Gilbert’s lecture was entitled “Turning countries and businesses into people: the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 February, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, Former Ambassadors, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Cooley Law School, Krinock Lecture, Te Piringa, University of Waikato, University of Waikato Law School, Western Michigan University, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Statement by the U.S. President on the Signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership: For more than five years, a group of 12 countries have negotiated a forward-looking trade deal that sets new, high standards for trade and investment in one of the world’s fastest growing and most important regions. Today, these countries signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 February, 2016 | Categories:
East Asia & Pacific, Economic Affairs, News, Trade
| Tags: TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Over the next year of the
National Park Service’s 100th anniversary , our new virtual intern,
Ryan , will be publishing blog posts on various U.S. National Parks. The first was on the great
Yellowstone National Park . Today he talks to us about the Grand Canyon. *** Explore the Grand Canyon of the Old West, by Ryan Valencia. At the heart of the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 January, 2016 | Categories:
Environment, National Parks, Science & Tech
| Tags: American Southwest, Arizonan park, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Mather Campground, National Park Foundation, National Parks, National Parks Service, North Rim Campground, NPS100, U.S. National Parks, World Heritage Site
Over the next year, leading up to the
National Park Service’s 100th anniversary , our new virtual intern will be publishing blog posts on various U.S. National Parks. The first is the great
Yellowstone National Park . But first, a little bit about Ryan… My name is Ryan Valencia and I am in my final year at the Penn State University in Pennsylvania, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 November, 2015 | Categories:
Environment, National Parks, Travel & Tourism
| Tags: Anthropology, backcountry, bighorn sheep, Discover America, elk, grizzly bears, History, mountain goats, Pennsylvania, USA, where I study International Politics, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. Melanie Higgins is the new U.S. Consul General in Auckland and despite only having been in the role for just over a month she has already gained a great amount of diverse experience and insight into life in New Zealand and her new role. Local community leaders from ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 November, 2015 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Consular Affairs, Consulate General, News
| Tags: Mangere Art centre, Melanie Higgins, U.S. Consul General in Auckland
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs U.S. Consulate, Auckland. The United States and New Zealand share a distinguished place on the world stage in producing inspiring female icons, from Rosa Parks and Kate Shepard to Beyonce and Helen Clark. This October we were proud to cohost an inspiration in her own right: Dr Terry Babcock-Lumish, an ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 November, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, President of the United States, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Akina Foundation, Amelia Earheart, American entrepreneur, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, Dr. Babcock-Lumish, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, Hillary Clinto, Madeline Albright, Margaret Sanger, Rachel Carson, Renee Richards, Rosa Parks
