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 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 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
Each March a celebration of the rich history between Hawaii and Aotearoa descends onto the Hawaii Village at the Pasifika Festival in Auckland. Since launching the Hawaii Village in 2014, we continue to support the Hawaii Village Committee members who work tirelessly on a striking two day display of Hawaii arts, culture and food. This ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 19 April, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Auckland, Chargé D’Affaires, Connecting with Kiwis, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, First People's Connect, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Hawaii, Maori, Northland, Pasifika Festival, Samoa
UPDATE: The Contest is now CLOSED. Thanks for all your stunning
#NationalParksUSNZ entries, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the
National Park Service . Find out who the
winner is right here . *** On October 4, 2016, the Embassy will launch a photo competition, #NationalParksUSNZ, celebrating the
100th anniversary of the U.S. National Park Service. The winning entry’s prize includes a $400 gift card to
REI (a well ...
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By Mike Cousins | 30 September, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, Events, National Parks, News
| Tags: #NationalParksUSNZ, 100th anniversary, National Parks, Photo competition, U.S. National Parks
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 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 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 21, 2016 Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Members of the New Zealand Labour Party Vice President Biden met today with leading members of the opposition Labour Party in Auckland. They affirmed the shared values, deepening partnership, and growing economic ties ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 22 July, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, Key Officials, U.S. & New Zealand, Uncategorized
| Tags: Joe Biden
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
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
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
May 29: U.S. Ambassador Gilbert, Nancy Gilbert and the U.S. Consul General attended the 68th annual U.S. Memorial Day commemoration service at the
Auckland War Memorial Museum on Sunday, May 29. The Ambassador laid a wreath and accepted on behalf of the Embassy a United States flag folded by U.S. veterans. Attendance at the event numbered around 100 – veterans ...
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By Mike Cousins | 30 May, 2016 | Categories:
Events, Former Ambassadors, News
| Tags: kapa haka, Mayor Brown, Memorial Day, New Zealand Defence Force, Paekakariki, Queen Elizabeth Park, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert, USMC
May 28-30: Re-post from The Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust
website : Memorial Weekend 2016 (May 28-30) promises a heritage weekend with a difference for those who want to re-live the days from 1942-44 when U.S.Marines out-numbered locals in parts of Kapiti by 15-1. This is a great opportunity for those who lived through these times, their ...
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By Mike Cousins | 25 May, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Events, News
| Tags: Marines, Memorial Day, New Zealand American Association, The Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust, Wellington
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. On April 25, 2016 the Auckland Youth Council met with Ambassador Mark Gilbert. In recognition of the recently-signed COP 21 Agreement on Climate Change, signed by 155 countries in New York on April 20, Earth Day, the group discussed climate change, especially in relation to the ...
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By Mike Cousins | 24 May, 2016 | Categories:
Business, Consulate General, Events, Former Ambassadors, Human Rights, Our Ocean, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Mark Gilbert, Business, Consulate General, Earth Day, Events, Haunui Waka, Human Rights, Our Ocean, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Sir Peter Blake Trust, Te Toki Voyaging Trust, Youth Outreach
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. NASA is on a mission to foster innovation around challenges affecting us at home and in space; this year it created the world’s largest international annual hackathons. On Friday April 22, 2016, Acting Consul General, Emily Armitage kicked off the 2016 NASA Space Apps Challenge ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 3 May, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Education, Environment, Events, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: AUT, Hackathon, NASA Space Apps Challenge, New Zealand, RocketLab, STEM
NASA Space Apps Challenge is a 48-hour multi-disciplinary global weekend hackathon—for developers, entrepreneurs, astronomers, coders, marketers, product designers, data analysts, engineers, artists, enthusiasts etc. You don’t need to be an expert about space, just willing to work cooperatively as team to come up with creative solutions to one of the challenges set by the international ...
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By Mike Cousins | 4 April, 2016 | Categories:
Events, News, Science & Tech, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Aeronautics, Earth, Mars, NASA Space Apps Challenge, Solar System, Space Apps, Space Station, Technology
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
Last week Nancy Gilbert hosted the Et Alia Art Group at Camperdown for a luncheon to share and discuss the
Art in Embassies ‘Iconic Images’ exhibition. Nancy gave a history of the Art in Embassies program and the process behind their theme of iconic images of her home and host countries. She shared her favorite pieces with the ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 30 March, 2016 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, East Asia & Pacific, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Art in Embassies, Art in Embassies program, Barack Obama, Nancy Gilbert
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
The U.S. Embassy were proud to host Charles Babb in Wellington, New Zealand to speak at TEDxWellington 2016. Charles is the Founder of Fairchild Consortium – a firm that has seasoned creatives and industry veterans venturing into Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality development. Charles Babb’s TEDx talk will be available in the coming weeks on the
TEDx YouTube channel , ...
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By Mike Cousins | 21 March, 2016 | Categories:
Events, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Bizdojo, Charles Babb, Creative HQ, Gaming, Geo AR Games, TEDx, TEDxWellington, U.S. Ambassador Gilbert, VR, Wellington Mayor
This year’s
Project Connect series hosted by the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the U.S. Embassy kicks off with a very special one-time only interview with Silicon Valley entrepreneur/investor Jeremy Wenokur, moderated by U.S. Ambassador, Mark Gilbert. Jeremy will discuss how NZ companies can creatively position for offshore investment as well as cultivate potential USA buyers, ...
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By Mike Cousins | 16 March, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: AUT, Barack Obama, Corporate Development for Google, entrepreneurs, Google, Jeremy Wenokur, Project, Project Connect, Tech, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. Auckland Consul General Melanie Higgins attended the 2016 Vex Robotics New Zealand National Championship, which was held on February 27-28, 2016 in Auckland. The robotics competition brings together high school teams from across New Zealand, competing to represent New Zealand at the Vex World Robotics Championships ...
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By Mike Cousins | 27 February, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Education, Events, Science & Tech
| Tags: 2016 Vex Robotics New Zealand National Championship, Aerospace Education, and Mathematics, Aquabots, Auckland, AURA, AUT, Autodesk, Brightsparks, Consul General Melanie Higgins, CPIT, Engineering, Four Winds Foundation, Fuji Xerox, House of Science, Kiwibots, KiwiSpace, Massey University, Melanie Higgins, NZTech, Science, SMC, STEM, Technology, The Mind Lab, Unitec, Vex Robotics, WelTec
By Raphael Solomon, Public Affairs Intern at U.S. Embassy Wellington. As a local kiwi working with the Embassy, it is fun to experience some of those quintessential American customs. They are the classic tropes that you always see on TV, but it’s still a bit intriguing to see that they really exist beyond that. Last week was ...
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By Mike Cousins | 1 December, 2015 | Categories:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Former Ambassadors, News, Public Affairs
| Tags: DCM, Downtown Community Mission, Raphael Solomon, Rob Tate, Thanksgiving, Wellington Chef’s Association, Weltec students
Our next Project Connect event is on next week, November 18th at the Auckland University of Technology – details at
the-project.co.nz . The theme…Building Creative Connections. In a world that has moved from finite choice and limited control to infinite choice and total control, how can leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, brands and organisations engage in a meaningful ...
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By Mike Cousins | 13 November, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Auckland, Business, Events, News
| Tags: Auckland University of Technology, AUT, brands, entrepreneurs, Facebook Creative Shop, innovators, leaders, Mark D'Arcy - VP and Chief Creative Officer, Project Conference, Project Connect
By Caroline Toplis, Public Affairs, Wellington. September was a very cultural month for Embassy Wellington with a number of interesting visitors coming to town. We’ve had stimulating conversations and a peek into the world of New York publishing with Jonathan Galassi; soaring voices and more than a touch of glamor with Renée Fleming; and a ...
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By Mike Cousins | 13 October, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: Aotearoa, architecture, avant garde., Barack Obama, Boca Raton Festival of the Arts, circus, James Judd, Jonathan Galassi, Julian Hartzog, Lorene Ireland, Lynn Christiansen, Massey University’s College of Creative Arts, Mrs. Gilbert, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Sean Purucker and David Candelaria, The Adventures of Tintin, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books, Victoria University, World of Wearable Arts, WOW
The Embassy is delighted to support TEDxChristchurch this year, held in Christchurch at the majestic Theatre Royal. UPDATE: View photos from this event on
FlickR . text from
TedxChristchurch.com: TEDxChristchurch 2015: Think Again will be a stunning, one-day event like no other in Christchurch! At TEDxChristchurch, curious, open, passionate people come together to be intrigued, inspired, provoked and ...
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By Mike Cousins | 23 September, 2015 | Categories:
Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Bill Clinton, comedian Michele A’Court, Eric Liu, Ian Wright, Isaac Theatre Royal, Journalist Rod Oram, Ladi6, musician Jason Kerrison, Robyn Twemlow, TEDxChristchurch 2015, Tesla Motors, Think Again
Social impact entrepreneur Soraya Darabi spent a week in New Zealand, September 1-4, speaking to audiences and groups about managing change and scaling startups in an Embassy funded program. In Auckland Soraya headlined Project:Connect (a tech/entrepreneurship/innovation seminar series, of which the Embassy is a founding partner) at AUT University to two audiences totaling over 250, ...
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By Mike Cousins | 22 September, 2015 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Events, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Akina Foundation, AUT University, Bizdojo, Diana Hardeman, Grow Wellington and Enspiral, Hvngry Magazine, IIP, Michelle Dickinson, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Soraya Darabi
The world is filled with different perspectives, people, and experiences, and we cannot truly live in this world if we do not see it. An international education will open your eyes to others, and in turn to yourself.” – Sylvia from Auckland. Following the success of the previous two years, this third annual U.S. Universities ...
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By Mike Cousins | 20 September, 2015 | Categories:
Education, Events, Featured Event
| Tags: U.S. Universities Expo, Uni expo
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Consulate Auckland. Fifty ‘Future Leaders’ from 19 Pacific Islands (#FPL15), including 30 New Zealand based participants, gathered in Auckland in early September for a four-day conference on social entrepreneurship and leadership. An important goal was to connect participants with Pacific diaspora communities in Auckland, the city with the largest Pacific ...
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By Mike Cousins | 18 September, 2015 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, East Asia & Pacific, Events, First People's Connect, Former Ambassadors
| Tags: #FPL15, Emeline Afeaki, Festival for the Future, Future Leaders of the Pacific, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, leadershi, Mark Gilbert, Orakei Marae, Otahuhu, Sasha Fisher, social entrepreneurship, South Auckland Poet’s Collective, Spark Micro-grants, The Akina Foundation, The Grid Auckland
Guest post by Brian Skerry, National Geographic. We caught up with acclaimed National Geographic wildlife photographer
Brian Skerry ahead of his visit to New Zealand, Australia and Singapore to headline the winter series of
National Geographic Live Pacific coming to Auckland and Wellington in October (details below). He talks with us about some of his most memorable experiences and what drives ...
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By Mike Cousins | 15 September, 2015 | Categories:
Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Public Affairs, Science & Tech
| Tags: Brian Skerry, Environment, John Kerry, National Geographic, National Geographic Live Pacific, Whales
By Emily Armitage, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. For the second year in a row, two prominent New York firefighters were invited to take part in a Memorial Stair Climb and Commemorative Service at Auckland’s Sky Tower to pay respects to the U.S. firefighters who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the ...
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By Mike Cousins | 13 September, 2015 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, News
| Tags: 9/11, Anniversary, Battalion Chief Steven San Filippo, Bruce Mclaren Intermediate, Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department, Deputy Assistant Chief Robert Strong, Dilworth High School, Ground Zero, Memorial Stair Climb, New York and New Zealand Firefighters, Northcote College, Pakuranga College, United States Ambassador Mark Gilbert
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy, Wellington.
The U.S. Embassy are excited to host Soraya Darabi in early September for the next Project Connect event. Soraya will speak at AUT University on September 1 on the topic “how to lead the audacious change needed to keep your company relevant”. Further details can be found at ...
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By Mike Cousins | 4 August, 2015 | Categories:
Events, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: AUT, AUT University, Brandweek, Brooklyn, Disney, Foodspotting, GSMA, Manager of Digital Partnerships, Michelle Dickinson, Most Creative People in Business, Nanogirl, New York, Open Table, Project:Connect, project.co.nz, Sir Paul Reeves Building, Soraya Darabi, The New York Times, Time Inc, Wired Magazine, Young Global Leader, Zady
By Phil McKenna and Rob Tate, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Wellington. Embracing the enthusiasm for sports that is such a feature of both American and New Zealand culture, the Embassy in Wellington and the Consulate General in Auckland kicked off a two-day celebration of American Independence Day. Our celebrations this year were made even sweeter, ...
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By Mike Cousins | 17 July, 2015 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Events, News, Public Affairs
| Tags: 239th birthday, Adam Eaton, Andy Newell, Aotea Barbershop Quartet, Attorney General Chris Finlayson, Auckland Mayor Len Brown, Boeing Australia and South Pacific, Chicago White Sox, Citibank, Coca-Cola Oceania, Daniel Webb, Declaration of Independence, General Electric, Google New Zealand, Hilton Hotels, Independence Day, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft New Zealand, Millennium Technology, Nancy Gilbert, Prime Minister John Key, the Motion Pictures Distributors Association of New Zealand, the New Zealand Screen Association, U.S. Ambassador Gilbert, United States-New Zealand Partnership Forum, Visa, Zach Duke
By U.S. Ambassador, Mark Gilbert. A little while back I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the official opening of the
Matariki Festival at the Dawn Karakia, alongside Auckland Mayor Len Brown and prominent Maori leaders. I had heard about the Matariki Festival prior to my arrival in New Zealand, and Nancy and I were excitedly ...
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By Mike Cousins | 15 July, 2015 | Categories:
Events, First People's Connect, Former Ambassadors, News, Public Affairs
| Tags: Auckland Mayor Len Brown, Auckland’s Pasifika hub, Charlotte Graham, Dawn Karakia, Mangere, Mangere Arts Centre, Matariki Festival, Nancy Gilbert, One Tree Hill, Rewi Spraggon, Routeburn Track, Stardome Observatory
