By Will Seal, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Consulate Auckland. Seeing the Aurora Australis, traversing the Antarctic Circle, and peering into never before seen stars in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy might individually sound like unique achievements – but for the crew and astronomers of NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory, it’s all in a ...
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By Mike Cousins | 6 July, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Antarctic Circle, Aurora Australis, Christchurch, NASA, SOFIA
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
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
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. 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
