Kia ora. Official account of the New Zealand High Commission in London. Trade, culture and occasional
#diplocat
appearances.
#DigitalDiplomacy
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π³πΏ's Minister of Education, Erica Stanford MP, attended the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers. The theme was 'Driving Resilience, Equity and Skills for an Inclusive Future', aligned with the theme for this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
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On behalf of the Minister of Trade,
@toddmcclaymp
, I was very happy to receive the UK π¬π§'s instrument of accession to CPTPP, in our capacity as Depository for the Agreement.
We look forward to welcoming π¬π§ into CPTPP and further deepening our strong economic ties.
#CPTPP
#trade
A sad farewell to Management Counsellor, Jeremy Palmer, after his second London posting π¬π§
@phil_goff
was honoured to present Jeremy with the π³πΏ Public Service Commissionerβs Commendation for Service, at the recommendation of
@MFATNZ
Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade π
@annietrev
and I last evening at the NZ High Commission in London. Anne-Marie is the UKβs Minister for the Indo-Pacific and is leading great engagement in our region.
π³πΏπ¬π§ We met with NZ Defence businesses working with UK Defence. Such brilliant NZ Tech! GrowingTheNZEconomy
Alongside partners, including the UK, New Zealand continues to impose sanctions against those that enable Russiaβs illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
π£ The Foreign Minister has announced further sanctions on 28 individuals and 14 entities providing military and strategic support for Russiaβs invasion of Ukraine.
Press release β¬οΈ
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@ICRC
have just opened a field hospital in
#Gaza
to help meet significant medical needs. NZ is pleased to support the ICRCβs humanitarian response in Gaza through our previously announced contribution of NZ$5m, more info on its work β¬οΈ
Awesome to see
@wayve_ai
- lead by kiwi co-founder and CEO
@alexgkendall
- contributing so much to the UK.
We look forward to what the future holds for Wayve AI!
Technology Secretary
@michelledonelan
and PM
@RishiSunak
visited
@wayve_ai
to learn about how their latest $1bn investment will enable them to develop the first βembodied AIβ tech for self-driving vehicles in the UK β going far beyond the capabilities of existing technology.