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Britain welcomes SmartGate
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 12:56 pm | British High Commission
Britain welcomes SmartGate Extending the SmartGate system to include passengers from the United Kingdom has been welcomed by the British High Commissioner to New Zealand, Vicki Treadell. “Just under 200,000 Britons visit New Zealand annually, so any ... More >>
British passport fees reduced by 35% from 7 April
Monday, 17 March 2014, 2:43 pm | British High Commission
From 7 April the passport fee for customers applying for a UK passport from overseas will be coming down to £83 for adults and £53 for children. All overseas passports are now issued in UK. More >>
Change of British High Commissioner to New Zealand
Friday, 7 February 2014, 10:31 am | British High Commission
British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell's successor has been confirmed. Mr Jonathan Sinclair has been appointed British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Mrs Vicki Treadell will be transferring ... More >>
Falkland Islands Member of Legislative Assembly to visit
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 11:51 am | British High Commission
The Honourable Mike Summers MLA of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this month as part of a regional tour. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon ... More >>
Falkland Islands Member of Legislative Assembly to Visit NZ
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 11:51 am | British High Commission
The Honourable Mike Summers MLA of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this month as part of a regional tour. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon ... More >>
Change to Passport Service for British Nationals
Saturday, 11 January 2014, 2:52 pm | British High Commission
Change to Passport Service for British Nationals British nationals in New Zealand wanting to apply for a new passport are advised of an important change in the way they will need to make applications. From 13 January, they will need to send applications ... More >>
Queen’s Baton Relay arrives in ‘Middle Earth’
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 11:33 am | British High Commission
The pipes will be calling as the Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay team arrive at Wellington airport on Friday morning. Piper, Malcolm Galloway, will be on hand to welcome the Baton and pipe it through the airport. More >>
NZ Infrastructure advocate enthusiastic about visit
Friday, 25 October 2013, 4:27 pm | British High Commission
Six Northern Irish construction industry companies are visiting New Zealand in November. It will be the first time that Invest Northern Ireland (INI) has brought a delegation to NZ with the companies interested to meet up with potential collaborators and industry ... More >>
Royal Marine Band Visits NZ
Monday, 23 September 2013, 5:10 pm | British High Commission
The HM Royal Marine Band, Plymouth, is to visit NZ, performing for the first time ever with the Royal NZ Navy Band, kicking off its Asia Pacific Tour on Friday night. More >>
Royal Marines band to serenade Parliament
Friday, 20 September 2013, 11:25 am | British High Commission
The people of Wellington are invited along to watch Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Band performing outside Parliament on Monday the 30th of September. The world famous band will be playing on Parliament’s forecourt between 12 noon and 12:45 p.m. More >>
Applications for 2014/15 Chevening Scholarships now open
Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 4:21 pm | British High Commission
The Scholarships, which are funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations, operate in 118 countries worldwide, and this year will support over 600 established or emerging leaders. Awards are typically for a one-year ... More >>
High Commissioner argues for more Time Zone Business
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 4:12 pm | British High Commission
Britain’s High Commissioner to New Zealand, Mrs Vicki Treadell says British firms should start thinking about the advantages of working in the New Zealand time zone. More >>
Priority Visa Service For Kiwis Settling Permanently In UK
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 11:11 am | British High Commission
UK Visas and Immigration has enhanced its visa service in New Zealand with a new priority visa service for UK settlement visa applications. More >>
Speaker of the UK House of Commons to visit New Zealand
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 6:36 pm | British High Commission
Britain’s Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, will visit New Zealand from 5-8 August. More >>
High Commissioner to visit groundbreaking call centre
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 10:02 am | British High Commission
The British High Commissioner, Mrs Vicki Treadell is to spend a day later this month at the groundbreaking Moneypenny call centre in Auckland’s Takapuna. More >>
Model United Nations Comes to Wellington
Monday, 1 July 2013, 2:41 pm | British High Commission
Everything from Syria to Climate Change will be debated when the Asia –Pacific Model United Nations comes to town next week. Over 370 delegates from countries as diverse as China, Malaysia, Australia and Samoa will be in Wellington for a 6 day ... More >>
William Hague Statement on UK Intelligence Agencies
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 1:12 pm | British High Commission
Over the last few days there have been a series of media disclosures of classified US documents relating to the collection of intelligence by US agencies, and questions about the role of GCHQ. More >>
Linking Minds Scholarships – Making Language Accessible
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 4:36 pm | British High Commission
Five Welsh teachers will travel to New Zealand to learn how to encourage the use of the Welsh language in all members of the community, as part of the Linking Minds leadership programme. More >>
Pacific Powers turn Seawater to Fresh
Friday, 22 March 2013, 5:31 pm | British High Commission
The Wave Tap turns seawater into safe drinking water, without needing to rely on electricity or fuel. It is designed specifically for island communities by RCH Marine Renewables who are based in Cornwall, UK. Co-founder Chris Hassall is in NZ to meet ... More >>
Chch wind company seizes lucrative UK Energy offer
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 4:00 pm | British High Commission
Windflow Technology Ltd, based in Christchurch, has just installed its first exported wind turbine on the windy island of Westray in the Orkney Islands off the far north tip of Scotland. More >>
