British High Commission - Latest News [Page 5]
Op Ed on the Falkland Vote
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 11:07 am | British High Commission
This week my fellow Falkland Islanders and I woke up to a new future. Last night, our country made its voice heard. Let me be clear that thirty years after the brutal invasion of our home, the people of the Falklands want nothing more than neighbourly ... More >>
Car Rally coins it for Charities.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 10:25 am | British High Commission
The great British Car rally has proved a winner for the four charities that will benefit from the Auckland to Christchurch journey. More >>
NZ, Australia, UK join to run Pacific leadership programme
Friday, 8 March 2013, 4:49 pm | British High Commission
The British High Commissioner will open a groundbreaking conference of Pacific police officers on Monday morning from across the Pacific. More >>
Media Celebrities hit the road for the British Car Rally
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 5:27 pm | British High Commission
Two of New Zealand’s media celebrities will be on the road in next week’s Great British Car Rally. More >>
The Great British Car Rally in Wellington
Monday, 11 February 2013, 12:34 pm | British High Commission
The Great British Car Rally in Wellington The Great British Car Rally will be in Wellington next week. More >>
Countdown to the Great Car Rally
Friday, 8 February 2013, 1:56 pm | British High Commission
The Rally will see 210 modern and classic British cars on the road from Auckland all the way to Christchurch. They will reach the city on the anniversary of the 2011 earthquake. More >>
Wellington engineering student off to London
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 10:48 am | British High Commission
Honours student Abigail Arulandu will go to London next week to compete in the Engineering Olympics, the “Present around the World” competition. More >>
Applications for 2013/14 Chevening Scholarships now open
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 4:34 pm | British High Commission
Applications for Chevening Scholarships, the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government, are now open. The Scholarships, which are funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations, operate in over ... More >>
British Company acts as a lynchpin for NZ in the US Market
Friday, 19 October 2012, 12:03 pm | British High Commission
A little melon that is making the world a sweeter place is just one New Zealand success story that is being taken to new markets as a result of British investment and global reach. More >>
UK to invest in a future generation of code-breakers
Friday, 19 October 2012, 10:44 am | British High Commission
FCO Press Release: Friday 19 October 2012 Foreign Secretary: UK to invest in a future generation of code-breakers – £480k to safeguard historic Bletchley Park – More >>
Hague: “Human Trafficking A Horrific And Inhuman Practice
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 10:43 am | British High Commission
FCO Press Release: Wednesday 17 October 2012 Hague: “Human Trafficking Is A Horrific And Inhuman Practice That Destroys Lives.” More >>
Pattrick Smellie wins scholarship to London
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 3:02 pm | British High Commission
The Air New Zealand –British High Commission business journalism scholarship has been awarded to the BusinessDesk’s Pattrick Smellie. More >>
Rotorua student heads to Cambridge University to study
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 3:16 pm | British High Commission
This year’s recipient of the Girdlers Company NZ Scholarship is Kate Poskitt, from Western Heights High School, Rotorua. Kate is off to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where she will study for an undergraduate degree in Politics, Sociology and Psychology. More >>
UK Joins SPREP
Friday, 7 September 2012, 11:47 am | British High Commission
The UK is delighted to become a member of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the region’s lead agency on climate and environmental issues. More >>
Wales' Counsel General to visit New Zealand
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 10:16 am | British High Commission
The Welsh Government’s Counsel General, Theodore Huckle QC will undertake a "whistle-stop" visit to Australia and New Zealand this week (7 - 12 September) to investigate in a packed programme how Wales might learn from their recent experience in clarifying ... More >>
‘Slurry Bugs’ revolutionise sustainable farming practices
Friday, 31 August 2012, 1:55 pm | British High Commission
‘Slurry Bugs’ revolutionise sustainable farming practices With a passion for bacteria and sustainable farming, Liz Russell, managing director of Envirosystems UK, will visit New Zealand next week to speak to the dairy sector about new ways ... More >>
Rt Hon William Hague MP UN Meeting on Syria
Friday, 31 August 2012, 10:59 am | British High Commission
UK Intervention by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria - 30 August 2012 More >>
Paralympic celebrations in the Pacific
Friday, 31 August 2012, 10:23 am | British High Commission
As the Pacific Islands Forum leaders went off to Autitaki, the British Government hosted a special breakfast on Rarotonga today to celebrate the Paralympic Games. More >>
Christchurch Design Winners Bound For Britain
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 4:27 pm | British High Commission
An urban plan designed to attract residents back into Christchurch’s southern CBD by connecting housing along the Central City Plan’s proposed greenway, and another plan to regenerate public green spaces along the Avon River, are the top urban design ... More >>
UK’S Tribal Group Wins Over NZ$58 Million in ANZ Contracts
Saturday, 4 August 2012, 12:37 pm | British High Commission
UK’S Tribal Group Wins Over NZ$58 Million in ANZ Contracts Tribal Group, a London-headquartered leading provider of technology products and services to the education, training and learning markets, has won more than NZ$58 million worth of business in New Zealand ... More >>