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Ghurkas Arrive In The South
Monday, 26 March 2012, 1:47 pm | British High Commission
Ghurkas Arrive In The South 180 Gurkha soldiers from the British Army have arrived in New Zealand to begin a tough 6 week training exercise called “Pacific Kukhri” . More >>
Commonwealth Day Celebrations
Monday, 12 March 2012, 1:02 pm | British High Commission
Song writing will be at the heart of Commonwealth celebrations in Auckland tonight . More >>
OPED by London’s Lord Mayor David Wootton
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 11:24 am | British High Commission
OPED by London’s Lord Mayor David Wootton who will be visiting New Zealand next week . “With less than 150 days to go until the start of the 2012 Olympics, the excitement in London is mounting. This year, I hope to engender the Olympic spirit ... More >>
The Lord Mayor of the “Square Mile” of London comes to NZ
Monday, 5 March 2012, 11:26 am | British High Commission
David Wootton the 684th Lord Mayor of the City of London will be coming to New Zealand in just over a week’s time. More >>
Kevin Lynch appointed Consul General
Friday, 24 February 2012, 4:50 pm | British High Commission
Britain has appointed a senior career diplomat to act as Consul General in Auckland. Kevin Lynch has had over 25 years experience around the world including a stint as temporary Consul General in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg where the Czar and ... More >>
Letter from William Hague on the Christchurch Anniversary
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 10:10 am | British High Commission
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague has written to New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully offering his condolences to the people of New Zealand on the anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake . More >>
Climate Change Bulletin - Feb 2012
Monday, 13 February 2012, 2:39 pm | British High Commission
This is our 20th edition and this month we are back for 2012 and we take a look at what an economic recovery does to the United Kingdom’s CO2 emissions. We have some surprising news from the Roof of the World: the ice on the Himalayas is not melting ... More >>
World Firsts on Henderson Island
Thursday, 5 January 2012, 3:54 pm | British High Commission
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in conjunction with the Pitcairn Islands Government is delighted to announce that the ground-breaking operation to restore Henderson Island has now taken place. More >>
Kiwi babies will be the first in the World
Friday, 30 December 2011, 6:05 pm | British High Commission
Just a reminder that Olympic 2012 T- shirts will be given to the first baby boy and girl to be born in 2012 in the Wellington region. More >>
Kiwi babies will be the first to receive Olympic tees
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 11:34 am | British High Commission
Olympic 2012 T- shirts will be given to the first baby boy and girl to be born in 2012 in the Wellington region. More >>
The Euro Crisis and Britain
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 12:17 pm | British High Commission
I have no doubt recent news from Europe, and the results of Friday’s European Council meeting, have raised questions over the UK’s position in Europe. I would like to take this opportunity to address this issue and to clarify my country’s position. ... More >>
Climate Change Bulletin December 2011
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 9:58 am | British High Commission
A major crisis had been provoked after 3am on Sunday morning when the EU clashed furiously with China and India over the legal form of a potential new treaty. The EU plan to bind all countries to cuts was close to collapse after India inserted ... More >>
The task that awaits in Durban
Monday, 28 November 2011, 12:53 pm | British High Commission
One year ago, amidst a swirl of pessimism, the UN negotiations on climate change kicked off in Cancun. Following the disappointment at Copenhagen, it seemed that the principles of international negotiation itself were on trial. More >>
Climate Change Bulletin November
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:40 pm | British High Commission
This is our 18th edition and this month it’s a somewhat bleak view of the Climate Change future .We will take a look at the latest research on Global Warming .and ask the question is Phil Jones the scientist at the centre of Climategate owed an ... More >>
Christchurch to benefit from the best of British
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 4:14 pm | British High Commission
New Zealand designers, architects and engineers with forward-thinking urban design ideas for rebuilding the quake-affected Christchurch, are being invited to apply for two travel scholarships to the United Kingdom to meet with leaders of Britain’s ... More >>
Christchurch Rebuild Roundtable
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 1:09 pm | British High Commission
Christchurch will host a special “Rebuild Roundtable” at the city’s Museum tomorrow between major British companies and the city’s business leaders. More >>
British Prime Minister regrettably cancels trip to NZ
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 11:29 am | British High Commission
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron has cancelled a visit to New Zealand to attend a European Council meeting this Wednesday in Brussels. More >>
William Hague talks about the London Cyberspace Conference
Monday, 24 October 2011, 8:48 pm | British High Commission
“In the space of a decade, cyberspace has revolutionised the way the world lives and works. In 1995, there were 16 million internet users, today there are nearly 2 billion. This development offers enormous potential to business, societies and ... More >>
Climate Change Bulletin October 14th 2011
Friday, 14 October 2011, 12:42 pm | British High Commission
This is our 17th edition and this month we will take a look at just what is nature worth to the British Economy and we have another look at the pitfalls of commuting in the Nissan Electric Leaf on London’s streets. More >>
David Cameron uses London Olympics to Promote Britain
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 11:30 am | British High Commission
A new drive to promote Britain as a place to visit and do business was launched by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron in New York today. With the Royal Wedding this year and the London Olympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year, ... More >>
