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COVID-19 Update: From 9 Sept, all travellers to Singapore with a 21-day travel history in NZ (a Category II country) must take a pre-departure PCR test within 48 hours - down from 72 hours pre-departure. Visit safetravel.ica.gov.sg for the latest on entry requirements.

Dialogue with Vice Principals attending an NTU executive development program today, focused on diversity & inclusion in NZ education. Stimulating exchange - including 🥮 and stunning student-painted plate inspired by his Jurong bird park visit

Tulips travelled from Kazakhstan (the name comes from Kazakh word for hat!) through Netherlands and all the way to NZ. The journey brought together with bulbs from New Zealand featuring at Tulipmania #GardensByTheBay. Beautiful!

Look what a difference a few days make! Last week’s (near) lone bloom at #Tulipmania has become a dazzling display of 🌷 from New Zealand gardensbythebay

Bersama Gold culminated in a wonderful naval static display and stunningly coordinated fly past. New Zealand proud to have participated and remains committed to 50 year-old FPDA, with 🇦🇺🇸🇬🇲🇾 and 🇬🇧. Thanks Ng Eng Hen

Glad to meet Nanaia Mahuta virtually. We reaffirmed Singapore & New Zealand’s strong bilateral ties & exchanged experiences in combating COVID-19. I expressed SG’s support for NZ’s #APEC Chairmanship this year. Ākuanei ka tūtaki anō tāua (Soon we will meet again)! 🇸🇬🇳🇿

#NZUKFTA agreement in principle landed!🇳🇿🤝🇬🇧Pleased to join the PM from MIQ to announce. It will deliver 100% tariff removal and create great opps for NZ biz to diversify their markets, helping our trade-led recovery from COVID. Great working with @annietrev #tradeforall

Join Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Jo Tyndall and Vangelis Vitalis at this live webinar next Thursday, 11.30am SGT. The speakers will be discussing #APEC's role in facilitating a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from the pandemic. More details below. 👇 See you online! #APEC2021

So pleased this in-person meeting could happen. Virtual diplomacy is all very well, but nothing beats face-to-face. Look forward to expanding 🇸🇬 🇳🇿 cooperation on climate change/sustainability Nanaia Mahuta

Kanohi ki te kanohi - so pleased a face to face meeting with Vivian Balakrishnan could be arranged to cement our strong 🇸🇬 🇳🇿 bilateral relationship.

Yes, there are sheep in Singapore! Here’s the evidence:

We all think we know what a world map looks like, right? Went round 🇸🇬 National Library exhibition of cartography from an Asian perspective: political, religious, journey-driven - not geographically precise. Extraordinary pieces collected

Of course, for ages, the South was a big unknown - though drawn at the top of Arabic maps - and usually shown as a brown blob. By 1846, though, both Australia and New Zealand(!) had made it into the picture.

February 6 marks the 182nd commemoration of the signing of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi - #WaitangiDay in Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿, an important marker in our country’s history. Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta reflects on the Treaty & the values that underpin our national identity.

Renowned marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle featured at a🇸🇬 Youth4Climate event supported by CDL. Despite a gruelling travel schedule, she spoke compellingly about interconnections between climate crisis, oceans and biodiversity. NB: all women speakers bar one

Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kranji cemetery. So grateful, after two years of pandemic, public could attend, AIS choir sang and Last Post/Reveille played - hauntingly - live. Told my great uncle’s sad story: his escape from 🇸🇬 and eventual death in POW jail.

Removal of a woman’s right to make decisions over her own body is deeply upsetting. 🇳🇿 has decriminalised abortion & treats it as a health issue. This reflects a woman’s right to choose. People can have their own convictions on abortion, but can’t rob others of their choices.

Majulah Singapore 🇸🇬 and happy 57th birthday! Electrifying NDP show last night, and a great finale as I approach end of my posting here.