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The Official U.S. Embassy New Zealand & Consulate General in Auckland account. Follow Chargé d’affaires David Gehrenbeck @USAmbNZ. Terms: state.gov/tou

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📢Applications for the 2026 Fulbright NZ Graduate Awards are open! We offer a range of awards for promising New Zealand graduate students to undertake postgraduate study or research at US institutions in any field. Find out more here: fulbright.org.nz/study-in-the-u…

📢Applications for the 2026 Fulbright NZ Graduate Awards are open!

We offer a range of awards for promising New Zealand graduate students to undertake postgraduate study or research at US institutions in any field.

Find out more here: fulbright.org.nz/study-in-the-u…
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🇺🇸 U.S. Citizen Services Outreach – June 2025. We’re coming to the South Island and the capital! 📍 Christchurch – Wednesday, June 25 📍 Wellington – Thursday, June 26 🗓 Appointments required! 📲 Full details, what services are offered, & how to book: nz.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-ou…

🇺🇸 U.S. Citizen Services Outreach – June 2025.
We’re coming to the South Island and the capital!

📍 Christchurch – Wednesday, June 25
📍 Wellington – Thursday, June 26

🗓 Appointments required!

📲 Full details, what services are offered, & how to book: 
nz.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-ou…
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From mission control to Aotearoa - catch NASA’s Dr. Michelle Thaller live as she brings the cosmos closer to home! Get in quick - this will sell out! Details below....🚀 🔗 Dunedin, University of Otago - Teachers College Auditorium (Dunedin 6:00pm - 7:00pm, 28th June) -

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Consul General Melissa Sweeney dropped in to wish the USA Eagles women’s rugby team luck ahead of their epic clash with the mighty Black Ferns this Saturday at North Harbour Stadium. From the consulate to the try line - Team USA’s got some serious support behind them. Go

Consul General Melissa Sweeney dropped in to wish the USA Eagles women’s rugby team luck ahead of their epic clash with the mighty Black Ferns this Saturday at North Harbour Stadium.

From the consulate to the try line - Team USA’s got some serious support behind them.

Go
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Consul General Melissa Sweeney joined a Memorial Day observance at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, honoring the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who gave their lives in service to their country. Their sacrifice is a powerful reminder of the cost of freedom, and of

Consul General Melissa Sweeney joined a Memorial Day observance at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, honoring the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who gave their lives in service to their country.

Their sacrifice is a powerful reminder of the cost of freedom, and of
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This Memorial Day, Chargé d’Affaires David Gehrenbeck joined the local community at Queen Elizabeth Park in Paekākāriki to honor the U.S. Marines and Sailors who served while stationed in New Zealand during WWII. The commemoration included readings by members of the Kāpiti US

This Memorial Day, Chargé d’Affaires David Gehrenbeck joined the local community at Queen Elizabeth Park in Paekākāriki to honor the U.S. Marines and Sailors who served while stationed in New Zealand during WWII.

The commemoration included readings by members of the Kāpiti US
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🦖 What do tacos, pies, and dinosaurs have in common? They're all part of our kōrero with world-renowned paleontologist Prof. Julia Clarke during her U.S. Embassy Speaker Program visit to Aotearoa, New Zealand to dig into dino evolution, Kiwi science collabs - and what brings

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From Fossils to the Future – Dunedin Edition… Question…Julia’s holding a mystery bone from one of Aotearoa’s legendary giants… but can you guess which extinct feathered friend it belonged to? 🦴 Was it a: A) Dinornis robustus B) Dinornis novaezealandiae C) Anomalopteryx

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From Blacksburg to Wellington! We were thrilled to welcome animal science students from Virginia Tech to the U.S. Embassy in Wellington as part of their study abroad program focused on agriculture and sustainability in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Australia. In partnership with

From Blacksburg to Wellington!

We were thrilled to welcome animal science students from Virginia Tech to the U.S. Embassy in Wellington as part of their study abroad program focused on agriculture and sustainability in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Australia.

In partnership with
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Fossils, Feathers & the Future – Wellington Edition “Did T. Rex really have feathers?” “Can I be a paleontologist too?” In her final stop, Professor Julia Clarke inspired the next generation of Kiwi scientists during back-to-back events in Wellington. She spoke to over 150

Fossils, Feathers & the Future – Wellington Edition 

“Did T. Rex really have feathers?” “Can I be a paleontologist too?”

In her final stop, Professor Julia Clarke inspired the next generation of Kiwi scientists during back-to-back events in Wellington. She spoke to over 150
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Full circle aboard the 7th Fleet flagship in Wellington, NZ 🇺🇸🇳🇿 ⚓ The son of 88 year-old Wellington local and retired U.S. Navy Commander Arthur Bass noticed that the USS Blue Ridge was in Wellington, New Zealand and reached out to the U.S. Embassy. What followed was a moving

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Don’t accidentally get turned around at the airport because your passport doesn’t have enough validity remaining to meet your destination’s entry requirements. Check the expiration date now and look up the requirements for your destination at travel.state.gov/destination.

Don’t accidentally get turned around at the airport because your passport doesn’t have enough validity remaining to meet your destination’s entry requirements. Check the expiration date now and look up the requirements for your destination at travel.state.gov/destination.
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We are excited to invite New Zealand's innovative space startups and early-stage companies to participate in our upcoming Pitching Competition, scheduled to take place virtually on August 7, 2025. Calling all Kiwi space startups! Here’s your chance to pitch your big idea to top

We are excited to invite New Zealand's innovative space startups and early-stage companies to participate in our upcoming Pitching Competition, scheduled to take place virtually on August 7, 2025.

Calling all Kiwi space startups!
Here’s your chance to pitch your big idea to top
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Antarctica starts here, in Ōtautahi Christchurch! And yes, there's a penguin-height requirement to ride the Hägglund! 🐧 No trip to Christchurch would be complete without a visit to the International Antarctic Center for an up-close experience of what it is like on the ice, and

Antarctica starts here, in Ōtautahi Christchurch! And yes, there's a penguin-height requirement to ride the Hägglund! 🐧

No trip to Christchurch would be complete without a visit to the International Antarctic Center for an up-close experience of what it is like on the ice, and
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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the first American spacewalk! Astronaut Edward H. White II left his Gemini IV spacecraft #OTD in 1965—a monumental 23 minutes that paved the way for the dozens of NASA Astronauts who have followed in his footsteps.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the first American spacewalk!

Astronaut Edward H. White II left his Gemini IV spacecraft #OTD in 1965—a monumental 23 minutes that paved the way for the dozens of <a href="/NASA_Astronauts/">NASA Astronauts</a> who have followed in his footsteps.
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While in Christchurch, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Angela Kerwin visited Ministry of Awesome (MoA) and met with CEO Graham Scott and the MoA team - including Robert de Roo from Ara Institute of Canterbury, Ben Erskine, and Tori Ball - to hear how they’re backing startups that solve

While in Christchurch, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Angela Kerwin visited <a href="/MnstryofAwsm/">Ministry of Awesome</a> (MoA) and met with CEO Graham Scott and the MoA team - including Robert de Roo from Ara Institute of Canterbury, Ben Erskine, and Tori Ball - to hear how they’re backing startups that solve