Australian High Commission, New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand | Consulate & Embassy

Australian High Commission, New Zealand

Locality: Wellington, New Zealand

Phone: +64 4-473 6411

Address: 72-76 Hobson Street, Thorndon 6011 Wellington, New Zealand

Website: http://www.newzealand.embassy.gov.au

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25.01.2022 The Australian High Commission is saddened to hear of the passing of John Fahey, former Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Finance, who was born in Wellington, New Zealand. A great Australian who will leave a lasting legacy.

24.01.2022 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AUSTRALIANS IN NEW ZEALAND At 12pm, Wednesday 12 August, Auckland will move to Alert Level 3, and the rest of NZ will move to Alert Level 2. Full details, including what the alert levels mean for you, are below:... https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19/current-alert-level/ See more

24.01.2022 #Update an announcement about COVID-19 alert level settings in New Zealand will be made on Monday, 24 August.

24.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM gives an update for Australians in New Zealand on the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Auckland and the restrictions introduced in response. For New Zealand Government advice on the recent outbreak, please see: https://covid19.govt.nz/

24.01.2022 Important update on arrival restrictions for Australia

23.01.2022 From all of us here at the Australian High Commission, we wish you a safe and happy festive season! The operating hours of the Australian High Commission in Wellington and the Australian Consulate-General in Auckland over the holiday period can be found at the link below https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/Public-Holidays.html

23.01.2022 The Australian Government is working together with our partners in the Pacific and Southeast Asia to ensure access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Ou...r region needs access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. We will work in partnership with our neighbours to achieve that together, including through a range of advance purchase agreements with manufacturers as well as through participation in the multilateral COVAX Facility. Today, the Australian Government is committing an additional $500 million over three years towards this regional effort on top of the $23.2 million committed in the Budget. This funding will make a significant contribution to the immunisation needs of our region, as we work together with our neighbours to emerge stronger on the other side. Greg Hunt MP Alex Hawke MP Pacific Islands Forum Pacific-Community-SPC Media statement: https://bit.ly/2TEtpCb

23.01.2022 The Christmas spirit has been on full display at the Australian Consulate-General in Auckland over the past few weeks, with the team donating some amazing gifts to this year’s Manukau Christmas Prezzie Drive, which helps make Christmas that little bit brighter for children in need in the community.

23.01.2022 From 6 November, those travelling from New Zealand to Australia will be required to complete the Australian Travel Declaration, a new form which will help the Australian Government determine your quarantine arrangements (if required) and also allows the relevant health departments to contact you if someone you travelled with tests positive for COVID-19. You should complete the Australia Travel Declaration at least 72 hours before your departure for Australia. Travellers can show the Australia Travel Declaration email (soft or hard copy) to airline staff prior to boarding as proof they have completed the Australia Travel Declaration. More information is available at the following link: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/australia-travel-declara.

23.01.2022 Justice today was delivered to the terrorist and murderer for his cowardly and horrific crimes in Christchurch. It is right that we will never see or hear from ...him ever again. All Australians were horrified and devastated by his despicable act. New Zealand is family to us. Today, we send our love across the ditch and I had the opportunity to pass on those wishes earlier today to New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern. Out of the horror of this event there also emerged the incredible grace and beauty of Farid Ahmed, who I met with Jenny at the memorial service in Christchurch and again in Sydney when he came to visit me in March this year. Farid lost his wife that day and his message is one of hope and love. Inspirational. I pay tribute to the Muslim community of New Zealand and in Australia who have supported each other and reflected the goodness of faith. You have been a light answering the darkness. God Bless our New Zealand whanau this day and may it be another day of healing for everyone affected by this terrible atrocity.

22.01.2022 The High Commission was honoured today to conduct the investiture of New Zealand helicopter pilot Matthew Irving with the Australian Bravery Medal for his considerable bravery during the rescue of two men caught in floodwaters in the Northern Territory in 2018. Congratulations Matthew!

22.01.2022 Important update to travel advice below for Australians in, or travelling to, New Zealand

22.01.2022 This morning, Auckland wakes to Alert Level 2 with additional restrictions on gatherings, funerals and tangihanga. The rest of New Zealand remains at Alert Leve...l 2. For all of us, face coverings will be a part of our new normal on public transport and in situations where we cannot maintain a safe physical distance from those we do not know. Thank you Tmaki Makaurau, for the sacrifices and life adjustments you have made over the past two and a half weeks. Were doing this for each other See more

21.01.2022 DFAT has worked with the National Library of Australia and the National Library of New Zealand to launch Digital Pasifik - a virtual museum created for and by P...acific people. Digital Pasifik aims to empower people from the Pacific Islands to see, discover and explore digitised items of their cultural heritage that are held in collections around the The virtual museum connects people from the Pacific Islands with aspects of their own culture and history. #BluePacific Visit today https://digitalpasifik.org/

21.01.2022 Important trans-Tasman travel update from Air New Zealand. New bookings to Melbourne on hold until late October. New bookings to Brisbane on hold. Watch the Air New Zealand website for future availability.... Bookings available from early September for flights to Sydney. See the following link for more information: https://www.airnewzealand.com.au/press-release-2020-august-

21.01.2022 Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne has today announced A$42.5 million in funding for the Pacific Community (SPC) to help the Pacific recover and rebuild from the impacts of COVID-19. Read more below

20.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM was delighted this week to launch http://digitalpasifik.org, a virtual museum of digitised cultural heritage items from the Pacific held in museums, galleries and archives around the world. The website will make thousands of historic photographs and objects accessible to people of the Pacific, helping them connect and celebrate their heritage, wherever they live around the world. The project is proudly funded by Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and implemented by National Library of New Zealand and National Library of Australia.

20.01.2022 There is no higher priority for Australia and our Pacific partners than access to COVID-19 vaccines to help economies reopen and to ensure regional stability. A new $500 million Australian Government investment will ensure our Pacific family can access safe and effective vaccines in a timely manner. Australia’s new Regional Vaccine Access and Health Security initiative will also provide the necessary technical support for neighbouring countries to access vaccine safety and ef...ficacy, and put in place the necessary steps for their delivery. Australia will ensure that the countries of the Pacific, as well as Timor-Leste, can achieve full vaccine coverage so our region can recover, rebuild and proper. #PartnershipsForRecovery #BluePacific Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

20.01.2022 We are hiring! We are now advertising for a full-time Policy and Research Officer position based at the Australian High Commission in Wellington. Please see the link below for the job description and how to apply ... https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/Vacancies.html

19.01.2022 Calling all Alumni of the Australia Awards Global Survey now open! Alumni of Australia Awards and other development scholarships are currently being asked to participate in a global survey. The survey will help us better understand outcomes of these scholarships, and will be used in evaluation, improvement and as a means of better engaging with alumni. If you are an alumni, please check your email inbox for an invitation to participate in the online survey. The responses you provide will help to inform our evaluation and knowledge of how scholarships impact the lives of awardees and their countries. You will be joining with thousands of other alumni across the world in this endeavour, which is being run by the Australia Awards Global Tracer Facility.

19.01.2022 Meri Kirihimete/Merry Christmas from the team at the Australian High Commission, New Zealand!

19.01.2022 Australian and Pacific hearts beat as one when it comes to sport. Excited that #PacificAusSports is teaming up with ABC Sport to launch a new sports television show for the Pacific, by the Pacific. You'll be able to watch That Pacific Sports Show tonight on ABC Australia iview! That Pacific Sports Show is a 30-minute sports panel program produced for Pacific audiences, hosted by NSW State of Origin and Olympic 7’s rugby union player, Tiana Penitani, who is of Tongan heritage.... Tiana is joined by Dene Halatau, former NZ International and NRL legend. Two pilot episodes will be shown before Christmas, with the full season to resume in April 2021. You can also tune into our sports radio program Can You Be More Pacific Hosted by RoqandCav every Thursday. 6PM PNG / 7PM SOLS / 8PM FIJI The programs are funded by Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as part of Australia’s Pacific Step-up and Sports Diplomacy 2030. ABC Radio Australia ABC Australia ABC Sport RoqandCav Tiana Penitani. https://about.abc.net.au//that-pacific-sports-show-launch/

18.01.2022 Sincere condolences to the people and government of Cook Islands, and to the family of former Prime Minister Dr Joe Williams, a respected physician and medical researcher, who has passed away in Auckland. Our medical workers are the true heroes of this pandemic.

18.01.2022 A representative from the Australian High Commission will be in Christchurch from Monday 16 - Friday 20 November 2020 for a passport and notarial visit. Appointments can be made here: https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au//South_Island_Visits.html

18.01.2022 More information available from smartraveller.gov.au at the following link https://www.smartraveller.gov.au//covid-19-overseas-financ

18.01.2022 The Australian High Commission is shocked and saddened by the passing of Vanuatus High Commissioner to New Zealand, HE Johnson Naviti. He was a highly regarded member of the diplomatic corps and a great champion for Vanuatu. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues.

18.01.2022 The new Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus will enhance trade opportunities for Australia and our Pacific partners, with benefits to fl...ow to communities, farmers, fishers, businesses and investors. The development focussed trade agreement between Australia, New Zealand and six Pacific island countries will facilitate closer regional and economic integration and support our region’s COVID-19 economic recovery. Find out more about PACER Plus and its significance in this blog by Alex Hawke MP, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific https://devpolicy.org/pacer-plus-why-it-matters-now-202012/

17.01.2022 #NewZealand: Transits in Auckland airport will increase to 24 hours from 11:59pm Saturday 22 August. The alert level in Auckland remains at Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand remains at Level 2. smartraveller.gov.au/nz

17.01.2022 Latest travel advice from smartraveller.gov.au for New Zealand below

15.01.2022 Australias newest diplomatic mission, Australian High Commission, Niue, is open for business!

15.01.2022 The expiry date of some visas for people already in #New Zealand has been extended. New Zealand has also announced changes for resident visa holders, including those who are offshore. All New Zealand is now at alert level 2. Smartraveller.gov.au/NZ

14.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM provides an update on New Zealands COVID-19 restrictions, and the trans-Tasman travel situation.

13.01.2022 Important information on transits through Auckland airport

13.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM was pleased to join the Trans-Tasman Business Circle and Women in Sport Aotearoa in launching the 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport today. Sharing information and experiences to make positive change for women and girls in sport worldwide.

13.01.2022 Happy New Year from the team at the Australian High Commission, New Zealand!

12.01.2022 Incredibly humbling to meet three Australian Second World War veterans today - Derek Holyoake, Lance Cooke, and Les Cook. Today on the 75th anniversary of the e...nd of the Second World War, we honour and thank them, and the 1 million other Australians who put on our uniform and fought for and secured our freedom. Derek was 16 when he joined the Navy. He pretended to be 17. He was on the HMAS Hobart when it was hit by a torpedo. Lance was a flight mechanic. He kept our Beaufighters in the air. He checked every spark plug to keep our pilots and navigators safe. As he said They were my mates. And Les, like Derek, tried to enlist at 16 - except the enlisting officer told him to try the scouts! Les wasnt perturbed. He returned at 17 and his Dad signed up too. Why did Les join up? He puts it simplyit was the thing to do...and you didnt give it a second thought Their deeds, and the sacrifices of their generation, will not be forgotten.

12.01.2022 Important update on COVID-19 Alert Levels in New Zealand: Auckland will move from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 at 11:59pm, 30 August. the rest of New Zealand will remain at Level 2. Alert Level settings will be reviewed before Sunday 6 September.

11.01.2022 Today is Mori Language Day, which commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Mori language petition to the NZ Parliament. For their Mori Language Moment, Australian High Commission staff sang Ttira Mai Ng Iwi, a waiata written by Wiremu Te Tau Huata. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mori #reomaori

10.01.2022 #NewZealand is now at alert level 2. You must wear a face covering on public transport. The Auckland region has some additional restrictions on social gatherings, funeral and tangihanga. Read and subscribe to our travel advice: smartraveller.gov.au/nz

09.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM was delighted today to welcome new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Mr Sang-jin Lee, to the New Zealand diplomatic community. Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Wellington ()

09.01.2022 Latest update on COVID-19 Alert Levels in New Zealand below: Auckland is to remain at Alert Level 2 with restrictions on gatherings (Level 2.5) until at least 14 September. Social gatherings in Auckland are limited to no more than 10 people, with 50 allowed for authorised funerals and tangihanga. The rest of the country is at Alert Level 2.

08.01.2022 Good luck Wallabies!

07.01.2022 A representative from the Australian High Commission will be in Tauranga from Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 October 2020 for a passport and notarial visit. Appointments can be made here: https://australianconsulategeneralauckland.gettimely.com//

06.01.2022 Emergency relief supplies have been delivered to Fiji following Tropical Cyclone #Yasa. Australia is proud to work in partnership with our Fijian vuvale to assi...st with the immediate relief efforts. An Australian Defence Force C-17 aircraft has arrived in Fiji to deliver emergency relief supplies including tents, tarpaulins, water purification tablets and hygiene kits. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia in Fiji Defence Australia Fiji High Commission - Canberra, Australia Fijian Government Senator Linda Reynolds

06.01.2022 From Monday 31 August, it is mandatory to wear a face mask/covering on public transport in #NewZealand. Public transport includes buses, trains, ferries, planes, taxis and Ubers. Read and subscribe to our travel advice: smartraveller.gov.au/nz

06.01.2022 A representative from the Australian High Commission will be in Whangarei on Monday 2 November 2020 for a passport and notarial visit. Appointments can be made here: https://australianconsulategeneralauckland.gettimely.com//

06.01.2022 Today marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the first day of #16Days of Activism on gender-based violence. High Commission staff are joining UN Women's call to #OrangeTheWorld, by wearing orange to raise awareness. Now, more than ever, coming together to end violence against women and girls is key to creating a more gender-equal world and inclusive societies for all.

05.01.2022 DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson, together with #Ngunnawal elder Warren Daley launched DFAT #NAIDOC2020 celebrations #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe. DFAT has a strong co...mmitment to reconciliation and acknowledges the significant contribution that Indigenous Australians have made, and continue to make, to the nation. See more

05.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM gives an update on the trans-Tasman travel situation

04.01.2022 Today is #DaffodilDay. Sadly, an Australian is diagnosed with cancer every four minutes. Thats nearly 150,000 Australians every year. We all know someone who h...as been touched by it. While times are tough for many people right now, if youre able to Id encourage you to support the Daffodil Day Appeal. Every dollar raised helps fund life-saving research. Fighting cancer is one of my governments top priorities and every year we invest billions in life-saving and life-changing treatments, research and screening and other programs. #DaffodilDay is about Australians coming together to help stop this terrible disease.

04.01.2022 High Commissioner Hon Patricia Forsythe AM paid tribute to former President of India Pranab Mukherjee this morning, signing his condolence book at the High Commission of India in Wellington. India in New Zealand (High Commission of India, Wellington)

04.01.2022 This week we are celebrating NAIDOC Week. Our lovely colleague Lindsey shared a few words with us in her language Gamilaraay and then tested our knowledge with a NAIDOC Week themed quiz, we are proud to say it went well! Happy NAIDOC Week! #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

03.01.2022 Today marks 37 years since Captain Christine Clarke, Australian Defence Advisor and Attach to New Zealand, joined the Royal Australian Navy. Australian High Commission staff this morning celebrated Captain Clarkes Navy Birthday over morning tea. It was also an opportunity for Captain Clarke to show off the quilt she was recently honoured to receive from the amazing folks at Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags). Since 2012, Aussie Hero Quilts volunteers have made over 12,000 quilts for Australias deployed service personnel. The privilege of receiving a quilt was recently extended to those who have served for a long time, but who have not had the opportunity to deploy. Congratulations Captain Clarke!

02.01.2022 Happy Tokelau Language Week! Australia, with the assistance of New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, recently delivered new educational resources to Tokelau. They were developed in Wellington and will be a key resource for Tokelauan schools in the teaching of the Tokelauan language and culture.

02.01.2022 Australia is working to improve access to safe, effective & affordable COVID-19 vaccines for our Pacific family and partners across South East Asia. Australias... $80-million contribution to the Gavi COVAX AMC will play a critical role in supporting our region to recover from this pandemic. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Greg Hunt MP Alex Hawke MP

02.01.2022 Important update on COVID-19 alert levels in New Zealand. Until 11:59pm, 26 August: Auckland will remain at Alert Level 3. the rest of New Zealand will remain at Level 2.

01.01.2022 The Australian High Commission, Cook Islands is now advertising for a full-time Office Manager position based in Rarotonga. Please see the link below for the job description and how to apply https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/Vacancies.html