PL in Auckland

🇪🇺🇳🇿FTA between the EU & NZ went into force. Yesterday in Akl, during an event organised by the EU Commission in NZ, a new chapter in business & trade relations between the two partners began. Among the audience, there were 🇵🇱Amb. 🇵🇱Hon. Consul & members of PL-NZ Business Assoc.

🇳🇿🇦🇺🎀ANZAC Day Dawn Service attracted thousands of Auckland residents, veterans, government & city officials, & members of the Akl Consular Corps. For the 🇵🇱 Hon. Consul to attend this event was a great honor, and an opportunity to talk to NZ Army veterans & top politicians

In 1944 #onthisday, over 700 Polish refugee children — arrived in NZ on the US warship General Randall. About 100 Polish adults accompanied them. Read more on our website on records about passenger lists, refugee files and immigrant information. bit.ly/3tQSwad

31 października 1944 r. 733 polskie dzieci 🇵🇱wraz ze 105 opiekunami, uratowanymi z syberyjskich łagrów, przybyło do portu Wellington 🇳🇿, i osiedliło się w Polskim Obozie Dziecięcym w Pahiatua. Dowiedz się więcej z Martyną Wojtkowską, reporterką współpracującą z @InstPileckiego⬇️

🗳️🌏🇵🇱 To był tytaniczny wysiłek setek bezgranicznie zaangażowanych przedstawicieli Polonii na całym świecie! Wszystkie obwodowe komisje wyborcze za granicą zakończyły liczenie głosów i wysłały protokoły do @PanstwKomWyb. Dziękujemy za to poświęcenie i chylimy czoła 👏👏👏

🪩69 countries have their consular representatives in Auckland. This year we celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the creation of the Auckland Consular Corps.🇵🇱Honorary Consuls have been actively involved in the ACC since 1999 when the Hon. Consulate was established in Auckland.

Made sure Poland’s Prime Minister, @MorawieckiM, could swing by one of Toronto’s finest Polish spots: Café Polonez. Thanks for the warm welcome – and for the pierogi lesson!

🇵🇱🇳🇿🗻Sir Edmund Hillary in Tatra Mountains Edhttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0VU6A9CSCNTVUjkXUytV1uFtz8ra3YnNMKmXVX4wzQi2DpXPmmLVgFxP2yUjakicNl&id=100080508094083&mibextid=Nif5oz

Thank you to Polish-Kiwi owners of Kitchen Cabinets & Stones Ltd (a corporate member of POLANZ, the 🇵🇱🇳🇿NZ Business Assoc)for inviting the 🇵🇱Hon.Consul B. Nowak to the opening of the extension of their west Akl premises, incl. warehouse & showroom. It was a great event. Congrats!

🇵🇱🇳🇿POLANZ representatives will be attending the NZ - Europe Business Summit in Akl on the 26 of July 2023 (@Pullman Hotel). The Summit organized jointly by the Akl Bussiness Chamber & 🇳🇿NZ - 🇪🇺Europe Business Councill should open a new chapter in NZ & EU economic relations.

During the AGM, POLANZ ,PL- NZ Business Association confirmed its desire to continue supporting initiatives that lead to the strengthening of business relations between 🇵🇱🇳🇿. The newly elected 9-person Committee will be chaired by Piotr Bieganski a very respectable IT specialist.

🇭🇺Dr. Zsolt Hetesy the Hungarian Amb. to NZ was invited by the World Affairs Forum in Akl to deliver a speech about his govt's stand on many issues incl. European security, the war in 🇺🇦, regionalism, & the role of smaller nations like Hungary & NZ amidst big powers competition.

🇪🇺Europe Day reception in Akl. Simon Bridges, the event's Guest of Honour & CEO of the Akl Chamber of Commerce expressed his optimism, that good NZ trade relations with the EU will become even better after the FTA implementation.Nina Obermaier, the EU Amb. spoke in a similar tone

New day, new coverage. We just got a hard copy! Thank you @NZIIA_live for such a great exposure of of 50. anniversary of Polish-New Zealand diplomatic relations. TBC on what you can find inside in the following days... @PolandMFA @WojciechGerwel #PLNZ50 #PolishHeritageDays

🌹⛪Yesterday,🇵🇱Hon Consul & members of the Polish community laid white & red roses under the Katyn Plaque, which was unveiled in 1990 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Akl. The event began with the speech by Hon. Consul followed by prayers led by the Cathedral Priest, Father Glen.

👑🇬🇧The newly crowned Charles III is also the King of NZ. Therefore coronation events were also held in Auckland. Great service at the ⛪Holy Trinity Cathedral was attended by the Government & City officials & members of the Consular Corps. Among the guests was the 🇵🇱 Hon. Consul

🇵🇱Community representatives & many guests were invited to CUE Haven Nature Reserve in Kaipara, to celebrate 🇵🇱Flag & Constitution Days. Speeches by 🇵🇱Amb. Kowal & 🇳🇿Liam Finnigan from the MFAT Akl. Office also focused on the 50th Anniversary of the Polish-NZ diplomatic relations

1/ Today on Anzac Day, I would like to pay tribute to the seven Australians and New Zealanders who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of Ukraine. Dominic Abelen; Andrew Bagshaw; Jed Danahay; Trevor Kjeldal; Sage O'Donnell; Michael O'Neill; and Kane Te Tai

🇦🇺🇳🇿ANZAC Day. 🇵🇱Hon. Consul B. Nowak attended an annual Dawn Service, held at the Cenotaph Memorial in front of the Akl. Museum.🕯️It was a great, moving reflection on NZ, Australian & Pacific Islands soldiers, who sacrificed their lives during the world conflicts🌺

The 🇵🇱Honorary Consul joined the Jewish community in Auckland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which was a heroic act of resistance by the few thousand remaining Jews (from a population of almost 400 thousand kept in Warsaw Getto).