In 1984, a teenager named Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to buy a go-kart and he went on to become the CEO of McLaren F1 racing.

Around 30 people have been snowed in at Britain’s highest pub for the past three nights. Customers and staff at the famous Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire still have a month’s worth of food and two weeks of beer to keep them going, says the Daily Star. Lucky? Cosy?

In 2025 we proudly mark 75 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Italy! This milestone represents a rich history of collaboration, shared values, and enduring friendship between our two nations. Here’s to 75 years of partnership and many more to come! 🥂🇳🇿🇮🇹

Ngā mihi nui (huge thanks) CanadianUK for hosting a wonderful Kiwi/Canadian themed lunch to farewell DHC Shannon Austin and welcome new DHC Guergana Guermanoff. Take note Australia House - official confirmation that pavlova is indeed a kiwi dish!

Celebrating my recent appointment to the role of President of The New Zealand Society UK (The New Zealand Society) with Joe Nelson from NZTE at Fallow Restaurant in St James on a drizzly Friday afternoon. #nzsocietyuk #expatkiwis #newzealandleaders

February 6 is Waitangi Day, an important marker in New Zealand’s history where we commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi as our nation’s founding document. This year marks the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty. #waitangiday #nzsocietyuk #newzealand

Celebrating at The New Zealand Society UK Waitangi Day Ball at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel last night with His Excellency the Honourable Phil Goff, NZ High Commissioner to the UK, and Guergana Guermanoff, Deputy High Commissioner.

You have to love a competition like the Emirates FA Cup. Plymouth Plymouth Argyle FC beat Liverpool FC! Liverpool are the Premier League & Champions League leaders, but were dumped from the Cup by a team at the bottom of the EFL Championship, the 2nd level of the English football league system. 👏

Three years of resistance. Three years of gratitude. Three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians. I am proud of Ukraine! I thank everyone who defends and supports it. Everyone who works for Ukraine. And may the memory of all those who gave their lives for our state and people

NZ Society member Laura Ancell, a Kiwi-Brit journalist at the BBC, has a gripping new podcast on BBC Sounds about a deathbed promise she made to her father that takes her on a journey from England to Aotearoa to solve a family mystery. Check it out: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

The New Zealand Society UK wishes to acknowledge the support and guidance of our Vice Patron, the New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Phil Goff, who has been removed from his post today over comments made about US President Donald Trump. Haere rā. #philgoff

📣 The Minister has announced that Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Chris Seed, will travel to London late next week to assume the role of Acting High Commissioner to London. He has also acknowledged the contribution of outgoing High Commissioner, Phil Goff.  Press

Organisers of the COP30 climate summit in Nov have cut down tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest in Brazil to build a 4-lane and 8-mile highway designed to ease traffic at the conference, but the deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate summit.

Come & listen to Defence Attaché Brigadier Lisa Ferris speak about NZ’s military place in the world today and role in an international security force in Ukraine, and the enduring spirit of the ANZACs as we commemorate the 110th Anniversary of Anzac Day. eventbrite.co.uk/e/anzac-day-re…

His Majesty King Charles III has a deep love of New Zealand. It was an honour to have an audience with him at Windsor Castle upon my arrival in London.

Congratulations to Royal NZ Air Force Wing Commander Mark Waters who’s joined the U.S. Space Command – the Department of Defense’s military operations in outer space – as Liaison Officer, responsible for integrating the expertise of the NZ Armed Forces into the US Space Command.

All artists, creators, collectors, museums, institutions and galleries need to transport beautiful artefacts. An exciting new transportation service by Crown Fine Art NZ now gets the work of Aotearoa creatives to their destinations all around the world. #crownfineart #newzealand

Hey Elon Musk, how would you like to support a plucky little expat New Zealand organisation in London, U.K., and help us tell our story so that we can create measurable impact and purpose for our community? Love The New Zealand Society 🥝🖤

Hey Elon Musk, how would you like to support a plucky little expat New Zealand organisation in London, U.K., and help us tell our story so that we can create measurable impact and purpose for our community? Love The New Zealand Society xx 🥝🖤

As President of @nzsocietyuk, I am very happy to be working with High Commissioner Hamish Cooper and the New Zealand High Commission in London.