As a Pacific nation, Aotearoa NZ has an important role as kaitiaki of the #ocean, ensuring its #conservation & sustainable use. It nurtures us & shapes our way of life, and we need to protect it for future generations. Read more about #WorldOceansDay here: unworldoceansday.org

The countdown to @SOWG_Berlin2023 is on! Second Secretary Garrett Hulse welcomed the 🇳🇿 New Zealand Special Olympics team to Germany. 🇩🇪 Herzlichen Dank to the municipalities of #Garching, #Ismaning and #Unterföhring for being superb hosts and for sharing Bavarian experiences.

The Special Olympics World Games are the world's largest inclusive sports event. The Games will take place in Berlin from 17-25 June. Around 40 New Zealand athletes will be competing across nine #sports, including Athletics, Basketball, Swimming, 7-a-side Football and more!🏊‍♂️🏀

🚺Happy International Day for Women in Diplomacy! 💪 Today and every day, we celebrate the women who play an important role in the work of the New Zealand Embassy in Berlin and postings around the world. 🌏 #womenindiplomacy #sheinspiresme

🧾✍️A historic day yesterday with the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Aotearoa and the #EuropeanUnion, in the presence of PM Chris Hipkins and President Ursula von der Leyen. This high-quality deal brings us closer together. 📈 🇳🇿🤝🇪🇺 #nzclosertoeu #FTA #diplomacy

One of those 'my job is pretty cool' moments getting to support NZ literary legend Witi Ihimaera in Mainz last week. A true taonga of Aotearoa. Was fascinating learning about his time as a diplomat for NZ!

That German urge to utterly misappropriate an English term in a commercial way

For Māori, the rising of the Matariki star cluster ✨signals the Māori New Year. Also known as the Pleiades, it's depicted on the Nebra Sky Disc, which was found in Saxony-Anhalt, and was dated to 1800-1600 BCE. 🇩🇪 📸Theway Dbachmann, Wikimedia Commons #Matariki #Pleiades

So proud of the NZ Football Ferns who fought courageously until the bitter end 🇳🇿♥️ Congrats to swiss wnt on getting to the next round of the FIFA Women's World Cup ⚽️🏟️ We had a fantastic crowd supporting both teams in Bern🇨🇭showing great enthusiasm for female sport! Kia Kaha to our wāhine👏

Today we say ‘prost’ to another 70 years of friendship and cooperation! 🙌🎊 The 10th of November 1953 marks the beginning of a steadfast, contemporary and modern relationship, between Germany and New Zealand, spanning over 70 years. 🤝 #NZLGER70 #NewZealand #Germany

We had the pleasure of welcoming New Zealand's Ambassador Craig Hawke and First Secretary Garrett Hulse in our think tank to discuss all things trade and geopolitics. Thank you very much for the visit! New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade Jürg Müller Mario Bonato Marco Salvi

Vielen Dank für die schöne Gastfreundschaft!

Great to see friend of NZ, DANZ Chair Ulrike Müller at #GFFA and shout out to @bmel for having NZ on their map! #GetNZontheMap New Zealand Mission to the EU

⚡Germany is one of the global leaders on #hydrogen. Fantastic to exchange with embassy colleagues on the latest developments and cooperation. NZ is working with Germany on #greenhydrogen research projects and with industry on the hydrogen ecosystem for #sustainableaviation.

Congratulations to Mataaho Collective who won the Golden Lion for Best Participant at the 60th #BiennaleArte2024. This extraordinary win positions this collective of 4 wāhine #Māori amongst the world's most interesting and highly regarded today. Creative New Zealand La Biennale di Venezia

With Bettina Stark- Watzinger, German Federal Minister of Education and Research. We discussed German and New Zealand research co-operation, Science System Models, Geo-political issues.

This one tooketh off in New Zealand in the 1980s.

During my meeting with Mark Mitchell, I thanked New Zealand for participating in the Global Peace Summit and supporting Ukraine. Following the successful summit, we discussed ways to advance the Peace Formula and New Zealand’s role in it. We also focused on regional

🇳🇿🕊️🇺🇦At the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland last weekend the NZ delegation headed by Mark Mitchell joined 100 states & organisations. NZ reiterated its unwavering commitment, solidarity and support to secure a #pathtopeace for Ukraine to @VZelenskyUA and Dmytro Kuleba 🧵

🌾🐄 First Secretary Garrett Hulse joined agriculture diplomats on a visit to crop & dairy farms in Brandenburg. Discussions focussed on adapting to climate change, improving efficiency & the role of government in providing a stable, predictable regulatory system for farmers.🧑‍🌾🚜