#Pitcairn 🇵🇳marked #AnzacDay2024 in our town sq & 2 mins silence🙏 to Mayor Simon & Deputy Mayor Charlene for this poignant display. We think 5 of our current residents have served/volunteered in 🇬🇧or NZ Aotearoa 🇳🇿forces - 10% of the population AdamPileUK🇬🇧 is this an OT record?

On Anzac day, in the heart of Christchurch, Gurkha soldiers paid tribute to those who gave their all for freedom and peace.

An inspiring service illustrating the shared history and intertwined future our nations have.

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Their names shall live for ever
In the Halls of Memory.

They gave their lives as ransom
That we who live be free.
They bought us peace and freedom,

New collaberation announcement!

UK and NZ researchers are going to jointly trial technology that could transform how we monitor oceans. This project, could provide coastal communities vital time to prepare for future tsunamis. 🇬🇧🇳🇿

Read more here: gov.uk/government/new…

Happy St George’s Day!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Today we are flying the flag of England's patron saint, St George at the High Commissioner’s residence and at the High Commission.

Our UKinNZ team is always keen to visit the amazing towns and regions across Aotearoa New Zealand.

This week we visited Nelson for a jam packed day to speak with the Youth Council, local businesses and much more.

Read more here - stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350251…

A beautiful day to visit Nelson to talk to Mayor Nick Smith & local businesses about the 🇬🇧 🇳🇿 Free Trade Agreement, answer questions from young people on travelling and working in the UK … and take a peek behind the scenes at the World of Wearable Art! 🐟 🍇 🍎 👗

Set coordinates for 62 West Wallaby Street!

Awesome to see 🇬🇧 & 🇳🇿 institutions working together on this exclusive agreement between Aardman and University of Canterbury.

University of Canterbury becomes Aardman Academy's first and only educational partner in NZ and the Pacific Islands.

GREAT news over night! 🇨🇱 Chile has ratified 🇬🇧 UK accession to #CPTPP 🎉

This trade bloc accounts for 15% of global GDP with a combined GDP of £12 trillion.

#TradingTogether

After a huge summer of cricket in NZ 🇳🇿☀️

A huge shoutout and thank you to England Cricket for their amazing generosity!

The team donated a large amount of their gear at the end of their recent tour to Cambridge Cricket, Waikato.

Also a massive thank you for the gift 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏏

Find out what the Royal Navy has been up to in the latest 60 Second update, including how the 🇳🇿 Royal NZ Navy has been working with 🇬🇧 HMS Tamar to counter illegal fishing 🐟.

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#DidYouKnow 🇬🇧 has a Chief Veterinary Officer? Christine Middlemiss 🇺🇦 Christine Middlemiss was in New Zealand for meetings with fellow Chief Veterinary Officers 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🇨🇦

When in New Zealand, she also visited farms and discussed how we approach farming, animal welfare, and biosecurity.

1 delay, 1 go-around ✈️, 30+ hrs by boat, & a transfer by the expert crew on the #Pitcairn longboat later, we made it! 🇵🇳 Looking forward to meeting everyone, & exploring this beautiful island over the next couple of days UK in New Zealand Iona Thomas OBE 🇬🇧

🎉 Happy 100th Birthday to Normandy veteran Rev Hector Davis.

Hector was a Sapper with the Royal Engineers on D-Day. In Normandy his tasks included providing accurate mapping for allied troops and surveying roads for the movement of heavy transport.

Corps of Royal Engineers

#DDay80

Today marks 120 years of the Entente Cordiale - a series of agreements signed between the UK and France to improve relations between the two countries.

Vive l’amitié franco-britannique !

France in New Zealand 🇫🇷🇪🇺

💬 'This is an awesome opportunity to represent Royal NZ Navy & Aotearoa.

'Working with Royal Navy & Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji to counter IUUF in the region, our combined efforts have strengthened deterrence & enforcement, directly benefitting the prosperity of our Pacific Island partners.' 🐟