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08-04-13

Māori roll or general roll? It’s your choice. He aha ō whakāro.

The Māori Electoral Option gives New Zealanders of Māori descent the opportunity to choose whether they want to be on the Māori Electoral Roll or the General Electoral Roll when they vote in the next two General Elections.

26-03-13

Prime Minister of New Zealand in Chile: Strengthening ties between friends

After visiting Mexico and Colombia, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon John Key, arrived along with the delegation in Santiago on 7 March. The Royal New Zealand Air Force plane landed with a beautiful orange sky as backdrop and was received by a Chilean guard with a formal welcome.

26-03-13

Historic moment: The first visit of a New Zealand Prime Minister to Colombia

On March 6, Rt Hon John Key and delegation arrived in Bogota for the first visit of a New Zealand Prime Minister to Colombia. The day started with the First Colombia – New Zealand Business Seminar at Club El Nogal, which was organised by the Embassy and NZTE with the support of ProExport and ANDI from Colombia.

24-01-13

New visa application drop boxes South America

Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade have introduced new visa application drop box services in South America.

08-01-13

Our official Facebook page has been launched!

We have great news to announce to all our Kiwi and Latin-American friends! Our post recently launched its official Facebook page: New Zealand Embassy – Santiago, Chile. We will be updating the page with interesting news about New Zealand, Chile, Colombia and Peru, as well as publicising events and activities.
Just log on to your Facebook and like our page to keep up to date with the latest news and events!!

11-12-12

Official launching of Penguins without borders

On 27 November, the President of Chile, Sebastian Piñera, along with the Minister of Economy, Pablo Longueira, the Minister of Education, Harald Beyer, and the New Zealand Ambassador, John Capper, along with other Government officials launched the “Penguins without Borders” education scheme in Santiago.

27-11-12

Visa information: Change of receiving office for Chile, Peru and Colombia applications

The receiving office for New Zealand visa applications is about to change. From 27 November 2012, applications can no longer be lodged with the New Zealand Embassy in Santiago, and instead need to be sent to the New Zealand Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Washington D.C.

Immigration New Zealand is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for its customers and is working closely with the New Zealand Embassy in implementing this change.

There is a $USD37.00 handling fee per application, in addition to the relevant visa fee.

15-11-12

Maori Business Delegation concludes successful visit to Peru and Chile

During late October two renowned Maori leaders visited Peru and Chile where they met with a diverse array of political and social actors. During their visit Traci Houpapa – Chairwoman of the Federation of Maori Authorities – and Manuka Henare – Dean of Maori and Pacific Development at the University of Auckland – had the opportunity to meet with government officials from different Ministries and a vast array of representatives of diverse indigenous peoples from Peru. The three day programme was centred on sharing experiences on economic and business initiatives managed by local communities and the implementation of the Peruvian Consultation Law.

02-11-12

New online passport service and fee reduction

Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain has announced that from Friday 2 November New Zealanders will pay less for their adult passport and be able to renew their passports online.

31-10-12

CarSol Fruit Export S.A. achieves international certification of its carbon footprint

CarSol Fruit Export S.A. has achieved the CEMARSTM certification (Certified Emissions Management And Reduction Scheme).

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