The fees that Immigration New Zealand charges for immigration services will change on 29 August 2011. The changes will only affect payments made outside New Zealand, not payments made in New Zealand dollars.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has occurred 10km south-east of Christchurch at 12:51 (local time), February 22, 2011. Depth (focal depth): 5km.

This has been followed by a number of aftershocks, the largest a magnitude 5.7 which was 6km deep and centred 10km east of Canterbury. There are areas of liquefaction in the central city, as well as telecommunications and power outages and reports of water in the streets.

24 November, 2010

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has condemned the shelling by North Korea of the civilian population on an island in South Korea.

"The attack represents a new and dangerous level of aggression by the DPRK regime, coming in the wake of the DPRK attack on the South Korean vessel, the Cheonan," Mr McCully said.

The New Zealand Embassy, Seoul has been recently relocated on new premises immediately behind the Canadian Embassy in Jeong-dong. 

The new office address is as follows:

New Zealand Embassy
Jeong-Dong Building
Level 8 (West Tower)
15-5 Jeong-Dong, Jung-Gu
KPO Box 2258
Seoul 110-110, KOREA
 

Telephone: 02 3701 7700 

Fax: 02 3701 7701

Email: nzembsel@kornet.net

Note that the KPO Box address, telephone and fax numbers remain unchanged.