During a visit to Busan on 1 June, Ambassador Patrick Rata visited the New Zealand Consulate in Busan, located in Junggan-Dong, Jung-gu. It was Ambassador Rata’s first call into the office and he was able to meet staff, learn about the recent work of the Consulate, and also discuss current priorities in New Zealand’s bilateral relations with Korea.

As part of the New Zealand-Korea 2012 Year of Friendship, academics from both countries came together in Seoul 14-15 May 2012 for an inaugural Track II Dialogue. The event was led by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and Korea’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies.

Amy Adams, New Zealand’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology, capped off a successful visit to Seoul on 16 May at an ICT business reception at the Ambassador’s Residence. The Minister was in Seoul to take part in the annual Korea–Australia–New Zealand Broadband Summit. While here, she visited Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute to see examples of world-leading New Zealand and Korean ICT collaboration.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Seoul showcased fresh, healthy food and beverages from New Zealand’s clean environment under the trade show’s theme of “Smart Food, Delicious Life” at the New Zealand pavilion at Seoul Food and Hotel, the largest food and beverage trade show in Korea, from 8-11 May, building on successes from last two years’ participation.