Philippine Embassy - New Zealand

EMBASSY CONDUCTS MOBILE CONSULAR SERVICES FOR FILIPINOS IN AUCKLAND AND ITS NEIGHBORING AREAS ON 26-28 MAY 2012

In line with the Philippine Embassy’s  priority to deliver more effective and efficient consular services to the Filipino community members staying in outlying areas where it will be too costly for them and their families to travel to Wellington, there will be mobile consular services for Filipino residents of Auckland and its neighboring areas on 26-28 May 2012 at the following venues:

26 May (Saturday) and 28 May (Monday ) 2012  - Good Shepherd Parish Church Hall (at the left side of the church),  30 Telford Avenue, Balmoral, Auckland.

27  May 2012 (Sunday)  - Lenningham Room, (at the right side of Good Shepherd Parish Church), 30 Telford Avenue, Balmoral, Auckland.

The consular services will cover passport renewal/issuance, authentication, notarial, NBI fingerprinting, dual citizenship and Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) registration.

The  Embassy encourages all  Filipino citizens in the area to register for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV).  Registering as an overseas voter gives Filipino citizens abroad the opportunity to exercise their rights to vote and elect the political leaders during Philippine national elections. Registrants are advised to bring their Philippine passports and a photocopy...

SECOND FILIPINO CHOSEN FOR THE ASEAN YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS INITIATIVE OF NEW ZEALAND

For the second consecutive time, the Philippines sent another successful participant to the ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative (YBLI), one of the four flagship projects under New Zealand’s Joint Comprehensive Partnership with ASEAN to enhance closer economic relationship especially among young entrepreneurs between ASEAN and New Zealand.

Ms. Joan Cosico, the General Manager of Robinsons Homes and Head of the Investor Relations of Robinsons Land Corporation arrived in New Zealand on 22 April 2012 and represented the real estate sector. She comes after another Filipino, Ms. Marcy K. Venezuela, Director of the Apsmith Solutions Corporatio who arrived in New Zealand on 11 February 2012 and represented the Information Technology sector. Ms. Cosico met and interacted with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,  Asia-New Zealand Foundation, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, ExportNZ, BusinessNZ, University of Auckland, ASEAN-New Zealand Combined Business Council, residential property development companies, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce, Ngai Tahu Property Board members, Asia-New Zealand Young Leaders Network, New Zealand-Philippines Business Council, various stakeholders, ...

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