Press Release
Rice in the Philippines Dance dates back eons ago. It is part of Philippine culture from up North to down South both as life source and as a central feature in rituals – from birth to death, and to propitiate the gods.
Our indigenous people have kept their ethnic art form free from foreign i...
The Philippine Embassy in Wellington, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the NCCA Sentro Rizal is bringing the 2025 PASINAYA multi-arts festival closer to our Kababayans abroad!
Watch Filipino creativity and artistic excellence through performances and workshops at...
SID is a global event celebrated annually to promote safer and more responsible internet use for everyone, with a special focus on protecting children online. Since its launch in 2004, it has spread to over 100 countries, raising awareness about online safety issues. In the Philippines, SID is o...
Ambassador Kira Christianne D. Azucena signed the turn-over agreement with Thai Ambassador Waravuth Pouapinya with the support of the diplomatic missions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam to lead the ASEAN Committee in Wellington (ACW) in the first two quarters of 2025.
This year m...
Thank you for your service to the Filipino community in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Tonga.
May God continue to bless you on your future endeavors.
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Here’s the list of Philippine and New Zealand holidays that the Embassy will observe in 2025.
Kindly note that the Embassy will be closed to the public on these days.
Maraming salamat po!
Ambassador Kira Christianne D. Azucena, with Consul General Christopher Aro, Labor Attaché Angel L....
As the Philippine Embassy actively pursues its economic diplomacy priorities, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez joined the ASEAN Heads of Mission (HOMs) Visit to Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand on 22-24 July 2013. This is part of the objective of the ASEAN Committee in Wellington (ACW) to...
In the month long series of celebrations for the 115th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez and the officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy joined the Abundant Life Centre (ALC) in its special worship service on 30 June 2013 dedicated to t...
As part of the Philippine Embassy’s economic diplomacy thrusts and continuing support for and importance given to its partnership with the New Zealand Philippines Business Council (NZPBC), Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez led the induction ceremony for the NZPBC Wellington Directors at “Ang Bahay” (...