Press Release


The "Mother's Room" hopes to provide a private and comfortable space for breastfeeding mothers who need to transact business with the Embassy.

The project is in line with the celebration of International Women's Month this March.

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01-31 March 2025

This International Women's Month of March, let's wear purple every Wednesday as a tribute to women and their invaluable contributions to society.

Tag the Embassy using #PHLinNZ in your photos of your #PurpleWednesdays to support our continuing work to empower women, promote...

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Ambassador Kira Azucena called on Minister of Defence, Hon. Judith Collins KC, ahead of her planned visit to Manila to sign the Philippines-New Zealand Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA).

Negotiations for the agreement were concluded last month. The agreement aims to bolster defense...

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At the Environmental Diplomacy Symposium 2025: A Global Call for Climate Action organized by New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) held at the Zealandia Ecosanctuary in Wellington, Ambassador Kira Azucena shared the Philippines' approach to community-based conservation, the role o...

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Labor Attachรฉ Antonio M. Mutuc Jr. arrived in Wellington on 8 March 2025 and assumed his post as Head of the Migrant Workers Office - Wellington. In this capacity, he joins the dedicated team that offers Assistance-to-National services to OFWs.

Labatt Mutuc was previously assigned to the Labor...

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Ambassador Kira Christianne D. Azucena led the Philippine Embassy in New Zealand in its annual Virtual Town Hall Meeting with the Filipino Community in Fiji on 01 March 2025.

The meeting, held in partnership with the Migrant Workers Office in Wellington, provided updates on Embassy services an...

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The final game of ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† is here! Watch as the green team and the blue team go head to head for the championship in the game of ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ.

๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ is an outdoor game played by two teams of the same number of participants with one team designated as the attack team and the...

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The ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† is happening now!

Letโ€™s watch ๐˜“๐˜ถ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ, a team game that requires players to jump over their opponentsโ€™ stacked feet and hands that serve to deter a successful hurdle.

This episode is made possible by Toei Animation Philippines.

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ is a project...

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The Philippine Embassy in Wellington led by Ambassador Kira Christianne D. Azucena joined members of the Filipino community in New Zealand in showing support for the Philippine Men's National Basketball Team Gilas Pilipinas when they visited New Zealand for their game against New Zealand's Tall...

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Intensity is at its peak! The competition between the Blue and Green teams is fiercer than ever.

For todayโ€™s episode of the ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผโ–ถ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†, the spotlight is on the game of ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™–.

๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™– is a traditional Philippine game played with woven rattan, plastic bottle caps, or metal washers...

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