New Zealand Embassy - Washington, D.C.

09/17/2026

This week (14-20 September) is Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). 🇳🇿🌿
Māori became an official language of New Zealand in 1987 and it’s a taonga (treasure) that our government works to protect. As we celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, we’re recognising the language’s enduring importance to New Zealand’s culture, which we are proud to share in the 🇺🇸

09/16/2026

The Kiwi takeover of DC and Baltimore! 🇳🇿➡️🇺🇸
🌿68,173 fans helped make it the biggest rugby union game ever played in the US
🥧 5000 Kiwi Kuisine pies served in M&T Stadium
🖤 300 All Blacks fans turned out to the Flat White tailgate party.
We started our week of rugby with a school visit and ended our time in Baltimore standing side-by-side with proud Kiwis singing to SIX60 ✨
Thank you All Blacks and thank you Baltimore!🖤🤍

09/15/2026

The best of NZ in the US! We’ve had the honor of hosting and meeting so many of our top sportspeople and wonderful Kiwis this past week, as the All Blacks took on the Springboks for the Greatest Rivalry Tour. Thank you Ryan Fox and Sir Scott Dixon for joining us for a memorable game! And shout out Steven Adams, Charlisse Leger-Walker and C A R L O S . U L B E R G for stopping by to say hello at the All Blacks’ Captain’s Run.

09/11/2026

On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, New Zealand remembers the victims and all those impacted by the coordinated attacks on the United States.

We remember the first responders, the bravery of all those passengers on board the targeted flights and the efforts of every single person who stepped in to help in New York, at The Pentagon and in Pennsylvania on 9/11 and in the days, weeks and months that followed.

09/11/2026

A classic kiwi bbq with our mates SIX60 🖤🤍
Cheers to Marlon, Matiu, Ji and Chris Mac for stopping by the NZ Embassy while on tour with the All Blacks for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry.

SIX60 are kicking off the US leg of their Right Here Right Now tour on Saturday in Baltimore, right after the rugby! 🏉🇺🇸

09/03/2026

In the hot seat with Ambassador Chris Seed! 🏎
Each month, Ambassador Seed shares his reflections, for a behind the scenes look at some of the work happening here in Washington DC. You can read the latest piece at the link below ⬇

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hot-seat-ambassador-chris-seed-nzembassyus-bjtye

09/01/2026

08/27/2026

Hands-on experience with NASA scientists and engineers in global space innovation 🚀🌑📡👨‍🚀
Seven New Zealand Space Scholarship recipients have spent the summer interning at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles.
NZ Embassy space counsellor David Lilly caught up with this year's students, who are working alongside NASA scientists and engineers to contribute to projects spanning astrovirology, power electronics, telemetry analysis, and research into gas reactions under ultraviolet light.
David was joined by New Zealand consul general Katja Acklerley and first secretary Hannah Owenson for a tour of JPL, which included connecting with JPL Director Dave Gallagher.

08/21/2026

If anyone needs a co-driver this weekend … we know a guy!
Thanks to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and Freedom 250 Grand Prix teams for allowing Ambassador Chris Seed to check out this weekend’s race track at speed! We’ll be cheering on New Zealand drivers Scott Dixon, Scott McLaughlin and Marcus Armstrong when they take to the course in Washington DC 🏎️

08/21/2026

NZ + AUS + US wildfire coordination 🤝
Australian and New Zealand firefighters are on the ground fighting wildfires in the Great Basin and Northwest areas of the U.S.
On arrival to the US, the teams gathered at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, for specialized training. Here, the 57-strong Kiwi team honed their skills in radio communications, wildland fire engine operations, and fire shelter usage. It was all part of ensuring they were ready to join the wildfire fight alongside American and Australian colleagues.
Photo credit: U.S. Wildland Fire Service