Poland in New Zealand

The Israeli Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorating Jews who died in the Holocaust at the hands of Nazi Germany and their collaborators, was celebrated on April 27, 2022 in the presence of the New Zealand Jewish community and distinguished guests. The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland Grzegorz Kowal took part in the Wellington celebrations.

ANZAC Day is celebrated in New Zealand on April 25th. On this day, the courage and suffering of people who paid the highest price on the war fronts for their freedom is remembered. This day commemorates the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers on the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey on April 25, 1915.

May you find the renewal of hope, health, love and joy during this Easter.

A requiem mass to honour the life of Malwina Schwieters was held at the Cathedral of St Patrick in Auckland on March 5, 2022. Mrs Schwieters nee Rubisz, commonly known as Wisia, was a Polish child from Pahiatua, one of the founders of Auckland’s Polish Association, author, history enthusiast, advocate of Polish affairs in New Zealand and simply an outstanding representative of the Polish community in Auckland.

New Books from Poland 2021 programme is aimed at popularising new Polish literature among foreign publishers, translators, and, of course, readers!

Today, Poland has started its one-year Chairmanship at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Thus, our country is assuming a greater role in shaping security and stabilisation on the European continent in the spirit of the Helsinki Final Act, whose 50th anniversary we will be celebrating in 2025.

Apply for the prestigious 1-year postgraduate programme in European Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of Europe in Natolin! Deadline: 19 January 2022

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Please be informed that the Polish Embassy will be closed on selected days over the upcoming holiday period.

KARTA Center's publication “The Freedom Relay” recounts the interrelated historical and contemporary endeavours in the pursuit of freedom which began in Poland and went on to reverberate in Ukraine and Belarus.