Welcome to the official LinkedIn page of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New Zealand. The Embassy represents, promotes and protects the interests of the government of the Netherlands, as well as those of Dutch nationals in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and the Pitcairn Islands. The Embassy offers consular services, arranges visa and passport applications. It also promotes two-way trade, cultural exchange and research between the Netherlands and New Zealand. On 13 December 1642 Abel Tasman was the first European to reach New Zealand. This encounter opened the first chapter of the New Zealand-Dutch connection. The Embassy invites you to check this page regularly for news, events, photos and discussions. If you have any questions, please visit the following website: https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/countries/new-zealand