Rachel Jacobsen, There is a full time gardener assigned just to the New Zealand garden! Honorary Consul Our annual dinner and meeting will be held at the Seattle Yacht Club on Friday October 23rd. We are thrilled to have New Zealand legend Sir Peter Snell as our speaker. Look for your Honorary Consuls at Weta Studios, Wellington, NZ invitation in September. Next year is the 35th anniversary of the Seattle Christchurch Sister City Association. A NEW INFORMATION! delegation will be in Christchurch from Passports – February 21 24 to celebrate this and to – commemorate the 5th anniversary of the 10 YEAR PASSPORTS: New Zealand Christchurch earthquake. If you are planning a passports will revert to 10 year passports trip to New Zealand next February/March you from five year ones for New Zealand might want to try and include these dates to be adults from Jan. 1, 2016. The cost of a in Christchurch. For more information or to let new passport will be $NZ180. Children’s us know that you might be in Christchurch at passports will still need to be renewed this time please email me at every five years. Rachel Jacobsen New Zealand passports can be renewed entirely online. You can even scan photos. Go to for the forms. Also if you have not registered as a New Zealander abroad please visit: . To contact me via email, please use: SEATTLE CHRISTCHURCH SISTER Congratulations to our very own CITY ASSOCIATION Rachel Jacobsen who has received the award of Member of the New The Seattle Christchurch Sister City Association sponsored the New Zealand Film Zealand Order of Merit for her was part of the Seattle “The Dark Horse” which services to UNITED STATES-New International Film Festival. Actor Cliff Curtis was in Seattle for the showing and a pre-movie Zealand relations in this year's reception was held for him. Queen's Birthday Honours List. In April, two students form Rangi Ruru School The Order is awarded to in Christchurch attended the Annie Wright those “who Academy for six weeks. This is the second in any field of endeavour, have year of the exchange. Students from Annie rendered meritorious service to the Wright will be in Christchurch in July. Crown and the nation or who have Board member Clint Staaf has been become Distinguished by their volunteering at the Arboretum and tells us that the New Zealand Forest is progressing nicely.
Rachel Jacobsen, Honorary Consul Honorary Consuls at Weta Studios, Wellington, NZ Passports – NEW INFORMATION! 10 YEAR PASSPORTS: New Zealand passports will revert to 10 year passports from five year ones for New Zealand adults from Jan. 1, 2016. The cost of a new passport will be $NZ180. Children’s passports will still need to be renewed every five years. New Zealand passports can be renewed entirely online. You can even scan photos. Go to for the forms. Also if you have not registered as a New Zealander abroad please visit: . To contact me via email, please use: SEATTLE CHRISTCHURCH SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION The Seattle Christchurch Sister City Association sponsored the New Zealand Film “The Dark Horse” which was part of the Seattle International Film Festival. Actor Cliff Curtis was in Seattle for the showing and a pre-movie reception was held for him. In April, two students form Rangi Ruru School in Christchurch attended the Annie Wright Academy for six weeks. This is the second year of the exchange. Students from Annie Wright will be in Christchurch in July. Board member Clint Staaf has been volunteering at the Arboretum and tells us that the New Zealand Forest is progressing nicely. There is a full time gardener assigned just to the New Zealand garden! Our annual dinner and meeting will be held at the Seattle Yacht Club on Friday October 23rd. We are thrilled to have New Zealand legend Sir Peter Snell as our speaker. Look for your invitation in September. Next year is the 35th anniversary of the Seattle Christchurch Sister City Association. A delegation will be in Christchurch from February 21 – 24 to celebrate this and to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake. If you are planning a trip to New Zealand next February/March you might want to try and include these dates to be in Christchurch. For more information or to let us know that you might be in Christchurch at this time please email me at Rachel Jacobsen Congratulations to our very own Rachel Jacobsen who has received the award of Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to UNITED STATES-New Zealand relations in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List. The Order is awarded to those “who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and the nation or who have become Distinguished by their
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