Welcome to the German Embassy Wellington
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European aircraft maker Airbus said Tuesday 17 November it had sold its first A380 airliners configured to carry a maximum of 840 passengers in a single class.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the UN Climate Conference to take place in December, a government spokesman confirmed Monday 16 November.
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General Motors, which this month decided to retain control of its Opel division in Europe, said Saturday 14 November it was shifting its European head office from Zurich, Switzerland to the German town of Ruesselsheim.
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Celebrations marking the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago ended in a fanfare of fireworks on Monday, after a thousand giant dominoes toppled in the centre of the once-divided city, watched by leaders and statesmen from Europe and the world.
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German Film Festival 2009
Welcome to the first German Film Festival in New Zealand. 2009 will see the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall and 20 years of change captured by a new generation of filmmakers. We will bring you the best of these stories.
When the representatives from over 190 countries meet in December 2009 in Copenhagen at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15), they will be focusing on the future of our planet. In the Danish capital the delegates will negotiate a new, binding international agreement on climate protection designed to succeed the present Kyoto Protocol in 2013. Many of the data used by the experts come from Bonn.
climate crisis
As a globally engaged country, as an important actor in the United Nations and as the organization’s third-largest contributor, Germany belongs on the United Nations Security Council. Because the Security Council is the centrepiece of the international peace order. Our candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2011/2012 is the logical consequence of our global engagement.
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Crisis Prevention List
We offer all German citizens staying permanently or temporarily in New Zealand the opportunity to register online to be included in a Crisis Prevention List.
To register go to the link below:
service.diplo.de/registrierungav
If you have registered with us before, you will be required to re-register online.
Latest update: influenza A (H1N1) ("swine flu")
Please take note of the current travel and safety advice for your country of destination, the Federal Foreign Office's recommendations on an influenza pandemic, as well as further information on the website of the Robert Koch Institute: