Poland in New Zealand

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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.

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the declaration of martial law, the Institute of National Remembrance invites you to participate in the social campaign "Victims of martial law. Light the Light of Freedom ”by lighting a candle in the window on December 13 at 7.30pm and expressing solidarity with the victims of martial law.

On December 6, 2021 in Wellington, Ambassador Grzegorz Kowal hosted at the annual Christmas meeting of the presidents and representatives of the Polish organisations from all over New Zealand.

On Sunday, 5 December, at the Polish House in Wellington, a Mikołajki event was held for the Polish children, members of the Orlęta - children's song and dance group, and pupils of the Polish school.

Please see below a message to the Polish diaspora and Poles living abroad from the Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Poland 11 November 2021.

There is a popular saying in modern Polish: “to defend something like independence.” It means taking a clear and determined stance for some idea or value. Where does the expression come from? - asks the President of the Republic of Poland.

Polish Ambassador Grzegorz Kowal laid flowers at the Katyń Plaque in Wellington to honour the victims of the Massacre and to commemorate Poland's Independence Day.