Measles outbreak in New Zealand
There is currently an outbreak of measles in New Zealand. The outbreak is pre-dominantly in the Auckland region.
New Zealand and Greece share a warm relationship with a long history based on New Zealand’s participation in the First and Second World Wars, as well as strong personal ties. In the First World War the Greek island of Leimnos was both a staging and relief post for the Gallipoli campaign. During World War Two, more than 7,700 New Zealand troops were part of the allied forces that fought to defend mainland Greece and the island of Crete form occupation in 1941. A total of 1,040 New Zealand soldiers from World War Two are buried throughout Greece.
There is a community of around 4,500 people of Greek descent (first, second and third generation) in New Zealand. Greece is a popular tourist destination for New Zealanders, with 2,740 travellers listing Greece as their main destination of travel in 2014 and many more arriving via other countries.
New Zealand and Greece cooperate in many multilateral fora, particularly the United Nations. New Zealand also values its relationship with Greece as a member state of the European Union.
Total trade |
$133 million |
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Exports to Greece |
$74 million |
Top exports: Sheep meat, squid and mussels, raw hides and skins |
Imports from Greece |
$59 million |
Top imports: Pharmaceuticals, preperations of vegetable, fuit and nuts |
GDP per capita |
US$20,324 |
There is currently an outbreak of measles in New Zealand. The outbreak is pre-dominantly in the Auckland region.
Die Botschaften von Australien, Kanada, Neuseeland und des Vereinigten Königreichs nehmen gemeinsam am Berliner Christopher Street Day 2019 teil.
A partire dal 1 ottobre 2019, visitatori e viaggiatori in transito dovranno essere in possesso di un NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) prima di recarsi in Nuova Zelanda.
From 1 October 2019, some international visitors and transit passengers must have an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) before travelling to NZ