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View our latest news, media releases, newsletters and event updates. Hear from our commissioners, UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leaders, and our collaborating agencies and organisations. Read our latest updates or delve into the past.

Find out what the National Commission for UNESCO has been up to recently in our November newsletter.

Join us in welcome two new commissioners and farewelling our two outgoing commissioners.

Find out the latest news from our UNESCO programmes - our Creative Cities; Our Geopark and Memory of the World., and much , much more . . .
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Two new Commissioners have been appointed on to the Board of the New Zealand National Commission, by the Minister of Education, Erica Stanford. Laura Black will join the Board as our new Social Sciences Commissioner and Professor Gail Gillon (Ngā Tahu) will join as our new Education Commissioner.
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In June Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and UNESCO announced the launch of a new partnership to spread the message of ocean conservation to an international audience during the 37th America's Cup. As part of this the UNESCO and SEA BEYOND logos are displayed on the sails of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli boat.
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Four new New Zealand Memory of the World inscriptions were celebrated at a special event which took place at the Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago, Dunedin on August 28th.

“The event was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the four new inscriptions to the UNESCO New Zealand Memory of the World Register, and in particular, an important collection of Janet Frame’s papers,” said Vicki, who spoke at the event.
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Read our August newsletter which is jammed packed full of amazing stories featuring the mahi of the National Commission (including our commissioners and youth leaders) and our programmes.
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Earlier this year ConCOVE Tūhura were appointed as the Lead Expert for the UNESCO-UNEVOC Bridging Innovation and Learning in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Expert Group (BILT).
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