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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.

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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Read about New Zealand contribution at the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona; learn what two of our Creative Cities have been up to; learn about some of the things our Commissioners have been up to in April and May; find out who visited Waitaki Whitestone UNESCO Global Geopark: plus much more. . .
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In April, Aotearoa New Zealand took center stage at the inaugural UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, where we shared our unique approach to the Decade of Ocean Science with a global audience.
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