01. EDITORIAL
01. Editorial

02. EMBASSY

00. EMBASSY STAFF & OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

01. EMBASSY STAFF
02. Consulate
03. Press Section
01. Chancery
04. Cultural Section
05. Trade Commission

02. CONTACT DETAILS
01. Contact Details

03. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Consulate closed over the end-of-year holidays
01. Public Holidays

01. 14 JULY
14 July : The story of a Popular National Holiday

02. DIPLOMATIC NEWS
01. French White Paper on Defence and National Security
00. French Republic’s Human Rights Prize 2008 - Call for Applications

01. BILATERAL MEETINGS
04. Commander of French Forces in New Caledonia Visits New Zealand
03. French Frigate Pays Special ANZAC Day Visit to New Zealand
02. French Frigate’s Visit to New Zealand Navy Headquarters
00. Representatives of French Regional Council to visit New Zealand
01. Faces from French Town with Close Ties to New Zealand Pay a Visit
La Moqueuse visits New Zealand
French Fest Akaroa 2008
French Fest Akaroa

02. OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
Summit of the Union for the Mediterranean. Joint declaration.
Bruno Le Maire named Secretary of State for European Affairs

04. FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEBSITE
01. Diplomatic News from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

FRANCE DIPLOMATIE
Launch of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs’ new version of its web site, "France Diplomatie"

03. FRENCH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
05. Statement by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
03. EU-ASEAN Troika (Singapore, 23 July 2008)
04. Delegation from the European Parliament Visits New Zealand
02. French Presidency of the European Union’s priorities for the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Towns and Country Planning
00. Paris to celebrate European Languages Day on the 26th of September
Extraordinary European Council on the situation in Georgia
European Union-Ukraine Summit in Paris, 9th September 2008
Heritage Days put Europe in the place of honour

ARCHIVES
01. Extraordinary European Council meeting on the situation in Georgia

04. EUROPEAN UNION
00. Introducing the European Union
01. France and the Construction of Europe
02. The European Union: a human story that transcends both time and national boundaries
Playful activities online to discover Europe

01. INTRODUCING THE EUROPEAN UNION
03. The French Parliament passes the bill authorizing ratification of the Lisbon Treaty (February 8, 2008)
Europe at a glance

05. EMBASSY NEWS
Westpac Rescue Helicopter / Life Flight NZ

03. TRAVELLING TO FRANCE

01. VISAS
11. New Caledonia/French Polynesia/Wallis and Futuna: Short Stay Visa
03. Working Holiday Visa
01. Visas for New-Zealanders
09. Student Visas for Adolescents 18 Years or Younger
04. Work Visa for France
02. Visas for Foreigners Living in New Zealand
07. Schengen Short Stay Visa (for members of EEC)
14. Short Stay Visa for some African countries
05. France Long Stay Visa
06. France Long Stay Visa for Families
12. New Caledonia / French Polynesia Long Stay Visa
13. New Caledonia / French Polynesia Work Visa
08. Schengen Short Stay Visa for France
10. France / New Caledonia / French Polynesia Au Pair Visa

02. VISA AND CONSULAR SERVICE FEES
01. Visa and Consular Service Fees

CUSTOMS FORMALITIES
Customs formalities
Temporary import into France of commercial and scientific equipment

05. FRENCH CITIZENS IN NEW ZEALAND

01. ADVICE FOR TRAVELLERS AND RESIDENTS

01. ADVICE FOR TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS
01. Travel Advice

03. HEALTH
01. Avian Influenza

05. INFORMATION REGARDING NZ

01. THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA
00. The New Zealand Media

07. FRENCH ASSOCIATIONS IN NZ
06. Waiheke Island French Club
05. Waiheke Frencheez Association
The Libeau Descendants Society

08. ARCHIVES
Bastille Day Celebrations in Wellington

06. FRANCE-NEW ZEALAND COOPERATION

01. FRIENDSHIP FUND
The France / New Zealand Friendship Fund : Presentation

02. CULTURE

01. CULTURAL EVENTS
01. Michel Birot Exhibition in New Zealand: Rugby in Black and White
Exhibition by New Caledonian artist Isabelle Staron-Tutugoro
Screenings of the film ’Couleurs d’Europe’

02. LITERATURE

01. LITERARY EVENTS
Visit to New Zealand of one of France’s Most Famous Contemporary Writers!
John Dunmore Medal awarded to Dr Jean Anderson

02. WRITERS RESIDENCES
New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize awarded to Jenny Pattrick

01. RANDELL COTTAGE, WELLINGTON
01. Randell Writers’ Cottage
Randell Cottage 2009/2010: application form for French writers

02. NEW ZEALAND WRITERS IN RESIDENCE
04. Renée, 2005
05. Michael Harlow, 2004
07. Peter Wells, 2002
06. Tim Corbalis, 2003
03. Beryl Fletcher, 2006
02. Whiti Hereaka, 2007
01. Jennifer Compton, 2008

03. FRENCH WRITERS IN RESIDENCE
06. Charles Juliet, 2003
04. Pierre Furlan, 2004-2005
02. Dominique Mainard, 2005-2006
01. Annie Saumont, 2006-2007
07. Nadine Ribault, 2002
00. Nicolas Kurtovitch, 2007-2008

CURRENT WRITER IN RESIDENCE: OLIVIER BLEYS
Current writer in residence: Olivier Bleys

03. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
00. Books about Samoa
04. The Colour of Distance - Judging a Book by its Cover
03. Célestine Hitiura Vaite
02. Varua Tupu: New Writing And Art from French Polynesia - the first anthology of its kind.
01. ’Read Them in English’ Issue 8

03. CINEMA
03. French Films in New Zealand Cinemas
02. Regular Fixture for French Film Buffs
Documentaries on Human Rights
Documentaries on Human Rights in January in Wellington

06. SPORTS
02. Official announcement of SolOceans Between France and New Zealand
01. SolOceans Reconnaissance Tour

07. OTHER
01. Artists and Writers Residencies, Cultural Internship and Training in France
00. French Cultural Network Overseas’ Newsletter

03. UNIVERSITY COOPERATION

01. STUDYING IN FRANCE

01. GENERAL INFORMATION ON UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN FRANCE
02. General Information for New Zealand Students
01. 10 Good Reasons to Study in France
Invitation to apply to the Ecole Nationale d’Administration

02. LINKS TO USEFUL DOCUMENTS AND WEBSITES
01. CampusFrance
02. Information Per Study Subject
03. Choose France
04. Programs Taught in English
05. Je Vais En France / I’m Going To France
06. Other Useful Links

03. LIST OF STUDENT EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS AND MOUS FRANCE / NEW ZEALAND
01. List of Student Exchange Agreements and MoUs France / New Zealand

02. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND STUDY PROGRAMMES
01. Hexagone
02. English Language Assistantships
03. Eiffel Doctoral Scholarships
04. Lavoisier Scholarships
05. Erasmus Mundus
06. n+i network
07. Scholarships and Programmes for International Students to Study at Grandes Ecoles

03. FORMER STUDENTS AND ASSISTANTS NETWORK : FRANCE ALUMNI
01. France Alumni

04. CONFERENCES AND OTHER UNIVERSITY EVENTS
Traditional Samoan Tattooing at Alliance Francaise

01. MISSION N+I
01. The 2006 New Zealand Universities Interdepartmental French Seminar

02. OTAGO FOREIGN POLICY SCHOOL
01. Jane Campion: Cinema, Nation, Identity

05. FRENCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE PACIFIC

01. UNIVERSITY OF NEW CALEDONIA (UNC)
01. University of New Caledonia

02. UNIVERSITY OF FRENCH POLYNESIA (UPF)
01. University of French Polynesia

03. THE PACIFIC FUND
01. Fund for Cultural, Economic and Social Development in the Pacific

04. SCIENCE & RESEARCH

01. RESEARCH IN FRANCE
01. General Information
03. Other Useful Links
02. Useful Links to French Research Institutes

02. RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMMES

01. DUMONT D’URVILLE
01. Dumont d’Urville Programme

02. THE PACIFIC FUND
01. The Pacific Fund

03. ERASMUS MUNDUS
01. Erasmus Mundus

04. MARIE CURIE EUROPEAN SCHOLARSHIPS
01. European Framework Programmes

05. BLAISE PASCAL LECTUNARIES
01. International Research Chairs Blaise-Pascal

06. RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE QUAI BRANLY MUSEUM
01. Research scholarships at Musée du Quai Branly

07. CNRS
01. Research in CNRS

08. INSERM
01. Research at INSERM

09. INRA
01. Research at INRA

10. INRIA
01. Research at INRIA

04. FRENCH RESEARCH IN THE PACIFIC
11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress

01. GENERAL INFORMATION
01. Symposium on French Research in the Pacific
02. Useful Links to French Research Institutes in the Pacific
03. Second Conference for French Research in the Pacific

02. THE PACIFIC FUND
01. Fund for Cultural, Economic and Social Development in the Pacific

05. LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION

01. FRENCH LANGUAGE IN NEW ZEALAND
07. - New Zealand Journal of French Studies
04. - Why learn French?
05. - Learn French in New Zealand
03. - Stage de Nouméa, New Caledonia, April 2009 - Scholarships for Teachers of French
02. - www.french.ac.nz: the new website for teachers of French
06. - School exchanges between France and New-Zeland
01. - French language educational resources for teachers of French
- The worldwide network of teachers of French
www.ilovefrench.co.nz

03. FRENCH AROUND THE WORLD: LA FRANCOPHONIE
01. - French Language in the World
03. - International French Language Week
02. - FRANCOFIL: News about the French language in the World

04. ALLIANCES FRANÇAISES IN NEW ZEALAND
01. - Alliance françaises’ Contact Details
02. - Qualifications available through the Alliances françaises
04. - Fédération des Alliances françaises : National Oral French Competition
03. - Centenary of the Alliance Française de Wellington

05. LEARNING FRENCH IN FRANCE
02. - My Touraine is rich...
01. - Directory of French language centres in France (2008)

06. LEARNING FRENCH IN THE PACIFIC
New Caledonia University: French language summer school

06. LANGUAGE ASSISTANTSHIPS
02. - General Information about the Assistantship Programme
03. - Postings as English Language Assistants in New Caledonia 08/09: OFFER CLOSED
04. - English Language Assistants in Wallis (March 2009): selection process closed
01. English language assistants in Metropolitan France and French Polynesia 2009-2010: APPLY NOW

08. SHARED MEMORIES
02. Le Quesnoy - New Zealand : Fraternal Ties
03. Le Quesnoy and New Zealand - a Wealth of Exchanges
04. Le Quesnoy and its Region
01. Tunnels Created by New Zealand World War One Soldiers in Arras now Open to the Public
Conference at Le Quesnoy: France and New Zealand during the Great War"

09. FRENCH AWARDS
01. Rosemary Arnoux awarded with the Palmes Académiques
02. Kate Martin awarded with the John Dunmore medal
00. Martine Marshall-Durieux Decorated with the National Order of Merit

11. SPORTS
Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup, 28 October to 16 November

12. ARCHIVES

01. CULTURAL CO-OPERATION

01. CULTURAL SEASONS
02. Launch of the New Caledonia Season in New Zealand
03. France & New Caledonia to shine at AK07
01. A New Caledonian Season in New Zealand
04. New Zealand’s closest neighbour celebrated in two major exhibitions

02. EXHIBITIONS
03. French Attractions at Auckland Art Gallery
06. Renowned French Political Caricaturist Visits New Zealand
02. Greg Semu: work installed at Paris museum, residency extended
07. François Uzan exhibition at Christchurch Arts Festival
05. Pacific Arts Association Symposium at Musée du quai Branly
04. French Artists from the Pacific to Exhibit Work in Samoa During South Pacific Games
01. Anne Noble’s work the focus of new Paris biennial
00. De Sainson’s drawings make journey to Auckland

03. FESTIVALS
02. Fabulous French Fest Akaroa returns
01. Appetizing French flavour to 2008 International Arts Festival

04. FILM
14. New Zealand Federation of Film Societies
12. AXA presents a top line-up French Film Festival
10. New Zealand documentary "Made in Taiwan" takes top prize at FIFO
13. World Cinema Showcase helps mark the Treaty of Rome
09. Globalisation Film Festival at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
08. Kiwi shorts in the limelight at Cannes
03. Biggest ever Telecom International Film Festival
06. Globalisation film festival & debates on museums’ menus
07. French film contingent at South Pacific Games
09. Seeking the Lost
04. Film on French artist JR in competition at DOCNZ
05. St Tropez festival celebrates NZ film & visual art
02. A season of French documentary Film
03. Just like Paris: free outdoor film under Wellington’s night sky
01. 2008 AXA French Film Festival
00. French Film Festival in Marlborough

05. MUSIC
04. Gautier Capuçon returns to New Zealand for concert series
03. Musica Sacra concert series in Wellington
02. Martinican jazzman & band in concert with Kiwi saxophonist
01. Tribute to Piaf at Christchurch Festival of Cabaret
00. Fête de la Musique, Auckland, 21st June

06. THEATRE
02. "Aurélia’s Oratorio" on the menu at NZ winter arts festivals
01. Wellington production of Genet’s ’The Balcony’

04. FRENCH IN NEW ZEALAND
Ten Teachers’ in Training from Wallis and Futuna Visit to New-Zealand to Study Bilingualism

06. LITERATURE

01. LITERARY EVENTS
01. New Zealand Writers Celebrated in France at Les Belles Etrangères
02. The Belles Etrangeres Introduced by Pierre Furlan

03. PUBLICATIONS/ TRANSLATIONS
02. Two Déwé Gorodé’s Books Translated in New Zealand (March 2005)
01. ’Storm and Dreams’ John Dunmore’s New Book (March 2005)
03. A Sovereign In My Pocket (Un poilu des antipodes): The story of Archibald Kirk Greves, MBE, by Adam Cutforth
04. Station Life in New Zealand (Une femme du monde à la Nouvelle-Zélande

08. NEW ZEALANDERS DECORATED WITH FRENCH AWARDS
01. Professor John Dunmore Promoted to the Rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour

01. L’EDITORIAL