Embassy of the Republic of Korea to New Zealand

Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Wellington, New Zealand

Address

• ●Level 20, ANZ Centre, 171 Featherston Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Postal Address

• ●P.O.BOX 11-143, Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Direction

• ●15 minutes walk from the Wellington Railway station towards Lambton Quay.

• ●When you take a bus from the Railway station towards town (e.g bus number 1,2, 3, 5, 7 etc.), please get off at the station at the ANZ Bank on Lambton Quay.

• ●When you take a bus from the Wellington airport towards town (Airport bus 91), please get off at the station at Cable car on Lambton Quay.

Phone Numbers

• ●Phone: +64-4-473-9073

• ●Fax: +64-4-472-3865

Office Hours

• ●9:00~12:00 &13:00~17:00 (Consular Affairs: 9:00~12:00 &13:30~16:30)

Email

• ●Political Affairs: political-nz@mofa.go.kr

• ●Economic Affairs: economic-nz@mofa.go.kr

• ●Trade Enquiries: economic-nz@mofa.go.kr

• ●Consular Affairs: consul-nz@mofa.go.kr, consul2_nz@mofa.go.kr 
                                (Emergency Contact +64-21-0269-3271)

• ●Visa & Passport: consular-nz@mofa.go.kr, consular2-nz@mofa.go.kr

• ●Cultural Affairs: cultural-nz@mofa.go.kr

• ●Ambassador's Personal Assistant: ea-nz@mofa.go.kr

• ●Public Relations/General Inquiries: info-nz@mofa.go.kr

Consulate of the Republic of Korea, Auckland, New Zealand

Address

• ●Level 12, Tower 1, 205 Queen Street, Auckland Central , New Zealand

Postal Address

• ●P.O.BOX 5744 Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand

Contacts

• ●Phone : +64-9-379-0818

• ●FAX : +64-9-373-3340

• ●E-mail : auckland@mofa.go.kr

• ●Website: http://nzl-auckland.mofa.go.kr/

Office Hours

• ●9 am - 5 pm (Visa Section 9 am - 4 pm *Lunch time 12 - 1 pm)

Honorary Consul

Honorary Consul (Christchurch):

• ●Phil Tappenden
  (E-mail) phil_tappenden@kirkwood.school.nz
  (Tel) +64-3-348-7718

Honorary Consul (Samoa):

• ●Jerry Brunt
  (E-mail) jerrybrunt@yahoo.com
  (Tel) +68-530-627

Honorary Consul (Tonga):

• ●Tevita Puloka
  (E-mail) tevita.puloka@tonga-koreaconsulate.com
  (Tel) +67-6-880-0300
  

Embassy Holidays

New Zealand Holidays

• ●New Year's Day (1st January)*

• ●Day after New Year's Day (2nd January)**

• ●Wellington Anniversary (The Monday that falls closest to 22nd January)

• ●Waitangi Day (6th February)

• ●Easter Holidays (It differs every year)

• ●Anzac Day (25th April)

• ●King's Birthday (The first Monday in June)

• ●Matariki (It differs every year)

• ●Labour Day (The fourth Monday in October)

• ●Christmas Day (25th December)*

• ●Boxing Day (26th December)**

or the following Monday if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday

※ or the following Monday if it falls on a Saturday or the following Tuesday if it falls on a Sunday

Korean Holidays

• ●Independence Movement Day (1st March)

• ●National Liberation Day (15th August)

• ●National Foundation Day (3rd October)

• ●Hangul Day (9th October)

Embassy History & Jurisdiction

Embassy History

• ●New Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Korea were established in March 1962 and a resident Embassy opened in Wellington in July 1971.

Embassy Jurisdiction

• ●The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Wellington represents Korea vis-a-vis New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga. In addition to the Consulate in Auckland, Honorary Consulates are located in Christchurch, Samoa, and Tonga.