S Jaishankar inaugurates new Indian High Commission Chancery at Wellington in New Zealand

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on 9 October inaugurated the new Indian High Commission Chancery in Wellington, New Zealand.

Important facts

• He said that coordinating each other's potentials is a more prudent way to further deepen the vital ties between India and New Zealand.

• S. Jaishankar, who is on his first visit to New Zealand as External Affairs Minister, also said that there is a need to take the ties between the two countries afresh.

• He also said that there is massive potential for partnership between India and New Zealand in the field of agri-business.

• Strong cooperation between India and New Zealand will ensure peace, prosperity and progress in the shared region, he said.

• There is huge potential in business, digital, agriculture, education, skills, traditional medicine and maritime security domains, he said.

About New Zealand

• It is a remote, mountainous group of islands located off the southeast coast of Australia. 

• Prime Minister - Jacinda Ardern

• Capital - Wellington

• Currency - New Zealand dollar

• New Zealand was the first country to allow women to vote in 1893.

• New Zealand's wetapunga is one of the heaviest insects in the world.

• Major rivers - Waikato, Clurtha, Rangitaiki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Buller, Rakaia, Waitaki, Waiau

• Major Mountain Ranges - Southern Alps, Kaikoura Ranges

• New Zealand's two main islands - North and South Islands, are separated by the Cook Strait.