Kiwis from all over New Zealand gathered this past weekend to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the reestablishment of the State of Israel and Aliyah.

DCM Kasa Bainesay-Harbor spoke about the Aliyah of Ethiopian Jewry at St Albans Presbyterian Church.

Amb Gerberg and DCM Bainesay-Harbor met with and mentored a pair of bright young leaders.

MP Alfred Ngaro launched the New Zealand-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Beehive.

Ben-Gurion University Professor Mark H. Gelber presented a pair of lectures at Wellington’s Victoria University.