Cuban Ambassador Visits Tūranga Library in Christchurch and Explores Opportunities for Cultural and Community Cooperation
Christchurch, 27 May 2025 – As part of his official visit to the city of Christchurch, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to New Zealand, Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez, held a meaningful meeting with senior staff at Tūranga Library, the city’s central public library.
The discussion focused on the role of public libraries as vibrant spaces for access to knowledge, cultural diversity, and civic engagement. Both sides acknowledged the value of promoting mutual understanding through cultural activities, literary exhibitions, and spaces for dialogue around history and identity.
Cuban Ambassador to New Zealand Holds Official Meetings in Christchurch to Strengthen Academic and Cultural Cooperation
Christchurch, 27 May 2025.- As part of his official visit to the city of Christchurch, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to New Zealand, Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez, held a productive meeting with Mr. Duncan Sandeman, representative of the Office of the Mayor, and Mr. Milinda Peris, from the Civic and International Relations Team of the Christchurch City Council.
Cuban Documentary Soberanía Screened at the University of Canterbury
Christchurch, 16 May 2025 – As part of an initiative to highlight alternative experiences of scientific and health sovereignty in a global context, the Cuban documentary Soberanía was screened this Thursday at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The film portrays the development of Cuba’s COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine candidates by the country’s scientific community.
Former NZ Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs calls on NZ government to uphold international law by condemning the US placing Cuba on its List of Non-Cooperative Terrorism Countries
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Former NZ Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs calls on NZ government to uphold international law by condemning the US placing Cuba on its List of Non-Cooperative Terrorism Countries
19 May 2025 Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand meeting calls for ‘U.S. hands off Cuba!’ By Annalucia Vermunt and Patrick Brown
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Luis Morejón Rodríguez, Cuba’s ambassador to New Zealand, called for support from a gathering of 25 people here April 27 for Cuba’s fight against the “economic strangulation” imposed by the U.S. rulers’ 60-plus-years of economic war against Cuba’s people and their socialist revolution.