Veranstaltungsberichte

Fact Finding Mission to New Zealand

Our new director, Sabina Woelkner, paid her inaugural visit to New Zealand as part of her fact-finding missions of the region!

Director of KAS Australia and the Pacific, Sabina Woelkner, visited Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand, from November 9 to 14, where she met with our partners and discussed topics related to EU-New Zealand relations, Indo-Pacific affairs, and KAS's roles in the region.

EU-NZ Business Summit

KAS Australia and the Pacific observed the 1st EU-NZ Business Summit.

The 1st EU-NZ Business Summit was held on 23/24 October 2025 in Auckland, presided over by New Zealand's Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Christopher Luxon.

EU-Pacific Business Forum

KAS Australia and the Pacific had the pleasure to attend the 1st EU-Pacific Business Forum held on 3-4 September in Nadi, Fiji.

The 1st EU-Pacific Business Forum was held under the theme 'Towards an investment partnership'. The forum brought high-level policymakers, private sector leaders, investors, and development partners from the EU and the Pacific to foster stronger economic ties between the two regions, and to accelerate sustainable development and economic diversification in the Pacific region.

The 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM)

The 54th PIFLM was convened under the theme 'Umi Tugeda: Act Now for an Integrated Blue Pacific Continent'

KAS Australia and the Pacific was pleased to attend the 54th PIFLM, held in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

6th PIURN Conference

‘Harnessing technologies for the safe and sustainable development of the Pacific’

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – Regional Programme Australia and the Pacific (KAS Australia) had the pleasure to support the Pacific Islands Universities Regional Network (PIURN) Conference for the second time since its inception.

59th Otago Foreign Policy School

Small Powers and Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Programme Australia and the Pacific (KAS Australia) was pleased to support the Otago Foreign Policy School (OFPS) again this year

NZIIA Annual Conference 2025

‘Aotearoa New Zealand’s Foreign & Trade Policy in Contested Spaces – Prosperity, Security, Values’.

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Programme Australia and the Pacific (KAS Australia) was pleased to support the NZIIA Annual Conference again this year under the theme of ‘Aotearoa New Zealand’s Foreign & Trade Policy in Contested Spaces – Prosperity, Security, Values’.

2025 Pacific Update

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung - Regional Programme Australia and the Pacific was proud to support the Pacific Update again this year.

Pacific Legal Challenges - Maritime Borders and Statehood

Roundtable in Fiji

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Australia) in cooperation with the Embassy of Latvia in Australia is pleased to have implemented a Roundtable on "Pacific Legal Challenges - Maritime Borders and Statehood" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Suva.

German MP Volkmar Klein in Australia

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Australia) is pleased to welcome Volkmar Klein from the German Bundestag to Australia again. In Perth, the Member of the German Parliament had the opportunity to meet the former Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds, and the former Minister for the Public Service, Ben Morton, to discuss the implications of the German elections, the upcoming Australian elections, the recent meeting between US President Trump and the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and related matters. A roundtable discussion in cooperation with the Perth USAsia Center provided the participants with the opportunity to discuss geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific, the implications for Germany and Europe of the US administration's decision to suspend any support of Ukraine, and other matters. The meetings were complemented by a luncheon discussion with the CEO of Neometals, Christopher Reed, and representatives of Moerk Water, a German company in Australia providing clean water to African countries and Pacific Island States. Further, the MP paid a visit to Hofmann Engineering's Australian headquarters, and was kindly offered a tour of their impressive production facilities. Day 2 in Perth concluded with a lively dinner discussion with the German Honorary Consul, Gabriele Maluga, and representatives from the business sector. Another highlight of his stay in Perth was the visit of the JHUB Maccabi Community Centre, where the MP learnt about the Center's history and current activities.