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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Carmel Sepuloni to visit Northern Hemisphere for employment engagements - Devdiscourse

Carmel Sepuloni will travel to the Northern Hemisphere for a range of key engagements following the opening of Aotearoa New Zealand's borders and as we reconnect with the world.

The Minister will be travelling to Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague, Glasgow and Edinburgh, departing Wednesday 24 August and returning on Saturday 3 September.

"Now that Aotearoa New Zealand is open for business, it is vital that we continue to lay the foundations, build upon existing work to reconnect and restrengthen our ties with the rest of the world," Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni said.

"With our unemployment rate one of the lowest in the OECD, our response to COVID-19 has positioned us well to respond to a challenging global situation. Our economy has come through the pandemic better than nearly anywhere in the world and this is a story worth sharing," Carmel Sepuloni said.

In Glasgow, the Minister will meet her employment and social development portfolio counterpart, Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training.

"As with Aotearoa New Zealand's Regional Workforce Plans, Scotland's regional skills investment plans aim to create a more highly skilled and resilient workforce and better balance the skills of local workers with the skills employers need," Carmel Sepuloni said.

"Empowering workforce planning at a regional level recognises regions have diverse and distinctive needs. It will be invaluable to learn more...



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