Australia

ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those...

A message in a bottle from a Greek sailor, which was released into the ocean more than a year ago, was found washed up in New Zealand. 

Australia will no longer allow entry to non-Australian citizens or residents, unless they are direct family members of Australians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday. "Tonight we will be resolving to move to a position where a travel ban...

A Greek-Australian student was among the victims of the volcanic eruption at New Zealand’s White Island last week, authorities announced. Krystal Eve Browitt, a veterinary nursing student from Melbourne, Australia who turned 21 on Nov. 29, was among the eighteen...

An Australian woman of Greek descent is among the missing persons after New Zealand's White Island volcano's violent eruption on Monday. Krystall Browitt, née Drakatou, who is 21 years old and lives in Melbourne, is still among the missing. Browitt, along with...

  The use of 3-D printing technologies in Victoria University of Wellington's Classics Museum has students using ancient Greek artefacts the way they were intended—from interacting with 3-D printed ancient objects to designing their own amphorae (storage jars). Dr Diana Burton,...

New Zealand Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae will be in attendance at the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Crete representing New Zealand in commemorating the 7700 New Zealanders who fought in the battle which began on May 20, 1941....

A team of students from the University of Auckland decided to remake the famous ABBA song “Mamma Mia” using ancient Greek lyrics. The students are members of the Classical Studies Association at the university and used their acquired knowledge of...

Greeks living in New Zealand expressed their frustration over the decision to suspend the operation of the Greek Embassy in Wellington, as well as the Greek government’s failure to provide a salaried Consulate that can serve the needs of Greeks...

This April the Greek island of Lemnos will be flooded with visitors from Australia and New Zealand, including several Australian politicians. Navy ships from both countries will sail to Lemnos, along with cruise ships and private yachts for the...

The most famous trial in history revived through the timeless work of Plato, "The Apology of Socrates" will be exhibited in Australia. After its huge success throughout the world and the wildly enthusiastic reviews it has received, the play will...

The Greek Theater International, sister organization of the Greek Theater of New York, was founded in 2010 and its goal is to promote the Greek civilization worldwide. This March and April the organization will tour Australia and New Zealand....

A new book written by a New Zealander is dedicated to Greek culture and attitude and shows that the Greek capital offers a wide range of extraordinary experiences. The writer David Cade has been obsessed by Greece’s unique music for...

A New Zealander soldier's life and action while fighting against the Nazis at the Battle of Crete will be filmed, based on Murray Elliott's novel Vasili, the Lion of Crete, based on real-life exploits. The production is expected to...

A new 378-page book to be released this weekend is causing a series of debates on the issue of the first settlers of New Zealand. According to the authors of the book, Maxwell C. Hill, Gary Cook and Noel Hilliam,...