A new website for a diplomatic post is nothing out of the ordinary. Typically it’ll serve the needs of the country with the what-and-where of diplomatic activity and bilateral relations.
In the case of a new website for the High Commission of the Republic of Vanuatu, based in Wellington, it represents a leap into the future.
The High Commission will be posting about issues impacting on Vanuatu / New Zealand relations, across international relations, trade, arts and culture and more. But the Flightdec website automatically shoots all these posts out, in an instant, so they are picked up as links in many other relevant websites. That not only creates a magnet for Vanuatu news and stories, it helps build connections and relationships.
At Flightdec, we see this as the beginning of building an online ecosystem in the Pacific, starting with a network of businesses and organisations intent on furthering relationships and economic benefits, with a close Pacific nation.
A big thanks to Jimmy Nipo (High Commissioner) and Sanianna Trief (First Secretary) for their vision and support. We expect to see Vanuatu’s presence in New Zealand grow with the website.