APEC 2021 launch media kit

APEC 2021 launch media kit

For the first time ever, New Zealand will host the entire APEC year virtually in 2021 and we are committed to providing media with access to everything they need to cover APEC 2021 remotely.

This media kit media contains the materials outlined below, which were produced to launch APEC 2021 at the conclusion of Malaysia’s host year. The full media kit can also be downloaded as a Word document.

Content:

• APEC 2021: A guide for media
• A virtual APEC 2021
• The theme of APEC 2021
• New Zealand’s leaders at APEC

Videos:

• New Zealand’s official APEC 2021 handover video, played at the closing meetings of Malaysia’s host year to provide delegates with a taste of what to expect at APEC 2021. Features comments by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
• Video of SOM Chair Vangelis Vitalis and APEC New Zealand Deputy Secretary Andrea Smith discussing the importance of APEC at this time and New Zealand’s approach to hosting APEC in 2021.
• Video of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in conversation with Microsoft CEO Brad Smith at Malaysia’s CEO Dialogues. 

Images:

• Behind-the-scenes images of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s participation in Malaysia’s CEO Dialogues.

Supporting Documents:

• Prime Minister’s media releases:
  • New Zealand ready to host APEC virtually
  • Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to attend APEC Leaders’ Summit
• APEC 2021 in one page, a one-page overview of the importance of APEC and New Zealand’s host year.