Dunedin strengthens ties with Qingdao
Dunedin has further strengthened its civic, economic and educational ties with the northern Chinese city of Qingdao following a series of high level meetings in early June. A highlight of the Qingdao leg of the Dunedin delegation's visit to China was a meeting with Haier, which acquired Fisher & Paykel in 2013.Mayor of...
NZ’s largest collection of Chinese artefacts now online
New Zealand’s largest collection of Chinese artefacts is now available for the public to view in its entirety for the first time. A website (http://www.rewialleyart.nz) documenting and describing the 1,378 objects in the Rewi Alley Collection at Canterbury Museum has been developed by researchers in the first stage of a...
Award Winning Films to Showcase in the NZFF China
Ten New Zealand films have been screened at a biennial showcase of New Zealand cinema in China that should have reached a theatrical audience of over 10,000 people in 42 screenings across three major cities. The Ten films, six features and four short films, were chosen for this year’s New Zealand Film Festival in...
PM to lead business delegation to China
Prime Minister John Key will lead a high-level business delegation to China, visiting Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai.“China is a key destination for our goods exports and an important consumer of New Zealand services,” says Mr Key."The visit provides an opportunity to strengthen our relationship and...
Supporting shorebirds’ 24,000km flight
On 18 March 2016, Associate Conservation Minister Nicky Wagner welcomed an agreement between the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the State Forestry Administration (SFA) of China to protect wetlands in both countries used by migratory birds.“The red knot and the bar-tailed godwit fly an incredible 12,000km migration...
Education exchange agreement with China
Number 26 Middle School in Xi’an, China and Hutt Valley High School have signed a cooperation agreement, with the aim of boosting the international programme, including student exchanges and staff training.The agreement was signed on 24 February by Mr Liu Junbo, Principal of No 26 Middle School, and Hutt Valley High...
Beast of Burden Approved as Official China/NZ Co-Production
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and China Film Co-Production Corporation (CFCC) are delighted to announce the joint approval of 3D animated family film, Beast of Burden as the first official feature film co-production between the two countries.A partnership between New Zealand’s Huhu Studios (Huhu) and China Film...
New vet exchange programme with China
A new veterinary exchange programme with China will help build closer relations in the equine industries, says Primary Industries and Racing Minister Nathan Guy.“China is a growing and important market for New Zealand-bred horses. This programme will train Chinese vets to learn from New Zealand and increase their skills...
Hurunui Formalises China Relationship
Hurunui district has always had a very special friendship with China – the legacy of Rewi Alley who attended Amberley Primary School, where his father was Headmaster from 1898 to 1907. At Amberley Primary School, there is a hall named after him. There is also a commemorative plaque in Chamberlain Park which was laid by...
Virtual Reality Technology a Hit at Kiwi Link China
Fox Glacier Guiding’s Virtual Reality Technology a Hit at Kiwi Link China in Beijing: A South Island glacier guiding company is claiming a New Zealand tourism marketing ‘first’ with the development of cutting-edge visual reality technology to bring its product to the overseas buyer market. Fox...
Lincoln delegates visit ‘brothers’ in China
Lincoln University staff members visited one of China’s top universities recently to strengthen a landscape architecture co-operation agreement that was signed between the institutions last year. Beijing’s Tsinghua University belongs to the elite C9 League alliance, which is mainland China’s...
Fund boosts sister school ties with China
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced on 25 Oct that 25 schools across New Zealand will each receive up to $2,500 to build sister school relationships with China.“The China-New Zealand Sister School Fund enables schools to support staff or student exchanges, curriculum-based...