New partnership to boost Chinese visitors
New partnership with UnionPay International to boost Chinese visitors to New Zealand • Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), UnionPay International Co. Ltd (UPI) and Immigration New Zealand have signed a China – New Zealand Year of Tourism 2019 Memorandum of Understanding. • The...
In step with China's Terracotta Warriors at Te Papa
The Terracotta Warriors are back and the 2300-year-old Chinese treasures have impeccable timing, writes Eleanor Barker. Thirty years ago, when David Lange introduced the Terracotta Warriors to New Zealand, he noted that although China was emerging as our biggest partner in trade, we still didn't understand its culture or...
Lotus Entertainment Unveils Pre-Sales, Trailer for ...
Lotus Entertainment has unveiled the first teaser-trailer for Kirby Atkins’ “Mosley,” an animated family film from (NZCTA Member) Huhu Studios in New Zealand and China Film Animation, the first co-production between the two countries. Lotus Entertainment which is representing...
Opening of Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality
Ni Men Hao Ambassadors, my fellow MPs, Mayors, Good evening everyone and welcome to our visitors to New Zealand. It is an honour to open Te Papa’s Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality. This landmark exhibition offers us a rare opportunity to have an immersive encounter with an ancient and remarkable...
Dunedin’s relationship with China continues to grow
Dunedin’s relationship with China continued to bloom last week as a delegation from the city travelled to Shanghai and Wuxi to further connections between cultural, educational and business sectors. Led by Mayor Dave Cull alongside Deputy Mayor Chris Staynes and Enterprise Dunedin Director John Christie, the...
Queenstown Tourism leaders head to China ahead of the 2019 ...
Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult and the team at Destination Queenstown have been to Shanghai and Hangzhou for their inaugural China Tourism Exchange. They were the first municipal delegation from New Zealand to China ahead of the 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism. Focused on showcasing Queenstown as a premium four-season...
HUI Māori Collective launched at Parliament
One of New Zealand’s most innovative business solutions – to take high-quality local food and beverage products direct to Chinese consumers - has been launched at the Beehive. The formal agreement to create the HUI Māori Collective was signed on 15 October in the presence of Ministers David Parker (the Minister...
Chinese influencers help promote Wellington as a student ...
Tapping into the power of Chinese social media platform WeChat, four key opinion leaders have helped launch a campaign to attract Chinese creative and digital students to Wellington. Popular accounts neversaynever30, GoToNZL, Dxsczw and ParentsDaily are sharing a video highlighting the diverse nature of Wellington, ease of...
2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism opening ceremony
The official 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism opening ceremony will be held at Te Papa in February 2019, announced Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis on 15 October. The opening ceremony will be held on 20 February 2019, with a special event at Te Papa, and coincides with the hosting of 2,300-year-old Chinese artefacts as a...
Chinese travel service platform launched to boost regional ...
Christchurch Airport announced on 31 August the launch of a South Island Travel Store on Fliggy, a leading Chinese travel service platform and part of the Alibaba digital ecosystem, in a move designed to promote regional tourism and economic development.Using Fliggy, Chinese travellers can plan and book their travel before...
Ngāi Tahu hosts Chinese jade carving delegation in Te ...
A large delegation of leading Chinese Jade experts and dignitaries was hosted by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in Hokitika on 21 September in the second of three events to progress the establishment of a New Zealand-based pounamu carving institute.The Institute will bring together cultural exchanges and utilise the teaching of...
New Zealand Business Roundtable in China Formally Launched
The New Zealand Business Roundtable in China (NZBRiC) was formally launched in Shanghai on Wednesday 5 September at an event which gathered senior members of the New Zealand business community. NZBRiC Chair Kevin Parish said, “The NZBRiC is a representational platform led by New Zealand businesses which will advocate...