Are China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ (known in Chinese as ‘lianghui’) in early March the world’s largest political meetings you didn’t hear about? We’re back again for a discussion of these critical political meetings in 2025,… Read More
New Zealand China Council Chair John McKinnon wrote the following article for Stuff / The Post, published on 11 March 2025. The original article can be viewed here. For those with an interest in… Read More
How have instinctive Māori approaches to engagement with China and its people created unique success? How diverse is the range of economic and non-commercial Māori-China ties? What can Aotearoa New Zealand… Read More
Instinctive Māori approaches to engagement with China and its people have generated success for Māori and could hold the key to New Zealand continuing to stand out in a crowded Chinese… Read More
In November 2024 I led a visit by a group of New Zealand China Council members to China. Over five busy days we covered Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing. Our goals over the week were to… Read More
— Key Insights from the NZCC x NZTE Webinar China may still be perceived as being behind the curve when it comes to consumer sentiment on sustainable food and packaging. But, what became clear during… Read More
In today’s fast-changing world, bringing different perspectives together has never been more important. Our most recent NextGen Dialogue on 22 November brought voices from New Zealand, China, and the United States to the table to… Read More
The New Zealand China Council welcomes the CEO of MitoQ Mahara Inglis as a new member. Mahara has led health and wellbeing supplements company MitoQ since 2020. The company is an award-winning pioneer in cellular… Read More
The New Zealand China Council welcomes incoming National President of the New Zealand Chinese Association (NZCA) Paul Chin as an ex officio member. Paul was elected as National President in July 2024, succeeding Jenny Too who… Read More
This September in Aotearoa New Zealand, we celebrate two special weeks: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (14–21 Sept), marking the 52nd anniversary of the Māori Language Petition on Saturday 14th, and New Zealand… Read More
What sparked the excitement on screen during an online meeting? A lively, meaningful conversation on sustainability and wellbeing. Last week, the New Zealand China Council Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa me Haina’s NextGen Network and Ingka… Read More
Like New Zealand, Australia is also tracking China’s economy closely, as well as grappling with increasingly complex regional geopolitics. It’s always helpful for us to swap notes, especially with an acknowledged Australia-China expert. Professor James… Read More
On 8 August 2024 the New Zealand China Council again partnered with our colleagues at the China Development Institute (CDI) in Shenzhen, to co-host an online dialogue – our third in as many years, after… Read More
Photo above: Bruce and Sam in Beijing with representatives from CPIFA. Photo by CPIFA Last month the New Zealand China Council launched a new programme, to assist New Zealand journalists to experience… Read More
China is New Zealand’s largest source of imports, whether ready for consumption under NZ or increasingly well-known Chinese brands, or providing materials and components for our domestic manufacturing outputs. Does this leave us exposed –… Read More
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