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
The New Zealand China Council welcomes the Chair of Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) as a new member. The appointment follows the resignation from the Council of Justin Watson, CIAL’s chief executive officer. In addition… Read More
There are very few strategic risks to New Zealand from our current levels of exposure to imports from China, a new report from the New Zealand China Council concludes. And even if we were to… Read More
In February 2024 New Zealand China Council Chair John McKinnon gave an address on “China in 2024” to the Hawke’s Bay branch of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA). This speech to the… Read More
The New Zealand China Council is pleased to welcome two new members. Nathan Flowerday joins as incoming Chair of Zespri, succeeding Bruce Cameron who has stepped down from his Zespri and Council roles. Nathan is… Read More
Every March, the ‘lianghui’ or ‘Two Sessions’ political meetings in Beijing set the scene and key directions for China’s year ahead: its intended socio-economic goals and strategies, priority sectors, key personnel appointments and foreign policy… Read More
I want to approach this subject from three angles – the people, the economy, and the government. And wrap up by saying what all that means for this country’s relations with China in 2024. You… Read More
‘How to feed 1.4 billion people’ is already a big question. And how to do it sustainably? Answers to these questions are not only crucial for people in China, but also important for New Zealand. … Read More
The New Zealand China Council is pleased to welcome three new members of the New Zealand China Council. Richard Pollock has been nominated by Te Puni Kōkiri to replace its… Read More
This op-ed by New Zealand China Council Executive Director Alistair Crozier was originally published on asiamediacentre.org.nz on 5 Dec 2023. China is home to some of the world’s supercities – Beijing, Shanghai. But what’s… Read More
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