New Zealand China Council seeks emerging leaders

The New Zealand China Council Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa me Haina is offering a unique opportunity to New Zealand young professionals and emerging leaders aged 35 and under to join the Council as Next Generation members.

New Zealand’s relationship with China is of critical importance.  How we manage it in an increasingly complex world is a key issue for the government and stakeholders across NZ’s economy and society.

Our Council is a New Zealand led and funded organisation.  Our 25 members lead public-private sector dialogue on NZ-China issues, and we deliver activities that contribute to a broad and resilient NZ-China relationship.

Since 2020 we have created fixed-term positions on the Council for Next Generation members, to provide leadership experience and ensure our work is informed by diverse perspectives.  This is a chance to sit alongside top CEOs and leaders in business, iwi, education, government, creative industries and the NZ Chinese community to gain insights into the realities of the NZ-China relationship across multiple sectors.

We are currently offering two new Next Generation positions commencing January 2026.  The positions are voluntary, for a two-year term.  All members attend two full Council meetings per year (travel costs covered by the Council) and are encouraged to become involved with the Council’s other events and projects.

We are particularly looking for one Next Gen member who can help us deepen the Council’s engagement with Te Ao Māori.

To apply, please send your CV and answers to the application questions below to info@nzchinacouncil.org.nz by 12 Oct 2025.

Shortlisted applicants will be notified by email after 20^th Oct 2025.

Application questions 

1. How would you most benefit as a young professional from sitting on the New Zealand China Council?

2. In your view, what is the biggest challenge facing the New Zealand-China relationship, and how should it be addressed?

3. Looking at the current membership spread, what unique sectoral and personal perspectives and experience could you contribute to the Council’s work?

4. What are your thoughts about similarities and differences between Māori and China cultures and approaches to doing business?

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Kei te kimi a Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa me Haina i ngā Rangatira hou mō āpōpō

Kei te tuku Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa me Haina i tētahi āheinga ki ngā kaimahi Rangatahi me ngā Rangatira o āpōpō, e 35 tau te pakeke iho, kia uru mai hei mema Next Generation.

He mea nui te whanaungatanga o Aotearoa me Haina. I tēnei ao uaua, he take matua tēnei mō te kāwanatanga, ngā pakihi, me ngā hapori o Aotearoa.

He rōpū nō Aotearoa te Kaunihera, ā, he pūtea tautoko nō Aotearoa hoki. Ko ā mātou mema 25 e kawe ana i ngā kōrero i te rāngai tūmatanui me te rāngai tūmataiti mō ngā take kei waenganui i a Aotearoa me Haina, ā, ka whakahaere hoki i ngā kaupapa hei whakapakari i tērā hononga.

Mai i te tau 2020, kua waihangatia e mātou i ētahi tūnga wā-mau mō ngā mema Next Generation. Mā konei e āhei ai te rangatahi ki te whai wheako ārahi, ā, ka rangona hoki ā rātou whakaaro.He wāhi tēnei ki te noho ngātahi me ngā kaiārahi o ngā pakihi, iwi, mātauranga, kāwanatanga, toi, me te hapori Hainamana o Aotearoa, kia mārama ake ai ki ngā āhuatanga o te hononga o Aotearoa me Haina puta noa i ngā rāngai maha.

I te wā nei, e rua ngā tūranga hou Next Generation kei te wātea, ā, ka tīmata i te Hānuere 2026. He tūranga tūao ēnei, e rua tau te roa. Ka tae atu ngā mema ki ngā hui nui e rua ia tau (ka utua e te Kaunihera ngā utu haere), ā, ka whakatenatena kia whai wāhi hoki ki ērā atu kaupapa me ngā huihuinga a te Kaunihera.

Kei te rapu mātou i tētahi mema Next Generation kia āwhina i a mātou ki te whakahōhonu ake i te hononga a Te Kaunihera ki Te Ao Māori.

Hei tono, tukuna mai tō CV me ō whakautu ki ngā pātai kei raro iho nei ki info@nzchinacouncil.org.nz i mua i te 12 o Oketopa 2025.

Ka whakamōhiotia ko wai ka hua mā te īmera i muri i te 20 o Oketopa 2025.

Ngā Pātai 

1. He aha ngā hua ka puta māu hei kaimahi rangatahi e noho ana ki runga i Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa me Haina?

2. I tō tirohanga, he aha te wero nui kei mua i te whanaungatanga o Aotearoa me Haina, anō nei me pēhea hoki e whakatau ai?

3. Ki te tiro ki ngā mema o nāianei, he aha ngā whakaaro me ngā wheako motuhake ka taea e koe te tāpiri ki ngā mahi a te Kaunihera, kia hāngai ai?

4. He aha ō whakaaro mō ngā ritenga me ngā rerekētanga kei waenganui i te ahurea Māori me te ahurea o Haina, me ā rāua mahi pakihi?