On 24 September 2024 a stakeholders seminar was held in Auckland to reassess the Southern Link concept, five years after a large conference kickstarted focused discussion of the idea (before Covid intervened). This report… 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
This article by Sam Sachdeva was originally published on newsroom.co.nz on 6 Sep 2024. Cover Photo: Getty Images. As concern about Great Power competition between the US and China grows, Chinese academics… Read More
This article by Bruce Munro was originally published on odt.co.nz on 18 Aug 2024. University of Otago’s Prof Ping Liu has been researching ways to detect and treat children whose… 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
This article by Bruce Munro was originally published on odt.co.nz on 3 Aug 2024. A century ago, Shanghai was the thrumming hub of jazz in Asia. Bruce Munro recently spent time in the Pearl of the… Read More
This article by Sam Sachdeva was originally published on newsroom.co.nz on 31 July 2024. Cover Photo: Getty Images. EVs on the streets of China are easily spotted, thanks to their green licence plates. As China… 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
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