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
This article by Bruce Munro was originally published on odt.co.nz on 20 July 2024. Is China friend or foe? Recently returned from a trip to China that gave unusual access to influential foreign affairs experts,… Read More
This article by Sam Sachdeva was originally published on newsroom.co.nz on 21 July 2024. Cover Photo: Sam Sachdeva. With China’s economy hitting headwinds, businesses – including those in NZ – are cautiously… Read More
This article by Bruce Munro was originally published on odt.co.nz on 11 July 2024. Silver Fern Farms chief transformation officer Matt Ballard, pictured near the company’s Shanghai offices, says New Zealand companies will not… 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
This article by Bruce Munro was originally published on odt.co.nz on 7 July 2024. Anti-clockwise from above: Dunedin mayor Richard Walls (left) and Shanghai Mayor Huang Ju sign the Dunedin-Shanghai sister city agreement, October 21,… 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
New Zealand dairy, meat and seafood exporters must keep up with rapidly evolving agri-food sustainability policies in China to ensure future market success, according to a new report from the New Zealand China Council. Tasting… Read More
Which international airport was the first in the world to become ‘climate positive’ (i.e. more than carbon neutral)? How many civil airports are there in China and how are they becoming greener? What common… Read More
This op-ed by New Zealand China Council Chair John McKinnon was originally published on interest.co.nz on 18 Sep 2023. As we mark New Zealand Chinese Language Week this week it’s time to confront the… Read More
The New Zealand Business Roundtable in China (NZBRiC), a representative body for New Zealand companies doing business in and with China, recently completed a groundbreaking survey of over 50 kiwi businesses to provide a first-hand,… Read More
This op-ed by New Zealand China Council Executive Director Alistair Crozier was originally published on nzherald.co.nz on 24 Aug 2023. There is legitimate concern around New Zealand about the state of the Chinese economy. Read More
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