25th July 2017
Sir Don McKinnon: We’re facing stiff competition with China
There’s good reason to feel like everything is rosy when it comes to our relationship with China. But standing still could be the undoing of us. Even… Read More
There’s good reason to feel like everything is rosy when it comes to our relationship with China. But standing still could be the undoing of us. Even… Read More
Source: NZ Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Premier Li Keqiang met with former New Zealand prime minister John Key in Beijing on 20 July 2017. Premier Li… Read More
The NZ China Council is a proud sponsor of the inaugural Sister City Youth Leadership Summit underway in Auckland this week. Around 30 Chinese secondary school… Read More
China aims to create numerous major land and maritime transport corridors around the world in order to boost trade and stimulate economic growth. NZ China Council Executive Director Stephen Jacobi spoke… Read More
Executive Director Stephen Jacobi has recently returned from a two and a half week visit to six cities in China. During the visit to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Nanning, Chengdu,… Read More
Prime Minister Rt Hon Bill English joined the New Zealand China Council Executive Board for breakfast on 9 June to discuss the current relationship with China and how to enhance it further. Read More
The NZ China Council is a proud sponsor of Global China Connection (GCC), a student-run club at Canterbury University and the only one of its type in New Zealand. GCC aims to upskill its 500… Read More
Former Prime Minister John Key has been recognised for his leadership of the New Zealand China relationship. Key received the award for Outstanding Contribution to the New Zealand – China business relationship at… Read More
New Zealand must clearly define its role in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to build and grow the bilateral relationship, according to the New Zealand China Council. The BRI is a Chinese-led… Read More
The NZ China Council was delighted to host a breakfast with Financial Times Editor Jamil Anderlini. Jamil spoke about China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative and its relevance for NZ China relations. Executive Director Stephen Jacobi… Read More
Ninety years ago this month, a young sheep farmer left his land in Taranaki, in his own words, to ‘go and have a look at the Chinese revolution’. The following 60 years of Rewi Alley’s… Read More
Rewi Alley is one of the most renowned foreigners to have lived in China, named as one of the country’s top ten international friends. This video commemorates the 90th anniversary of Alley’s arrival in Shanghai… Read More
The New Zealand China Council commemorated the 90th anniversary of Rewi Alley’s arrival in China with a function in Auckland attended by Ambassador of the Peoples’ Republic of China Wang Lutong, Consul General Xu Erwen,… Read More
It is good to be with you today and to welcome you to New Zealand. 很高兴今天与大家欢聚一堂,欢迎来到新西兰 I welcome you on behalf of the… Read More
Global China Connection Canterbury Past President and New Zealand China Council Advisory Board Member Sam Brosnahan says learning Chinese was the catalyst for his interest in China, its history, people and culture. Read More
Members of the NZ China Council Executive Board had the honour to meet with H E Premier Li Keqiang during the Premier’s visit to Auckland on 28 March. The Premier was accompanied by… Read More
The New Zealand China Council has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Arrangement seeking to define how China and New Zealand will work together on strategic Belt and Road (BAR) initiatives. Read More
In addition to agreeing a date for talks to begin on a FTA upgrade, Prime Minister Bill English and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang have announced a number of NZ China initiatives, including:… Read More
The Chairman of the NZ China Council, Sir Don McKinnon, was pleased to meet with the Governor of Hubei Province, Mr Wang Xiaodong in Auckland this morning. The Chairman was accompanied by Council member Martin… Read More
Prime Minister Bill English has announced that Premier Li will hold official talks with him in Wellington next week. The visit will mark 45 years of diplomatic relations… Read More