News

18th June 2014

LEARNING MANDARIN ONLINE

New Zealanders are looking online to social media to learn Mandarin as the country’s economic relationship with China deepens. New Zealand China Council’s Executive Director, Pat English believes more businesses had a… Read More

12th June 2014

MAORI SHARE BOND WITH ASIANS

Ngahiwi Tomoana, a member of the New Zealand China Council spoke about the close ties Maori share with Asians. He said that people (Maoris) he took up to China have seen their… Read More

10th June 2014

NEW ZEALAND-CHINA SCHOLARSHIP 2015

The Confucius Institute in Auckland in cooperation with China Scholarship Council (CSC), of China’s Ministry of Education offers up to 10 full scholarships for Chinese language study in China each year. The… Read More

3rd June 2014

OBITUARY-ISOBEL THOMPSON

Isobel Thompson of Ellerslie at 93 has passed away, she was one of New Zealand and Auckland’s most important links to pre-liberation China. Isobel was a remarkable woman who served as a nurse in China … Read More

31st May 2014

NZCFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

This year’s national conference of the New Zealand China Friendship Society (NZCFS) held last weekend in Havelock North was declared the best ever by the 92 delegates attending from all over the… Read More

29th May 2014

BREAKFAST WITH NZ HEAD OF MISSIONS FOR CHINA

On Friday 23rd May, the New Zealand China Council in conjunction with the New Zealand China Trade Assn, supported by PWC,  hosted New Zealand’s Ambassador to China, Carl Worker, as well as… Read More

29th May 2014

NZCFS CHINA ARTS TOUR

This tour will appeal to artists as well as those who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Chinese culture through its artistic traditions – which will include painting, calligraphy, opera,… Read More

28th May 2014

CHINESE CONSUMERS’ CONFIDENCE ROBUST

“The growth in Chinese consumption will be much faster than Chinese GDP,” says Li-Gang Liu, Chief Economist from Greater China Team at ANZ. The Chinese consumers’ confidence is robust, and… Read More

15th May 2014

ADDING VALUE: PWC QUARTERLY COMMENTARY

PwC’s quarterly magazine highlights the big business issues impacting New Zealand organisations, now and in the future. Inside Adding Value, you can explore leading business insights,… Read More

30th April 2014

ECOMMERCE PATHWAY TO CHINA WORKSHOP

Alibaba Group is sending their Tmall team to deliver a talk on their eCommerce model to help NZ business selling to China. The event will be held at the Langham Hotel in… Read More

16th April 2014

THE NZ HERALD: CHINA BUSINESS REPORT

The New Zealand Herald has released a special report on China Business this month. The report include interviews and articles from a range of key players in the business, education, political and dairy arenas. Read More

13th April 2014

GOING BANANA’S CONFERENCE

NZ China Council is glad to be a supporter of the Bananas NZ Going Global International Conference this year. The conference is a popular event which celebrates and explores the journeys of local… Read More

24th March 2014

UNDERSTANDING THE CHINESE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE

As part of the Asia NZ Foundation Speaker’s Series, Matthew McDougall from Digital Jungle was invited to gave a lecture on the Chinese Digital Landscape. Matthew talked about how the Chinese digital… Read More