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CONTENTS 2 Calendar of Events, Committee List 3 President’s Report 4 Important Notices, Current Events and Activities 5 Other Events, Youth news 8 Mid-Autumn Festival Photos 9 Community News 11 Administration Notices

From Page 12 onwards is the Chinese translations.

JANUARY 2014 NEWSLETTER

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2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Clubroom: Waikato Chinese Community Centre, 47 Lewis St, Glenview

Disclaimer: The information contained in this magazine has been collated from a variety of sources. No responsibility is accepted by the NZCA Waikato branch, editor or publishers for the accuracy of information contained in the text and/or view points expressed

Please note: The opinions expressed by speakers at our meetings and advertisements do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of our Association

February 1 February 2014 WCA Chinese New Year Dinner March March 2014 WCA Picnic April 18-21 April 2014 NZCA Easter Sports and Cultural Tournament May May 2014 AGM and Dinner September Sept 2014 Mid Autumn Festival Celebration

2013/2014 NZ Chinese Association Waikato Branch Committee

Hon. Adviser: Donald Kwok MNZM JP & Life Member. 郭期昌太平绅士

President: Paul Chin 07 853 9368

Immediate Past President: Sid Lim. 07 871 4587 林燮潘

Vice- president: Fee Ching Tan 07 855 5600. 陈慧清

Chinese language secretary: Helen Sam 07 843 4691 沈谭秀芳

Secretary: Janet Young (Chin) 07 853 9368

Treasurer: Kewwa Low 07 858 3280

Committee: Ian Howat (07 855 9431) Andrew Chan (07 846 5388)

Linda Tai (Hm: 07 889 7397) Tai 莲宝 Casey Sam (07 843 4691) 沈偉健

(Wk: 07 889 6369)

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Another working year, 2013, is now over and at the time of writing many of us will be caught up with the crazy last rush, accompanied by the anticipation of a relaxing time with friends and family at the end of a day at the beach or bach. Roll on the Xmas holidays in NZ …. Two of our Youth leaders Jono Chen and his brother Ernie Chen will be moving to Auckland in the New Year for their career, we have been assured they are still moo-loo boys at heart and will still compete for Waikato at the next Easter tournament. Being joint recipients of the 2013 WCA Outstanding Youth Award, I would like to mention just how much we have appreciated the time and effort that you have both spent on helping develop, mentor and coach our youth sports teams, organise fundraising and other social events over the last few years. You will be missed terribly but we hope you will always call the Waikato your home team and wish you well for your future. Thanks guys for the splendid effort. We are still lucky to have retained the services of Jono Tan and other potential youth leaders who will be next upcoming stalwarts for our youth Looking back over the last few months, of mention has been the Mid-Autumn Dinner where many enjoyed the pre-dinner activities learning the art of Bao & Chinese dumpling making conducted by resident expert, Nhung Mayo. At the dinner, another youth achiever Adam Fleming was officially presented with his Prize for winning an NZCA Scholarship recognition award along with its cash prize of $750. A snapper fishing trip was organised with our youth leaders on a day in November. Being a typical windy Waikato Sunday, the Firth of Thames was blowing 20 knots. This sorted the men from the boys and while nobody was ”sick”, most were very quiet during the last part of the journey home. Jono C, Ernie and Jono T all took home their share of snapper fillets for the family. With Ernie catching his first Hammerhead shark…See facebook for the results. And my advice to our youth is to keep your day jobs as your fishing will not sustain your lifestyles…. Our End of Year Fundraising Dinner for youth was held at Master Kong. This was predominantly organised and hosted by our youth leaders. 70 guests enjoyed a sumptuous meal and due to the generous contribution of guests, sponsorship from Sharp Corporation with a great raffle prize and the

generous assistance from Master Kong’s proprietor, a substantial sum was raised towards the sending of teams to next year’s Easter Tournament to be held in Wellington. This month I happened to be present to greet our 6 youth that has just come back from attending the NZCA Youth Leadership Camp, from 12-15 December, in Auckland. They came back full of new thoughts, overflowing with the joys of meeting new found friends and we look forward to reading their individual reports in a future newsletter. I conclude this newsletter having just attended the Opening ceremony of an exhibition for Jiangsu Province Cultural week here in Hamilton. For those of you who were not aware, Wuxi city of Jiangsu Province also happens to be sister city to Hamilton. Jiangsu Province is situated on the East coast of China with a population of 79 million and since the initiation of economic reforms in 1990 of China, Jiangsu has been a major province for economic development, and now has one of the highest GDP per capita of all Chinese provinces. Jiangsu is home to many of the world’s leading exporters of electronic equipment, chemicals and textiles and has also been one of China's largest recipient of foreign direct investment. On that informative note…please all have a safe and wonderful holiday and I hope to see you at the our Chinese New Year Dinner on the 1 February 2014. Paul

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CHINESE NEW YEAR 2014 CELEBRATION SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY

HELD AT WCA COMMUNITY CENTRE 47 LEWIS STREET, GLENVIEW

KEEP THIS DATE FREE, BRING YOUR WHOLE FAMILTY TO OUR CENTRE TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES AND HAVE A FUN, SOCIAL TIME. Proposed Format: 5pm Activities for all ages. - Learn how to make Spring Rolls and Tong Yuan – Glutinous Sweet Rice Balls 6:30pm - Pot Luck Dinner Cost: Members: FREE, if they bring a plate of food Non-members: $5 per child and to bring a plate of food $12 per adult and to bring a plate of food (Additional cost of $10, if a plate of food is not brought) Youth fundraising: Raffle- Sharp Stereo System – valued at $700 WHAT TO BRING ALONG: For the potluck dinner, please bring generous plates of food for the main course sufficient for your family group & bring your own eating utensils, dinner plates & cups (in a plastic bag to take home to wash). DO NOT bring any sweets for dessert as the Waikato Chinese Association will provide fresh fruit & refreshment, also some rice & some catered dishes. FOOD CAN BE BROUGHT IN EARLY TO BE HEATED IN MICROWAVE OR OVEN Contacts: Helen Sam ph.: 07 843 4691 Janet Young ph.: 8539368, mob: 0272161888 or email: janet@dynamicoutcomes.org.nz. RSVP by 27 January 2014 so adequate equipment and supplies can be purchased and for the activities and hall set up for the dinner is sufficient

IMPORTANT NOTICES, CURRENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

To register your interest in Important Notices or Current activities and events or for further details please contact our Secretary janet@dynamicoutcomes.org.nz or 8539368 or 0272161888

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OTHER EVENTS IN 2014

ACCC Chinese New Year Festival Market Festival – 18 January 2014. 9.30am to 4pm, at ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland.. A few members have expressed interest in travelling to this event by minivan. If numbers are sufficient, ar-rangements can be made. Please contact Janet if you are interested in being part of this group. Auckland Lantern Festival- 13-16 February 2014 NZCA SPORTS AND CULTURAL TOURNAMENT, Wellington (18 -21 April) Sports played over the weekend include basketball, touch, running, tennis, badminton, indoor soccer, indoor netball, golf Please register your interest for this event with Johnathan Tan john28426@hotmail.com or Janet asap as practices will start mid January and bookings need to be confirmed for accommodation.

NZCA TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD For those of you who don’t know, each year the New Zealand Chinese Association head office presents special education awards to members of Chinese descent who have excelled at NCEA Level 4 which is the NZ scholarship qualification with a monetary award of $750. To get an award of this level students must apply and show not just an extremely high level of academic ability but also all round social and sporting achievements. This year Waikato were very proud to have a student who was successful, Adam Fleming. He was born and educated in Hamilton and attended Hamilton Boys High School. In year 11 he gained excellence in NCEA level 1 as well as achieving very high grades in the Cambridge International exams in maths, science, English, physics, chemistry , IT and physical education and gained first place in his class. In his final year 13, he achieved scholarship passes in Maths Calculus, Physics and Statistical Modelling. Not content to just be an academic achiever, Adam also found time to represent the school in Athletics being the senior boy’s discus champion in 2012 and the Waikato and BOP under 18 discus champion in both 2011

and 2012. He also represented the school in the Badminton team for the past 5 years and was a senior leader in his tutor group. He has represented our Association ably at various local and Easter sports tournaments. At the moment he is studying towards a computing degree at Waikato University. Adam is a very talented young man, for those of you who don’t know, this is Bruce and Debra’s Fleming’s little boy and of course, Arthur and Maureen Leong’s grandson. Congratulations on your achievement Adam. We are all very proud of you.

YOUTH NEWS

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Dragon 100 (9-17 August 2013) Report – Sophie-Ann Chin Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the two delegates from New Zealand for the Dragon100. With the endorsement of the Waikato Chinese Association I felt indeed privileged. The Dragon100 forum is a leadership and networking program for young leaders of Chinese descent. It is worldwide, and is sponsored by the Dragon Foundation which is a group that promotes the development of Chinese youth from all corners of the planet. Each year 100 delegates are selected to have them share ideas, collaborate on projects, and build global networks. Because it is partly sponsored, delegates pay their airfares to Hong Kong and bring some personal spending money – everything else is covered. Since this was the tenth anniversary of the Dragon100 forum, the theme was “Chinese culture: continuity and innovation”. Previous years had focussed on more social issues such as poverty. Because of the bird flu scare in China, we spent half the time in Hong Kong and half in Taiwan, looking at the local variances on Chinese culture and the ways that it was developing in different areas of the world. We also enjoyed a lot of traditional foods and local specialties, which was definitely a new experience for many of our taste buds. The program itself is very structured and during presentations and workshops there wasn’t a lot of time provided for discussion – however, it provided a good framework for people to discuss ideas and get to know each other. Parts of the program were in Mandarin or Cantonese, but most of the time there was someone to translate if you didn’t understand. Free time spent meeting people was definitely just as valuable as the main program! All the people I met were incredibly inspirational and had often been involved with some amazing projects such as bringing ted-talks into Shanghai, Silicon Valley start-ups, and volunteer teaching in remote areas. This has given me further inspiration and insights into my own leadership development and community involvements.

I would definitely recommend that if anyone has the opportunity to go to Dragon100 that you should grab it with “both hands”. Not only is it hugely inspiring and eye-opening, but you build worldwide friendships and networks with other like-minded young people who you would otherwise probably never meet let alone socialise with. Thank you to the Dragon Foundation for this amazing experience and the Waikato Chinese Association for your support.

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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!! Chartwell Dental Centre has become an official sponsor of the WCA. The way this works is for each visit to Dr Wang-Chi Lee at Chartwell, the dental practice will donate a % or sum of the total amount of fees (up to $30 per invoice) back to the WCA youth group. This is subject to review after a 3 month trial period. (1 May 2013 – 31 July 2013) • WCA will need to tell people to make sure they advise reception staff or Dr Wang-Chi Lee at Chartwell Dental that they are referred from the WCA. .This is not limited to just WCA members. • Most patients will be seen by Dr Wang-Chi Lee but are more than welcome to see another Dentist if required. So please tell all your family and friends (if they need dental work or just a check-up) to visit Chartwell Dental Centre, and mention that they are referred by or are a part of WCA. The more people we can get through the next couple of months the more bargaining power we have to negotiate a better deal at the end of the trial period. Spread the word!

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MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL PHOTOS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

YEAR OF THE HORSE 2014 General prediction The Year of the Horse is traditionally associated with a feeling of community among differing groups striving for the common good. Energy and unbridled optimism are also hallmarks of any Horse year that helps people leap over old obstacles that may lie in the path of success.

Generally, Horse years are also associated with a certain unpredictability, so any-one who can remain nimble in a twisting road of fast-paced changes will thrive. In business, success will favor the energetic and quick-witted, or those who can exhibit integrity with little care for the opinions of others.

Those compatible with the Horse — the Tiger, Dog, or Sheep in particular — will also find 2014's circum-stances inspiring them to greater personal happiness and professional success. Source: http://www.chiff.com/a/chinese-horoscopes.htm

About the Horse Horse people are active and energetic. They have plenty of sex-appeal and know how to dress. Horses love to be in the crowd, maybe that is why they can usually be seen in such occasions like concerts, theatres, meetings, sporting occasions, and of course, parties.

The horse is very quick-witted and is right in there with you before you have had the chance to finish what you are saying: he's on to the thought in your mind even before you've expressed it.

In general, the Horse is gifted. But in truth they are really more cunning than intelligent - and they know that. That is probably why, most of the horse people lack confidence.

Chinese believe that because horses are born to race or travel, all Horse people invariably leave home young. The Horse despises being pressured to act for the good of the group or made to feel guilty. No matter how in-tegrated they seem to be, a Horse's inner self remains powerfully rebellious. Although they have boundless energy and ambition, Horses have a hard time belonging. The Horse is hot-blooded, hot-headed and impatient. Horse people are a bit of an egoist, well, selfish sometimes, that it is rare for them to interest themselves in any problems except their own. And though this egoist works only for themselves and for their own success, their work nevertheless benefits everybody.

The Horse is a worker, adepts at handling money and a good financier. But unfortunately, they are also fa-mous for suddenly losing interest on something. In their relationship with the opposite sex, the Horse is weak. They will give up everything for love.

Being born a Horse, there are many contradictions in their character. Horses are proud yet sweet-natured, arro-gant yet oddly modest in their approach to love, envious but tolerant, conceited yet humble. They want to be-long, yet they are burdened by their need for independence. They need love and crave intimacy yet often feel cornered, pressured. But the truth is, the Horse is an individual, who depends only on their own wits and la-bour to get what they want. Source: http://www.chinese-astrology.co.uk/horse.html

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History of Chinese New Year - The Legend of Nian Chinese New Year (Nónglì Xinnián), also known as the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, i.e. the day of the second new moon after the day on which the winter solstice occurs, unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year—in such a case, the New Year falls on the day of the third new moon after the solstice (the next time this occurs is in 2033). The Chinese New Year period also known as Spring Festival unofficially starts on on 23rd day or 24th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar and ends with the Lantern Festival, on the fifteenth day of the First month of the New Year (which is a full moon). The Origin of New Years and the legend of Nian The Chinese word Nian means ripe grains. The word dates back to oracle bone inscriptions dating back three thousand years ago. A good harvest or the process of a harvest was considered a year. The whole purpose, in history, of creating a calendar or keeping track of time was to facilitate agriculture. It was important to know when to till the soil and sow the seeds. You can say that the first calendar in China was sort of put together for the benefit of agriculture production. In the Zhou Dynasty the year was formally called "nian" and the beginning of the year was called “suishou” . In 104 BC, Emperor Liu Che of the Western Han Dynasty presided over the formulation of the solar lunar calendar which is similar to the Hebrew Calendar. Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, New Years Day and Winter Solstice were the emperor’s most important times. It was the responsibility of the emperor to keep track of the time, to perform traditional rituals before these dates, and tune and select the music so that heaven and earth were in harmony. Winter Solstice was the most important event because if an emperor blundered that day the kingdom wouldn't know which day marked the coming of the new year. These two days are the only days that don’t change on the lunar calendar. The festival was a way of letting the people know what time it was and what to do. The lunar calendar had all sorts of important days that kept people in tune with their daily rituals and mother nature. Keep in mind that the emperors did not do everything by themselves and had experts or “officials” to help out, but they were responsible to keep the mandate. By insuring the accuracy of these dates, the state and the people new when to work and when to do what (the lunar calendar is like the farmers almanac). Besides historical records, there are also many stories and legends worth mentioning. The first and most enjoyable is the story of Nian (Year "Nian" as in New Year –"Xin Nian"). There was a monster in ancient times with a body of a bull and the head of lion. It was a ferocious animal that lived in the mountains and hunted for a living. Towards the end of winter when there was nothing to eat it would visit the villages and attack and eat whatever it could. The villagers would live in terror over the winter. Over time the villagers realized that the ferocious Nian was afraid of three things: the color scarlet, fire, and noise. The villagers came together and agreed that when it was time for Nian's annual visit towards the end of winter they would start a fire in front of every door, hang a board painted scarlet in front of every house, and not go to sleep but rather make noise. So one night when Nian was spotted coming down the mountain they started the fires, put up the boards, and stayed up all night long making noises. The monster came down saw and heard the ruckus, freaked and ran into the mountain never to return. The next morning everyone got up congratulated each other and had a big celebration. The next year they repeated the ritual and it has been passed down generation to generation and the custom of guonian was thus established. Source: http://www.qingdaochinaguide.com/news/culture/chinese-new-year-nian-legend.html

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MEMBERSHIP FEES CAN BE PAID AT THE CHINESE NEW YEAR FUNCTION

Information on when Chinese New Year starts in 2014

2014 is Year of the Horse and it will arrive on February 4, 2014 in China Standard Time. The first day of Chinese astrology year is the first day of the Tiger month. That is the day of Start of Spring in the Chinese Astrology Calendar. The Start of Spring is the time when the sun enters the 315th degree on the tropical zodiac. The Start of Spring in China Standard Time is at 6:04 A.M. on February 4, 2014. This day is not the Chinese New Year day. 2014 Chinese New Year Day is on January 31, 2014 in China Standard Time. Chinese New Year Day is the new moon day of the first lunar month. The new moon time is at 5:39 A.M. of January 31, 2014 in China Standard Time.

Source: http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2014ChineseHoroscope.htm

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重要通告重要通告重要通告重要通告：：：： 恭喜发财，送旧迎新，庆祝农历新年, 马年好运。 华联会庆祝马年晚宴，欢迎阖府及你的朋友同来参加这欢乐盛会。 日期：2014年2 月1日（星期六）

地点：华联会社 47 Lewis Street, Glenview, Hamilton

入场费：会员带备食物者费用全免

非会员如带备食物者每人收费十二元正

非会员儿童如带备食物者每人收费五元正

如没有带备食物另加十元正

活动时间表: 下午五时作春卷和汤圆

下午6:30晚餐

有抽签售卖. Sharp公司慷慨捐赠一个价值700元的音响器材为抽签奖品，请多带些钱买票。

请带美味的正餐食物（足够你的家人）和自用餐具，食物可在华联会所反热。

华联会供应甜品，白饭，水果，饮料和一些买来的食物和大家分享。 晚餐结束后大家可留下耍麻雀或玩游戏或闲谈. 席位有限，请在2014年1月27日前和下列各理事预定席位。

秘书：陈杨丽新 电话：(07) 8539368 手提：0272161888

电邮：janet@dynamicoutcomes.org.nz

会员：沈谭秀芳 电话：(07) 8434691 新/旧会员可在晚宴当天办理2014年加入/续会手续。

家庭：二十五元正 夫妇：二十元正 单人：十二元正

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主席報告 (2013 年 12月)

時間过得很快二0一三年快將过去,現在大家忙於預備聖誕禮物和策劃怎样渡假.

因事業關係华联会兩位青少年領袖Jono和弟弟Ernie Chen將会在新年搬遷屋崙居住,但他们說心中還

是懷咭吐和他们明年還会代表懷咭吐出席復活節運动, 他们也是二0一三年华联会青少年領袖得獎者.

我们感謝他们貢獻时間和力量耒發展青少年運动,筹款和其他各項活动.多謝他们的努力支持和恭祝他

们未耒好運.幸好我们還有Jono Tan和其他有潛力的青少年為未耒的領袖.

中秋晚餐过得＋分愉快,Nhung Mayo示範做飽和餃子. 晚餐前頒發华联總会Tertiary Scholarship獎

給Adam Fleming和$750獎金.

青少年領袖策劃的十一月釣魚活动,雖然天氣不佳,但Jono Chen和Jono Tan也釣到红鲷魚(Snapper)回

家,而Ernie是等一次釣到hammerhead shark. 我对他们的忠告是多用心工作, 釣魚是不能作他们的生

計.

青少年安排的青少年筹款晚宴在裕榮楼舉行,70名耒賓享受了一頓美味的晚餐.很多謝Sharp公司慷慨

捐贈音響器材作為抽籤獎品. 筹款將用在二0一四年华联總会在惠靈頓舉辨的復活節運动日.

十二月十二日至十五日的华联会青少年訓練營,我很高兴接見6名青少年回耒後的新思想和歡樂感,在

不久的未耒他们的報告會在簡信編刊.

我很高兴能參加在哈美頓舉行的江蘇文化展開幕典禮. 江蘇是位於中國東海岸,人口7900萬.自1990年

中國經濟開放, 江蘇是一個重要的和最高GDP的省.出口包括電子,化學物品,紡織品和外國投資最大的

地方.南京是江蘇的首都和明年南京會舉行二0一四年世界青少年奥運比賽.

恭祝大家有一個安全和愉快的聖誕節, 明年二月一日在慶祝新年晚餐和大家見面.

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