Sister Cities Newsletter #7 - Aug 2013

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SSUE 7 - 2013

Building people-to-people

and economic relaonships

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NEWS & EVENTS

2014 CONFERENCE GORE HERE WE COME!

On behalf of the Gore District, I extend an invitation to as many represent-atives as possible from Sister Cities across New Zealand to join us in Gorefrom 3-5 April 2014, at Heartland Hotel, for the Sister Cities New Zealand

conference. We look forward to sharing your company and showcasing our part ofthe world.

2013 Conference Attendees During Some Downtime in Tauranga

DID YOU KNOW?

The SCNZ Board are seeking nominations from across New Zealand for people who communities wish to recognise witha Life Membership from SCNZ. They must have worked long term and have supported of the development and growth ofsister city relationships within the region or at a national/international level.


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PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS TONEWSLETTERS

Contributors of articles to the SCNZ newsletter are requestedfrom now on to send photos as separate attachments with theirarticles. This assists the Editorial Sta to place a good qualityphoto of your activity onto the website. Members assistance with

this would be greatly appreciated.

NEW ZEALANDS ADVANTAGE: WERE FOCUSED, COMMITTED ANDCONNECTED

In June President of Sister Cities New Zealand Hiromi Morris and board advisor Jeanine Begg attended the Ethnic Peoplein Commerce (EPIC) conference in Wellington. This conference brought together the public and private sector, ethnic andmainstream people looking to grow their businesses to meet an outward-facing marketplace. The key messages pointed

o the importance of connections something that Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) has a lot of experience with.

Click here for more information

WHO ARE OUR CORPORATEMEMBERS?

A Members prole - Southern Travelnet Ltd


REMEMBERING THE KOREANWAR

Korea-New Zealand Cultural Association and

World TV in association with Artstation Galleryand Massey University were pleased to exhibit aphotographic memoir of the Korean War 5-22 June 2013at the Artstation Gallery, Newtown, Auckland.

The show commemorated the 60th anniversary of ar-mistice of the Korean War on 27 July 1953. The exhibitionconsisted of photographic collections of individual warveterans, providing viewers with a glimpse into wartime.


REINITIATING A RELATIONSHIPWITH MAHINA, TAHITI

Sometimes our sister city relationship lapse. No

shame in that they just need a little reinvigoration fromtime to time. Gisborne has had a Sister City relation-ship with Mahina, Tahiti since 2006, however owing todiculties outside both parties control the relationshiplapsed. Read how a recent visit has re-established therelationship.


SOCIAL MEDIA : IS YOUR SISTER CITY GROUP MAKING THE MOST OFTHIS TECHNOLOGY?

Social Media is the way of the future, not replacing the people-to-people contact, rather supplementing it, often alleviatinghe diculty of distance. Next time youre online have a look at Sister Cities International Social Media presence see:

Twitter

Youtube

Facebook
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SEEKING A RELATIONSHIP -NINGDE CITY, CHINA

Ningde, situated on the northeast of FujianProvince and to the west of Taiwan Straits is seekinga NZ relationship. Ningdes key industries includeagriculture (tea, lychee and mushroom plantation),aquaculture, forestry, mineral resources, food pro-cessing, tourism, and shipbuilding.

The city government has a strong desire to forma trade relationship with a NZ region/city.


INVERCARGILL KUMAGAYA20 YEARS AND STILL GOING

STRONG

The Sister City relationship between Invercargill inSouthland, New Zealand and Kumagaya in Saitama,

Japan has entered its third decade. A highlight hasseen re-signing ceremonies in both countries readmore here.


CHINA ZHEJIANG CIVIC DELEGATION TO WELLINGTON

Mr Lu Guohao (George) who is the Deputy Director-General, Department of Foreign Aairs of The Peoples Gov -ernment of Zhejiang Province, led a Zhejiang Civic delegation visited Wellington in April 2013. The purpose of thegroups visit is to implement results of Mr. Xia Baolongs (Party Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Committee) visit to

New Zealand, and enhance friendly exchanges between Zhejiang and the Wellington Region under the framework of the Stra-egic Economic Partnership MOU signed between Zhejiang and the Wellington Region in September 2012.


CHRISTCHURCH - KURASHIKI

SISTER CITY COMMITTEE40 ANNIVERSARY (1973-2013)th

One of NZs longer standing Sister City relation-ships celebrates 40 years. Read about the history ofthe relationship and how its signicance to the two cit-ies will be celebrated.


NEW ZEALAND - CHINA

FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY 2013ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The New Zealand China Friendship Society heldits annual conference at the University of Canterbury,Christchurch on the 24-26th May 2013. Keynote speakerConsul-General Madam Tan Xiutian spoke of building astronger relationship between NZ and China through cul-ture and encouraging youth to join the ranks of friend-ship builders.


WELLINGTON - XIAMEN PAEDIATRIC PROJECT NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR

The Wellington-Xiamen Paediatric project, winner of the Air New Zealand Sister Cities award for Education in 2012, isnow in its fth successful year. Read about why the relationship was initiated, about the key partnerships and successesof this Award winning project.


FAREWELL FUNCTION FOR MR MINORU KIKUCHI AND HIS WIFE

Recently a farewell function was held at the George Hotel Christchurch for Mr. Minoru KikuchiJapanese Consul for Christchurch. For more information and photos click on the link.

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START THINKING ABOUT YOUR 2014 AIR NEW ZEALAND SISTER CITIESAWARD ENTRIES

Although we are only half way through the year how about thinking about your entry into the next years awards.

Dont hesitate to contact any member of your Board or Jess (SCNZ Administrator) you can be put in touch with someoneo help if you dont know where to start or how to go about it.

HAPPENINGS FROMMASTERTON

by Jonathan Hooker of Masterton

Much is going on in Masterton presentationsto the Palmerston North China Friendship Societyon their experience with Sister Cities; visit to Hat-sukaichi, Japanby Mayor and Mayoress; inward visitfrom Changchun Agricultural Academy of Sciencesrepresentative and a visit to Changchun to continue

to build relationships in the area of Forestry andHigh End Tourism as well as other business oppor-tunities.


AUCKLAND - BRISBANE RECIPROCALBUSINESS EXCHANGE TO MARK 25th

ANNIVERSARY

2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the Auckland Brisbanesister city relationship, one of Aucklands strongest and mutuallybenecial international partnerships. To celebrate this signicant

milestone, a reciprocal business exchange was arranged.


HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS & EVENTS

RUGBY, MUD, STAFFROOMS AND SKYPE = FUTURE GLOBAL TRADE?

Young people winning from internaonal exchange is alive and well in Lower Hu with severaleducaon and youth exchanges on the go this year.

LEARNING HOW TO PLAY LIKE ALL BLACKS

Hutt International Boys School and combined Japanese High School teams celebrate post-match

68 students and coaches from the Japan High School Athletic Federation have been in New Zealand for a week to learn how

o play rugby like an All Black. Lower Hutt will host their biggest group to their 6th annual rugby camp playing host to 40 boys,12 girls and 16 coaches.

Based at Petone Rugby Club, our overseas friends learn rugby skills and then put it in to practice on the eld against HuttValley high schools.

The camp is coordinated by Hutt City Council in partnership with the Japan New Zealand Centre based in Osaka, and theraining is managed by Dave Pollock and Christian Cullen from Rugby and Beyond.

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The week also includes visits to NZ Rugby Union HQ, Waiwhetu Marae, Te Papa Museum, the Weta Cave and further Wel-ington region highlights.

All students on camp are home hosted which gives the students a taste of kiwi culture and local families an insight in toJapanese culture. They can boast about being taught by ex All Blacks, but remember their time distinguishing Vegemite fromMarmite at the breakfast table.


Tempe students Kat, Sean, Nicole and Dian on the SS Paiakashipwreck on the Pencarrow Coast

A TASTE OF KIWI WETNWILD!

Asuggestion of mud, mountain biking and 4WD-ing on Wellington Harbours rugged eastern coastsounds completely foreign to students of Lower

Hutts sister city, Tempe in Arizona, USA.

But they loved it and rated a day of mud adventures inWainuiomata a top highlight of a fun-lled ve-week stay inLower Hutt. Not to mention the recent storm!

Now in its 32nd year, students from Tempe get the chanceto experience the best of Lower Hutt and the wider Wel-lington region has to oer. Many behind the scenes tours,

school visits, including experiencing what -35C feel s likein the Antarctic Ice Core Laboratory at GNS Science meanttheir exchange partners often learn a lot themselves too.

Mayor Ray Wallace welcomed the students to LowerHutt along with American Ambassador David Huebner wholives in Lower Hutt too. A bonus was their visit meant they could also join the Independence Day celebrations at the AmericanEmbassy in Wellington.

Our Lower Hutt exchange partners are now in the USA experiencing the friendliness of Tempe, who are four time winners oftheir national Overall Best Sister City Program in America award. Heres to many more.

American Ambassador David Huebner (second left) and Mayor RayWallace (middle) with the 2013 Tempe students and their Lower Hutt

exchange partners

TRAVELLING ONSKYPE BEFOREFLYING OVERSEAS

Eight Tui Glen primary schoolYear 7/8 students are head-ing to Lower Hutts sister city

Minoh, Japan this September and areset to make a deeper connection whenhey visit thanks to getting to know

each other rst on Skype.

Tui Glen teacher Graeme Penty isexcited to leading his schools grouphis year and has already seen the

young students grow while meetingheir new sister city friends online.

Its a huge opportunity for our stu-dents and theyre really gaining a lotrom learning the language, broad-

ening their global understanding andsimply seeing how others live.

Graeme Penty has connections inapan after several trips to Minoh and

as Nishio already and is certainly passionate about sharing his love of all things Japanese with his school and community.

Hutt Valley High School also have a group of 20 travelling to Minoh in September to visit their sister school, Minoh HighSchool. The two school groups are supported by grants from the Hutt Minoh House Friendship Trust and a lot of love from thecommunity and their families!


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informaon we receive.

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INSPIRING TEACHERS

Each year 3 teachers are hosted in Lower Hutt by their kiwicounterparts who immerse them in school life and allow themto see education approaches from a dierent perspective.

Janice Ewbank recently wrote about her trip to BoulcottPrimary] School in the Tempe Sister City Newsletter.

My New Zealand exchange experience impacted my lifen so many ways, and at so many levels. New Zealand is a coun-

try of beautiful landscape, culture, and, people, none of whichwill ever forget. I returned from my travels with a notebook

full of insights and inspiration, and with my perspective on lifeand the world around me forever changed. I wish that everystudent and teacher could have an experience such as mine.Thank you, Sister Cities and all of my New Zealand friends, fora truly life changing experience.

But it was our morning tea and combined lunch breaks thatseemed to make the biggest impact. A staroom full of staat these times sharing cake and cookies was something shewas o to explore in Tempe.


INVALUABLE BONDS

Hutt City Councils International Relations Manager, James Lamb is impressed at the level of participation across the city.

We pride ourselves on being a diverse city and were fortunate to have many schools at all levels involved in internationalexchanges and regular programmes.

These exchanges are invaluable and build bonds that continue long after they return home, he says .Nothing beats young students getting a chance to engage face to face with their international peers. All of these activities

will add up to lifelong friendships, impact global trade and even form future business partnerships.

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Sister Cities Newsletter #7 - Aug 2013