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December 2017

The 120th Rewi Alleyanniversarycommemorations
Bernard Duncan - Chairman, Christchurch
China Sister City Committee
2017 is the 120th anniversary of Rewi Alley’s birth, the90th anniversary of his arrival in China and the 30th
anniversary of his death.
During the course of this year these anniversaries havebeen celebrated extensively in China including a function
hosted by the Chinese Vice President in the Great Hallof the People last April. New Zealand was represented
at this event by two delegations; one from the NZ China
Friendship Society and the second composing members of
the Alley family.
On the 1st and 2nd of December it was New Zealand’s turnto mark these significant anniversaries of the life of a man
who was born in Springfield on the Canterbury Plains
and then at the age of 30 years left for China to spend
what would turn out to be the next 60 years of his life.
China in fact became his home and his passion. He had aringside seat to what was a tumultuous period in China’s
history. He became a great collector of Chinese artifacts
and wrote books on the subject. During his 60 years he
was variously a fireman, a factory inspector, an organiserof flood relief, the founder of the Industrial co-operative
movement, the founder of the Shandan Baillie school andits first Headmaster, an educationalist, the author of oversixty books, a photographer and an activist in the Peacemovement.
In the latter part of his life, his influence saw New Zealandbeing one of the first western countries to establish
diplomatic relations with China. He also encouraged

Seasons Greetings
The Board of Sister Cities New Zealand sends a
special greeting this Christmas time. To you all
we extend our very best wishes for a happy holiday
season and look forward to working with you and yoursister city relationships in 2018.
the setting up of the NZ China Friendship Society and theestablishment of the Sister City link between Christchurch
and Gansu, a province in north western China where hespent many years. Both latter organisations are very active
today.
The 1st and 2nd of December saw 160 people gather inChristchurch to commemorate and reflect on Rewi Alley
the man and his achievements. Making up the gathering
were 70 people who had travelled from China for the eventand 42 members of the extended Alley family from both New
Zealand and China.
Activities included a symposium, a celebration banquet,
visiting places important to Rewi as a boy and a youngman, particularly to Springfield where he was born and to
Amberley where he spent his primary school days.
The Symposium was a major achievement for the localorganising committee. Papers were sought for the eventfrom both countries under three headings: Rewi Alley’sLife and Influences, Rewi Alley’s Educational Ideas andthe Legacy of Rewi Alley. The papers were published andprovided to all attendees while summaries were presented
to the Symposium.
In spite of spending two thirds of his life in China, Rewi Alley
was the essence of a good kiwi bloke – rugged, independent,
self-reliant, determined, and very sure of his beliefs andability.

Congratulations

Consul General from the Chinese Consulate in Christchurch andthe Governor General at the opening of the Chinese Friendshipbridge in Amberley.

From the board to Bernard
Duncan, SCNZ director, on the
Dunhuang Award given to him by
the Gansu government.

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December 2017

Kōrero Wellington
Marcus Boshier, SCNZ Director
On 16 November SCNZ co-ordinated the second
Panel discussion as part of their Ethnic Communities
Development Fund Kōrero project.
The discussion was held in Wellington following the firstsession, in Auckland earlier in the year. We were blessed
to have a wonderfully engaged panel consisting of;•Elisha Hsiao, SCNZ Youth Subcommittee, Asia NZ
Leadership Network•

Haimona Waititi, Tukaha•

Michael Roberts, JETAA•

Nasra Abdi, NZ Refugee Youth Council•

Pakeeza Rasheed, Solicitor, consultant•

Sonya Giles, Victoria International
Programme (VILP), UN Youth, SavY

Leadership

The Panel brought with them a tremendously varied anddiverse range of experiences which provided for a richhour long discussion on issues of global importance toyoung people in New Zealand. The Panel addressed the
topics of identity, language, immigration and the placeof economics in international relationships.
The discussion was well attended and supported by localorganisations. We are very grateful for those who camealong. A key message from the Panel was that Sister
Cities’ purpose in promoting relationships founded witha focus on peace and prosperity is still not only relevant,but hugely important and attainable. They said economic
benefits may stem from these relationships, but felt thisneed not be the initial focus.
We are looking at co-ordinating two more Kōrero
discussions in the New Year to round off the project. If
you are interested in watching the Wellington Kōrero
discussion you can visit our website or the SCNZ youtube
page. Thank you again to all those who supported theevent and helped bring it together.

Watch Kōrero online:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeOau27LXko&t=23s

Top row L to R: Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace, Pakeeza Rasheed, Hiromi Morris, Michael Roberts, Nasra Abdi, Haimona Waititi
Bottom row L to R: Porirua Mayor Mike Tana, Raewyn MacGregor-SCNZ Youth Subcommittee, Marcus BoshierN E W S L E T T E R
December 2017

Dunedin network meeting
Byron Sanders, SCNZ advisor
A Sister Cities New Zealand networking event wasrecently held on 8 November in Dunedin bringing
together many of the people and organisations that
support and represent Sister City relationships within
the region.
Dunedin city is very proud to have three strong Sister
City relationships (Shanghai, China; Otaru, Japan; andEdinburgh, Scotland). Representative from each ofthese Sister City organisations met withDunedin City Council officials, allied partnerorganisations, and some members of the
Sister Cities New Zealand board. We werevery fortunate to be welcomed by Dunedin
City’s Deputy Mayor, Chris Staynes and City
Councilor, Christine Garey. While also being
supported by the Director of EnterpriseDunedin, John Christie and Chief Executiveof the Otago Chamber of Commerce, Dougal
McGowan.

successes in recent events and also to plan for upcoming
events and opportunities to grow these Sister City
relationships. It provided an opportunity to each of the
Sister City organisations to share ideas about what has
worked well for them in promoting their initiative andevents. There are plans afoot to ensure this is an annual
event that helps to grow people-to-people connections
that make Sister City relationships so successful.

This networking opportunity provided agreat platform to connect and discuss local

Missoula visitors help celebrate 35th Anniversary of Sister
City relationshipToni Grace, Palmerston North City Council
A well-timed visit to Palmerston
North has led to some Missoula
residents taking part in a 35th
anniversary celebration of the
Sister City relationship.
The visitors were part of an
18-strong American Friendship
Force group staying in Palmerston
North with Manawatu Friendship
Force Chapter hosts. On 8
November Mayor Grant Smith
welcomed the group in the city’s
Council Chambers before hostingthem at a lunch.
They were able to visit Council's
main meeting room, the Missoula
Room, and saw gifts from theirhome city, including a painting thatis permanently on display. They alsodelivered a letter and gift from the
Mayor of Missoula to Mayor Smith.
“It was a great opportunity for us tobe able host the visitors in our cityduring the 35th anniversary,” says

Toni Grace, PNCC International
Relations Manager. “It allowed
us to reciprocate Missoula’s
acknowledgementof
ourrelationship in the New Zealand Day
they held in May, which included arugby match and a screening of Kiwi
film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.”
The lunch was also attended
by members of the US Embassy
Public Affairs team, who spoke
to the visitors about the special
relationship between New Zealandand the United States.
During the lunch, the trip organisers
and Council staff agreed to plant atree in Missoula Reserve (namedfor our Sister City) as a way to markthe anniversary year. The following
week Mayor Grant Smith and thegroup planted a Pohutukawa tree
at Missoula Reserve to celebrate
Palmerston
North’slongeststanding Sister City relationship.

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December 2017

Wellington and Xiamen – 30 years as Sister Cities!
Janet Andrews, President, Wellington Xiamen Association
November 29 : A midnight flight from Melbourne landedin Wellington. On board were four artists from Xiamen –missing were their ten carefully packed large art works!
Luckily these arrived the next night, and by the following
day were hanging alongside works by Wellington artists,in the Gallery at the historic St James Theatre. The artists
had all been involved in exchanges between the two cities,
and were old friends. The exhibition - “A Tale of Two
Cities”- was to celebrate thirty years of Wellington-Xiamen
sisterhood, and also featured photographs of the people ofboth cities, shot by a Wellington photographer.
Dec 3 : The Opening was a fast-paced and dramatic
programme showcasing local talent – 300 guests were leadup the stairs to a darkened Gallery where young dancers
performed through the crowd and onto a floodlit stage.
They were followed by a rousing kapa haka performance,
and a stunning AV show. The two mayors, Mayor Lesterand Mayor Zhuang, were presented with unique mementosof the exhibition, and in turn presented the 10 artists withcertificates and silver fern medallions.
Formalities were intentionally kept to a minimum as
this was to be a “kiwi-style celebration”. President Janet
Andrews gave a short description of sister cities and what
the Wellington Xiamen Association does, and Hiromi
Morris graciously presented her and the mayors withcertificates. The mayors both made brief addresses before
enthusiastically blowing out candles and cutting the verylarge cake.
The Gallery lights were then switched on and the guests
were free to enjoy the art, the food and drink, the live
music on violin and guzheng, and tea from Xiamen.
The event had taken months of planning and hard work by
the Wellington Xiamen Association – who saw it as a great
way to spread awareness of our sister city and its potential
to Wellington, and to emphasize the importance of thepeople-to-people relationship in our globalised world.

Mayor Zhuang of Xiamen visits Wellington
Amanda Cundy, Wellington City Council
During the 2nd New Zealand China Mayoral Forumearlier this month, Wellington was honoured to hostthe Mayor of the previous host city, and its treasured
sister city, Xiamen.
Mayor Zhuang Jiahan undertook his first official overseas
visit in the capital from the 2nd – 4th December, andaside from attending the first New Zealand hosted
bilateral forum, enjoyed anumber of sister city related
and city tourism events andactivities.
Mayor Zhuang’s visit follows
Mayor Justin Lester’s first
official visit to Xiamen which
took place in November tomark the 30th anniversaryof sister city relations
between the two cities. With
the support from Wellington
City Council, both Mayors
attendedaWellington
Xiamen Association hosted
event at the St James
Theatre in Wellington tocommend the milestone,
bringing together artists
and photographers fromboth cities in a warming exhibition to celebrate thecities’ friendship.
Both cities are wholeheartedly looking forward toanother 30 years, and more, of close cooperation,
expanding on their successful existing portfolio of tiesin education, trade and investment, culture and arts,
governance, and industry partnerships.

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December 2017

Bihoro trip yields ideas
Viv Posselt, Cambridge News (reprinted with permission)
Among those making up a delegation of 10 who visited
Cambridge’s Japanese sister city Bihoro in earlyNovember was Waipa District Mayor Jim Mylchreest,
who has returned with a mixed bag of ideas.
This was the Mayor’s first visit to the Japanese city of around
20,000, and one which marked the 20th anniversary of thesigning of the sister-city agreement. The New Zealandgroup also attended commemorations marking the 130th
anniversary of the founding of Bihoro.

This year’s group of 10 included Mr Mylchreest and his wife
Robyn; Deputy Mayor Grahame Webber; Councillor Elwyn
Andree-Wiltens; Council’s Te Takawaenga Chuck Davisand his wife Carol Thomas; Bihoro Sister City committee
member Brent Nielsen; Robyn Maxwell, widow of Murray
Maxwell who established the sister city agreement;
translator Ryu Imahashi; and Cambridge Community Board
member Julie Epps.
The Waipa District Council funded Mr
Mylchreest and Chuck Davis – the others
funded the trip themselves.

Mr Mylchreest said he found it the exchangeof ideas with local government officials
in Japan to be particularly interestingfrom a local government perspective, andreferenced the difference between Japaneseand New Zealand systems in terms of service
provision.
Mr Mylchreest said Bihoro had acomprehensively-equipped hospital witharound 100 beds for its residents, withservices delivered at local level. It was equipped with a
CT scanner and operating rooms, it provided a range ofother health services such as geriatric care, and generalpractitioners worked out of the hospital.
“Those with specific conditions or ailments are sent
elsewhere; it is a very efficient system. It could be a model
we should look at copying.
“It was also interesting to see how many activities which
would be funded here through the rates take are fundedover there by central government. Take the Cambridge pooldevelopment for example; were we in Bihoro, 80 percent of

Waipa District Mayor Jim Mylchreest with
Bihoro Mayor, Koji Tsuchiya.

the cost would be funded by central government.”

Brent Nielsen said the sister relationshipthat had grown from a relationship built
between Professor Masahara Yamaki and
Waipa District Council employee, the late
Murray Maxwell, had blossomed over the
past two decades. He said he was surprised
to have met over 100 people at the 20th
anniversary celebrations “who have briefly traded towns,
including high school students, townspeople and council
staff”.
“The people of Bihoro value the sister city relationshipimmensely,” he said.
Julie Epps said delegation members were home-hosted
during the visit. The group was taken on tours around
Bihoro, into schools, hospitals, factories and other facilities.
They had a meeting with the indigenous people of the area
– the Ainu – and took part in a short ceremony at Bihoro’s
memorial to Murray Maxwell.

Shiretoko World Natural Heritage Site. Left to right, Joshua Taylor (NZ AssistantLanguage Teacher working in Bihoro), Julie Epps, Chuck Davis, Carole Taylor,
Robyn Maxwell and Brent Nielsen and Yukiko Itoh (translator).

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December 2017

Kamagaya Junior High School Brass Band

Celebration of a 20-year anniversary
Janie Storey, Whakatāne District Council
Whakatāne and Kamagaya celebrated their 20th
anniversary which saw a Mayoral delegation of 15 adults,
2 teachers and 9 students from Trident High School
visiting Kamagaya from 23-27 November 2017.

Kamagaya and the gift exchange, it also included somelively entertainment from the Trident High School Kapa
Haka group, Kamagaya Junior High School Brass Band,and vertical bamboo flute and Japanese Harp items.

All of the group were home hosted with families and a fullprogramme of activities was organised. Sunday was a freefamily day with the host families taking their visitors to avariety of interesting places. While there was some slightapprehension from the group at the thought of staying
with host families it was the absolute highlight of the trip
for everyone. Only five of the group had visited Japan
before so it was a totally new experience for the rest.
Home hosting certainly brings to the fore the objectivesof the Sister Cities people to people contact resulting in
the development of lifelong friendships.

Another highlight was a gathering to flick the switch tolight the Christmas lights by the Kamagaya train station.
This included 100 kindergarten children dressed in Santa
capes and hats singing Christmas carols – one of which
was in English. The Kapa Haka group was also a big hit
with the crowd that had gathered for the event. Mayor
Tony Bonne and Mayor Shimizu flicked the switch to
finalise the ceremony.

The 20th anniversary ceremony was held on the
Saturday afternoon and as well as including speeches,
the re-signing of the agreement between Whakatāne andTrident High School Kapa Haka group

As usual when the bus came to take us to the next
destination, there was many hugs, lots of smiles and evena few tears and friendships bonded before heading off tothe next destination – Shibukawa. The trip was a successand a real testament to the objectives of the Whakatāne
District Sister Cities Association.

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December 2017

Descendants of Manuel Jose - “El Clan Español deNueva Zelanda”
Jan Calder, Gisborne District Sister Cities
During the week of 21st to 29th Sept ’17 The Radio andTelevision Public Corporation of Spain, film crew (RTVE)
was in New Zealand to film descendants of Manuel Jose
who arrived on the East Coast (Port Awanui) more than
180 years ago.
The documentary will be called “El Clan Español deNueva Zelanda” (The Spanish Clan in New Zealand). This
documentary will be aired on TV channels and entered forfilm awards in 2018
The producer Ana Ruiz said “The documentary is about
Manuel Jose’s links with family here and in Spain,” “Wewant to explain the link with the families and to show thecountry as well.”
The Journalist Juan Manuel Cuellar said “With its trees, sandand thermal activity, New Zealand’s terrain is very different
from that of Spain”. “In Spain people see New Zealanders as
happy people. Spanish people like to talk, laugh and touch.
In Britain people prefer to keep their distance until theyknow you. In New Zealand that is very different so we feelclose to people here.” [reprinted courtesy with permission
from Gisborne Herald]
The Sister Cities connection - A Sister Cities “3 way”
relationship was signed 28th December 2010 duringcelebrations in Gisborne and the East Coast between
the Manuel Jose Whanau from the East Coast, Mayor
Meng Foon, Gisborne District Council and Mayor RafaelCasada Llorente, Valverde del Majano SPAIN. The formal
relationship has evolved from a desire for the extended
Manuel Jose family to honour their ancestor Manuel Jose.
Over many years the Manuel Jose Whanau have in turnexplored the world but have always been very curious of
their ancestors’ story. Reunions have been held, journalists

Tuti Tuhaka (2nd from left) who is the most senior memberof the East Coast branch of the Manuel Jose family resides
in Gisborne and home hosted the film crew of 4 during
their 2 days in Gisborne (photo: Mayor Meng Foon)

have written and Film Documentaries have been produced.
The latest Manuel Jose documentary by a Spanish RadioTV Crew was filmed in Sept 2017 and will be shown in 2018
and submitted for film awards.
The Radio and Television Public Corporation of Spain filmcrew was in NZ to film descendants of Manuel Jose who
was born in Valverde Spain in February 1811.
Manuel Jose arrived into the East Coast (Port Awanui) off
a whaling boat (thought to be the “Elizabeth”) about 1830.
He was alone with no language. Said to be tall, strong withenvied reddish wavy hair and green eyes, he left the coast
twice in ensuing years before he chose to return to settleon the East Coast. He successfully conducted two tradingbusinesses at Port Awanui near Ruatoria involving local
Maori, Militia and early settlers.
During this time he took 5 wives who bore him 8 children.
Over many generations the number of descendants
naturally increased, currently thought to number about
35,000 and scattered worldwide.
Curiosity, the will to find more factual evidence of thelife of Manuel Jose, his birthplace and his travels has led
to personal investigating by descendants, reunions andjournalistic writings.
The Book “Olive Branches” was written by Vivian (Manueldescendant) and Robert McConnell.
Journalist Diana Burns visited Valverde del Majano andwrote of her extensive findings both in Spain and NZ. The
Spanish Embassy is very supportive of the Manuel Jose
Whanau and their Spanish connections. A reunion on the
East coast was held in 1980 and this celebration has been
repeated every 10 years since.

The Spanish Clan: Mia Manuel (right) with her three month oldbaby Mireya were among several East Coast descendants of
the 19th Century Spanish trader Manuel Jose filmed at the RSA(photo: Mark Peters, Gisborne Herald)

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December 2017

Innoway’s Head of Innovation visits Wellington
Michelle McCarthy, Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency
Innoway is China’s $36 million government-backed
start-up village. A 200-meter strip in central Beijing
housing over 300 start-ups and 46 business incubators
is a scale hard to imagine for the humble Wellingtonian.

that “from co-working spaces Biz Dojo and ProjectR,
through to accelerator programmes run by Creative HQand Mahuki, the quality of both the support organisations
and the start-ups was outstanding.”

However, what Wellington lacks in size, it makes up forin both creativity and collaboration. Last week Innoway’s
Head of Innovation, Tim Luan, spent two days here,
participating in Local Government New Zealand’s ChinaNZ Business Forum and exploring the Wellington startup scene.

Tim also met with Asia New Zealand’s Adam McConnochie
for a discussion on entrepreneurship and on how theFoundation supports and connects young businessleaders from both New Zealand and wider Asia.

Hosted by the Wellington Regional Economic Development
Agency (WREDA), Tim was openly impressed by thestrong ecosystem supporting business growth. He voiced

Tim commented he will most certainly be back in ourcreative capital to further build on the business andsister-city connections between Wellington and Beijing.
Next time though, it will be with his team and wife in tow.

My internship experience at Nelson City Council
Toshiya Komatsu, Assistant Director (Tokyo Metropolis), Japan Local Government
Centre (CLAIR Sydney)
I am Toshiya Komatsu from the Japan Local Government
Centre (CLAIR Sydney) originally from the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government.
CLAIR is a Japanese semi-governmental organisation
promoting international relations at the local government
level. I am responsible for sister city relations at CLAIR
and attended the AGM of SCNZ last May. I met Ms Gail
Collingwood QSO, the Sister City Coordinator in Nelson,
and Ms Lyndal McMeeking, Chairperson of the NelsonMiyazu Sister City Association, at the conference. Since
all CLAIR staff can undertake a one-week internship at
a local council in New Zealand and Australia, I asked Ms
Collingwood to introduce me to staff from the Nelson
City Council to arrange an internship there.
During the internship, staff from the planning team andstrategic policy team at
the council taught me
about urban planning,
policy planning andestablishing a long termplan. I was also able toobserve some council
meetings such as thecouncillors meeting anda committee meeting.
I have learnt a lot ofthings regarding local
governance in Nelson
and discovered many
distinctions in public
administration between
New Zealand and Japan.
For instance, councils in

New Zealand have to consult with the public before they
make a long-term plan or a significant decision. Also,
long term plans need to be audited by Audit New Zealand.
These are the biggest difference with Japanese local
governments, in terms of policy making and planning.
In addition, it was surprising to me that most staff fromthe council have not worked for the council for morethan 10 years. It is common in Japan to encounter public
servants that work in local government for over 30 years.
Overall, it was a great opportunity for me to think more
about local governance and policy formation. I would
like to share the knowledge I acquired in Nelson withJapanese local governments in order to improve theiradministrative procedures and diversify their approachto city planning.
I am deeply appreciativeand grateful for Ms
Collingwood,
Ms
McMeeking and thestaff from Nelson City
Council for arranging
theinternshipforme and their warm
welcome.
This
hasbeen such a great
experienceformeboth professionally andpersonally,
definitely
standing out as oneof the highlights of
my career in local
governance so far.

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December 2017

Internship in Lower Hutt
Yu Kawamura, Assistant Director (Rokunohe, Aomori Prefecture), Japan Local
Government Centre (CLAIR Sydney)
Hello, my name is Yu Kawamura from the Japan Local
Government Centre (CLAIR) in Sydney. I am seconded
from a town called Rokunohe in Aomori prefecture,
Japan. Rokunohe is located in the northern part of Japanand is rich in nature just like Lower Hutt.
CLAIR facilitates the international activities ofJapanese local government, gathers information on
local development efforts of other countries and helps
communicate the Japanese local government system
to the world. Our Sydney office supports Japanese

government officials in New Zealand and Australia byfacilitating visits and exchange programmes, liaising
between local governments and researching local
government systems for the benefit of Japanese
prefectures and municipalities. Specifically, we support
international activities of Japanese local governments,
promote sister city relationships between New Zealand/
Australia, and promote the Japan Exchange and Teaching(JET) Programmes and support JET Alumni Associations.
I was undergoing an internship at Hutt City Council from
16 to 22 November 2017. I was able to enjoy many great
experiences such as visiting community hub facilities,
meeting with students who were in Minoh visiting theirsister school and joining Japanese classes. In addition, I
participated in the Lower Hutt Japan Festival and Sister
City New Zealand (SCNZ) ‘Kōrero 2017’ function. I wasable to learn more about policies and projects in Lower
Hutt and the strong relationship between Lower Hutt andMinoh. Through my internship I was able to understand
why many people who live in Lower Hutt have a deep
attachment to Japan.
Thank you very much for allowing me to undertake aninternship in your lovely city. CLAIR will continue tosupport the wonderful and strong relationship between
Lower Hutt and Minoh.

New Zealand Studies Society – Japan (NZSSJ)
By Haruyasu Shiota
The New Zealand Studies Society – Japan (NZSSJ) isan academic society based in Japan, with subscribing
members located mainly in Japan and New Zealand.
Over one-hundred members are made up of not only
academic researchers but also people who love New
Zealand and want to obtain more information about New
Zealand.
The society was founded in Kobe, Japan, in December
1992. The organization was conceived incorporating theconcepts of area studies.
The academic meeting is held in Kyoto, Osaka or in otherplaces, three times per year. The meeting in New Zealandis set once every three years. This year, 2017 coincided as
the third such year, and the meeting in New Zealand washeld on 26th August at the Arts Centre in Christchurch.
The Arts Centre is the former site of the University ofCanterbury, and following reconstruction after the 2011
earthquake, it now also houses the Chemistry & Music
faculties of the current University of Canterbury.
There are three academic societies in Japan that focus on
New Zealand studies. Through the kind support of the
New Zealand Ambassador to Japan Mr. Stephen Payton,
two people from each society gathered at the New ZealandEmbassy on 12th October and discussed cooperation, as
well as putting together literature about New Zealand.
We very much welcome anyone who is interested instudying about New Zealand to join any of the threeacademic societies, and contribute thereby to researchon New Zealand.
Learn more:
www.nzssj.sakura.ne.jp

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December 2017

Save the date!
2018 SCNZ Conference
24-26 May 2018, Lower Hutt