The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon John Key, is visiting China, 6-7 April, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and China, as well as the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement.  He is accompanied by one of the largest delegations to travel offshore with a New Zealand Prime Minister. Further information can be found at the following websites:

http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pm-leads-large-delegation-visit-china

The 2013 Anzac Day Dawn Service will be held at the New Zealand Residence, No 1 Ritan Dongerjie, on Thursday 25 April 2013.

The service will commence at 5.15am and will last approximately 40 minutes.  Gates will open at 4.45am and close for entry at 5.10am.  The service will be followed by a traditional ‘Gunfire Breakfast’. 

Please register your attendance by COB Friday 19 April 2013.

Email to register – anzacday.beijing@mft.net.nz

Immigration New Zealand's Beijing and Shanghai branches, and the Visa Application Centres in Beijing and Shanghai, will be closed for Chinese New Year from Monday 11 February to Friday 15 February, and will reopen on Monday 18 February.

"Immigration New Zealand's Hong Kong Branch, and the Visa Application Centre in Hong Kong, will be closed from Monday 11 February to Wednesday 13 February, reopening on Thursday 14 February. The Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou will be closed from Monday 11 February to Friday 15 February inclusive.

22 December 2012 was the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and China.  To mark this occasion, New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully discussed the relationship in a statement in New Zealand’s Dominion Post newspaper on 24 December.  Shortly afterward, on 28 December, China’s People’s Daily newspaper published an interview with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to discuss the 40th anniversary.  Please click the documents below to read these articles.