New Zealand Embassy Beijing, China

07-02-11
New Zealand is the world’s most peaceful nation

New Zealand has retained its place at the top of the Institute for Economics and Peace’s Global Peace Index for 2010.
The index, drawing from 23 indicators such as relations with neighbouring countries, respect for human rights and level of military expenditure, is an attempt to measure how peaceful each of the 149 included countries is.
New Zealand was also rated as the most peaceful country for 2009, and has been in the top four since the index was launched in 2007.

09-12-10
Kiwi Expatriates Abroad (KEA) seeks new Regional Manager for China

A position is available for KEA Regional Manager, China (here).

03-12-10
Ambassador Visits New Zealand Centre at Peking University

Ambassador Carl Worker on 24 November presented a lecture on New Zealand-China relations to students at the New Zealand Centre at Peking University. The New Zealand Centre report can be read here.

26-11-10
Prime Minister John Key: Speech Notes on Pike River Mine tragedy

This afternoon New Zealand has been devastated by the news we have all been dreading.

A second explosion at the Pike River Mine confirms our very worst fears.

The 29 men whose names and faces we have all come to know, will never walk amongst us again.

This is a national tragedy.

A tragedy for the men's families, their workmates and friends, their community and our nation.

New Zealand is a small country.

A country where we are all our brothers keeper.

So to lose this many brothers at once strikes an agonising blow.

25-11-10
Christchurch Earthquake

New Zealand Minister for Building and Construction, Hon Maurice Williamson, visited China 23-29 October. During his visit he discussed the Christchurch earthquake in September and New Zealand's earthquake proofing and management systems with Chinese counterpart Minister Jiang Weixin of the Ministry of Housing, Urban-Rural Development.

An interesting report on the Christchurch earthquake in Chinese newspaper Southern Weekend (Nanfang Zhoumo) can be found here (below in translation).

25-11-10
McCully condemns North Korean attack

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has condemned the shelling by North Korea of the civilian population on an island in South Korea.

"The attack represents a new and dangerous level of aggression by the DPRK regime, coming in the wake of the DPRK attack on the South Korean vessel, the Cheonan," Mr McCully said.

"This is a time for cool heads in order to avoid this clash escalating into a more serious threat to the stability of the region. It is also a time in which the DPRK's neighbours should leave them in no doubt that their actions are unacceptable.

28-10-10
New Zealand and China customs ministers sign statement of co-operation

Following their meeting in Beijing yesterday the ministers of customs for New Zealand and China signed a statement of cooperation to combat the smuggling of pharmaceutical products used to manufacture methamphetamine ("P").

The signing followed a meeting yesterday between Customs Minister Maurice Williamson and his counterpart Minister Sheng Guangzu.

It will ensure the New Zealand and Chinese Customs will work together to combat the importation of drugs used in the making of P.

27-10-10
Interviews with Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education

Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Transport was interviewed by Sohu.com and QQ.com during his visit to the China International Education Exhibition on 16 October. In these interviews, Minister Joyce discusses the New Zealand education system and the benefits it offers Chinese students.

26-10-10
Customs Minister meets with Minister of China Customs

In a meeting today Customs Minister Maurice Williamson and his Chinese counterpart, Minister Sheng Guangzu have acknowledged the good work to date in implementing the New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement.

"In the first year of the Free Trade Agreement's implementation, New Zealand's exports to China increased by almost 60 percent", Mr Williamson says.

"China is now our second largest trading partner and for the growth in our exports to continue Customs processes at the border need to be as efficient as possible," he says.

14-10-10
ICT Minister leads trade mission to China

Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce will lead a trade delegation to China this week in a bid to further build the presence of New Zealand companies in the rapidly growing Chinese ICT market.

"China’s ICT market is vast. They have more than 420 million internet users, 823 million mobile phone users, and 277 million mobile phone internet users," Mr Joyce says.

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