Past events
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MFAT International Treaty Making Seminar
MFAT's Legal Division will hold its annual seminar on the domestic process of international treaty making on Friday 31 August 2018 from 9.30am-12.30pm at MFAT offices, 195 Lambton Quay.
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The South Pacific in the Maritime Silk Road: Knowledge Transfer event with Professor Wang Yiwei
Date: Wednesday 15 August, 2018, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
What is the significance of China’s Maritime Silk Road for New Zealand? What does it mean for New Zealand’s economic connectivity with China?
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Workshop: New Zealand, China and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
NZCCRC Seminar
Date: Wednesday 8 August, 2018, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Hunter Council Chamber, Level 2, Hunter Building, Victoria University
We invite you to attend the Workshop on ‘New Zealand, China and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road’, to discuss the MSR proposal and New Zealand’s role in it. A delegation from China’s premier research institution, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is visiting Wellington for this discussion.
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A new challenging era in New Zealand-China relations: Knowledge Transfer event with David Mahon
David Mahon
Date: Wednesday 1 August, 2018, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Join us as David Mahon explores the future direction of this most vital relationship between New Zealand and China.
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NZ Trade with China in the Late 19th Century
Global China Seminar
Date: Friday 27 July, 2018, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: AM 103, Alan MacDiarmid, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University of Wellington
This talk challenges the notion that trade between New Zealand and China during the late nineteenth century was negligible, and puts to task the misconceptions that China and trade relationships with China related to the Chinese in New Zealand. -
China Crossing: Contemporary and traditional Chinese music
Date: Thursday 19 July, 2018, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music, Gate 7, Victoria University of Wellington
Contemporary and traditional music for the yangqin (Chinese dulcimer), sheng (reed instrument), Western chamber music instruments and taonga puoro.
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Where is China headed after Xi Jinping’s power sweep?
Professor David Shambaugh
Date: Tuesday 17 July, 2018, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: St Andrews on the Terrace (Church, main entrance), 30 The Terrace, Wellington
China's leader Xi Jinping has now fully consolidated his power to an extent unprecedented in China since the days of Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong. Possible outcomes of this new power regime range from ongoing reform and opening to the outside world, to the middle income trap and increased government repression.
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Knowledge Transfer event: Strategic shifts for capturing China’s changing dairy market
Professor Keith Woodford
Date: Thursday 31 May, 2018, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: St Andrews on the Terrace (Church, main entrance), 30 The Terrace, Wellington
What’s happening in the Chinese dairy industry, and how does this impact our dairy exports? How does New Zealand make the strategic shift to supply China’s changing market, and what impact does the Free Trade Agreement have on all this?
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The 19th Party Congress: A ‘New Era’ for China?
Date: Wednesday 21 March, 2018, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Hunter Council Chamber, Victoria University of Wellington
Speaking at the 19th Party Congress last October President Xi introduced ‘Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era’. What is this ‘new era’ and what does the Congress mean for China’s leadership and direction over the next five years?
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Redefining ‘China Inc.’: The Chinese economy under Xi Jinping, with Mary Boyd
Date: Tuesday 20 March, 2018, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Wellington Club, Level 5, 88 The Terrace, Wellington
Is China’s economy moving in a state or market-driven direction? What are the implications for New Zealand’s economic relationship with China?
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Examining Perceptions of Chinese Influence in New Zealand and the Future of the International Order
Global China Seminar Series by NZCCRC @ VUW
Date: Thursday 22 February, 2018, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: MY 632, Murphy Building, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University
Historically, great powers have used their outsized economic, political and cultural might to extend their influence around the world, thus perpetuating their supremacy. This presentation will address recent debates regarding perceived Chinese influence-building activities in New Zealand.
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New Zealand's interaction with the Chinese legal system, with Hamish McCardle, New Zealand Police
Knowledge Transfer event
Date: Monday 12 February, 2018, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Detective Superintendent Hamish McCardle has been the Police Counsellor in the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing for the last seven years. Join him for a discussion on the Chinese legal system and an overview of the agreements and arrangements that exist between China and New Zealand.
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Chinese Opera in the Park
Date: Thursday 8 February, 2018, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: The Dell, Wellington Botanic Gardens
A tale of love and desire in a Chinese garden from classic Kunqu opera
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Chinese domestic and foreign policy under Xi Jinping, with Bonnie Glaser
Date: Tuesday 5 December, 2017, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
For the final Knowledge Transfer event for 2017, we are pleased to present a leading global expert’s assessment of Chinese foreign policy. Bonnie Glaser is the senior expert on China and North Asia issues at leading Washington think tank, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
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New Zealand’s Relationship with China: Past, Present and Future
45th Anniversary Symposium
Date: Tuesday 5 December, 2017, 9:00am – 12:30pm
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Targeting value from agricultural links with China, with Con Williams
Date: Friday 24 November, 2017, 3:30pm – 10:30am
Con Williams is ANZ’s dedicated Agri Economist for New Zealand. Con provides detailed analysis and commentary on all aspects of New Zealand’s major primary sectors and soft commodity markets.
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Financial liberalisation and the Renminbi: Implications for New Zealand
Date: Wednesday 25 October, 2017, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fale Pasifika Complex, University of Auckland, Auckland
- Is China making the necessary reforms to allow the RMB to become a major currency of international transaction?
- How would RMB internationalisation impact trade and investment in the region?
- What channels and conduits for trading in RMB and purchasing RMB products are available?
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Wu Man with the New Zealand String Quartet
Date: Thursday 28 September, 2017, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
The world’s premier pipa virtuoso joins celebrated chamber ensemble the New Zealand String Quartet
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New Zealand – China FTA: Definition Matters
Global China Seminar
Date: Thursday 28 September, 2017, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: AM 101, Alan MacDiarmid Building, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University
As the FTA upgrades negotiation is underway, it’s a good time to revisit the definitions and consider the ramifications.
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'Global green shift: Renewable China' with John Mathews
Date: Friday 22 September, 2017, 10:00am – 10:00am
Location: St Andrews on the Terrace (Church, main entrance), 30 The Terrace, Wellington
The worldwide green energy transition is here, and China is at the helm. Although the reasons have more to do with environmental pollution and energy security than with curbing carbon emissions, China is leading the way and is contributing more than any other country to a climate change solution.
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