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Sister Cities Newsletter #7 - Aug 2013
Sister Cities Newsletter #7 - Aug 2013
Sister Cities Newsletter #7 - Aug 2013
n June President of Sister Cities New Zealand Hiromi Morris and board advisor Jeanine Begg attended the Ethnic People in Commerce (EPIC) conference in Wellington. This conference brought together the public and private sector, ethnic and mainstream people looking to grow their businesses to meet an outward-facing marketplace. The key messages pointed to the importance of connections something that Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) has a lot of experience with.
SOCIAL MEDIA : IS YOUR SISTER CITY GROUP MAKING THE MOST OF THIS TECHNOLOGY?
Social Media is the way of the future, not replacing the people-to-people contact, rather supplementing it, often alleviating the difficulty of distance. Next time youre online have a look at Sister Cities International Social Media presence see:
r Lu Guohao (George) who is the Deputy Director-General, Department of Foreign Affairs of The Peoples Government of Zhejiang Province, led a Zhejiang Civic delegation visited Wellington in April 2013. The purpose of the groups 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 Strategic Economic Partnership MOU signed between Zhejiang and the Wellington Region in September 2012.
Much is going on in Masterton presentations to the Palmerston North China Friendship Society on their experience with Sister Cities; visit to Hatsukaichi, Japanby Mayor and Mayoress; inward visit from Changchun Agricultural Academy of Sciences representative and a visit to Changchun to continue to build relationships in the area of Forestry and High End Tourism as well as other business opportunities.
by James Lamb
Hutt International Boys School and combined Japanese High School teams celebrate post-match
Mayor Ray Wallace welcomed the students to Lower shipwreck on the Pencarrow Coast Hutt along with American Ambassador David Huebner who lives in Lower Hutt too. A bonus was their visit meant they could also join the Independence Day celebrations at the American Embassy in Wellington. Our Lower Hutt exchange partners are now in the USA experiencing the friendliness of Tempe, who are four time winners of their national Overall Best Sister City Program in America award. Heres to many more.
ight Tui Glen primary school Year 7/8 students are heading to Lower Hutts sister city Minoh, Japan this September and are set to make a deeper connection when they visit thanks to getting to know each other first on Skype. Tui Glen teacher Graeme Penty is excited to leading his schools group this year and has already seen the young students grow while meeting their new sister city friends online. Its a huge opportunity for our students and theyre really gaining a lot from learning the language, broadening their global understanding and simply seeing how others live.
Graeme Penty has connections in Japan 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.
American Ambassador David Huebner (second left) and Mayor Ray Wallace (middle) with the 2013 Tempe students and their Lower Hutt exchange partners
Hutt Valley High School also have a group of 20 travelling to Minoh in September to visit their sister school, Minoh High School. The two school groups are supported by grants from the Hutt Minoh House Friendship Trust and a lot of love from the community and their families!
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 international exchanges 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.
This diary of events is only as good as the information we receive. If you would like your activities for 2013 listed here please contact us