Hawkes Bay Newsletters

NEXT MEETING:  DVD - “The I-Go King and his Son” Liu Yishou, who his friends call the Go King, is unemployed and when his fed-up wife leaves him, their son, Xiao Chuan, wants to stay with his dad. Unexpectedly, Liu Yishou discovers that his son has a great talent for Go (Weiqi) and vows to support him in developing his gift for the game. They confront many challenges, but with courage, persistence and great love they achieve success.   Director: Zhou Wei Starring: Sun Song, Wang … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING: Date:  23 March 2012 Time: 7.30pm Where:  Hastings District Council        Chambers in Lyndon Road. The Branch AGM will be held at  7.30pm sharp and is expected to last 30 minutes. What is a Prominent Persons and Society Leaders Delegation to China? Who goes on them? Where did the 2011 delegation go? Heiko Lade and Sally Russell share their delegation’s experiences in Beijing, Shandong and Fujian Provinces.     NZCFS 60th ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING:  Dave Bromwich will tell us about the NZCFS Project Tours.  Date:  10  February 2012 Time: 7.30pm Where:  Hastings District Council   Chambers in Lyndon Road.  Dave Bromwich will tell us about the tours he leads taking in some of our projects, the He Ming Qing Scholars, sightseeing and an insight into rural China.  Last year’s tour went to Shaanxi and Tibet, this year’s goes along the Silk Road from Urumqi to Shandan, to a celebration of 70 years of the Shandan … [Read more...]

  NEXT MEETING:   Yum ChaCome and celebrate National Day Cost $25 per headFund raising for Guangxi Projects Book your place now.Phone Sally or Mike on 877 6027Date:  Sunday 9th October Time: 12 noon Where:  Napier Roast, 64 Carlyle St    Napier    LAST MEETING:  Katya Williams, Relationship Manager for commercial clients at the ANZ National Bank, spoke to us on the ANZ in China, its banking network, the possibilities for trade and how the bank can assist its … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING:Katja Williams from the ANZ in Hastings is talking on commerce and trade in China from the bank’s  perspective. Katya is a  Relationship Manager for commercial clients at the ANZ National Bank, and is Vice President of the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce. Katya comes from Detmold, Germany and worked as a trader for Deutsche Bank in London before coming to New Zealand.  She has worked in the finance sector as well as 8 years in manufacturing  leaving as General Manager … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING: Michael Wong will tell us about his family history and his journey to document this.  Date:  Friday 5th August Time: 7.30pm Where:  Hastings District Council        Chambers in Lyndon Road. Hawke's Bay born and bred, Michael’s great-grandfather came out to New Zealand in 1896.    Michael has been a contributing  author for a book about his  ancestral village of Gwa Leng in Quangzhou, China, that  profiles early Chinese immigrant families to New … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING: A Bright Moon Date:  Friday 1st July Time: 7.30pm Where:  Hastings District Council        Chambers in Lyndon Road. The film is the biographic story of Li Shutong, a celebrity in modern Chinese culture.  Born to a rich family in Tianjin in 1880, Li Shutong changed his dramatic life to become a great monk of the time, Master Hongyi.     A Bright Moon, draws a sharp contrast between his earlier life as a wealthy prodigy of the arts, including calligraphy, … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING: June 10th  Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Ara Hou in Napier is one of the few schools in Hawke’s Bay teaching Mandarin and the Principal and teachers spent the April school holidays in Guangdong, and in Behai on the Guangxi coast. They have many stories to tell us about their experiences.    Date:  Friday 10 June Time: 7.30pm Where:  Hastings District Council        Chambers in Lyndon Road.            LAST MEETING: May … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING:   Mike Earle was our Hawke's Bay Branch representative on the September 2010 Prominent Person’s and Society Leaders’ Tour. He will share with us an excellent high definition DVD record of his experiences.     See the iconic China Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo on an exclusive early morning visit, and share sights of Shanghai and highlights of the International Sister-Cities’ Conference. Travel to Jiangxi Province for the Friendship Forum and view its beautiful … [Read more...]

NEXT MEETING: Come and hear the 2010  Hastings Teachers Delegation to Guilin share their experience and insights after their visit in September last year.  These classroom teachers visited city and rural schools, kindergartens and Guangxi Normal University and tried their skills at calligraphy and basketball.  The Branch AGM will be held at 7.30pm sharp and is expected to last 30 minutes. Date:  Friday 1 April Time: 7.30pm Where:  Hastings District Council  Chambers in … [Read more...]

Thursday 3 MarchSister City Anniversary Concert            Hastings Opera House 7.30pmA two hour extravaganza of music & danceFree Entry but please pick up tickets at the i-site in the Westerman Building to guarantee your seat.Friday 4th MarchMayoral Banquet   Assembly Room at 6pmTickets from Ticket DirectSaturday 5th MarchInternational Cultures Day, Cornwall Park, Tomoana Road, HastingsAn all day eventLAST MEETING:  Friday … [Read more...]

You can view a PDF of the Hawkes Bay Branch Newsletter - October 2010. … [Read more...]