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Bust of Rewi Alley in Qingpu Cemetry, Shanghai

Travel the NZCFS NZ Heroes in China Tour

NZCFS New Zealand Heroes in China Tour (Previously named NZCFS Rewi Alley and Kathleen Hall Heritage tour.)Now scheduled for October 202...

Teachers for Shandan Bailie School, Gansu Province

Our society has had a request from the Shandan Bailie School (SBS) Gansu province, for us to supply two English teachers. The society sent a...

Culture Galore, Christchurch: Saturday, 18 February

 Our society’s Christchurch branch has taken part in this annual event, which is always held in Ray Blank Park, for many years now. This yea...

Gansu Province Sister City Celebrations

On January 4, an exhibition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gansu’s sister cities links was opened in the Gansu Provincial Museum. Some...

2023 NZCFS National Conference & AGM

This year’s National Conference and AGM will be held in Tauranga. The theme for this year is “Friendship in Action” 友谊在行动。

Christchurch Branch New Year Banquet

A total of 106 people sat down to dine on 29 January for what it would be fair to say was one of our most successful banquets.The evenin...

Our Society’s 2023 National Conference: 19 – 21 May, Tauranga

Planning is well underway for our society’s annual conference in beautiful Tauranga. The theme of the conference is Friendship in Action...
National President and Wellington Branch President Chris Lipscombe, China Ambassador Dr Wang Xiaolong, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau, and Deputy Leader of the National Party Nicola Willis MP attend the Wellington Lunar New Year banquet.

Wellington Celebrates Year of the Rabbit

On 28 January 2023, the New Zealand China Friendship Society Wellington Branch hosted its annual Chinese New Year Banquet at Aries Restauran...

SS Ventnor – Ghost ship of the Hokianga

Most of us will know the story of the sinking of the SS Ventnor in 1902 off the North Island coast. It was carrying the remains of 499 Chine...

Remembering Rewi Alley in China

At the same time as we have been celebrating Rewi Alley's 125th birthday here in Aotearoa New Zealand, our friends in China have been celebr...
'People-to-people diplomacy' and the role of Rewi Alley in forging the NZ-China relationship

People-to-people diplomacy celebrated in Shanghai Daily

2022 has been a busy year for the New Zealand China Friendship Society. Not only was it the 125th year since Rewi Alley was born, the 80...