Joe Stilwell comments
I have just finished reading the Stilwell Papers. General Joseph Stilwell was an officer in the USA army, and spent many years in China. His...
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...
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...
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...
A personal reflection on President Jiang Zemin
A personal reflection on President Jiang ZeminBy NZCFS Patron Rt Hon Sir David CarterThe recent death of Jiang Zemin at 96 years of ...
Article Request: Ramai and Rudall Hayward
Ramai and Rudall Hayward were New Zealand film makers. In the 1950s they were allowed to visit China, and had no controls put on what they f...
Fantastic Performance by Chinese & New Zealand Musicians
Fantastic Performance by China & New Zealand MusiciansAs the very recently appointed President of our Auckland Branch of our Societ...
Rewi Alley Commemoration Hall
Background
In about 2018, then National President Dave Bromwich was approached by UUNZ with the suggestion they erect a statue of Rewi Alle...
CID photographic competition
Our society is a member of the Council for International Development. Below are details of a photographic competition it is running.If y...
Congratulations from Gansu Foreign Affairs Office
Newly-elected National President Chris Lipscombe recently received a letter of congratulations on his becoming National President from Shan ...
China and the South Pacific
China and the South PacificHere's a rather interesting backgrounder on matters to do with China and the Pacific, a subject much in the n...