2/10/2024 Upcoming Regional Forum in Cambridge
Global Cities New Zealand are pleased to officially announce our upcoming regional forum in Cambridge on Friday, November 8th, at the Don Rowlands Centre (Lake Karapiro). Regional forums provide an opportunity to come together and discuss our global partnerships, share knowledge, and plan for the future. These forums also help to signal the credibility of our collective work in local-level foreign affairs. We highly recommend those who are available attend, especially those residing in Central and Upper North Island.
Please see the following link to register: https://form.jotform.com/242536471327861
The registration fee is $50 + GST, which primarily covers the cost of catering.
The full programme will be released shortly.
We look forward to seeing you there!
18/06/2024 Lower Hutt Tempe Exchange Restarted
Our Emeritus President Hiromi recently attended Lower Hutt’s welcome reception to celebrate the exchange delegates from Tempe, Arizona. The exchange programme has been a mainstay of the relationship between Lower Hutt and Tempe which was established in 1981 and we are delighted to see it back up running after a short pause during Covid.
Speaking on the reception Hiromi wrote:
It was a very happy occasion as a restart of their successful educational exchanges.3 students and 3 teachers from Tempe spent 3 weeks in Lower Hutt and 3 students and 2 teachers from Lower Hutt are leaving for Tempe soon. Lower Hutt students will meet with students from all of Tempe’s sister cities around the world during their 3 week stay there.
04/12/2023 Registrations for the 2024 Conference in Marlborough are now open!
Please head to the annual conference page for more details.
27/10/2023 Upcoming Community Forum – Nov 18
The Youth Subcommittee will be running a community forum in Wellington on November 18th. The forum is part of the “Future-Proofing Series”, a new initiative aimed at increasing the future resilience of sister-cities through a number of discussions across the country.
The programme can be found here:
Global Cities New Zealand Community Forum Programme
If you would like to attend in-person please contact youth@globalcities.org.nz by 2 November. If you would like to attend the streamed sections online via Zoom, please contact the same address to receive the Zoom link.
13/09/2023 GCNZ Annual Conference postponed
14/06/2023 – Sister Cities article on The Spinoff
The news site “The Spinoff” has recently published an article on sister cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, which features an interview with our president, and posses a very important question: “Do you know where your sister city is?”
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/08-05-2023/do-you-know-where-your-sister-city-is
14/06/2023 – Honoring Ray Wallace’s many years of service to GCNZ
The GCNZ board would like to honour and thank Ray Wallace, who stepped down from the board at our recent AGM, for his many years of service to the organisation, most recently as our vice-president. Ray has been a cornerstone of GCNZ for many years, and will be sorely missed.
16/05/2023 – Sister Cities Australia Podcast
GCNZ President Grant Smith recently participated in a Sister Cities Australia podcast to talk about sister cities within New Zealand. You can have a listen the podcast here:
16/4/21 – History of Sister Cities
A comprehensive history of Global Cities New Zealand has been compiled by our recently retired Board Director, Bernard Duncan. In light of GCNZ reaching a 40 year milestone, we would like to share some of our rich history with you.
You can view our GCNZ history Here
UPCOMING EVENTS
Past Events
NZIER Report: From Sister to Global Cities, by James Hogan
The NZIER report and presentation to Sister Cities New Zealand, titled “From Sister to Global Cities” by James Hogan, was officially launched at our 2019 Conference! The report describes the economic benefits of sister city relationships, covering both the positive experiences of such relationships, as well as the potential bottlenecks to progress the process may entail.
Download the summary HERE.
You can also read the full version on their website HERE.
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