The Luxury Sneaker Club By Nephtalim Antoine Sneakers! worn by almost every one imaginable, are the universal sign of cool. The tennis shoes, the running shoes, all kinds of shoes in the domain of sneakers are taking the fashion world by storm in terms of once being an item thatContinue Reading
New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival held to embody multi-culture By Lu Huaiqian The 2019 New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival kicked off on 1 November in Auckland. It is the seventh Asia Pacific Film Festival, hosted by New Zealand Māori Tourism and NZ Asia Trust. The opening ceremony startedContinue Reading
165-year-old Ballantynes opens new extension by H. Naomi March Three years ago, the temporary replacement for an old section of Ballantynes store was removed, and on Friday, 18 October, 2019 – after a traditional Māori blessing – the long-awaited replacement was opened to the public. Ballantynes was firstContinue Reading
Understanding China starts with language Stephen Jacobi Executive Director New Zealand China Council In August, China’s top live streaming celebrity, Viya, descended on New Zealand amidst a small army of handlers and a whirlwind of publicity. From a hotel room in Auckland, she promoted Kiwi products to her onlineContinue Reading
CIIE to help Silver Fern Farms explore market potential: CEO By Lu Huaiqiain One of New Zealand’s leading agricultural companies is looking forward to further understanding Chinese customers’ needs and exploring its market potential at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) to keep its market leading edge, the country’sContinue Reading
Confucius Institute at New Zealand’s University of Canterbury marks 10th anniversary By Li Huizi and Yang Jiarui There are about 11,000 young Chinese language learners from more than 100 primary and middle schools in the South Island of New Zealand, which have regular Chinese language teaching, an increase from onlyContinue Reading
Seiko, why so Special? By Jason Marsden If you yourself do not own a Seiko watch I can guarantee you know someone who does. In 1892 Kintarō Hattori started producing watches under the name Seikosha in the Ginza district of Tokyo Japan. 1924 saw the name was shortened toContinue Reading
On November 2, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School Year 7 music scholar Polly Lee, and Year 9 music scholar for 2020 Chloe Jiang (who is currently Year 8 at The Cathedral Grammar School) were soloists with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Last Night of the Proms concert, in the Christchurch TownContinue Reading
CONVERSATION CORNER by H. Naomi March, M.A. Yo-Yo Ma by Jason Bell Cross-cultural connections through The Bach Project Do you feel any kind of connection with Yo-Yo Ma – maybe through music, or his generation, or performing in Christchurch Town Hall, or promoting our humanity through culture? You may haveContinue Reading
Motorhome travel in the Netherlands: A comfortable experience By Jim Davis It’s funny how as soon as you cross the border into some countries you feel comfortable. Holland for me was like that. The architecture is different, the landscape is different and there is water everywhere, but it felt a comfortable fit.Continue Reading
