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Of Global Connections and Diversity CELEBRATING 40 YEARS of Global Connections and Diversity 2021 TE PAPA TONGAREWA WELLINGTON 15 & 16 APRIL 2021 Delegate name: SPONSORS Sister Cities New Zealand acknowledges the following sponsors and supporting organisations with appreciation: SCNZ's Preferred Airline Sponsors and Supporting Organisations 2 WELCOME Distinguished Speakers The Rt Hon Dame Hon Priyanca Patsy Reddy Radhakrishnan Governor-General of New Minister for Diversity, Inclusion Zealand and Ethnic Communities Dame Patsy is the 21st Governor- Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan is the General of New Zealand. Minister for the Community and Voluntary Before becoming Governor-General, she had a Sector, Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic career in law, business, and the public sector. Communities, Minister for Youth, and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment. Her public sector roles included work on She is the first person of Indian origin to become a pay equity, and reviews of New Zealand Minister in New Zealand. Intelligence and Security. She has also acted as Chief Crown Negotiator of Treaty Settlements Born in India, she went to school in Singapore, for Tauranga Moana and Te Toko Toru. and then moved to New Zealand to further her education. She has spent her work life advocating on Dame Patsy’s passion for the arts is reflected behalf of people whose voices are often unheard – in her past governance roles at many of New survivors of domestic violence, and migrant workers Zealand’s most important arts organisations who have been exploited. She strongly believes including the New Zealand Film Commission, that everyone has the right to live with dignity - that the New Zealand International Festival of the means equitable access to affordable housing, Arts, and the New Zealand Film Archive. quality education and decent, secure work. President’s Message Hiromi Morris Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General of New Zealand for hosting our welcome reception President, Sister Cities and also our sponsors for their generous New Zealand contributions. Tena koutou Our activities have been understandably stalled Nau mai ki te hui a tau nei since COVID-19 arrived and we keenly await On behalf of the Board of Sister Cities New the day when world travel is normalised but Zealand, a very warm welcome to all delegates our other forms of connectivity are, of course, and I am proud to celebrate the special 40th continuing. anniversary with you. I look forward to sharing our stories and Air New Zealand took an initiative to establish discussing how we can further our global our organisation in the early 1980s and they connections in a world where diversity is being have been a major sponsor since. I appreciate increasingly celebrated. everyone who has been engaged in the global I hope you will find the Conference rewarding connections and for their achievements. and stimulating. I would like to thank our Patron, The Rt Hon With my sincere appreciation to you all. Ha aha tem ea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata! What is the most important thing in the world? It’s people! It’s people! It’s people! - Maori Proverb 3 PROGRAMME Venue: Icon Room, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington Thursday 15 April Time Session Speaker 8:30am Registrations open 9:45am Participants be seated inside Icon Room 10:00am Mihi – Māori Welcome by Te Papa Staff • Kura Moeahu, Kaumatua 10:30am Opening remarks • Kara Puketapu-Dentice Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui Recorded messages from • Ambassador Hamish Cooper, NZ Embassy to Japan • Ambassador Clare Fearnley, NZ Embassy to China Speaking to the merits of Sister City relationships and the theme of global connections and diversity Presentations by recorded video • Sister Cities International (USA) Session 1: Fostering diverse, • Carol Roberston Lopez, Chair, Board of globally-engaged communities Directors 11:00am Presentation by Anusha Guler, • Starr Walton Hurley, Country Representative for Executive Director, New Zealand Office of Ethnic Communities • Tim Quigley, Chair Emeritus, Board of Directors • Kevin O’Donnell, Young Professional Representative, Board of Directors • CPAFFC (China) • President Lin Songtian • CLAIR Japan local Government Centre (Japan) • OKAMOTO Tamotsu, Chairperson of the Board of Directors • TORITA Kohei, Executive Director Abbreviations: CPAFFC - Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries CLAIR - Council of Local Authorities for International Relations 4 PROGRAMME Thursday 15 April Lunch hosted by 12:10pm HE Japanese Ambassador Mr ITO Koichi Embassy of Japan Group discussion on the value of international connections and the benefits of culturally- 1:10pm engaged communities 2:00pm Report back Presentations: Significant anniversaries – 40 and 45 years in 2020 and 2021 • Dunedin/Otaru Sister City established in 1980 by Mayor Aaron Hawkins • Napier/Tomakomai Sister City established in 1980 by Cr Ronda Chrystal 2:45pm • Nelson/Miyazu Sister City established in 1976 by Neville Hadfield, Chair, Nelson Miyazu Sister City Association • Gisborne/Palm Desert Sister City established in 1981 by Deputy Mayor Josh Wharehinga • Lower Hutt/Tempe Sister City established in 1981 by Paul Duffin, Chair, Hutt Sister City Foundation 3:30pm Short break 3:45pm Transport to Government House Welcome Reception at • Governor-General Patsy Reddy Government House hosted by Her 4:30- • Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Minister for Diversity, Excellency The Right Honourable 6:00pm Inclusion, and Ethnic Communities Dame Patsy Reddy Governor- General of New Zealand • Hiromi Morris, SCNZ President 6:20pm Back to Te Papa - free evening 5 PROGRAMME Friday 16 April Time Session Speaker 8.00am Registrations open 8:30am Welcome and opening remarks • Welcome – Wellington Mayor Andy Foster • Opening remarks – Susan Freeman-Greene, Chief Executive, Local Government New Zealand 9:00am Session 2: What does it mean Facilitator: Simon Draper, Executive Director, Asia NZ to have a strategic approach to Foundation Sister Cities? Panel: Local authorities take various • Mayor Grant Smith, Palmerston North City Council approaches to managing and and SCNZ Board Director maintaining their Sister City • Cr Melanie Coker, Christchurch City Council relationships and international • Matthew Bryson, Whakatāne District Sister Cities relations’ priorities. Committee member The Panel of this session will discuss their own city’s strategic approach to this issue, including how Sister Cities are managed and maintained 10:20am Morning tea break 10:40am Session 3: Investing in Facilitator: John Christie, SCNZ Board Director Relationships and Economic Panel: Development • Neil Henry, Economic Development Manager, How to use established Sister Marlborough District Council City relationships as a platform • Pam Ford, General Manager Economic for economic development Development, Auckland Unlimited and how can this be enhanced • Kelvin Coe, Deputy Chair, Selwyn District Council through regional and national Sister City Committee & Graham Robertson, Chair collaboration? Toraja Rural Development Charitable Trust 12:00pm Lunch break 6 PROGRAMME Friday 16 April Time Session Speaker Facilitator: Jan Fitz-Gerald, SCNZ Board Director Session 4: Youth Engagement Panel: How young people – our future • Taylor Marston, Doctoral student in Community leaders – can be involved and Development and Public Policy 12:45pm engage in global connections • Elisha Hsiao, SCNZ Youth Advisor and contribute to the • Sarah Ma, Youth Ambassador - Palmerston North community? • Many Zhu, Leadership Network member, Asia New Zealand Foundation 2:00pm Group discussion (Participants choose a topic from Sessions 2-4) 2:45pm Report back with afternoon tea Presentation on 2022 Annual 3:30pm Marlborough Mayor John Leggett Conference 3:40- AGM (members only) 4:30pm 6:00pm Gather at Te Papa foyer, Ground Floor Group photo taking, followed by pre-dinner drinks at Sign of Nation, 6:15pm 4th Floor, Te Papa SCNZ Awards Dinner at Te Marae MC: Ray Wallace, SCNZ Vice • Bernard Duncan, SCNZ Board Director 7:00pm President • John Strevens, Former SCNZ President Awards presentations and winners announcement Entertainment: Chris Gallavin Closing remarks Toni Grace, SCNZ Board Director 10:00pm End 7 INTRODUCING Key Conference Figures Kura Moeahu HE Mr ITO Koichi Kaumatua Ambassador of Japan to New Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui Zealand Kura Moeahu is the chairman of Ambassador Ito arrived in Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa, and Wellington in December 2020. has also been greatly involved in iwi governance His previous post was the Consul General as both a chair and board member on a number in Honolulu where he truly experienced of boards. multiethnic cultures through interacting with Kura is well known and highly sort for his Native Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese, Koreans knowledge of Te Ao Māori and tikanga Māori and Haore (westerners). As a teenager, he having whakapapa ties to Te Āti Awa Taranaki lived for seven years in a town next to Osaka’s Whānui and Ngāti Toa. Minoh City which has over two decades of the sister city relationship with Lower Hutt Kura is dedicated to supporting rangatahi in City. Ambassador Ito has been amazed by their development. New Zealand’s richness in cultural diversity. Being inspired by the close and heartwarming relationship between Japanese and New Zealanders, he is committed to promoting Kara Puketapu- people-to-people exchanges even more. Dentice Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui Kara has held various roles in the public service and private sector Dr Chris Gallavin which have focused on improving
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