Business Seminar with Professor Siah Hwee Ang

On Wednesday 5 (Auckland) and Thursday 6 July (Wellington), we welcomed Professor Siah Hwee Ang, The Bank of New Zealand Chair in Business in Asia at Victoria University of Wellington, speak to guests about China’s role in the global economy. Professor Ang shared insights into how China has come to the forefront on the world … Continued

Christmas Party 2016

HKNZBA hosted a Christmas Party on 8 December at Kensington Swan. The mood was festive as there were many cool prizes up for grabs.   We would like to thank HSBC, The Langham, Auckland, Cathay Pacific Airways, Kensington Swan and NZTE for donating the prizes. Special thanks to Kensington Swan for hosting the party. Please … Continued

Hong Kong Festival 2016

HKNZBA cordially invites you to the Hong Kong Festival 2016. Please find the details of the events below. Please RSVP via our contact form here. AUCKLAND / WELLINGTON – Business Seminar For the 2016 Hong Kong Festival business seminar, HKNZBA are proud to bring to you from Hong Kong Mr Peter Nixon.  Peter is an … Continued

Property Seminar (Auckland & Wellington)

In May, HKNZBA hosted a Property Seminar with Bayleys Real Estate Ltd in Auckland and Wellington. Mr John Chow, the Director of Chow Group, presented his “rags to riches” story of how he was able to go from nought to $200 million property portfolio in 25 years. He is the only Chinese person on the … Continued

Save the Date: Hong Kong Forum 2016

Save the Date! The Hong Kong Forum 2016 will be on 29-30 November. The Forum 2015 hosted 410 participants representing over 360 companies from 26 countries. There was a very high calibre of speakers. Watch the highlights of the Forum: A recap of the last Forum is below:  

AGM 2016

HKNZBA held our AGM at the Langham Auckland. The formalities of the AGM were followed by a guest presentation by Mr Mike Arand, the China Business Development Advisor at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and a networking cocktail with drinks and nibbles. We would like to extend thanks to our sponsors: HSBC, The Langham Auckland and … Continued

(Auckland & Wellington) Seminar with Rod MacKenzie

On Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 June, we had Rod MacKenzie speak to guests about NZ Focus’ journey. Mr MacKenzie is the Executive Director of NZ Focus; he had previously worked for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for over a decade, and in particular he held the post of China Regional Director for a number of … Continued

HKNZBA Annual General Meeting and Cocktail Evening

  On 19 March, HKNZBA held our AGM at the Chandelier Room at the Langham Auckland. The formalities of the AGM were followed by a networking cocktail with drinks and nibbles. Thank you to Mr Carl Worker, our guest speaker, who gave an interesting and incredibly eye-opening speech about his experience in and with Hong … Continued

Chinese New Year Function

The Chinese New Year Events on 2 and 3 March, co-hosted by HKETO, Hong Kong Tourism Board, HKTDC, Invest Hong Kong and HKNZBA were a great success! There were over 200 attendees at the Auckland function, and over 60 in Wellington. Special thanks to our sponsors, speakers Arthur Au, Director of the Hong Kong Economic … Continued