NZSHK e-Newzletter Jan-Feb 2007

February 2007

Feb 17th-20th
Chinese New Year

March 2007

March 2nd
Kiwi Konnectionz Joint event with the Belgium Society
at NZ Focus Centre

March 30th-31st
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

April 2007

27th Mar – 11th Apr
Hong Kong International Film
2 internationally acclaimed
films to be featured

April 1st
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

April 19th
Cocktail Reception
at NZCG’s Residence
featuring New Zealand's
percussion group ‘STRIKE’

April 25th
ANZAC Day
dawn service at Cenotaph
and evening service at AISHK

April 27th
Kiwi Konnectionz

May 2007

Date TBA
Tree Planting

Date TBA
NZSHK Annual
General Meeting

May 25th
Kiwi Konnectionz

Kia Ora! and welcome to our Jan/Feb 2007 issue of e-Newz!

Kia Ora, Kung Hei Fat Choi and welcome to the NZSHK’s first edition of E-Newz for 2007, covering the months of January and February. We have a bit to cover in this issue, with a number of stories from within the NZSHK community, a contribution from the NZ Consul-General and a story on wine. There is also a run-down of some upcoming events that I hope you will be interested in joining.

Membership Update

Consul General Julian Loodbrook recaps the successful visit of New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark to Hong Kong and identifies the activities for 2007 relevant to the NZ community, such as film showings, photo exhibit, and percussion concert among others.

Guess who receives the grand prize of two return tickets to New Zealand on Cathay Pacific Airways...

Among the world’ best and almost like paradise! In a recent survey of the International Living travel website among 193 countries around the world, the land of the Kiwis ranks fourth best place to live in with its glorious landscape, low crime rate, low cost of living, and strong economy. Learn more about what you should boast about your country and take a second look at its beauty and glamour.

The Power of Sevens, Family and Goal Setting

Potatoes are important inasmuch as history is an imperative. A group of Maori recently claims commercial rights to three varieties of the original kumara, an idea being disproved by a historian witness of the Crown. Read on and revisit history with the potatoes…

Witness New Zealand’s most outstanding percussionists as STRIKE visits Hong Kong in April. Combining the elements of theatre and dance, invention and rhythmic intricacy, STRIKE creates powerful and imaginative productions based on music and movement. With its mix of musical influences - Pacific, classical and contemporary - combined with the movement and theatrical presentation, STRIKE is unique in its presentation of percussion music

NZSHK Christmas
Party

maori queen For millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year as it touches people of all ages. It is not only a time to commemorate the birth of Jesus, but it is also an occasion where we spend precious moments with our loved ones, families and friends. Read the following article on the fun-filled NZHK Christmas Party where Santa and the reindeers, the balloons, gifts, music, and the food thrill the young and old alike.

Kiwis Confident
about Sundown Years

Aging is inevitable. We cannot run away from it but at least, we can live better off with it after retiring. A recent study done by AXA shows that New Zealanders are more confident than Australians about receiving sufficient retirement income despite having less than an eighth of Australia's per capita savings. Read more about the story before retiring from this day…

FOOD AND WINE

New Zealand drinks three bottoms up as one of the country’s top winery exhibits its connoisseurship in Australia’s prestigious wine competitions. The Villa Maria Cellar Selection Pinot Noir 2005 has been bagging awards from Australasia for four consecutive years now, a proof that both time and passion create one of the world’s greatest wine.