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TRAVELOGUE 18 10
12
4 Canal boating in the UK: 24
The final instalment 18

10 Conversation corner
12 Paris, is always a good idea
14 Sri Lanka after bombings

CULTURE

16 CHINESE PIANIST BRINGS CHARM OF
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18 TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
PROMOTION KICKS OFF IN NEW ZEALAND

FASHION

20 MĀORI AND PACIFIC FASHION DESIGNERS
BRINGING UNIQUE POLYNESIAN
AOTEAROA STYLE TO HONG KONG

CUISINE

24 CHINESE HOTPOT, NOODLE RECIPES MAKE
NEW ZEALAND CHEFS FEVERED

FILM

26 New blockbuster expected
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24 TEN PROPERTY MARKET PREDICTIONS
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9 THE STARTUP PIPELINE

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CANAL BOATING By Jim Davis
IN THE UK:

THE FINAL INSTALMENT

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Forty years ago, Jim and Karen did reputation.
their first OE as a couple of 20 year While there friends from New
olds. With their trusty Kombi van
they spent close to three years on Zealand who are currently living in
the other side of the world. For Bristol made the trip up here to say
over 20 years they planned to head hello, which made the visit even more
back for another OE, and following special.
kids, mortgages and careers (and
40 years), they’re back on the road History and heritage
(or rather the water – as they’re
currently canal boating in the UK). One of Chester’s big attractions as
It’s 40 years on … take two! In this well as the usual array of Cathedrals
instalment, they visit Chester and and historical buildings are the walls
Liverpool. surrounding the city dating from
Roman times around 70-80 AD. The
We are into our last week or so on city also has the remains of a Roman
the UK canal boating trip now. amphitheatre, the largest known in
While I will be sorry to finish up in Britain that’s believed to have been
the beast, at the same time I think we used for gladiatorial sports among
are just about ready to move on to the other things, based on artefacts
next stage of our travels. In reality, I found.
think the poor weather over the last
week or two has dampened things The walls give you an interesting
for us (sorry no pun intended). Don’t 3km walk around their perimeter and
get me wrong – I would do this again great vantage points from which to
and I would definitely recommend see the city.
the experience to everyone. Next time
you’re over here you should give it a In amongst all the historical
go. buildings in the city are“the rows”.
These are medieval covered rows of
Since leaving Wales we have shops set at first floor level above rows
travelled a bit further north towards of street level shops. The whole centre
Chester and while there we decided of the city is like a medieval time warp
on a wee side trip to Liverpool. in places and a beautiful place to visit.
The city centre is well-preserved.
A side trip to the World
Heritage Site of Chester | The whole centre
of the city is like a
During the course of our travels on medieval time warp in
the boat, a number of people had places and a beautiful
suggested we take the side trip to place to visit.
Chester. It’s another out and back
canal trip for a boat our size but Getting high
everyone told us it was worth it.
Chester, as it turns out, is a World For me one of the highlights of any
Heritage Site because of its Roman city we visit is getting high, usually
and early British history. As a place that means up the church bell tower.
to visit it certainly lives up to its In Chester that meant the Cathedral
bell tower and this time

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Jim and Karen were lucky enough to go on a
backstage tour of The Cavern.

it came complete with the Chester seeing the city. How wrong can you better than I expected. All in all the
On High guided tour. I enjoyed the be? Liverpool, I apologise profusely. city really impressed us and there was
vistas you get up there and looking a real special vibe.
at the construction methods used in | Liverpool looked
medieval times to construct these completely different Discovering the Fab Four
stunning buildings. from what we were
expecting. After dropping our bags, we
Visit to Liverpool immediately decided to head straight
We trained into Liverpool direct to one of the main attractions we
While in Chester we also made the from Chester and got off at the central had come to see, the museum of
decision that we would take a couple train station heading to our downtown “The Beatles Story”. This museum
of days to visit Liverpool. Now in Airbnb. Literally as soon as we got out is located down along the Docklands
all fairness we were only interested of the train station and walked down & wharf area spread along the
because we were so close and because the street, we were both saying that banks of the Mersey river. I had
of the history associated with the Liverpool looked completely different never appreciated how historically
Beatles. Prior to this I had assumed or from what we were expecting. important this area was to Liverpool
thought that Liverpool would be just and Britain as a whole. What was
another big city and a very average The streets were humming, bars, there was, well, an eye-opener.
place to visit. Consequently, I had cafes and restaurants everywhere, the
previously not had a great interest in buildings and architecture were way The Liverpool docks and the city
itself were heavily bombed during

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Chester’s array of historical buildings has lent it
World Heritage Site status.

If you’re planning a UK canal boating trip, Jim
recommends the side trip to Chester, particularly
the Chester On High guided tour.

The architecture in Liverpool impressed Jim and
Karen more than they were expecting.

the war, but the rebuild program and Backstage at The Cavern club If you would like to subscribe to our
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While writing this blog I have just substantially what existed in the early
had a thought. Recently I watched sixties.
the movies Bohemian Rhapsody
and Rocketman. After looking at Interestingly it is still regarded as
the Beatles story, I can see another “the”club for any aspiring or existing
stunning movie coming out in a few singer to play in, as well as being
years. described as the cradle of British pop,

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and not only because of the Beatles. the Mersey in the rain is not the best the side of the canal. Any boats stuck
The walls are littered with the names way to see the docks and the area, but on the other of the blockage side are
it’s still a must-do regardless. stuck. From what we’ve been told it
of individuals and bands who have will take a minimum of three weeks
played there or got their start there. By now you have probably realised to fix, as this involves draining part of
Anyone who is anyone in UK pop we enjoyed Liverpool. It wasn’t what the canal.
and rock has played at The Cavern; we thought, and I would suggest it
as recently as May this year Sir Paul should be considered as a stop on Glad we weren’t caught up in that
McCartney was playing there to the your travels if you are over here. – one of the boat hire yards who was
crowds. We were lucky in that we got Chester and Liverpool are just a 45min telling us all about it have two boats
to go on the Cavern’s backstage tour, train trip away from each other, so stuck on the other side. That will
a guided tour along with a full history you can get to see the best of both muck up a few boaters plans no doubt
of the club warts and all. Really these worlds if you are so inclined. but at least we escaped the worst of
interesting and well worth doing if the weather gods’wrath.
you ever get to go. Onwards to Stone
Right team – this will be the last
The Beatles played in the club 292 Tomorrow we leave Chester and start of the canal boating blogs. This
times between February 1961 and making our way back to Stone where time next week we will hopefully be
August 1963, and stayed together as a we hired the boat from. Next Friday looking at our new mobile home and
group for only 10 short years. It seems our camper van is being delivered different adventures beckon!
amazing now they seemed to have there, and our next adventures start.
been around forever. Interestingly, as we get back onto the Stay tuned for more of Jim and
main canals and traffic areas we hear Karen’s OE adventures. Maybe
As mentioned previously the weather the Llangollen canal has now been they’ll even inspire you to do your
while we were in this part of the UK shut due to flooding destroying part of own version of 40 years on … take
has been atrocious, but despite this two!
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support through ongoing introduction Innovation at Lincoln. opportunity and innovation.
of potential ventures and ensuring a
steady pipeline of new startups with All high growth startup ventures Check out teohaka.co.nz and www.
strong capability and focus in our can apply to be part of the city centre ministryofawesome.com for more
city’s ecosystem. startup hub recently launched at info on this activity.
Te Ōhaka - Centre for Growth &

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CONVESATION CORNER

By H. Naomi March

Reflections Dynasty abuses - I just loved it, in my Chinese man with queue barely visible on left side
ignorant innocence. of photo - author wearing skirt – c. late-1950s
After living and working in NE
China 25 years ago, I was heading In my last year at primary school, a typical tourist, my heart and mind
for SW China, to stay with friends who I was inspired while reading about were being transformed at a deeper,
call me“Mom”and act like a son and Gladys Aylward, who was given the subconscious level.
daughter-in-law towards me - a sense Chinese name 艾偉德 - Ài Wěi Dé – a
of home-coming. Added to that, on Chinese approximation to‘Aylward’ Then, while living and working in
arrival at Kunming, Yunnan airport, I - meaning‘Virtuous One’. In 1938, China in the mid-1990s, I came to
could see the hills out of the floor-to- while living and working in China, comprehend cultural differences
ceiling windows - the view reminded Gladys marched more than 100 that opened my mind to a whole, new
me of the Port Hills in my home town, orphans over treacherous mountains, world - making my heart bigger than
Christchurch, New Zealand and I felt to escape from Japanese invaders. On before. It was also during that time I
like I had come home. reflection, I was amazed when I saw learnt filial piety, and now live with
the unconscious connection with a my ailing parents, because of my
So, where did my special love of book read 53 years ago, because pre- commitment and love, and positive
Chinese peoples, and things Chinese, earthquake I had been helping Paul Chinese role-models.
come from, I wondered? Would the online, with students at an orphanage,
answers to this question transform and then fund-raised. Obviously, I
my life? While studying my Master’s cannot be compared with Gladys - I
degree, I read Professor Moon’s have not adopting orphans, or saved
research on learning through them during wartime. The only
reflective writing, plus, Confucius is connection – to serve Chinese people,
quoted as saying that reflection is the including children – was imbedded in
first and noblest method by which my heart and mind, in my childhood.
we may learn wisdom. I agreed, and I would not have recognised it without
started writing. taking time to reflect.

Childhood Reflections Early-Adulthood Reflections

I remember receiving a red felt skirt In the early-1980s, I traveled to
with an intriguing pocket that had a Singapore and Hong Kong. I found
felt Chinese man stitched on, with a Chinese history, aesthetically-pleasing
long, black queue. Even when I grew architecture, exquisite art, mysterious
too tall, I wore that skirt, fascinated music, language that sounded like
by his platted pigtail bouncing about singing and written with characters
when I walked. As a mid-century, like pen-and-ink paintings - all
white girl-child born on the other side available for me to explore, enjoy, and
of the world, I knew nothing of the fall in love with - especially the food
history behind his hairstyle - the Qing and clothing. Although I looked like

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places, cultures and communities, in“growing up, not growing old,”
world-wide, has transformed me - including grief/loss recovery, health and
intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, financial issues in senior years.
and socially. I could happily live
in several countries, yet I have a Email: [email protected]
unique love for China’s people and
Author in rickshaw, a“typical tourist” places and culture, even if we differ
- c. early-1980s politically and philosophically.

While we don’t have to agree
on everything, mutual respect is
paramount. Therefore, I assist
my Chinese“son”Paul whenever
possible, in providing cross-cultural
education tours that promote
friendship, peace and prosperity
amongst our peoples, especially our
young people.

Conclusion

Recent Reflections After much reflection, I concluded Author in her much-loved Chinese dress - c. mid-
that since I live in an easily accessible 1990s
Days before flying to Kunming, I Global Village, as part of One Race,
posted my DNA sample, because I had it’s natural for me to feel at home
seriously wondered about a genetic with diverse people in diverse places,
connection! My results showed that instead of feeling separated or afraid
I’m 92% United Kingdom, with a of differences.
little Scandinavian, French and NW
Europe mixed in. I sincerely love my The transformation? I believe I
heritage, and yet I also hoped for just belong - on Planet Earth - with my
1% Chinese DNA - but there’s nothing human, extended family.
there. Not an unrealistic hope - I
heard somewhere that 4,000-year-old Do you also believe everyone
mummies with blond, brown, or red belongs?
hair were found in western China.
Also, I remembered seeing a lovely About the Author
old lady in NE China - with bound feet
and walking stick - who looked like my H. Naomi March, M.A. has a bachelor’s
Grandma - lǎolao - mother’s mother. degree in teaching, and a Master of Arts
degree in Pastoral Leadership, with
Personally, I believe there is only special emphasis on pastoral care to
one race - HUMAN - of which we are women. She has traveled through the
all part. In the National Geographic UK, Europe, USA, Asia, Fiji, Australia,
Race Issue, April 2018, Elizabeth and New Zealand, and delights in
Kolbert wrote: finding diversity in people and places.
Naomi shares this love by supporting
What is race, exactly? Science tells EaglesNest International (Hong Kong)
us there is no genetic or scientific with their cross-cultural education tours,
basis for it. Instead it’s largely a to promote peace and prosperity. www.
made-up label, used to define and eaglesnest.hk/international-culture-tours
separate us.
As an Adult Educator, Naomi provides
Finding diversity in peoples, public and online seminars, and is
currently writing these into book-
workbook formats. Naomi specialises

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PARIS
IS By Travel Scout

ALWAYS
A
GOOD
IDEA

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To spend a month is just a tease, was not as egalitarian as it is today.
but it will stay with you forever. Imagine what backlash would happen
I don’t think anyone that’s been today if Bill Gates wanted to build
here will deny they make the best, a home for himself like the palace
pain au chocolat, croissants and of Versailles. He certainly could
baguettes in the world. Food in France afford it, but the social cost would be
is romantic, only bested by Italy insufferable. Imagine if you will the
(in my view). Food here is treated hundreds of thousands of servants /
with such respect that every time I slaves used by the Kings, Louie XIII,
sit in a café or a restaurant, I’m a XIV and XV to create the place of
little intimidated by the waiters. It’s Versailles. While the buildings they
made clear to me they are superior created will never be forgotten, they
and are doing me a favour by letting will never be known.
me participate in their artistic
gastronomy. Everywhere else in the On a lighter note, my apartment is
world, I feel like I’m the important small, very small, 3 steps wide and
one, gracious enough to indulge 10 steps long. But it has everything,
myself at their establishment, but not kitchen, bathroom, lounge combined
in Paris. You’ve got to love that air of bedroom.
superiority that only Parisians can
deliver without arrogance. The city Music is in the air it’s everywhere.
has over 70 Michelin star restaurants From an old guy playing a violin on
they are superior when it comes the subway to a jazz band on a bridge.
to food. Paris even has the oldest Edith Piaf is heard from hundreds of
restaurant in the world, Cafe Procope. cafe’s and street corners streaming
It commenced operations in 1686 and romance into every facet of life in
has traded ever since. But what the Paris.
French won’t tell you is the original
owner / chef was a Sicilian, born in Enough rambling, please enjoy my
Palermo. Viva Italia. photos.

The people of Paris have mellowed
over the years, from when I first came
here 40 years ago. Back then if you
didn’t at least try to speak French
they wouldn’t stop to give you the
time of day. But they have completely
turned it around. Most people speak
English and are always engaging with
their sexy French accents. No one
speaks English better than the French
in my view.

The women of Paris and some of
the men always look like they have
just stepped off the catwalk or out of
the pages of a fashion magazine. Just
beautiful, sexy and elegant. I think it
would enhance every young person’s
life in so many ways to spend a year or
two here in their 20’s.

The passion Paris will nurture in you
cannot be done as successfully as it
will in Paris.

Yes, there are magnificent buildings,
edifices to king’s, queen’s and old
money, as there are all over Europe.
Nods to the past when the world

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Sri Lanka after bombings

By Mei Liang

The flight to Sri Lanka was weird to Narlin, pick us up from the airport, was too great and he would not risk
say the least. he was not his jovial self at all. He taking us there.
To start, my husband and I were told us that he had not worked one
the only tourists on board the empty day since the bombings on 21 April, We went to see our favourite hotel
flight from Singapore. The only other Easter Sunday. We asked if he would the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo. The
passenger was a church pastor from take us for a tour around the island so room cost was half price from what
the USA visiting his flock for 3 days. we could see first-hand what affect the we are used to pay and again, not a
Normally this flight is jammed packed terror attacks has had on the tourist tourist in sight. However, there were
with Aussies and Kiwis chattering industry. Sadly, he refused to take us a number of locals taking advantage
away. Arriving at Colombo airport was to the East coast which at this time of of the cheap prices. We spent a week
similarly disappointing, completely the year would be most popular with chilling out and planning our trip. All
void of all tourists. tourists. He told us that the fear of the major shopping malls like Odel
reprisals in the largely Muslim east and Liberty were empty save a few
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phones. interfere with my life and plans. I can
We were not able to find any drivers only hope others will do the same
and start frequenting this beautiful
willing to take us to the East coast, so country again soon, they need all the
we gave up that idea and turned our help they can get.
attention to the south coast and one of
the most popular towns for tourists, If tourists stay away, terrorism wins
Galle. and that makes us all vulnerable.

Galle is a 90 min drive on the Mei Liang is CEO of Awesome
highway or 3 hours on the coast road China Destination Management,
at the southern tip of Sri Lanka. What Christchurch, New Zealand
we discovered on arrival shocked us,
not a tourist in sight. On any given
weekend there could be 10,000 or
more in the small village town. Many
of the shops were shuttered and a few
locals walking around in peace and
quiet.

We called into one of the most
famous hotels in Galle, the Amari
and it was almost empty. We met one
family from South Africa along with
their 4 teenage children. They were
happy to have the entire country to
themselves and because costs were
way lower than they expected, they
were planning to stay longer.

We agreed to take a leisurely drive
back to Colombo along the coast road.
The story was the same, completely
void of tourists, shops and hotels were
shuttered.

I am not saying it’s safe to travel
here, clearly there is still a lot of
tension in the air. All I can say is we
felt very safe and will be happy to
return again soon. I suggest if any of
you decide to make a trip do your own
risk assessment. But if you are looking
for a paradise at half price or less
without any tourists, this is the place.

I can't help wonder if New Zealand
or Australia had suffered the same
attacks targeting tourists as happened
here, would our tourism industry
similarly collapse? Sri Lanka has
over 2 million tourists each year and
it is only one third the size of the
South Island of New Zealand. There
are many hundreds of thousands of
workers directly employed in the
industry and millions indirectly. They
are all suffering and most are out of
work. If things don't improve here
soon, I fear the industry will take
many years to recover.

My approach is not to let terrorism

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Chinese pianist brings charm
of music to New Zealand

By Li Huizi

Chinese pianist Chen Moye joined
the Christchurch Symphony
Orchestra (CSO) late last month to give
his first performance in New Zealand.

With a growing reputation for his
interpretations of Russian composer
Sergei Rachmaninov, the Beijing-born
and award-winning pianist makes
his New Zealand debut with the CSO
performing Rachmaninov's lyrical and
vivacious Piano Concerto No. 4.

Described by critics as possessing
"an incendiary technique and warm
stage presence," Chen has got the
music world talking, according to the
CSO.

In the warm applause of about
2,000 spectators, Chen also played
Rachmaninov's Elegie as an encore.

"Perhaps Rachmaninov's fourth
concerto is not the one which has
been performed most frequently, but
it is a fascinating and unique piece,"
Chen told Xinhua.

The performance was held at the
Christchurch Town Hall, which
reopened to the public for the first
time in eight years in February after
the devastating 2011 earthquake.
As one of the city's landmarks, it is
also New Zealand's key performance
venue.

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Chinese people as well as Kiwis. fascinating personality, which remind
Piano teacher Wang Yajing said the me of those legendary piano masters
warm welcome shown to the Chinese of the 20th century."
pianist demonstrate the increasing
international influence of Chinese Zhang Kexin, a renowned artist
musicians. manager and scholar in classical
music, said: "Chen Moye is one of
INCENDIARY TECHNIQUE the few young pianists who can
AND WARM STAGE PRESENCE fully focus on music itself instead of
superficial technical showoff. This is a
The 35-year-old virtuoso started consummate artistic taste."
playing the piano at the age of
seven. Graduated from the Shanghai Chen, who is also associate professor
Conservatory of Music, he continued of piano at the Shanghai Conservatory
his study and earned his doctorate in of Music, believes that performing
the United States. and teaching are complementary.

Chen has won prizes at many Chen practices for at least three
international piano competitions, to four hours a day. Sometimes he
including the 2016 Sydney practices longer to eight or nine hours
International Piano Competition depending on the needs of repertoire.
and the 2014 Cincinnati World Piano
Competition. "Now, I like to explore something
what musical notations can't fully
"When I first heard Moye's audition reflect, and more naturally, integrate
tape for the Sydney International my thoughts into music," Chen said.
Piano Competition, the hair on "Music is indispensable in people's
the back of my neck prickled as spiritual life, and musicians' chief
he launched into Rachmaninov's mission is contributing great music."
Second Sonata," said Piers Lane, the
competition's artistic director. "Pianists never simply expect to
achieve success overnight. Any
Mira Yevtich, the celebrated pianist breakthrough in artistic achievement
and co-founder of the prestigious needs time and great efforts. Pianists
Mariinsky International Piano are fortunate, however, as we are
Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, always staying with our beloved
said: "Moye's phenomenal talent and music," he said, adding learning the
artistry are rarely seen, and he is a Chinese cultural heritage is subtly
master of communicating through helping Chinese performers to
music ... This young artist is blessed interpret classical music.
with exceptional technique, brilliant
sound, consummate music, and "Artists' growth is not limited to the
stage. Art is everywhere. We can study
from our daily life."

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Traditional Chinese medicine
promotion kicks off in New Zealand

By Lu Huaiqian | Xinhua News Agency

Raymond Huo (right), chairman of New Zealand
Parliamentary Justice Select Committee, said
that the cultural experience of traditional Chinese
medicine is in line with the theme of the 2019
China-New Zealand Year of Tourism.

Atraditional Chinese medicine Chinese medicine. The EU, the United
promotion kicked off here at the States and Australia are trying the
New Zealand Parliament Building on legislations of traditional Chinese
June 27. medicine, Chinese herbal medicine
and acupuncture. The New Zealand
Four traditional Chinese medicine Parliament has included traditional
practitioners from Beijing, China, medicine in the legislative plan as
diagnosed and treated local people. early as 2010," said Huo.

Raymond Huo, chairman of New "The main reason for the current
Zealand Parliamentary Justice Select delay on the progress of overseas
Committee, said that the cultural traditional Chinese medicine
experience of traditional Chinese legislation is that we have limited
medicine is in line with the theme of knowledge or understanding of
the 2019 China-New Zealand Year of traditional Chinese medicine,
Tourism. and there is a long way to go
for international exchange and
"In the global arena, traditional popularization of traditional Chinese
Chinese medicine is attracting medicine," he added.
more and more people. Legislation
management is the guarantee for the Wang Xiaofeng, Director General
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of the Department of International
Cooperation of the National
Administration of Traditional Chinese
medicine of China, believed this event
will promote the cultural exchange
between China and New Zealand,
so that more New Zealanders can
understand traditional Chinese
medicine and experience traditional
Chinese medicine.

"Traditional Chinese medicine has
a history of thousands of years and is
an important part of China's profound
culture and an advantage and
feature of Chinese medical science.
Traditional Chinese medicine not only
belongs to China, but also belongs
to the world. It has spread to 183
countries and regions," Wang said.

"Traditional Chinese medicine
not only has advantages and
characteristics in the treatment of
chronic diseases, functional diseases
and complex diseases, but also plays
a prominent role in the prevention
and treatment of acute infectious
diseases," Wang added.

Guo Zongguang, director of the
China Cultural Center in Wellington,
saw the promotion as an opportunity
to strengthen ties between New
Zealand and China.

"Under the concept of innovation,
coordination, green, openness and
sharing, it is necessary to promote
traditional Chinese medicine to go
overseas."

Over the following two days,
traditional Chinese medicine
practitioners from China entered
New Zealand schools and museums
to carry out traditional Chinese
medicine product workshop and
culture promotion and exchange.

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1.Shona Tawhiao collection

2.Lindah Lepou Pacific Couture collection

3.Kiri Nathan collection
Photographer David K Shields
Model Raina Masters from Clyne

1

Māori,Pacific Fashion Designers bring
unique Polynesian Aotearoa style to
Hong Kong Fashion Week 2019

In a first for New Zealand, six Māori Centre for Asia Pacific Excellence the importance of diversity of
and Pacific fashion designers and (North Asia CAPE) as part of their representation to the Aotearoa brand
artists are travelling as a group to work in developing commercial in the export market.”
Hong Kong Fashion Week to showcase opportunities and export capability
their collections and meet with for Māori and Pacific enterprise in Film maker Benji Timu of No Six will
buyers and investors. The group creative industries. The North Asia accompany the designers to document
includes some of New Zealand’s best CAPE is hosted by the University of the journey. Benji is“excited to tell
established and emerging Māori and Auckland. Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the story of local creatives showcasing
Pacific creative talent, including Strategic Engagement, Professor their talents in a global market”.
Kiri Nathan, Shona Tawhiao, Lindah Jenny Dixon is pleased the CAPE North Asia CAPE programme delivery
Lepou, Nichola Te Kiri, Bobby is taking leadership in developing partner, Oyster Workshop, has
Campbell-Luke and Mitchell Vincent. export pathways for Māori and Pacific been working with the group in the
creative talent and“understands leadup to Hong Kong Fashion week.
The trip is funded by the North Asia A team from Oyster is traveling to

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Hong Kong to support all aspects of 2
the programme and ensure market 3
pathway opportunities are secured.
Tania Rupupera, Oyster Workshop’s
Chief Coach, worked closely with
the designers in preparing for their
showcase and was excited to see the
opportunities created in Hong Kong.
Tania says the project aligns perfectly
with the Oyster Workshop kaupapa
as a“safe hands approach to growing
our creative economy”and will have
huge benefit to designers and artists’
sustainability into the future.

The designers started their trip to
Hong Kong with the Lumiere Fashion
Show on 6 July, with a full schedule
of buyer and investor engagements
as well as exploring e-commerce
platforms and distribution and supply
chain logistics. David Whitwam,
Chair of the New Zealand Chamber
of Commerce in Hong Kong, is
providing on the ground support for
the group to enable them to maximise
commercial opportunities during
their visit.

North Asia CAPE Director, Professor
Paul Clark, says creative industries
“are where New Zealanders can build
high-value products that appeal to
the world. We are pleased to add this
dimension to the work the North Asia
CAPE is doing with expanding Māori
and Pasifika opportunities in Asia.”

The designers/artists are and ready
for the opportunity and look forward
to getting down to business in Hong
Kong.

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About the Artists for quarter of a century. Having Māori as harakeke. This has resulted
trained in traditional Māori raranga in her unique style being dubbed
Shona Tawhiao weaving techniques and methods, “Harakeke Couture”.
by weaver, Kahutoi Te Kanawa,
Artist and designer Shona Tawhiao Tawhiao’s talent has been described Lindah Lepou
(Ngai Te Rangi, Whakatōhea, Te as exquisite and undeniable.
Whanau Āpanui) has exhibited her As a multi-dimensional artist,
distinct style of raranga woven work The fusing of her love of fashion Lindah Lepou has made her mark as a
designer by drawing directly from her
with her specialised techniques has Samoan and European identity.
enabled Tawhiao to create Haute
Couture from flax fibre, known to

12

Coining the phrase‘Pacific Couture’ helping them to communicate their
early in her career, this term allowed own unique cultural identity and
Lepou to create a new visual language creativity.
that celebrated and drew inspiration
from the unique Pacific identity and Lepou’s work features traditional
story. A story saturated with rich Samoan materials and techniques
mythology, written and oral history, masterfully translated into
traditions, rituals, deities, nature, contemporary designs.
spirituality, and art practices found
nowhere else in the world. This Kiri Nathan
phrase has since been used by many
Pacific, Māori and indigenous artists, Launched in 2010, the Kiri Nathan
label embodies identity and

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1.Nichola Collection by Nichola Te Kiri 3
2.Mitchell Vincent Collection
3.Bobby Luke fitting a model – Campbell Luke collection

inclusivity. Inspired by Aotearoa fond early childhood memories with
New Zealand and Te Ao Māori, the his unique design aesthetic to create
company is built on tradition, culture, his collections. He breathes life into
unique designs, integrity and a clear his kākahu (garments), taking us on
vision. At the helm, Kiri Nathan a journey of elegance, feminism and
(Ngapuhi and Tainui) led her label strength built on a foundation of
be the first New Zealand fashion centuries of tradition.
label invited by the British Council
& British Fashion Council to London Nichola Te Kiri
Fashion Week International showcase.
Te Kiri has studied whakairo
On completing her Visual Arts (carving), contemporary Māori arts,
Degree, Nathan returned to the marae raranga (weaving), spatial design
where, amongst elders, she was and Māori symbology, which she
taught traditional and contemporary incorporates into her fashion label
Māori weaving techniques which whilst telling stories of whakapapa
have become important elements (genealogy) and culture.
in her designs. The Kiri Nathan
label produces lifestyle and bespoke Te Kiri sees her work as not only
womenswear fashion, pounamu something to wear, but something to
jewellery and contemporary treasure and her designs are created
handwoven kākahu (garments). with that in mind.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Mitchell Vincent
Jacinda Ardern wears the Kiri Nathan
brand. The Duchess of Sussex, Vincent draws his design inspiration
Michelle Obama and Will.i.am are a from his Māori, British and
few of the more notable names that Polynesian heritage and in particular
own a Kiri Nathan piece. family stories and New Zealand
popular culture which he brings
Bobby Luke together to form a contemporary and
minimal design aesthetic.
Bobby is inspired by combining his

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Chinese hotpot, noodle recipes make
New Zealand chefs fevered

By Guo Lei

"Is that spicy?" to get local chef learners on fire.
"Can I taste the plain noodles before Decades ago, Wang, who is the fifth
adding the sauce?"
Chef learners from the School of generation of the family's inherited
Hospitality of Weltec, Wellington skills, ever thought the small bowl of
Institute of Technology, kept asking noodles would become Chongqing's
questions during a special cooking intangible cultural heritage one day.
course by two Chinese chefs, Wang
Chenghua and Liu Yu on May 13. The history of the homemade
As one of the cultural exchange noodles could be traced back to
activities held during the 2019 China several hundred years ago. He told
Tourism & Culture Week here, famous the learners that one of the secrets of
Chinese cooks from southwest China's cooking the spicy noodles is to cool
Chongqing Municipality brought the boiled plain noodles down as
their unique cooking recipes of spicy soon as possible. In old days, Chinese
hotpot and Chongqing small noodles cooks could only use fans to cool
the noodles down. This tradition is
now part of the intangible cultural

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heritage. and it is different from that I've ever
Tasting one spoon of the soup from tasted in local restaurants. I love the
taste of Chinese food."
the hotpot, Ben Leishman's face
turned red, and he rushed out to drink Compared to the extremely spicy
a big jar of cold water to cool down. flavor of the hotpot, the noodles
made by Wang are much easier to be
"It is very, very hot," Leishman said. accepted since the noodles combined
"I'd never tried any food so spicy the flavors of being sweet, sour and
before but I do love the taste of it. We spicy.
learned a lot about curry cooking but
the taste of spicy is different." With his face bathed with sweat,
Paolo Moredo could not stop finishing
Preparing the food materials and the noodles in his plate. He said the
seasonings for the hotpot, Chef Liu taste of Chinese Chongqing small
taught the learners to understand noodles are close to the one he tried
the way of having hotpot by putting before called the Dandan noodles but
everything together on one spoon. the spicy feeling is not the same.

Nemierose Cruz-Gonong said, "I am "Definitely I will go to China one day,
so happy to see the demonstration of for food," Moredo said.
the traditional Chinese food cooking

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New blockbuster expected
to continue China’s sci-fi fever

By Yao Yuan, Xu Xiaoqing and Sun Liping | Xinhua News Agency

New sci-fi blockbuster "Shanghai report issued at the film festival. Compared with Hollywood
Fortress" is expected to refuel Earlier this year, "The Wandering counterparts, Chinese sci-fi films'
the passion for China's domestic sci-fi main appeals to the domestic
movies kindled by the resounding Earth," with a box office of 4.6 audience include their casts, themes
success of "The Wandering Earth." billion yuan (about 670 million U.S. and emotional links, it said.
dollars), became China's second
The film, directed by Teng Huatao highest-grossing movie of all time, CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
and starring famed actress Shu Qi spurring heated discussions about the
and singer-turned-actor Lu Han, is advent of a new era of China's sci-fi Despite the bullish market mood set
scheduled to hit the screens on August blockbusters. by the trailblazer film "The Wandering
9, it was announced at the ongoing Earth," observers said China's sci-fi
22nd Shanghai International Film "Chinese movie-goers are movie industry is still in a nascent
Festival. increasingly yearning for more than stage and the huge success of "The
low-budget comedies and romance Wandering Earth" is difficult to copy.
The movie adaptation of a same- films. They have started to look for
name novel by Jiangnan depicts a better-quality and bigger-budget Speaking at a subforum of the film
battle between humanity and aliens films, such as sci-fi," said Teng, whose festival, Teng said while Chinese
in the city of Shanghai. It is bid as the previous works include high-grossing sci-fi filmmakers boast courage
first China-made blockbuster about a 2011 romcom "Love Is Not Blind." and sincerity, they are lacking in
human-alien war in recent decades. experience.
The latest report by the Maoyan
It is another high-profile movie to Research Institute, powered by film "We had to start from nothing when
join the new club of China's domestic database and ticketing platform learning how to turn a sci-fi script into
sci-fi movies, whose combined box Maoyan, highlighted the huge market moving pictures," Teng said, echoing
offices are predicted to surpass those potentials of the sci-fi movie genre, a widely-held view that the less
of foreign imports this year in an pointing to its increasing popularity industrialized movie industry is the
"unprecedented" development in among the young, the female and main challenge facing China's sci-fi
China's movie history, said an industry viewers in smaller cities.

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moviemaking.
"Only after shooting 'The Wandering

Earth' did we realize how far
away we're lagging behind from
developed countries that have highly
industrialized movie industries," said
Guo Fan, director of "The Wandering
Earth," at the film festival.

Guo, who expressed "cautious
optimism" about the future
development of China's sci-fi
movie sector, called for more
standardization in the industry.

China's movie market, the world's
second largest, has long relied on
Hollywood imports to satiate the high
market demand for sci-fi movies, with
the scarcity of home-made sci-fi films
attributed to the low industrialization
level in the movie industry, which
pushes up the cost of everything from
spacecraft interior to spacesuit props,
a lack of experience and uncertainties
in a market spoiled by imported sci-fi
films.

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Ten PROPERTY

market predictions
for the rest of 2019

By QV.co.nz

Residential property sales activity looks set to tick along at the same controlled pace in the second half of the year as it
has in the first, with average values growing in a restrained fashion. Other key factors to watch over the rest of 2019
include policy decisions from the Reserve Bank (e.g. LVR and bank capital rules), the landscape for investors’returns, the
potential flattening off of residential building consents, and how buildings insurance premiums might change due to risk
based pricing.

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CoreLogic Senior Property 5. Banking sector competition to
Economist Kelvin Davidson remain intense and‘rate wars’to be
writes: a recurring theme. This will be the
case regardless of whether or not the
It’s been a really interesting and Reserve Bank cuts the official cash
eventful year so far for the residential rate again.
property market. Now that we’re
almost into July, it’s a good time to 6. Foreign Buyer Ban to remain a
look ahead and see what might be in contributing factor to softness in the
store for the rest of the year. Here’s Central Auckland and Queenstown
our top 10 factors to look out for. property markets. The figures for Q1
2019 showed net selling of property by
High level market trends: non-citizen/residents, and Stats NZ’s
figures for Q2 will be available 26th
1. Sales volumes to stay pretty flat, July.
with various downward drivers (e.g.
slowing GDP growth) largely offset 7. More homeowners potentially
by other positive factors (e.g. low ‘trading up’, or in other words
mortgage rates). Our sales model taking advantage of a subdued
points to an annual total in the range market, especially in Auckland, to
of 85,000-90,000 for 2019 as a whole, get a bigger or newer property, or in
about in line with the average for the a better location. This will of course
past decade. depend on not already being at the
limit of their borrowing capacity.
2. Average property values still rising
but in a restrained fashion, with the 8. Rental yields to continue to rise
more affordable towns and cities in (albeit from a low base), as rental
‘regional NZ’likely to record the growth continues at a steady pace
largest increases. By contrast, it of about 5% annually, and above the
wouldn’t be a surprise to see further growth in average property values.
weakness in Auckland – as buyers This will be welcome news for
bide their time. investors, who are facing plenty of
other cost pressures at present (e.g.
Within that bigger picture, tax ring-fence for losses) – although at
more detailed aspects: least they don’t have to worry about
capital gains tax anymore.
3. Further loosening of the LVR
rules in November, reflecting 9. Residential building consents to
our expectation of steady market flatten off, as capacity constraints
conditions. Possible options include around labour and materials bite.
lowering the owner-occupier deposit However, they will still stay high, and
requirement from 20% to 15% and/ that’ll be necessary to help alleviate
or raising the investor speed limit for housing shortages. A looming‘re-set’
high LVR lending from 5% to 10%. for KiwiBuild could have implications
here too.
4. Imposition of extra capital
requirements on the banks by the end 10. Buildings insurance to come
of November, with a phased approach into starker focus, especially given
(potentially over five years). This the issues we’re already seeing
may prompt some consideration of in Wellington with changes to
offering different mortgage rates to pricing methods and big increases
borrowers with different abilities to in premiums. This will have
service their debt. implications for property values,
especially apartments, and need
to watched closely - not just in
Wellington either.

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