• Miraka Limited, a Māori owned milk processing company, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanghai Pengxin in April. The deal signals Shanghai Pengxin’s intent to secure supply of milk from their New Zealand farms for processing at Miraka Limited’s planned UHT plant once it has been completed.
• Agricultural exchange launched between Te Puni Kōkiri and the People’s Republic of China’s Government of Guizhou Province is investing in the future by investing in the education of students from Guizhou’s ethnic minorities as well as our own young Māori farmers.
• Māori Tourism’s continuing strong relationships with China Southern Airlines, and other Chinese travel companies in Guangzhou.
• Whale Watch Kaikoura is securing a deal as a preferred provider for China Southern Airlines’ Pearl Club frequent flyer programme.
• New Zealand Mānuka Ltd signing a deal with Chinese pharmaceutical company Tong Ren Tang.
• CNI Holdings hosting a visit by China National Buildings and Materials to New Zealand, and CNI hosting a delegation of Chinese doctoral students, studying in New Zealand.
• AFL, and other Māori fishing interests, and Wakatū Incorporation, pursuing further deals in the China market in the seafood and other sectors.
• The Māori Trustee, and New Zealand Māori Tourism, developing a strong relationship between ‘Māori Inc’ and Shanghai Pengxin, and ‘Māori Inc’ facilitating possible investment interest by Shanghai Pengxin in New Zealand.