DUNEDIN

SHANGHAI

HISTORY

• Relationship formalised in October 1994

• Reflected the influence of early Chinese settlement in Dunedin

• The Dunedin City Council is the owner of the relationship

• Otago Chamber of Commerce had existing relationships

preceding 1994

• Strong growth since 1998 when discussions begun regarding

building a Chinese Garden

MILESTONES

• 1994 Sister City Agreement

• Dunedin Shanghai Association

• 1995 Chinese Splendour Exhibition

• 1998 Discussions begun on building a Chinese Garden

• 2008 Dunedin Chinese Garden opened

• 2010 Shanghai World Expo

• 2011 Te Ao Maori exhibition

• 2013 Dunedin Economic Development Strategy

• April 2013 new Memorandum of Understanding

• 2014 marks 20 year Anniversary

MAJOR RELATIONSHIPS

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

DUNEDIN SHANGHAI ASSOCIATION

OTAGO MUSEUM AND SHANGHAI MUSEUM

OTAGO MUSEUM AND SHANGHAI MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DUNEDIN CHINESE GARDEN AND YU GARDEN

DUNEDIN BOTANIC GARDEN AND SHANGHAI BOTANIC GARDEN

OTAGO POLYTECHNIC AND SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERYING SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO AND FUDAN UNIVERSITY

LINKAGES BEYOND OUR BORDERS

MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING:

• A more strategic focussed document

• Look to have a detailed action plan below it

• Looks to make major gains in agreed areas in the next three

years

• More visits

• More highly developed high yield outcomes for both cities

2014

2014

• Scholarship students

• Staff Exchange

• Shanghai Models for iD Fashion week

• Mayoral Delegation to Shanghai

• Shanghai Journalists

• 20 Year Celebrations

• Business and Education MoU’s

• Qingdao