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The Canterbury Region Sister City Forum

On 29 January, the Canterbury Region Sister City Forum, a regional conference of Sister Cities New Zealand, was held in Christchurch, New Zealand. There were ap…

JETAA New Zealand Summit in Christchurch

On 18 to 19 January, representatives from three JETAA chapters in New Zealand assembled in Christchurch to attend the JETAA New Zealand Summit.

At the NZ Summit, …

The Commemorative Delegation for the Launch of the Sydney-Sapporo Seasonal Flights Visited CLAIR Sydney

On 17 Dec, 2019, Mr URAMOTO Motohito, Vice Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture; Mr ISHIKAWA Toshiya, Vice Mayor of Sapporo City; Mr YOKOTA Ryuichi, Vice Mayor of Chi…

Tokyo Metropolitan Koiwa High School Teachers’ Visit to CLAIR, Sydney

On March 26th, Mr Takeyasu Kazami and Daisuke Shibata from Tokyo Metropolitan Koiwa High School visited our office. Koiwa High School is designated as one of Int…

Sister City relationship signing ceremony between Mihara, Japan and Palmerston North, New Zealand

The sister city relationship signing ceremony between Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture and Palmerston North was held in Palmerston North, New Zealand on Mar…

Sister Cities New Zealand Conference 2019

On March 21 st to 23rd , the Sister Cities New Zealand Conference 2019 was held in Palmerston North, New Zealand. There were approximately 150 attendees from gove…

CLAIR Sydney attended the Japan Festival Wellington!

Kia ora and konnichiwa! On 24 Nov, Assistant Directors Watanabe and Tanimoto were honoured to attend the Japan Festival Wellington in New Zealand.

The event was …

Support activities for City of Nagoya promotion at The Armageddon Expo, Auckland 2018

The Armageddon Expo 2018 was held on 19-22 October at the ASB Showground in Auckland, New Zealand. This event is well known as one of the biggest pop culture events …

The Sister Cities New Zealand annual conference

Between 24 and 26 May, staff from CLAIR Sydney attended the 2018 Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) annual conference and forum discussion in Lower Hutt, New Zeala…

CLAIR staff attended the SCNZ Regional Collaboration Forum

On March 23, CLAIR Sydney staff attended the 2018 Sister Cities New Zealand Regional Collaboration Forum in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

The Forum was held to …

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The sister city relationship between Nagoya City and City of Sydney will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025.
     
    The Nagoya City official who came to Australia to participate in the Australian Multiculturalism Study Tour hosted by CLAIR Sydney, paid a visit to Sydney City Town Hall on Friday 24 November, and we assisted his visit. In addition to sharing information on the status of exchanges between the two cities’ sister zoos (Taronga Zoo and Higashiyama Zoo) and international exchanges in Nagoya City, a preliminary meeting was held for Deputy Mayor Matsuo’s visit to Sydney for December 2023.
     
    With the landmark year only two years away, CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the exchanges between the two cities.
     
  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • 2022/2023 CLAIR Forum

    On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).

    This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.

    Date: Friday 3 March 2023

    Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room

    Speakers and topics:

    – Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area

    – ​​ Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands

    – Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline

    – ​Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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