Hawke's Bay

Chairman: Mr Ken Aldred
118 North Shore Road
RD 2
Napier 4182

Phone: (06) 836 6914 or 021 187 2677

Email: Hawke's Bay NZIIA Contact

Subscription: $40

Meetings are held at 7.00 pm LT1, Block K1, Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Gloucester Road, Taradale, and at 2.00 pm in Havelock North Club, Campbell Street, Havelock North. A $5 contribution/whakaaro for venue costs is requested for each meeting

Upcoming Meeting: 'Regional Security - a stock-take of ASEAN progress towards a Single Community'

with Dr Ian J Storey, Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore

Date: Tuesday 6 Decemberl, 2011

Previous Meetings:

2 November 2011 'Realising the Trans Pacific opportunity – a look ahead to APEC Honolulu' by Stephen Jacobi

6 October 2011 'Palestine – A Cry from the Heart' by Lois & Martin Griffiths

3 August 2011 'The Arab Spring: Its Origins. Implications and Outlook from the perspective of Egypt and her close neighbours' by Professor Amin Saikal, Australian National University, Canberra

13 April 2011 'New Zealand is not for sale' by Murray Horton, Organiser of the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA)

2 March 2011 'A New Great Power Balance in the Asia-Pacific: India's Perspectives' by Dr Raja Mohan, Strategic Affairs Editor of The Indian Express, New Delhi & 2011 Kippenberger Visiting Professor, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington

28th October 2010: '1970 to 2010 - From Cold War to Global Warming!' : Ken Aldred, Chair of the HB Branch reflected on current Global Challenges as he sees them after 40 years working as a campaigner, researcher, writer and lecturer in international relations.

17 August 2010: 'New Zealand’s Export & Trade Relationships with Asia' with Mr Bruce Robertson, Regional Manager, Export New Zealand

22 June 2010: HE Mr Zhang Limin, Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue

13 May 2010: 'The BRIC Group (Brazil, Russia, India & China) - The Global Economic Powers of the future?' by Brian Lynch, Director, NZIIA Nationbal Office

4 March 2010: 'Guerrilla Diplomacy Rethinking International Relations - Hard Power versus Soft Power – Mixing Might with Diplomacy' by Daryl Copeland, Author and former Canadian Diplomat

5 November 2009: 'The newly-emerging world order' by Peter Cozens, Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington

25 August 200 : 'The relationship between Taipei (Taiwan) & New Zealand – including Trade, Cultural and Business links' with Mr Charles Tsai, Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New Zealand

2 July 2009: 'Japan - New Zealand relations' by HE Mr Toshihiro Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan

21 May 2009: 'Making Pacific Connections' by Markerita (Meg) Poutasi, Chief Executive, Pacific Cooperation Foundation

26 February 2009: 'Educationalist and Development Worker' by Dr Tony Wrightson, Educationalist and Development Worker

15 October 2008 : 'APEC Summit Meeting in Peru' by Brian Lynch, Director, NZIIA National Office

15 October 2008 : 'America and New Zealand: a Growing Bond' by David Keegan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America

17 July 2008 : 'A Global Conscience:Intervention or Interference?' by Stephen Evans, First Secretary (External), British High Commission

24 June 2008 : 'The Dragon Awakes: Why New Zealand should look at the opportunities and challenges of China' by Ashley Howlett, International Lawyer (Partner in charge of American Law Firm, Jones Day, in Beijing)

2 April 2008 : 'New Zealand’s Foreign Policy – past and present' by Hon Russell Marshall, CNZM, President of NZIIA

14 March 2008 : 'International Boundaries in the 21st Century' by Martin Pratt, Director of Research, International Boundaries Unit, University of Durham (UK)

1 August 2007 : 'New Zealand's present and future relationship with our Pacific neighbours' by Mr Neil Plimmer, Chairman of the Pacific Cooperation Foundation

15 March 2007 : 'Nuclear Issues in the 21st Century' by Dr Ron Smith- Director of International Relations, Security Policy, University of Waikato

9 November 2006: 'Regional Integration Asia – Pacific' by Dr Fernando Gonzales-Vigil Director, Asia-Pacific/APEC Studies, University del Pacifico, Lima, Peru

22 August 2006: 'International Justice' By Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith KBE QC - Judge, International Court of Justice, The Hague