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Peter Tennent
Private Bag 2025
New Plymouth 4620
New Zealand
Phone: 06 7596100 (DDI)

mobile: 021 759610

fax: 06 7596138
E-mail: peter.tennent@npdc.govt.nz

My professional training was as an accountant, and my wife and I are involved in the   tourism industry. I am now serving my fourth term on the New Plymouth District Council, and my second as Mayor. I have chaired our Sister Cities Committee, and have been heavily involved in the continuing development of New Plymouth’s Sister City relationship with Mishima (Japan). Since I took on the Mayoralty, New Plymouth has formalised a sister city relationship with Kunming (China) which is proving fruitful for both our communities. New Plymouth has also developed a number of connections internationally. I relish the opportunity to work with the board to continue to drive Sister Cities New Zealand forward. As an organisation we are in a unique position to make a real difference.

Bill Woods,
Main West Road, Springfield 8170, New Zealand.
Ph/fax. 03 318 4825

027 608 2030
Email: billwoods@xtra.co.nz

Formerly Mayor of Selwyn District, and member of Selwyn District Council and Environment Canterbury

Sister Cities Director since 1999
First official sister city visitor to Takamiya, Japan
Actively involved in setting up friendship agreement with Yubetsu, Japan
Representative of SCNZ at international conferences on several occasions.

graeme barsanti

Nicholson Street

Havelock
Ph. 03 5742003

Email: takorika@xtra.co.nz

I am a Marlborough District Councillor and Chairperson of the Marlborough Sister City committee. Through Sister Cities and people to people exchange, an understanding of different cultures and the way of life of others can be appreciated better than by learning through books.  As a result of these friendships we can build a better world and a happier community. 

RUSSELL DUFF

PO Box 5248

Dunedin
Ph. 03 4716616

0274 346 069

Email: russell@viptours.co.nz

My involvement with Sister City activities started in 1983 and since then I have participated in and hosted many delegation and goodwill visits.

Dunedin has four sister cities - in Japan (Otaru), China (Shanghai), Scotland (Edinburgh) and USA (Portsmouth).

I served as President of the Dunedin -Otaru Sister City Society for 20 years from its inception in 1986, and continue to serve on the Dunedin-Otaru Sister City Committee as well as the Executive Committee of both the Dunedin-Shanghai Association and Dunedin-Edinburgh Sister City Society.

I have enjoyed (and continue to enjoy) being involved in many varied exchanges with our sister cities - cultural, education, sports, youth and trade.

HEMI MATENGA

C/- Porirua City Council

PO Box 50240, Porirua City

Ph 04 2381558

027 6283642

Email: hemi.matenga@xtra.co.nz

Hemi is a Porirua City Councilllor, SCNZ's youngest Board member and currently studying International Relations at Victoria University, Hemi is committed to improving relationships between SCNZ's members and their sister city partners, developing new initiatives that include greater participation from young people to exchange information and foster international understanding.

Roger Matthews

C/- North Shore City Council

Private Bag 93500

North Shore City

Ph. 09 486 8600 Ex.8047

021 633831

Email: roger.matthews@northshorecity.govt.nz

Roger is the Economic Development Manager at North Shore City Council.  As part of this role he is involved in supporting North Shore City’s one Sister City link with Taichung on Taiwan Island.  He is in the process of negotiating a Sister City link with Qingdao in the People’s Republic of China and in 2006 reached a friendship agreement with Nadi in Fiji and Sichuan Province.  Roger is particularly involved with international education and working with the North Shore City schools. Before North Shore City Council Roger spent time with Auckland City and the Taranaki and Otago Regional Councils.

Hiromi Morris

42 Palliser Road

Roseneath, Wellington

Ph 04 3842466

021 2115170

Email: morriswn@ihug.co.nz

I am a founding member and current President of Wellington Sakai Asociation, and have been involved in many sister city projects since 1994, when 130 delegates from Sakai visited Wellington to celebrate the establishment of that sister city relationship.  With my background and experience in community-based sister city exchanges and programmes, I look forward to making a positive contribution to the activities of SCNZ.

Sister Cities New Zealand
c/- 20 Singers Road , Korokoro
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph. 04 586 3145, Fax 04 586 3144
Email: enquiry@sistercities.org.nz