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Overview

Chinese Ministry of Culture funds the creation of a China Cultural Centre in Auckland

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•New ZealandDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•New ZealandSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 1, 2017
End (actual)
Oct 1, 2022

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Culture

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • China Cultural Centre New Zealand (Auckland)

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Culture funds the creation of a China Cultural Centre in Auckland

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In March 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Culture announced its intend to fund the creation of a Chinese Cultural Center in Auckland, following the signing of an agreement between Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and Chinese Ambassador Wang Lutong. New Zealand will be the first country in the world to have two Chinese Cultural Centres. The Centre began trial operation in October 2022. The details of what the Chinese Cultural Centre entails are unknown.

Staff comments

1. AidData has assumed, as China's Ministry of Culture took the prerogative to establish and operate this center, that it provided financing (in the form of a grant).