NZBRiC, in collaboration with AustCham Shanghai, hosted the online Australia-New Zealand Community Awards Gala on 31 March. Nearly 100 guests including members from both organisations, senior representatives from governments, businesses, and non-government organisations, joined online to honour those who had made significant contributions to the Australian-New Zealand community in the previous year. The event was chaired by Simon Woods, CEO of AustCham Shanghai and Anna-May Isbey, Senior Event and Communications Manager of the Chamber.
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Elizabeth Reid, Chair of NZBRiC gave the welcome remarks while Stephen Wong, New Zealand Consul-General in Shanghai and NZBRiC board member, and the Australian Consul- General Dominic Trinidade acknowledged the importance of recognizing those who volunteered their time to support our community, especially during the current challenging times.
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Congratulations to all of the winners, especially to the members from NZBRiC:
• The New Zealand Community Member of the Year Award was presented to Ivan Kinsella from Zespri China.
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• The New Zealand Women in Leadership Award was presented to Jessica Miao from United Media Solution.
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The award sponsors
The award sponsors were Tourism New Zealand and the F&B sponsors New Zealand Wine, Peddlers Gin, New Zealand Natural, Oyster Bay, Escarpment, Whitehaven, Tiraki, Mansion House Bay and Hãhã Wines.
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