Partnership Cities

Wellington has two partnership city relationships:

• Taipei, Taiwan
• Qingdao, People's Republic of China

A partnership city relationship is generally a shorter-term relationship based on a specific project or initiative that the two cities share.

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei

In 1997, Deputy Mayor Kerry Prendergast visited Taipei and signed, with Deputy Mayor of Taipei Bai Hsiu-Hsiung, the Memorandum of Economic Understanding on 12 August.

In April 1998, Mayor of Taipei Chen Shuibian visited Wellington followed by a delegation of 155 Taipei government officials and the understanding was renewed.

Qingdao, China

Qingdao

A large number of students from Qingdao study in Wellington. In 2000, Qingdao and Wellington city signed an agreement to formalise the existing education links between the cities and encourage more students to study in Wellington.

Department Details:
International Relations (Executive Strategy)