On 7 September, Consul-General He Ying paid a farewell call on Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger. Deputy Mayor Victoria Henstock and Manager of Civic and International Relations Duncan Sandeman attended the meeting. Deputy Consul-General Xu Haiyuan, Director of Bilateral Relations Yin Ji and other representatives from the Consulate-General were also present.

Consul-General He expressed her sincere appreciation to Mayor Mauger and the Christchurch City Council for their strong support for the work of the Consulate-General. She noted that the close cooperation between the City Council and the Consulate-General had contributed significantly to strengthening subnational ties and fostering greater mutual understanding between the peoples of China and New Zealand. The establishment of the Rewi Alley Memorial Museum had added a new landmark celebrating China–New Zealand friendship to the city. The Consulate-General will remain committed to working with the Council to ensure that friendship between the two countries continued to yield fruitful results at the local level.

Mayor Mauger spoke highly of Consul-General He’s tireless efforts and outstanding contributions to advancing Christchurch’s friendly exchanges with China and strengthening China–New Zealand relations. He expressed the Council’s readiness to continue building on sister-city partnerships to deepen friendly exchanges and practical cooperation between Christchurch and China.