13 March 2013: Sister Cities NZ Conference13 March 2013: Sister Cities NZ Conference

Economic opportunity • 19 partner-city relationships across Australia, Germany, China,

Ireland, Japan, Korea, Pacific Islands, Taiwan, USA

• Leverage economic, civic, and cultural opportunities from international relationships (partner and other)

• The Mayor’s presence ‘opens doors’ for business and economic outcomes, and enhances civic relationships

• Collaborative approach with local and central Government, business, community groups, and stakeholders

Economic outcomes• Business outcomes

• Investment promotion and attraction

• Business to business outcomes

• Best practice exchanges

• City to city and education exchanges

• Memorandums of Understanding/Agreements

• Measurement and evaluation