China Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand was founded in 2002. The selective membership includes many of China’s prominent companies as members; Bank of China(NZ), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (NZ), China Construction Bank (NZ), Haier Appliances (NZ), Huawei (NZ), Yashili (NZ), Waste Management, COSCO Corporation (NZ), China Travel Service (NZ), China Minmetals (NZ), Air China, China Southern, China Eastern, Pengxin Group, Fu Wah NZ Ltd, to name a few, along with many local Chinese business executives. Members are engaged in diverse industries covering many areas of trade, dairy, tourism, processing, shipping, air transport, timber, real estate, education, science and technology, finance and insurance. China Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand has become very influential in New Zealand, with many of China’s SOEs as active members, along with the full support of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in New Zealand.