Event celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year held at New Zealand parliament

STORY: Event celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year held at New Zealand parliament DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of an event celebrating the Chinese New Year 2. various of speeches 3. various of performance STORYLINE: An event celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the New Zealand parliament on Monday. "The Lunar New Year is an important celebration for many of our communities here in New Zealand and there are events being held throughout the country to recognize this important cultural occasion," said Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Priyanca Radhakrishnan, who hosted the event. Radhakrishnan said a 2018 census showed that the population for Chinese ethnic groups in New Zealand has reached nearly 250,000, about 5 percent of the country's total population, acknowledging "the significant contributions the Chinese communities have made -- and continue to make to the economic, social and cultural progress

NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATIONS

NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-CELEBRATIONS

(230213) -- WELLINGTON, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Priyanca Radhakrishnan (1st R) and Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong (L, Front) attend an event celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Wellington, New Zealand, on Feb. 13, 2023. An event celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the New Zealand parliament on Monday. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)