Celebrating our relationship with Japan
Last week Mayor John Leggett met with Japanese Ambassador Hiroyasu Kobayashi to celebrate three decades of sister city relationships with Japan.
In 1989, the Council established a sister city agreement with Tendo, followed by Otari two years later.
The first sister city relationship began with Marlborough’s cherry export industry. Two years later our relationship with Otari Village in Nagano Prefecture was sparked through friendships made in the Outward Bound movement.
Over 500 Marlborough students have visited Japan as part of the sister city relationship.
Each year Council supports four local students to visit Tendo or Otari, and in turn, hosts four students from each city here.
Caption: Left to right: Councillor Gerald Hope, former Mayor Alistair Sowman, former councillor Graeme Barsanti, Ambassador Kobayashi and Mayor John Leggett
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Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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84.6% Yes
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13.9% No
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
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