Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Embassy Reception for Hon. Adolfo Urso

Italian Ambassador to New Zealand, HE Gioacchino Trizzino graciously hosted a reception in honour of the visit of Deputy Minister for Economic Development Adolfo Urso and delegation to Wellington.

The evening was very successful with attendance by the NZ cabinet minister, Hon. Dr Richard Worth and the Hon. Steven Joyce MP.

ICCNZ board member Antonio Cacace of La Bella Italia kindly provided the excellent catering for the event, which was very well received.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Welcome New Members!

It is our pleasure to welcome to the Chamber and introduce to our membership the following new members:

  • Patricia’s Opera Tours (Wellington),

  • Holiday Inn and

  • Stamford Plaza Hotel (Auckland).


All contact information for these members can be found on the Members’ List page.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Aperitivo Italiano

On the 1st of April, an Aperitivo Italiano was organized by the Società Dante in collaboration with ICCNZ, ItaliaNZ (Emanuele Barbieri and Alfio Leotta) and Khuja Lounge.



A successful event attended by 65 people. All parties did their best to promote the “Made in Italy” brand along with the screening of an episode from the popular Italian TV Series, “Gli arancini di Montalbano” – an intriguing detective story set in the backdrop of the glorious Sicilian landscape.




Khuja Lounge has also announced that they will be holding an Italian dance party at the Lounge on Thursday, 28th of June. More details to follow.



L to R: DJ Luca Napolitano, Alfio Leotta (organiser), Sergio Guida, the owner of Khuja lounge, ICCNZ member Emanuele Barbieri (organiser)