New Zealand launch of the International Year of Cooperatives

The International Year of Cooperatives will be launched in New Zealand by Minister of Commerce Hon Craig Foss MP in the Grand Hall at Parliament from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Other speakers will include: * Blue Read, Chair, New Zealand Cooperatives Association * Piet Moerland, Netherlands Executive Board Chair, Rabobank * Dame Pauline Green, President, International Cooperative Alliance For security reasons, entry is by invitation only. The launch will be followed by a dinner for CEOs and chairs of New Zealand cooperatives at Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand.