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Article: New Zealand to host World Heritage Committee.
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- PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
- Article date:
- February 28, 2006
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28 FEBRUARY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealand will host the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee in Christchurch in June 2007, Conservation Minister Chris Carter has announced.
The nine-day World Heritage Committee meeting will be attended by approximately 600 participants and observers from the 178 State Parties to the World Heritage Convention.
This is an enormously exciting opportunity for New Zealand to showcase our unique natural and cultural heritage, and that of Pacific Island nations, Mr Carter said.
Given the diversity and unique cultural heritage represented in the Pacific region, it is significantly under-represented in ...