The Confucius Institute was officially launched by the聽Chinese Vice-Premier, Li Keqiang, on 1 November 2009, the second Confucius Institute to be established in New 蜜桃儿直播 and the first in the South Island. As Vice-Premier Li Keqiang noted, it is another achievement in the聽cultural and educational exchange between China and New 蜜桃儿直播.