On Saturday, Dame Patsy travelled to Amberley in Canterbury to open a Chinese Reflection Garden established in memory of Rewi Alley, a New Zealander who spent most of his life in China, promoting training and education as a way to lift people out of poverty. Dame Patsy opened a friendship bridge with Mr Wang Zhijian, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Christchurch, and welcomed a delegation from China.
In the evening, back in Wellington, Dame Patsy presented Queen's Awards to Girls and Boys' Brigade members from across New Zealand.
