BEIJING, Feb 12 (People's Daily Online) – China's Spring Festival is just around the corner. New Zealand Ambassador to China John McKinnon extends Spring Festival greetings and wishes as follows.

人民網(wǎng)北京2月12日電（高奕楠）值此新春佳節(jié)來臨之際，新西蘭駐華大使麥康年通過人民網(wǎng)向大家送上新春祝福：

In my interview with People's Daily before Chinese Spring Festival, we discussed a lot about the relationship between China and New Zealand, as well as my personal experience in China.

最近，我接受了人民網(wǎng)的采訪。采訪中，我們探討了很多關于中國和新西蘭關系的問題，以及我之前在中國的一些經(jīng)歷。

On the occasion of upcoming Chinese New Year, and our national day --Waitangi Day, which falls on Feb 6 every year, I would like to extend my best wishes to all my patriots and all Chinese in New Zealand. Happy New Year of Sheep! Good health and prosperity for the future.

中國的新春佳節(jié)臨近，又逢我們新西蘭國慶日——懷唐伊日（2月6日），我將我的祝福送給同胞們，在新西蘭的華人朋友們，以及人民網(wǎng)的讀者朋友們，羊年快樂！祝大家身體健康，家庭幸福。

Happy Chinese New Year of Sheep!

祝大家羊年吉祥。