CHRISTCHURCH AND WELLINGTON ‘THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION’ The Rockefeller Foundation pioneered the ‘100 Resilient Cities’. The Rockefeller website states “To help cities better prepare, respond to 21^st Century challenges. The Foundation made a $100 million commitment to building so called Resilient Cities around the world, thus providing a platform for these cities. Each city collaborating coordinating sharing knowledge, new connections and new partnerships. With each city hiring or funding a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). A specific role for one person in a City Government, creating resilience plans, resources for implementation of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities global  action plan. Providing tools, a platform, resources for implementation of the plan in four areas:-

HUMAN MUST LEARN TO ADAPT TO CATASTROPHIC TIMES: Innovative finance, innovative technology, infrastructure and land use, and community and social resilience from partners such as Swiss Re, Palantir, the American Institute of Architects, Architecture for Humanity, and the World Bank. 100 Resilient Cities the ability to recover or withstand catastrophic events-natural and manmade. The theory being “Humans are unable to adapt to catastrophic events so they must learn to adapt to them and improve upon their ability to do so.

CLINTON AND ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATIONS ‘ NZ CITIES’: May 2013, on its Centennial, The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $100 million commitment to build urban resilience in cities around the world. Through 100 Resilient Cities, in the coming years 100 cities will join the new 100 Resilient Cities Network. Nearly 400 cities  applied to be one of Rockefellers Resilience Cities across six continents . Eight judges on a panel would select recommend what Cities should be approved. Bill Clinton US President was a member of the Panel. Cities receive Grant Money to hire a Chief Resilience Officer. Rockefeller Foundation gives cities a million dollars each.

HISTORY OF RUTHLESSNESS AND GREED: Urban/City Resilience is the product of a century of the Rockefeller leadership . The mission of the Rockefeller Foundation since 1913 started with John D Rockefeller. The dark side of John D Rockefellers was criticized as  a ‘ruthless and greedy capitalist whom unfairly crushed his competition and created a malevolent monopoly. He monopolized in full Standard Oil Company and Trust, an American company and corporate trust from 1870-1911. The industrial empire of John D Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing and transportation in the US.

THE ROCKEFELLER EMPIRE: John D Rockefeller heirs, the Rockefeller Trust is still very powerful and strong.. His oldest son, David Rockefeller Jr., 76, continues to protect the family’s financial security and philanthropy. The Rockefeller net worth is currently valued at $8.4 billion, spread out over 170 heirs. The Rockefellers own many companies including General Mills, Kellogg, Nestle, Bristol-Myers, Squibb, Proctor and Gamble, Roche and Hoechst (Sanofi-Aventis). The Rockefeller empire is in tandem with Chase Manhattan Bank (Now JP Morgan Chase) owning over half of the pharmaceutical interests in the US.  Such as Pfizer dating back to 2011.

NEW ZEALAND ‘AUCKLAND CITY’ JUMPS ON BOARD C40 CITIES:  There are 96 Cities worldwide. Mayor of London C40 Chair Sadiq Khan.  C40 is also positioning cities as a leading force for climate action around the world, defining and amplifying their call to national governments for greater support and autonomy in creating a sustainable future. C40 started in October 2005 when London Mayor Ken Livingstone convened representatives from 18 megacities to forge an agreement on cooperatively reducing climate pollution and created the ‘C20’. 2006 Mayor Livingston and the Clinton Foundation bringing together the C40’s network. Livingstone established the C40 Secretariat in London, setting up a steering committee for C40 Cities, initiated C40 workshops amongst participating cities. 2015 C40 Cities 10^th anniversary, city leaders ambitiously going forward

C40 CITIES ‘MEGA CITIES’: More than 1,000 mayors, local representatives, and community leaders^[13] from around the world took part in the Climate Summit for Local Leaders, hosted by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change Michael R. Bloomberg during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. C40 cities originally targeting mega cities now have membership categories. ‘Diversity of Cities, Economic output, Environmental Leadership’

THE VACCINE ALLIANCE ‘C 40 CITIES’ MEGA-CITIES.  A population of 3 million people is projected to be a population of 10 million or more by 2025. Population of 3 million or more, projected population 10 million or more  by 2025 by the C40 Networking alliance. C40 has 96 member cities across seven geographic regions. Partners C40 Cities is a member of the Peoples Vaccine Alliance. Additional Partners include.

C 40 PARTNERS: .  Include the  Clinton Foundation, World Bank, World Resources Institute and more. FUNDING is made possible by three strategic funders ‘’Bloomberg Philanthropies, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and Realdania. ADDITIONAL FUNDING includes are ARUP, Citigroup, ClimateWorks Foundation, Open Societies Foundation (George Soros), FedEX,  Rockefeller Brothers Fund, TED Foundation, Wellcome Trust

WELLCOME TRUST CONNECTION TO C40 CITIES AND HEALTH PHILANTHROPIES:  . In 1995 the Wellcome Trust sold shares to Glaxo Kline, forming the worlds largest pharmaceutical company (Glaxo Welcome Plc). 7^th May 2024 the Worlds three largest Health Philanthropes join forces in a $300 million Initiative to support innovation in developing countries (The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome Trust)

C 40 CITIES NETWORK GLOBAL, REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS (PHILANTHROPIES ‘ GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES: September 15^th 2023 Global Public Heath.. Calls To Action.,. Philanthropy Asia Alliance crosses $1 billion in pledges to catalyze solutions for global environmental and social challenges, References are made to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, C 40 Cities, the Rockefeller Foundation, Population Services International, MasterCard Centre for Inclusive Growth. Bringing global and regional philanthropies together to work with governments, businesses, and other stakeholders to catalyze and scale up innovations.”

C40 CITIES ‘THREE ANCHOR MANDATES: Climate and Nature, Inclusive and Holistic Education, and Global and Public Health – to impact global communities. These CTAs tap on philanthropic capital to test out innovative models to drive positive climate and community change.  $1 Billion dollars in pledges to catalyze solutions for the global environment and social challenges. The idea that mass uncontrolled migration is good for our economy.

BEEHIVE IMPROVES MASS MIGRATION MANAGEMENT: Erica Stanford.

C40 CITIES NETWORK ‘AUCKLAND CITY MEM BERSHIP OF C 40 CITIES’:  . C40 Cities partnership with Global Mayors Migration Council and Mayors Mitigation Council. (Rockefellers and Clinton Foundation included). Ambitious up scaling migration by City Mayors across the world.

RESEARCHER: Cassie