Our media travel grants programme offers New Zealand journalists the chance to travel independently to Asia to research and prepare stories – to help demystify Asia for New Zealand audiences.
Media release
New leader for Asia New Zealand Foundation
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono has appointed its first woman CEO – Suzannah Jessep.
Arts/News
NZ performing arts practitioners to strengthen links with Asia
Ten New Zealand-based performing arts programmers will attend the Yokohama Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM) on a tour organised by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and Creative New Zealand.
News/News
Asia internships to help young New Zealanders develop skills and networks
Twenty-three young New Zealanders are heading to Asia to gain work experience in the field of business, media, and sports through an internship programme run by the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
Media/News
Visit provides insights into Japanese tourism
Journalist Juliet Speedy travelled to Japan recently to investigate why tourist numbers to New Zealand have been steadily falling since the early 2000s and have failed to return to pre-Covid numbers.
Media/News
NZ-South Korea relations: fostered in conflict, progressed in peace
Seventy years after the Korean War Armistice, Journalist Shannon Redstall and visual journalist Chris Skelton examine NZ's deep connections to the east Asian country.
Media/Internship
Media Internships
The Asia New Zealand Foundation supports New Zealand journalism student graduates and working journalists to intern at news organisations in Asia.
Research/News
Seriously Asia Revisited - a roadmap for NZ's engagement with Asia
The Asia New Zealand Foundation has released its latest report exploring the future of Asia – Aotearoa New Zealand relations and how to position New Zealand for success in the coming decades.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Asia New Zealand Foundation expands its Leadership Network with 42 new members
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono announces the addition of 42 new members into its Leadership Network from across Aotearoa.
News/News
Executive Director Simon Draper departing the Foundation
Dame Fran Wilde, Chair of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono, has announced the forthcoming departure of current Executive Director Simon Draper.
Business/Internship
United Media Solution (UMS)
internship, Shanghai
This three-month internship is open to New Zealand undergraduate students majoring in marketing, media, communications and creativity-related majors.
Media/News
Shangri-La Dialogue shines light on international tensions
New Zealand Journalist Thomas Manch sheds light on the stark disparity between the lofty appellation of the Shangri-La Dialogue and the complex reality witnessed at the international defence summit.
