Equipping New Zealanders to excel in Asia
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono is New Zealand's leading provider of Asia insights and experiences that help equip New Zealanders to excel in Asia.
Latest Foundation stories
Read articles about our recent activities and the people we've supported to excel in Asia
Lessons from Asia on firearms regulation and emerging technologies
New Zealand could learn from Asian approaches to regulating emerging technologies that could make firearms easier to produce and proliferate, writes Foundation research grant recipient Clementine Annabell. Clementine's grant enabled her to travel to Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India, where she engaged with experts and examined how firearms laws operate in practice. Her findings will contribute to a comparative study of firearms legislation across nine countries and will also form a key part of her Master of Laws research.
RNZ investigative reporter Anusha Bradley named 2026 Jefferson Fellow
The Asia New Zealand Foundation's Asia Media Centre has selected Radio New Zealand (RNZ) investigative reporter Anusha Bradley as this year's Jefferson Fellow, one of the most prestigious international journalism fellowships available to Asia-Pacific reporters.
Asia Insights
Expert analysis on Asia and New Zealand-Asia relations
Explainer: APEC comes to China
Ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in China, Asia Media Centre manager Graeme Acton takes a look at what we can expect to see at the November meeting.
Raising ambition in the India-New Zealand partnership
The signing of a free trade agreement in July marks a new era of closer economic ties between New Zealand and India, but there is scope to deepen the relationship further, writes Dhruva Jaishankar. Jaishankar, who is the executive director of the Observer Research Foundation America and an Asia New Zealand Foundation 2026 Senior International Fellow, spent a week in New Zealand in August, where he met with leaders across the public and private sectors.
Opportunities
Explore opportunities to deepen your understanding of Asia through grants, internships, residencies and more.
Leadership Network Hong Kong Hui
The Leadership Network is calling for applications from its members for the 2026 Hong Kong Hui. The hui has been tailored to showcase connections between New Zealand and Hong Kong and to provide opportunities for members to learn about the city's unique cultural landscape.
Sports internship, Malaysia 2027
This internship is an exciting opportunity for young New Zealanders to intern for three months at Singapore's lead agency tasked with developing sports culture, Sport Singapore.
Asia After Five: Experiences in Taiwan
The Asia New Zealand Foundation and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Wellington are hosting an evening of stories and insights from New Zealanders who have studied, worked and lived in Taiwan.
