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
More than skin deep — NZ entrepreneurs dive into Malaysia's health and beauty sector
Business, wherever you are, is about understanding the people you work with and your customers, writes Emma Michelsen, founder of Aggie, a health and supplement brand for expectant mothers. In September, Emma joined nine other New Zealand health and beauty entrepreneurs in Kuala Lumpur through the Asia New Zealand Foundation’s ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative, delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The delegates met distributors and established local businesses and attended Cosmobeauté Malaysia, a regional beauty expo featuring around 400 exhibitors from 11 markets. Emma shares what she learned about building relationships, navigating regulations and gaining cultural insights that only come from being on the ground.
Artists and cultural organisations more important than ever — Nelson festival director
Attending the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress and the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) in Singapore was an extraordinary opportunity for professional development, inspiration and connection, writes artistic director of Nelson Arts Festival, Janelle Bish. Supported by a grant from the Foundation's Arts Experience Fund, Janelle joined arts leaders, producers, presenters, artists and festival directors from around the world to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the performing arts sector.
Asia Insights
Expert analysis on Asia and New Zealand-Asia relations
A Century of Sporting Ties
As New Zealand and India celebrate 100 years of official sporting ties, a new Asia New Zealand Foundation report, authored by Stephen Hewson, traces the evolution of the relationship through hockey, cricket and mountaineering, as well as more recent sporting connections, such as squash, tennis and kabaddi.
Opinion: How China wins the hearts and minds of Pakistan
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of China make for an unlikely alliance. One places faith at the heart of its constitution, while the other is governed by an officially atheist Communist Party. Yet nine in ten Pakistanis view China favourably, the highest rating of any country in the most recent Pew survey. In the following article, Dr Divya Malhotra offers an Indian lens on how Beijing won the hearts and minds of the Pakistani awaam (Urdu for "common people") through a careful calibration of strategic support and selective silence on sensitive issues.
Opportunities
Explore opportunities to deepen your understanding of Asia through grants, internships, residencies and more.
Sports Leaders Fund
The Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Sports Leaders Fund supports New Zealand sports leaders to build purposeful connections, regional insight and the cultural confidence to engage effectively across Asia’s sporting landscape.
Foundation Research Grants
The Foundation supports contemporary and forward-thinking postgraduate and academic research projects or programmes relating to Asia with grants of up to $5,000.
