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
Intern delves into genomic data and disease research in Japan
As a software engineering student with an interest in healthcare and machine learning, University of Canterbury student Angelica Silva jumped at the opportunity to explore how genomic data can transform cancer and infectious disease research. Angelica spent three months in Tokyo interning with NEC’s AI Drug Development (AIDD) Division, where she applied her university studies to real-world research while gaining insights into Japanese society and culture. The Asia New Zealand Foundation supported Angelica to undertake the internship with funding from Japan’s Nakashimato Co. Ltd.
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.
Asia Insights
Expert analysis on Asia and New Zealand-Asia relations
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.
Inside Southeast Asia's scam compounds – book review
Scam centres have emerged from shadowy criminal outposts into a vast, industrialised global enterprise that prey on human vulnerability. In our latest article, the Foundation's Alex Smith reviews a recent book examining the inner workings of Southeast Asia's rapidly proliferating scam compounds.
Opportunities
Explore opportunities to deepen your understanding of Asia through grants, internships, residencies and more.
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.
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.
India Music Delegation 2027
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono invites applications from both experienced and emerging New Zealand music leaders to join a delegation to Mumbai, India, from 6–13 February 2027. This opportunity is being offered with support from the New Zealand Music Commission and Independent Music New Zealand.
