Last week’s government announcement that New Zealand boarders would be fully reopening to international visitors by the end of July will, no doubt, have been received with a sigh of relief by many.
Education/News
Kiwi kids making online connections with Asia
Kiwi kids are connecting with their cohorts in Japan and South Korea and learning to become global citizens thanks to an online programme co-founded by Leadership Network member Brittany Teei.
Business/News
Film internship a window into a continent of opportunity
After two years of COVID-enforced isolation, documentary filmmaker Kathleen Winter says the two months she spent at Singapore-based Beach House Pictures allowed her to reconnect with the wider world.
Leadership/News
Serendipity in the South Pacific
Leadership Network members Dana MacDiarmid and Ajay Ravindran found themselves concurrently working and living in Niue on New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) mahi.
Business/News
Online intern learns the ropes of international arbitration
Auckland University graduate Gauri Prabhakar describes her online summer internship at Hong Kong-based international disputes resolution organisation, HKIAC.
Leadership/News
The power of Network connections
A chance phone call with a fellow Leadership Network member not only produced an unforeseen business opportunity for Sebastian Newman-Dennis but sparked a whole new way for network members to connect.
TrackII/News
Asia-focused think tank opportunities
With New Zealand's borders opening back up, young New Zealanders will be looking further afield for opportunities to study or progress in their career paths.
News/News
Simon Draper's April 2022 Update
There’s no better way to gauge the mood of a nation than to talk to well-connected people on the ground who understand the country intimately.
Arts/News
An Arrangement for 5 Rooms
We chat to Yona Lee about her work An Arrangement for Five Room, which she developed during her 2016 Asia New Zealand Foundation residency at SeMa Nanji in Seoul, South Korea.
Business/News
Intern delves deep into lab-grown meat
Foundation business intern Kahu Tapsell went from being largely unaware of the business of lab-grown meat to something of an expert during her two-month internship with Singapore company Shiok Meats.
Education/News
Short story competition winners announced
Read the winning entries for the Foundation's short story competition, which challenged students to describe the adventures of a baby polar bear lantern after it disappeared from the Lantern Festival.
Business/News
Online intern researches metaverse, holograms and hybrid concerts
A love of K-Pop and a desire to learn more about Korean culture meant an internship with Korean entertainment company CJ Cultural Foundation was the perfect fit for Vic Uni student Holly Tudehope.
