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Leadership Network member
walks in the footsteps of a giant

Leadership Network member Shannon Goldsmith recounts his recent trek to Mount Everest's Base Camp.

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Reflections on the Rethinking Leadership Hui

Angad Nayyar reflects on attending the Leadership Network's Rethinking Leadership Hui where he joined 13 other network members to delve deep into their personal leadership journeys.

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Incredible talent joins
the Leadership Network

The Asia New Zealand Foundation inducted 48 talented young New Zealanders into its Leadership Network over the weekend.

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Leadership Network member
recounts Great Wall trek

A Leadership Network member’s extraordinary exploit in China more than 15 years ago is still turning heads.

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Leadership Network member provides wedding guests 'Tips from the white guy'

Plenty of brides and grooms probably wish they could tell some of their wedding guests how to behave on their special day. Leadership Network member Bradley Scott had no qualms about doing just that.

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Leadership Network's growing diversity reflects wider change - network member

Areti Metuamate looks back on visiting South Korea with the Foundation's Leadership Network and reflects on what it revealed about how the Network has changed over the 10 years he's been a member.

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UN cemetery visit evokes questions of identity

Leadership Network member William Miao describes how visiting the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan South Korea evoked reflection on identity and the conflicting loyalties that come from calling two count

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Leadership Network members discuss indigenous issues in Japan

Will Flavell talks about being part of the Leadership Network's te kahui Māori (Māori advisory group) who travelled to Japan in November to meet with members of the indigenous Ainu people and attend t

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Refugee hui inspires family discovery

Among the stories of New Zealand’s refugee community shared at the 2017 Asia New Zealand Foundation Refugee Hui, Leadership Network member Wei-Wei Ng uncovered a piece of her own family history.

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Reflections on the 2017 Asia New Zealand Foundation Refugee Hui

Leadership Network member Laura MacKay says welcoming refugees could become a value " woven so deep into the fabric of our national identity " that is becomes a stance that defines New Zealand as muc

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The curious case of social enterprises

Leadership Network member Rachel Espejo discusses the role of social enterprises and taking part in the Foundation's Farming for the Future workshop, which was held in Christchurch.

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Refugee issues in the spotlight at hui

Around 60 members of the Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Leadership Network gathered in Auckland over a weekend recently to discuss refugee issues.