I hope you had a good break and enjoyed a bit of sunshine (for readers in New Zealand). Holidays are always too short, but since there is no stopping the New Year, we need to get back down to business
Education/News
Te reo and Mandarin – it doesn't have to be either/or
Learning Mandarin, or any other foreign language, does not have to come at the expense of learning te reo Māori, say three principals.
Business/News
Warm welcome eases business intern into life in Japan
Tom Herdson describes his first few weeks on an Asia New Zealand Foundation business internship at Tokyo software company Fusion Systems.
Research/News
Time flies - Dr James To reflects on 18 months with the Foundation
The Foundation's senior adviser (research) Dr James To reflects on the 18 months he's spent in the role and looks at the future of the Foundation's Track II and research programmes.
LeadershipNetwork/News
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.
Arts/News
Artist learns from marigolds and masters in Odisha
Artist Quishile Charan describes learning traditional dying techniques from master textile makers in the North Indian state of Odisha. Quishile's research will contribute towards her practice that foc
News/News
Executive Director's Year-end update 2017
Arts/News
Residency artist fuses NZ modernism and Indian handcraft
We spoke to artist Natalie Guy about her time as the 2017 Asia New Zealand Foundation artist in residence at Kriti Gallery in Varanasi, India. She describes living in Varanasi and the works she create
Education/News
Māori-Indonesian connections astound Kiwi teacher
Okaihau College's Brent Strathdee-Pehi was one of 11 teachers who went to Indonesia in October as part of the Foundation's Indonesia Cultural Connections trip. Brent says the trip was a “profound expe
Research/News
Philippine prison visit inspires research thesis
Daniel Kleinsman describes how visiting a prison while living in the Philippines as a Catholic seminarian inspired him to return to New Zealand to undertake studies in international human rights law.
Business/News
Business intern "dives into the unknown" in Taiwan
Leadership Network member Madeleine Lock is currently on a Foundation business internship in Taiwan, a country that has surprised her at every turn. In this article, she describes her first four weeks
News/News
Foundation farewells festival 'godmother'
After 23 years with the Foundation, Jennifer King, our culture director, retired this year - leaving behind an incredible legacy of bringing Asian arts and culture to the New Zealand public.
