Q&A with Chengdu-based Leadership Network member Kristen Ng
After falling in love with Chengdu's bustling street life while visiting the city with friends, Leadership Network member Kristen Ng decided to escape the "international student bubble" of Beijing and
Education/News
Albany schools unite for Chinese cultural festival
With help from an Asia New Zealand Foundation Experience Asia grant, Albany Junior High School and Albany Primary School held a day of activities to celebrate Chinese culture. We talk to teacher Susan
LeadershipNetwork/News
History and geography frame China's national identity
Leadership Network member Sarah Novak writes about taking part in the network's China Hui in Chengdu and Xi'an and looks at what New Zealand could learn from how China tells its national story.
Business/News
An understanding of Chinese culture vital to doing business there - intern
To really understand China you need to travel there and experience the vibrant culture and rapidly changing society firsthand says business intern Jack Montgomerie.
Media/News
Journalist struck by the contrasts of China
Amanda Cropp, Christchurch business bureau chief for Stuff, travelled to China to cover a NZ trade delegation and find out how New Zealand businesses are making out in our biggest trading nation.
LeadershipNetwork/News
China: Seeing is believing
Leadership Network members had their preconceptions of China challenged at a hui that provided insights into doing business in the country and how ‘NZ Inc’ operates there.
Business/News
Intern's China appetiser has her wanting more
Over the course of her internship in Shanghai, Cleo Gilmour discovered that New Zealanders' perceptions of China need updating to account for the massive changes the county is undergoing.
Media/News
First reporting trip to China an enlightening experience
Radio New Zealand reporter John Gerritsen travelled to explore the impact of the diaspora of New Zealand-educated Chinese on the New Zealand-China relationship.
Business/News
Consulate intern finds beauty in the small things
Asia New Zealand Foundation business intern and Leadership Network member Mabel Ye reflects on interning at the New Zealand Consulate-General Office in Chengdu, southwest China.
Entrepreneurship/News
Sheep milk and honey on the menu for North Asian entrepreneurs
Dairy cows, dairy sheep, honey bees and kiwifruit were all New Zealand specialties on show for seven entrepreneurs from North Asia.
News/News
Māori fashion meets China
Fashion designer Kiri Nathan recently travelled to China with a group of other Māori fashion designers. Read about their trip in China, and also the establishment of Kāhui Māori Fashion Collective.
Education/News
Students wowed by lantern festival performers
It’s not often a Mongolian throat singer, a Chinese hat juggler and a trio of traditional folk musicians turn up at Timaru Girls’ High School, so when they do, the students sit up and take notice.
