Journalist Nicholas Jones and photojournalist Mike Scott investigate the impact of tuberculosis in sprawling Philippines slum where a NZ nurse is on the front lines battling the disease.
Business/Internship
Renewable energy internship, Philippines
An internship for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in engineering focusing on civil, electrical or mechanical with an interest in renewable energy.
Sports/News
Softball players connect with schools for cultural exchange
Students in Auckland and Palmerston North got to learn about Japanese and Filipino cultures when the respective softball teams visited New Zealand for the Softball World Cup 2022.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network member's circuitous trajectory into space
Like most kids, the stars held a fascination for Leadership Network member Justine Roberts, and now, with a law degree and a stint at MFAT behind her, she is working for the New Zealand Space Agency.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Reflections on Manila – second time around
At the end of a five-month assignment in Manila working for the NZ Embassy, Leadership Network member Mabel Ye reflects on living in the Philippines and learning about the country and its culture.
Entrepreneurship/News
Weaving connections between Aotearoa and Asia
“Separated by ocean, connected by maunga.” From New Zealand Aotearoa to the Philippines, two talented and inspiring wāhine are weaving indigenous connections through fashion.
Arts/News
The Inner Lives of Islands
We talk to curator Robbie Handcock about the Inner Lives of Islands, an exhibition on at Te Tuhi gallery in Auckland that looks at storytelling from the Asia-Pacific region.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network member gains invaluable skills on WHO internship
Leadership Network member Sophia Faure describes her internship in the Philippines with the WHO and reflects on how the experience has benefitted her work with the Ministry of Health.
Arts/News
IN TOUCH: Three Dots
Set on 9 August 2020 in Auckland, Singapore and Davao in the Philippines, Three Dots touches down into the lives of three women as they go about their day, each impacted in their own way by Covid-19.
Entrepreneurship/News
Rags2Riches helping empower women in the Philippines
Philippines social entrepreneur Therese Fernandez-Ruiz openly confesses that before her first visit, her sum knowledge about New Zealand was “cows, Lorde, Xero, and Lord of the Rings”.
Entrepreneurship/News
Wellington peanut butter magnate reflects on Philippines visit
Roman Jewell, co-founder of Wellington-based gourmet peanut butter company Fix and Fogg, embarked on the Foundation's 2015 trip to the Philippines for social entrepreneurs with a long wish list.
Resources/Resource
Distance learning resources: Explore the Philippines
This Y4-7 social studies mini-unit has been designed for students to learn at home (or in the classroom) by working independently on differentiated learning activities to explore the Philippines.
