Sri Lanka and New Zealand – strong bonds of friendship
Aruna Abeygoonesekera, Sri Lanka’s Honorary Consul in New Zealand, chuckles when asked if he is a convert to New Zealand’s famed coffee culture.
Leadership/News
Duality helping young Sri Lankan Kiwis shape their identities
Leadership Network member Tharak Munidasa has co-founded a platform/community aimed at helping young Sri Lankan New Zealanders navigate their dual identities.
Leadership/News
Leadership Network members Sri Lanka summit
Top young New Zealand professionals visited Sri Lanka in December to deepen their knowledge of South Asia on an Asia New Zealand Foundation forum.
Media/News
Kiwis making a difference in Sri Lanka
Supported by an Asia New Zealand Foundation media travel grant, a crew from TVNZ’s SUNDAY programme travelled to Sri Lanka in December. They produced stories highlighting the contributions of New Zeal
Arts/News
Q&A: The Mourning After
We talk with playwright and director Ahi Karunaharan about his play The Mourning After, which the Foundation supported with an Arts Project grant.
Media/News
Navigating the
labyrinth of Delhi
Shane Cowlishaw, Newsroom’s National Affairs Editor says: I’ve lived in Japan, backpacked in southern China, and hiked across the Myanmar border. A few days reporting in Delhi would be a piece of cake
Leadership/News
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.
Research/News
Sri Lanka fieldwork helps shape career path
Jasmine Edwards reflects on her visit to Sri Lanka to conduct research for her master's project in 2016. She says the trip helped her bridge the gap between academic research and real-world practice.
Resources/Resource
Sri Lanka - country information
Find facts, figures and information about Sri Lanka, including population, climate and useful websites.
Master's student researches NZ farming aid to Sri Lanka
Jasmine Edwards describes navigating monsoon rains and flooded roads in Northern Sri Lanka to interview women farmers who have received aid from a New Zealand government programme aimed at increasing
Resources/Report
Future Potential and the Invisible Diaspora: New Zealand and South Asia diaspora
This reports assesses the potential of South Asian diasporas in New Zealand and of the New Zealand diaspora in South Asia to further relations between the two regions.
Foundation announces 2018 postgraduate research grantees
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Foundation’s postgraduate research grants.
They are Dylan Stent, Jasmine Edwards, and Jack Petterson.
