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Simon Draper's November 2020 Update

I recently read an article that described how COVID had changed people’s perceptions of time. Twitter jokes during lockdown like “What a year this week has been” or the introduction of ‘Blursday’ int

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Simon Draper's October 2020 Update

The opening of our formal presence in the South Island was the highlight of the past few weeks at the Foundation.

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Simon Draper's September 2020 update

In this month's ED Update executive director Simon Draper looks at some of the way the Foundation has been reaching out to stakeholders while face-to-face activities are still largely on hold.

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Simon Draper's August 2020 Update

Hear from executive director Simon Draper's about what's been happening at the Foundation in August and his take on some of the big issues impacting New Zealand's relationships with Asia.

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Simon Draper's July 2020 Update

Over recent weeks, we have seen a surge in discussions, be they webinars, round tables or conferences, looking at New Zealand’s connections to Asia and how we can strengthen them.

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Simon Draper's May 2020 update

With the country now at level 2 and most days seeing no new cases of COVID-19 reported, things have begun to return to something more closely resembling life before the virus.

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Simon Draper's end of year wrap up

2019 marked our 25th Anniversary, and one of the early highlights of the year was the gifting of our Māori name, Te Whītau Tūhono, by Hokimoana Te Rika-Hekerangi, of Ruatāhana within Ngāi Tūhoe.

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Simon Draper's November 2019 update

The highlight for me over a busy month was bringing together our “25 Young People to Watch” to be presented with their certificates at an event at Parliament.

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Simon Draper's September 2019 Update

Tēnā anō koe. As I’m sure you’re all aware, this week is Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

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Simon Draper's August 2019 update

Kia ora koutou. Maybe it's because it's midwinter and because July for me was broken up by engagements outside of Wellington, but this month's update seems to have rolled around quickly...

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Simon Draper's July 2019 Update

We launched our Perceptions of Asia report this week, a survey that has tracked the way New Zealanders view Asia and its peoples for more than 20 years. It’s fair to say that since the first survey wa

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Simon Draper's April 2019 Update

The terrible events of March 15 have made us all pause and reflect upon what that day says about us as a society. I’d like to think that while the deed may shed light upon a small hate-filled minority

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