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.
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Japan rugby trip "opens students' eyes to a world beyond their imaginations"
The team from Hamilton Boys High returned from Japan not only with the prized Sanix Cup silverware but an new-found appreciation of Japanese history and culture, writes 1st XV Coach Cameron Moor.
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NZ Basketballers take home medals and memories from Singapore
New Zealand 3x3 tall Ferns and Tall Blacks won medals and fans at he FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2023, but also found time to explore the city state and take in some of the island's culture.
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Burgeoning opportunities for NZ sportspeople in Asia
The Foundation's sports adviser Kirsty Sharp reflects on some of the key takeaways from the Foundation's recently published report The Rising Impact of Asia on New Zealand Sport.
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1st XV Thailand visit more than just rugby
Visiting Thailand for an international tournament "opened students’ eyes to a world that exists beyond what they had ever imagined", says Hamilton Boys High 1st XV coach Cameron Moorby.
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Student Sports Fund
The Student Sports Fund provides grants for secondary and tertiary students travelling to Asia for sports to include cultural activities to their itineraries.
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Community Sports Fund
The Foundation's Community Sports Fund provides funding for community sports groups travelling to Asia for sports to include cultural activities to their itineraries.
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Conference goes in to bat for women in sport
Sports consultant Sheryne Lok reflects on attending the International Working Group (IWG) Women in Sport Conference and discusses the challenges and opportunities facing women's sport in NZ and Asia.
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Opportunities abound for NZ to get on board Asia’s sporting wave
A new report from the Foundation finds Asia is increasingly shaping global sports trends — but New Zealand needs to do more to help its sporting talent make the most of the region’s opportunities.
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The Rising Impact of Asia on New Zealand Sport
A new report from the Foundation finds Asia is increasingly shaping global sports trends — but New Zealand needs to do more to help its sporting talent make the most of the region’s opportunities.
New Zealand sport and Asia: What’s the connection?
The Asia New Zealand Foundation wants to hear from New Zealand sportspeople who have worked, travelled or competed in Asia for new research examining how New Zealand sport engages in the region.
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Growing NZ's sporting connections with Asia
In this article we chat with the departing New Zealand Olympic Committee chief executive and secretary general about her life in sports and get her take on New Zealand's sporting connections to Asia.
