Executive director Simon Draper reflects on his visit to Australia to meet with partner organisations of the Foundation and touches on some of the latest developments for the education programme.
Education/News
Foundation inducts Champions
Twenty-five teachers with a passion for ensuring New Zealand students are equipped to thrive in Asia came together in Auckland this month to be inducted as the first cohort of Foundation Champions.
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.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Looking to the past to inform our future
Leadership Network member Emily Wilby reflects on attending the network's Otago History Hui and looks at how racism and racist policies are impacting Chinese New Zealanders to this day.
Resources/Report
Asia New Zealand Foundation Annual Report 2021
The 2020-21 year was the first in the Asia New Zealand Foundation’s history in which it was unable to send New Zealanders to Asia, or to host guests from the region.
Read about entrepreneur Kaye-Maree Dunn who has used her connections in Asia to help develop Āhau, an iwi-led digital identity platform enabled by blockchain technology.
Arts/News
IN TOUCH: Rasa - Three Minutes in India
Musician Tristan Carter and visual artist Kelly Spencer's IN TOUCH arts commission work, Rasa, takes the audience on a surreal audio/visual stroll through the sounds and sites of an Indian city.
Research/News
Perceptions of Asia 2020
Despite the impacts of Covid-19, New Zealanders increasingly believe it is important for their country to build ties with Asia, new research from the Asia New Zealand Foundation shows.
Resources/Report
Perceptions of Asia 2020
The latest New Zealanders’ Perceptions of Asia survey shows more New Zealanders are of the view that developing political, social and economic ties with Asia is important for New Zealand's future.
Each year around now for more than 20 years, the Foundation has released our biggest piece of research for the year – our Perceptions of Asia report, which we launch today, Wednesday 16 June.
Arts/News
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand
Launched at the recent Auckland Writers Festival, A Clear Dawn is a anthology of poetry, fiction and essays from 75 emerging New Zealand writers of Asian ethnicity.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network member growing Yeyo in China
We chat with Leadership Network member Christiana Zhu about establishing her coconut yoghurt brand Yeyo, a journey she set out on in no small part thanks to her connections in the network.
