It has been a busy 12 months for the Foundation and our activities and relationships in the
areas of business, education, arts and culture, media, research, Track II (informal
diplomacy) and the leade
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network members
mentor teen entrepreneurs
Members of Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Leadership Network are set to share their international knowledge, professional expertise and diverse experiences with high school students at this weekend’s E
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network member taking Mokai milk to Asia
On an average day at work, Leadership Network member Jason Te Brake is just as likely to find himself in a Chinese supermarket as New Zealand paddock.
News/News
New housing data welcomed
The Asia New Zealand Foundation welcomes the release of property data that gives a clearer picture of the extent of overseas investment in New Zealand real estate.
Resources/Report
India and New Zealand: The ties that bind us
Graeme Waters looks at the shared histories of New Zealand and India and the commonalities that link the two countries.
Philippines: Small communities still reeling from Typhoon Yolanda
Fairfax journalist Jonathan Carson and photographer Alden Williams travelled to the Philippines in November, 2015, on a travel grant, where they covered the recovery following Typhoon Yolanda.
Arts/News
Curators tour: Art connections to help
build understanding of Asia
Three curators are on a tour in China and South Korea where they will gain new perspectives on the contemporary arts scenes and explore ways to strengthen New Zealand’s art links to Asia.
Media/News
Reporter Carmen Parahi discovers cultural connections in Japan
Reporter Carmen Parahi and cameraman Phillip Davis travelled to Japan to cover stories for TV One's Marae programme. Parahi describes the trip and the stories they covered.
Business/News
Beijing stint helps intern embrace her heritage
Lennie Law says she spent a large chunk of her life undervaluing her Chinese heritage, but a three-month stint interning in Beijing gave her a new perspective and a new direction in life.
News/News
Appeal for return of missing polar bear lantern
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is appealing for the safe return of a baby polar bear lantern that disappeared at the end of the Auckland Lantern Festival.
Entrepreneurship/News
Entrepreneurs to gain tasty business knowledge in Indonesia
New Zealand food innovators will gain valuable insights into Indonesia’s food and beverage sector on an Asia New Zealand Foundation tour this month.
Education/News
Shanghai trip to inspire New Zealand teachers
A group of teachers hailing from Invercargill to Whangarei will swap their classrooms for the skyscrapers, bustling streets and traditional alleyways of Shanghai on a Foundation study tour.
