Four creatives from Māui Studios in Ōtautahi (Christchurch) went to China and Japan late last year to get a feel for what working in Asia and with Asian peoples is like. Watch their video for insights
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Journey provides insights into troubled Xinjiang
Leadership Network member Dhaxna Sothieson recounts her travels in China's beautiful but troubled Xinjiang province.
Resources/Report
Belt and Road Initiative
A Strategic Pathway
Read New Zealand China Council's report on China's Belt and Road Initiative and how New Zealand fits into the picture.
New Leadership Network member Xavier Breed is something of a dance floor diplomat.
He and his troupe of talented young dancers wowed crowds at an international dance festival in Macau last month.
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Leadership Network member
walks in the footsteps of a giant
Leadership Network member Shannon Goldsmith recounts his recent trek to Mount Everest's Base Camp.
News/News
‘A spiritual connection’: Fate of the SS Ventnor
links Chinese with Māori
In 1902, the SS Ventnor, a ship carrying the remains of hundreds of Chinese gold miners, sank off the coast of Hokianga. In the years after, local communities gathered bones washed onto shore for safe
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Leadership Network member
recounts Great Wall trek
A Leadership Network member’s extraordinary exploit in China more than 15 years ago is still turning heads.
A territorial dispute between China and India, which resulted in a ten-week military standoff, has revived a decades-old Sino-Indian rivalry that will become more visible as both nations emerge as the
Media/News
Reporter Samantha Hayes discusses Jefferson Fellowship experience
TV3 reporter and Newshub anchor Samantha Hayes discusses travelling to Japan and China as part of the Jefferson Fellowship programme organised by the East-West Center. This year the programme focused
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Geopolitics, climate change and the Pacific hot topics at AIIB roundtable
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono recently hosted a delegation from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), led by its president, Jin Liqun, for a roundtable.
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Leadership Network member shaped by a love of languages
Nathan Taylor fell in love with languages while living in Indonesia as a teen and went on to do a Masters looking at how accents influence an individual's perceived credibility.
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Webinar: Kevin Rudd and Helen Clark discuss increasingly assertive China
Former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and the Helen Clark look at the ambitions of contemporary China under the leadership of Xi Jinping.
