This month has certainly built on the momentum of a busy first quarter. The groundwork we laid throughout 2022 is well and truly delivering results as every programme area is picking up pace.

It’s been a busy month for the Foundation, particularly so for our business and entrepreneurship programmes as they gear to take delegations to Asia for the first time since the onset of Covid.

In this month's ED Update, Simon Draper shines a light on the Foundation's arts programme and the importance of the arts in exposing New Zealanders to Asian cultures.

Last year saw Foundation staff travelling to Asia for the first time since the onset of Covid – to reconnect with partner organisations and explore new collaborations and opportunities in the region.

The Foundation's executive director Simon Draper looks back on the year that's been and reflects on some of the key activities the Foundation has held and supported over the year.

Executive director Simon Draper looks back on the month that's been, including travelling to Vietnam as part of the Prime Minister' delegation and briefing the PM on Seriously Asia Revisited.

The past couple of weeks have felt like a turning point here at the Asia New Zealand Foundation, with an array of domestic events and a sense of renewed energy in New Zealand-Asia relationships.

It is always a reflective time when someone who has been a seemingly permanent fixture in your life passes on. For many New Zealanders the Queen in Right of New Zealand was such a permanence.

It’s been a busy month since my last Executive Director’s Update, with Seriously Asia Revisited (SAR) hui in Auckland and Wellington, an Honorary Advisers meeting, business events and more.

Executive director Simon Draper looks at how the Foundation's latest Perceptions of Asia survey has been received and reported on and reflects on completing a month of te reo language training.