In the first of a series of articles highlighting the podcasts of Leadership Network members, we chat with four network members about their podcasts and what inspired them.

Leadership Network member Jess Wong had toured the motu gathering stories that illuminate Chinese food culture and the important roll food plays among Chinese communities throughout New Zealand.

Leadership Network member Latu Clark describes her cultural identity as a superpower she leans into and encourages others to embrace their own.

Leadership Network members Dana MacDiarmid and Ajay Ravindran found themselves concurrently working and living in Niue on New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) mahi.

A chance phone call with a fellow Leadership Network member not only produced an unforeseen business opportunity for Sebastian Newman-Dennis but sparked a whole new way for network members to connect.

Leadership Network member Tessa Ma'auga's exhibition Kāpuia ngā aho 單絲不綫 looks at narratives around Chineseness and the links between Chinese and Maori cultures.

Leadership Network member Michelle Too reflects on COP26 – the international climate change conference she attended online late last year.

Find out what the best TV series with an Asia angle are according to Foundation staff and Leadership Network members.

We caught up with Leadership Network members Lucy Luo and Farmehr Farhour to hear about their experience in the network’s Mentorship Programme.

The Foundation held events around the country in December to acknowledge the contributions of 10 graduating Leadership Network members, some of whom had been in the network for more than 15 years.

Leadership Network member Kii Small was shocked by the overt racism he experienced on moving to Wellington but says the solution is in opening a dialogue with abusers.

Author Abbas Nazari talks to the Foundation's Asia Media Centre about his book After The Tampa, an account of his experiences fleeing Afghanistan with his family as a child.