Kids get a kick out of Japanese culture at Olympic Fanzone
The Olympic Games saw the Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront come alive with the sound of excited sport fans of all ages cheering on New Zealand Olympians and learning a little Japanese culture.
News/News
Simon Draper's August 2021 Update
This month, Simon Draper looks back on the Foundation's Olympic activation at the Cloud on Auckland's waterfront and looks ahead to a month of business events around the South Island.
Entrepreneurship/News
Changing tastes: understanding agritech trends in Asia
The Asia New Zealand Foundation partnered with Fieldays recently for a discussion looking at innovation and agritech trends in Asia. The talk was broadcast on Fieldays TV on location at Mystery Creek.
Business/News
Applications open for 2021 Asia internships
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is looking for students and recent graduates to undertake online and domestic internships with global Asian companies and New Zealand organisations with an Asia focus.
Arts/News
IN TOUCH - Nothing Is
We chat with choreographer Lucy Marinkovich about her IN TOUCH arts commission dance work Nothing Is.
Research/News
Māori success in Asia series: Making it in tech
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.
News/News
Simon Draper's July 2021 Update
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.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network member turning reject cherries into winning desserts
Read about how Leadership Network member Cleo Gilmour and three friends founded their award-winning start-up turning unwanted cherries (and now black currants and kiwifruit) into delicious desserts.
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.
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.
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.
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.
