Indonesia insights for health and beauty entrepreneurs
Booming Indonesia is a high risk market with potential for equally high rewards, writes health and beauty delegate Rebecca Hunter.
Media/News
Visit provides insights into Japanese tourism
Journalist Juliet Speedy travelled to Japan recently to investigate why tourist numbers to New Zealand have been steadily falling since the early 2000s and have failed to return to pre-Covid numbers.
Education/News
Japan exchange expands Waihi school's whānau
Waihi College's expanded whānau now encompasses Kyoritsu Girl’s College in Japan, thanks to a reciprocal exchange programme that enables students from both schools to experience the other's culture.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Kobe-born Kiwi connecting creatives in Asia
Born in Kobe, Japan, and raised in Nelson, new Leadership Network member Fenn Anderson has always had strong connections to Asia and now spends a good chunk of the year working in the region.
News/News
Executive Director's November 2023 Update
It’s been a week of composed upheaval for our team in Auckland as we moved our office from 205 Queen Street down the road to Level 7, 45 Queen Street.
Sports/Grant
Sports Knowledge Exchange
The Foundation's Sports Knowledge Exchange is a fund for New Zealand sports sector representatives to establish connections and develop relationships with their counterparts in Asia.
Resources/Report
Annual Report 2023
The 2022/23 year marked the return to business as usual for the Foundation, with numerous inbound and outbound activities delivered across our programmes as travel restrictions were lifted.
Find out about connecting with fellow network members to make new friends, discuss life, leadership and Asia and help strengthen the bonds that make the Leadership Network special.
Arts/News
Playwright imagines family myths in Xiamen
Playwright and director, actor, and co-founder of Proudly Asian Theatre, Chye-Ling Huang, shares insights from her three-month residency at the Chinese European Arts Centre Residence in Xiamen, China.
Arts/News
Short film festival highlights Indonesia
The 2023 Show Me Short Film Festival turned the spotlight on Indonesia, looking beyond the beaches of Bali to delve into the societal issues facing the S.E Asian country.
Arts/News
New Zealand curators immersed in Seoul’s vibrant art scene
Bustling galleries and art fairs, numerous contemporary artworks, and strong connections characterised the recent Asia New Zealand Foundation tour to South Korea for five Kiwi curators.
TrackII/News
Opinion: Great power competition requires fine balancing act
NZ could do worse than look to the regionalism of ASEAN to navigate the great power rivalry that is increasingly dominating discourse on the Indo-Pacific, writes Track II participant Jack Smylie.