Simon Draper looks back on the month that's been and the activities the Foundation has been involved in.
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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.
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Entrepreneurs to share how Southeast Asia is responding to climate change
Waste processing, natural cotton, ethical tourism and “slow fish” – leading Southeast Asian entrepreneurs focused on sustainable business will cover these topics and more during a visit to New Zealand
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Strategic Arts Partnership Fund
Our Strategic Arts Partnership Fund is to build long-term partnerships with organisations for arts projects, events or festivals that increase New Zealanders' confidence in engaging with Asia.
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Responding to earthquake risk in China
In this unit, students gain an understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural events. By investigating two earthquakes in China, students learn how people and groups have respo
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About our arts programme
Our arts programme aims to bring Asia into the mainstream of New Zealand arts by inspiring New Zealand arts professionals to grow their connections and knowledge of Asia. It also supports the presenta
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New Zealand’s cultural role in the Asia Pacific region
Simon Draper's speech, at the Asia-Pacific Connection Session, the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres.
Business/News
Best of Japan is the people
Junaye Lowe, who interned at Shuttlerock in Japan for three months, writes: "Tokyo is a city that has everything, from beautiful temples to bustling shopping malls to summer festivals and maid cafes.
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About our education programme
Our education programme provides New Zealand educators with the knowledge, resources and experiences to equip their students to thrive in Asia.
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Physics: Japanese Rail
This NCEA Level 2 physics unit focuses on the Japan rail system. Students will explore motion, force, momentum and energy in a Japanese context.
Students carry out research and prepare a report descr
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Chinese Lantern Festival
This unit is designed to provide Year 1 & 2 students with a better understanding of China through an inquiry into the Chinese Lantern Festival. The unit concludes with students hosting a Lantern F
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Chinese culture - then and now
This unit is an inquiry into Chinese Arts. Students explore how music, dance, drama and visual arts in China has been influenced and changed over time. Students develop an understanding of the traditi
