Refugee family finds welcoming home in 1980s Masterton
In 1980, aged three years old, Nhu Bich (Nikki) Chung arrived in New Zealand as a refugee with her mother and father after a perilous journey from Vietnam.
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Talks to strengthen ties between NZ and Timor-Leste
A new Asia New Zealand Foundation initiative aims to build understanding between young people in Timor-Leste and New Zealand.
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45 young leaders join the Leadership Network
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is welcoming 45 talented young people into its prestigious Leadership Network.
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Tour to build theatrical ties between New Zealand and Asia
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is pleased to announce the names of three theatre professionals who will take part in the Foundation's first Performing Arts Tour to China and Thailand.
Education/News
Upper Hutt College students experience Japan
A group of Year-11-13 Upper Hutt College students put their Japanese language skills to the test and learnt about Japanese culture during the school’s annual Japan field trip in July.
Arts/News
Art project examines changing face of NZ
An art project looking at the changing face of New Zealand from an Asian/Māori/Pasifika perspective is being developed by curators Emma Ng and Ioana Gordon-Smith.
Education/News
Classroom connections in Singapore
New Zealand teachers will build connections with Singaporean counterparts and improve their understanding of the wider Asia region on an Asia New Zealand Foundation study tour.
Sports/News
Floorball team get pre-trip taste of Japanese culture
The New Zealand Men’s Under 19 Floorball Team learnt about Japanese culture and picked up some useful words and phrases at the Foundation’s inaugural Pre-departure Cultural Competency Workshop for spo
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Learning Mandarin Chinese - a Leadership Network member's story
At the age of eight, Leadership Network member Nathalie Harrington moved with her mother to Liuyang city in the Hunan province of China.
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The South China Sea decision
International law expert Kate Yesberg looks at how affected parties, and New Zealand, have responded to the court ruling on the Philippines' claims in the South China Sea.
Media/News
Journalist finds Myanmar in the throes of massive change
RNZ journalist Graeme Acton spent two weeks reporting from Myanmar on an Asia New Zealand Foundation media travel grant – and encountered many changes since his previous trip.
Research/News
Former international student helping the next generation settle in to NZ life
Laila Faisal came to New Zealand from Indonesia as a scholarship student and now works as a learning advisor at Victoria University (VUW). She was profiled as part of the Foundation's report Relations