Philippines: Small communities still reeling from Typhoon Yolanda
Fairfax journalist Jonathan Carson and photographer Alden Williams travelled to the Philippines in November, 2015, on a travel grant, where they covered the recovery following Typhoon Yolanda.
Media/News
Reporter Carmen Parahi discovers cultural connections in Japan
Reporter Carmen Parahi and cameraman Phillip Davis travelled to Japan to cover stories for TV One's Marae programme. Parahi describes the trip and the stories they covered.
Business/News
Beijing stint helps intern embrace her heritage
Lennie Law says she spent a large chunk of her life undervaluing her Chinese heritage, but a three-month stint interning in Beijing gave her a new perspective and a new direction in life.
Entrepreneurship/News
Entrepreneurs to gain tasty business knowledge in Indonesia
New Zealand food innovators will gain valuable insights into Indonesia’s food and beverage sector on an Asia New Zealand Foundation tour this month.
Education/News
Shanghai trip to inspire New Zealand teachers
A group of teachers hailing from Invercargill to Whangarei will swap their classrooms for the skyscrapers, bustling streets and traditional alleyways of Shanghai on a Foundation study tour.
Education/News
Teachers cook up a storm at Experience Asia Evening
Woks were sizzling at Wellington High School last week as teachers and principals from around the region cooked Asian cuisine as part of the Foundation's first Experience Asia Evening.
Resources/Report
New Zealand and ASEAN: A History
This report looks at New Zealand's relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since the first dialogue between the intergovernmental organization and New Zealand in 1975.
Young leaders discuss strengthening NZ-Indonesia ties
Tragedy struck Jakarta a little over 12 hours before we were due to begin making our way there for the second 15+15 Dialogue between Indonesia and New Zealand.
Entrepreneurship/News
Social entrepreneurs connect in the Philippines
Social entrepreneurs who visited the Philippines in November and December encountered the breadth of the country’s food chain – from cacao farms to high-end supermarkets in Manila.
TrackII/News
Unpacking South China Sea dispute
In November, Kieran Ireland participated in a young leaders programme as part of the 8th South China Sea Conference in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. In this article, he describes the conference and what he
LeadershipNetwork/News
Timor volunteering leads to earthquake response role
Leadership Network member Dana MacDiarmid says a degree of serendipity played a role in her moving to Timor-Leste to take up a role with Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA).
Education/News
Korean games night
Yut-sticks were cast, arrows thrown and jegis kicked during a Korean Games Night held at Wellington High School last week.
