The Leadership Network equips New Zealand’s best and brightest to thrive in Asia. We support members to achieve, lead and learn about Asia so that New Zealand can succeed in the region.
Alisha Gilmore Zuschlag describes interning at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics as a "life changing and career defining experience".
Media release
New internships a gateway into Singapore's tech innovation hub
New Zealand university students and recent graduates will soon be able to experience Singapore's deep-tech sector through internships with Singapore start-ups.
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Leadership Network member’s life a love letter to Japan
Leadership Network member Marcus Coll grew up habitually curious. His curiosities were directed in particular to understanding everything he could about the big wide world.
Our media travel grants programme offers New Zealand journalists the chance to travel independently to Asia to research and prepare stories – to help demystify Asia for New Zealand audiences.
Wellington/April
Asia After Five — New Waves: Arts Report Launch
Join us for the Wellington launch of the Foundation's new research report New Waves: Meeting the Growing Hunger for Asian Art in Aotearoa.
Wellington/May
Asia After Five — Tourism in ASEAN
The Asia New Zealand Foundation warmly invites you to join us for an evening dedicated to hearing stories from a range of Southeast Asian tourism entrepreneurs who are visiting Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Leadership Network: Festival for the Future opportunity
The Foundation is providing the opportunity for Leadership Network members to attend New Zealand's largest youth-focussed event that looks at leadership and innovation for impact.
New Waves: Meeting the growing hunger for Asian art in Aotearoa
Commissioned by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and written by Rosabel Tan, this report offers you unique insight into New Zealand’s changing relations with and in Asia through the arts.
New Zealanders' Perceptions of Asia and Asian Peoples 2022
This year’s Perceptions of Asia report shows that New Zealanders want to see more energy and resources put into growing New Zealand’s cultural, economic, and political relationships with Asia.
The Foundation is looking back to a programme of work we conducted in 2003 to gauge just how far New Zealand has come with developing its relationships in Asia and what we need to do to progress them.