In our own words

Asia New Zealand Foundation staff regularly represent the organisation at seminars, conferences and other functions. This section includes speeches made by staff at events, and also includes articles and submissions that have appeared in the media. We also occasionally publish submissions by some of our stakeholders.

If you would like a copy of a previous speech or lecture that is not listed below, send an email request to communications@asianz.org.nz

2012

• Prejudices over Asian people linger - an opinion piece by Asia:NZ chairman Philip Burdon in The Dominion Post, 19 April 2012

• Mind the gap: how NZ and Australia think of Asia - a guest post by Dr Andrew Butcher on the Lowy Institute's Interpreter blog, 16 April 2012

• Dr Richard Grant's farewell interview - Dr Andrew Butcher talks to outgoing Asia:NZ executive director Dr Richard Grant, March 2012

• Submission to the Australia in the Asian Century Task Force (PDF- 239KB) - recognising that the way Australia interacts with the Asia region plays a crucial part in how New Zealand responds to consolidating its place in the region, Asia:NZ has made this submission to a white paper on what action Australia should take to seize opportunities and meet the challenges of the “Asian century” - February 2012

2011

• Rugby diplomacy - a guest post by Dr Andrew Butcher on the Lowy Institute's Interpreter blog, 9 September 2011

• Final Patron's Dinner for Governor General - article and speeches by Hon Philip Burdon, Asia:NZ Chair and the Governor General His Excellency Sir Anand Satyanand on 19 July 2011

• “There goes the neighbourhood”: New Zealand’s new future in Asia - public lecture by Dr Andrew Butcher, Massey University Albany, 11 May 2011

• Speech by Dr Andrew Butcher to EthincA, the Office of Ethnic Affairs conference, April 2011

2010

• New Zealand Defence White Paper echoes Australian anxieties - a blog post by Dr Andrew Butcher on the Lowy Interpreter website, 2 November 2010

• Lesson for TVNZ in Paul Henry backlash - an op-ed by Asia:NZ chairman Philip Burdon published in The Press, 8 October 2010

• Working with the Asia region - a lecture by Dr Andrew Butcher to the School of Population and Health, Auckland University, September 2010

• Asia-oriented policy - a presentation by Dr Andrew Butcher to the National Policy Makers' Conference, Wellington, August 2010.

• Personal encounters with Asia - research director Dr Andrew Butcher speaks to a Federated Farmers training session in Wellington on 11 March 2010.

Earlier articles/speeches

• Journalism Educators of New Zealand conference - Asia:NZ executive director Dr Richard Grant's speech at the annual conference, 3 December 2009.

• Progress of East Asian regional economic integration and strengthening bilateral economic relations (PDF) - executive director Dr Richard Grant's speaks at the Japan-New Zealand Business Council’s 36th meeting, Tokyo, 29-30 October 2009

• A lecture on Shangri La Dialogue 2009 (Pdf presentation) - Asia:NZ Director, Research and Policy, Dr Andrew Butcher delivered a guest lecture to the Diplomacy Honours Course, University of Canterbury on 8 September 2009.

• Reputation and relationship building with alumni. Thinking beyond the production of international degrees (Pdf presentation) - Asia:NZ Director, Research and Policy, Dr Andrew Butcher presented to the Higher Education Summit in Wellington on 13 August 2009

• Asians in New Zealand: A tale of four cities (Pdf presentation, 3.5 MB) - Asia:NZ Director, Research and Policy, Dr Andrew Butcher delivered this presentation to the Association of Social Science Researchers on 5 August 2009.

• International students and New Zealand's future: Dr Andrew Butcher - Asia:NZ Director, Research and Policy delivered a keynote address to the Centre for Research on International Education in Auckland in July 2009.

• Asia and the future of New Zealand (Pdf presentation) - Asia:NZ's Director, Research and Policy, Dr Andrew Butcher delivered this presentation at the Victoria University International Leadership Programme in July 2009.

• Speech by Dr Richard Grant to Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand (TEFANZ) - on educating young New Zealanders about why Asia matters, Palmerston North, 17 July 2009

• The importance of Asia awareness in New Zealand - letter by Dr Richard Grant published in The Listener, June 2009

• Why is Asia important to New Zealand schools? - opinion piece by Vanessa Lee, Director Education, published in Education Review 17 May 2009

• Asia in the light of the financial crisis - Dr Richard Grant, Asia:NZ Executive Director; speech to the Wellington branch of the NZIIA, 26 November 2008. Dr Richard Grant was interviewed on this topic on TV3's ASB Business programme on Wednesday, 3 December 2008. Download a transcript of the interview.

• Chinese perspectives on a “fair and rational” international order - Dr Jian Yang, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland; presentation to Asia:NZ Young Leaders Network Forum, 21 November 2008

• Thinking about re-entry in new ways - Dr Andrew Butcher; paper presented by video link to the I-Care Conference, Washington DC, 1 June 2008

• Asia's significance to Christchurch - Hon Philip Burdon, Chair of Asia:NZ, 15 May 2008

• Why should Asia matter to Christchurch? - Dr Andrew Butcher; speech to the Intercultural Assembly, Christchurch, 13 May 2008

• International education and Asia - Dr Andrew Butcher; lecture to Mark 407: Business in Asia, Victoria University of Wellington, 10 April 2008