Asia After Five — Macrotrends in Asia
Christchurch
Join us for our first Christchurch event of the year! Raf Manji, the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono non-resident fellow for 2025, will discuss the big trends shaping Asia—and what they could mean for New Zealand and the wider region.
The event will follow our popular Asia After Five format, blending Asia-focused discussions with an evening of networking to deepen your understanding of the region.
This is an open event—bring a friend along!
About Raf Manji
Raf Manji
Raf Manji has a background in governance, risk and strategy. Most recently, he led The Opportunities Party into the 2023 General Election. Prior to that, he served two terms as a Christchurch City Councillor, where he was Chair of the Finance Committee.
Raf spent 11 years trading global markets and providing high-level macro-economic advice for investment banks in London from 1989-2000. He left banking to work for an environmental start-up, Trucost, which became a pioneering company focused on measuring and accounting for the environmental costs of business.
In 2002, Raf moved to New Zealand and has since been actively involved in governance, strategy and social enterprise.
Raf has a degree in Economics and Social Studies from the University of Manchester and a Graduate Diploma in Political Science and a master's in international law and politics from the University of Canterbury.
