Short story competition: The case of the missing polar bear lantern
2016 was the year of the monkey in the Chinese zodiac – but it wasn’t a monkey lantern that went missing from the Auckland Lantern Festival.
Business/News
NZ China Council internship 'above and beyond expectations'
Otago University student Stephen Jannink says his internship with the NZ China Council "excited and inspired" him to pursue a career in business in the Asia Pacific region.
Sports/News
Speed climbers slow down for Chinese tea and gardens
In Wujiang, China, to compete, the NZ speed climbing team found time to slow things down and take in some of the more tranquil sights, learn about Chinese culture and relax over a local brew.
Business/Grant
Kia hiwa rā - Māori creative (digital) business delegation to China 2024
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono is offering up to eight places for emerging Māori creative business leaders to be part of a funded delegation to China in July 2024.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network members reveal their Mandarin journeys
To mark New Zealand Chinese Language Week, we chatted to four Leadership Network members about their language-learning journeys.
Arts/News
Q&A: Made in Them
We chat to dancers and choreographers Xin Ji and Xiao Chao about their work ‘MADE IN THEM’, premiering at Auckland's ASB Waterfront Theatre on 21 and 22 April.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Looking to the past to inform our future
Leadership Network member Emily Wilby reflects on attending the network's Otago History Hui and looks at how racism and racist policies are impacting Chinese New Zealanders to this day.
Business/News
NZ-China relations - business summit tackles the big questions
Former business intern Edward Smith outlines some of the key topics discussed at the China Business Summit held in Auckland recently.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Hui sheds light on the lives of first Chinese in Otago
Sixteen Leadership Network members explored the history of Chinese in Otago this month, learning from academics and lived experiences to shed light on this part of New Zealand’s history.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Communities unite to remember ancestors lost at sea
Leadership Network member Ben Matthews looks at the sinking of the SS Ventnor off the Hokianga coast in 1902, which set in motion a story of connection between local Māori and the Chinese community.
Research/News
Research looks at new framework for teaching international students from China
Cultural assumptions may be impacting how international students from China engage at New Zealand tertiary institutions and how they are taught needs to be revised, says educator Jeremy Taylor.
News/News
Broadening our conversations on China
New Zealand must have more nuanced conversations about its relationship with China, says the Foundation's executive director Simon Draper.
