Stepping out of the comfort zone - teaching English in S.Korea
Havelock North Intermediate teacher Jane Bassett recounts her experiences in South Korea teaching an intensive English course to students from rural families.
Education/News
Teachers make connections in South Korea
Saint Peter's College teacher Claire Begovic was one of nine New Zealand teachers who travelled to South Korea as part of the Korea Studies Workshop. The one week trip saw the New Zealand teachers mee
Sports/News
Winter Youth Olympics internship wins hands down
Alisha Gilmore Zuschlag describes interning at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics as a "life changing and career defining experience".
Media/News
NZ-South Korea relations: fostered in conflict, progressed in peace
Seventy years after the Korean War Armistice, Journalist Shannon Redstall and visual journalist Chris Skelton examine NZ's deep connections to the east Asian country.
Entrepreneurship/News
Seeds of inspiration planted by visiting agribusiness entrepreneurs
The Foundation welcomed seven young S.E Asian agribusiness entrepreneurs to New Zealand in July to learn from and share ideas with their local counterparts.
Arts/News
NZ curators explore Gwangju Biennale
Curator Melanie Oliver writes about attending South Korea's Gwangju Biennale with three fellow curators and describes what she took away from attending South Korea's premiere arts event.
Arts/News
An Arrangement for 5 Rooms
We chat to Yona Lee about her work An Arrangement for Five Room, which she developed during her 2016 Asia New Zealand Foundation residency at SeMa Nanji in Seoul, South Korea.
Arts/News
Unified Moon at Kang Nam Station
We chat with artist Sam Thomas about his exhibition Unified Moon, which is currently on at Kang Nam Station Korean restaurant on Queen Street.
Arts/News
Cloud Pink wows the Hutt
We talk to Expressions Whirinaki Gallery curator Leanne Wickham about an interactive art installation from South Korea that gave gallery goers the sensation of touching clouds.
Arts/News
Curators of the digital world
Auckland Live digital curator Nolwenn Lacire travelled to South Korea in June to learn about the country’s digital art scene and attend the International Symposium of Electronic Art in Gwangju.
LeadershipNetwork/News
UN cemetery visit evokes questions of identity
Leadership Network member William Miao describes how visiting the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan South Korea evoked reflection on identity and the conflicting loyalties that come from calling two count
Sports/News
Kiwi Olympic hopefuls get Korea savvy
With the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, fast approaching, skiers, snowboarders and speed skaters aiming to make the New Zealand Winter Olympic Team attended a Foundation worksh
