The Foundation's Adam McConnochie takes a look at the big issues entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia are grappling with and how they are responding to these difficult times?
Entrepreneurship/News
Entrepreneurs blown away by Tauranga’s tech scene
Tech entrepreneurs who visited Tauranga this month as part of the Foundation's entrepreneurship programme say they were blown away and inspired by the innovation they encountered.
Entrepreneurship/News
Southeast Asian entrepreneurs share sustainable knowledge
From a recycling startup in Myanmar to an ethical Thai fashion business, eight leading sustainability entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia visited New Zealand as part of the ASEAN Young Business Leaders
Entrepreneurship/News
Entrepreneurs to share how Southeast Asia is responding to climate change
Waste processing, natural cotton, ethical tourism and “slow fish” – leading Southeast Asian entrepreneurs focused on sustainable business will cover these topics and more during a visit to New Zealand
Media/News
Populism, identity and the state of democracy in Southeast Asia
1 News political journalist Katie Bradford reports on her experience on the East-West Center’s Jefferson Fellowship, which saw her learning about recent political developments in Southeast Asia.
Entrepreneurship/News
Visiting entrepreneurs help shed light on the future of farming
Leadership Network member Margie Hunt reflects on the recent Agribusiness Hui, which brought together Leadership Network members and Southeast Asian entrepreneurs to discuss the future of farming.
Entrepreneurship/News
YBLI programme helps entrepreneurs’ Asia knowledge
For Taranaki-based entrepreneur Nick Carey, founder of Green Meadows Beef, being part of the Foundation’s ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative is like having business mentors and partners on tap.
Entrepreneurship/News
Kiwi experience for Southeast Asian social entrepreneurs
Eight leading social entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia spent a week in NZ learning about this country and engaging with the NZ social enterprise scene, including attending the Social Enterprise World
TrackII/News
Track II simulation puts the spotlight on Asia
Academics, post graduate students and government officials attended the Spotlight on Asia track II simulation, which was held on the margins of the 52nd Otago Foreign Policy School.
LeadershipNetwork/News
Foundation inducts 43 young leaders to Leadership Network
The Asia New Zealand Foundation welcomed 43 talented young New Zealanders into its Leadership Network at an induction day in Wellington on 15-16 July.
Resources/Report
Relations and Relationships: 40 years of people movements from ASEAN countries to New Zealand
In this report, Dr Kate McMillan examines the movement of nationals from ASEAN countries to New Zealand.
This report looks at New Zealand's relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since the first dialogue between the intergovernmental organization and New Zealand in 1975.