Hui shines a light on the history of Chinese in Otago
The Leadership Network's recent Otago History Hui ensured the often-overlooked history of Chinese in New Zealand was front and centre, writes hui participant and network member Alex Smith.
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Q&A - Leadership Network podcasters reaching out
In this article, the second of a series highlighting the podcasts of Leadership Network members, we chat with four network members about their podcasts and what inspired them.
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Unquiet Women – Arina Aizal: Home is where the heart is
When she was ten, Leadership Network member Arina Aizal moved from Malaysia to Dunedin with her family and had to find her feet in a new country with an unfamiliar culture.
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Q&A - Leadership Network podcasters making a difference
In the first of a series of articles highlighting the podcasts of Leadership Network members, we chat with four network members about their podcasts and what inspired them.
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Sik Fan Lah! Stories of Chinese food culture in Aotearoa
Leadership Network member Jess Wong had toured the motu gathering stories that illuminate Chinese food culture and the important roll food plays among Chinese communities throughout New Zealand.
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Leadership Network member championing cultural diversity
Leadership Network member Latu Clark describes her cultural identity as a superpower she leans into and encourages others to embrace their own.
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Serendipity in the South Pacific
Leadership Network members Dana MacDiarmid and Ajay Ravindran found themselves concurrently working and living in Niue on New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) mahi.
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The power of Network connections
A chance phone call with a fellow Leadership Network member not only produced an unforeseen business opportunity for Sebastian Newman-Dennis but sparked a whole new way for network members to connect.
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Changing lenses for perspective
Leadership Network member Tessa Ma'auga's exhibition Kāpuia ngā aho 單絲不綫 looks at narratives around Chineseness and the links between Chinese and Maori cultures.
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Lucy and Farmehr - a mentorship journey
We caught up with Leadership Network members Lucy Luo and Farmehr Farhour to hear about their experience in the network’s Mentorship Programme.
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Leadership Network acknowledges graduating members
The Foundation held events around the country in December to acknowledge the contributions of 10 graduating Leadership Network members, some of whom had been in the network for more than 15 years.
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COP26 - keeping our leaders accountable
Leadership Network member Michelle Too reflects on COP26 – the international climate change conference she attended online late last year.