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China's Clean Energy Boom Looks Different from the Global South

China’s clean-tech dominance may be causing concern in Washington and Brussels, but the view from the Global South is very different. Jawad Khalid looks at how affordable Chinese technology is changing the economics of the energy transition, and the challenge this creates for countries such as New Zealand.

Jawad Khalid

Inside Southeast Asia's scam compounds – book review

Alex Smith

India Opposition Leaders Briefly Detained During Protest Over Election Commissioner

Malaysia Begins Myanmar Repatriations; UN Says Conditions Remain Unsafe

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Why APEC Matters (More Than Ever)

As the countdown begins to APEC 2026, Minister Todd McClay explains the importance of the body (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) as a forum for international cooperation -this article was first published in 2025

Asia Insight: Common Ground - Ramesh Patel

Asia Insight : Common Ground is a special series of interviews looking at the enduring sporting connections between New Zealand and India. In this episode sports journalist Stephen Hewson speaks with Ramesh Patel, the first player of Indian descent to represent New Zealand on the hockey field. Patel was a member of the gold medal winning team of 1976, and went on to become CEO of Hockey New Zealand.

Frank Wilson: The Long View from Saigon

Carla Teng-Westergaard

A rocket at breakfast. A Vietnamese man smuggled out in a coffin. A city falling apart around him. In an exclusive interview with the Asia Media Centre, former New Zealand diplomat Frank Wilson recalls his first posting to Saigon in the dying days of the Vietnam War, and why, long before anyone else was looking, he knew Asia was New Zealand’s future.

Features

RNZ Investigative Reporter Anusha Bradley Named 2026 Jefferson Fellow

The Asia New Zealand Foundation's Asia Media Centre has selected Radio New Zealand (RNZ) investigative reporter Anusha Bradley as this year's Jefferson Fellow, one of the most prestigious international journalism fellowships available to Asia-Pacific reporters.

South Korea journalism internship adds invaluable skills to career toolkit

Foundation media intern Fergus Goodall-Smith says the three months he spent at Korea JoongAng Daily in Seoul gave him invaluable newsroom experience, while providing a closer look at South Korea and what New Zealand could learn from the country. Fergus, who completed a Bachelor of Communication at Victoria University of Wellington in 2025, says the experience has provided him with a toolkit of skills to advance his journalism career.

Postcard from Jakarta

James To

With around 42 million people across its sprawling metropolitan area, Jakarta is now the world’s largest city by population, according to recent UN research. But how does a city of that scale keep moving, while tackling challenges from transport and housing to waste, water and energy? On a recent visit for the ASEAN Think Tanks Summit, the Foundation’s Track II Manager Dr James To got a glimpse of how digital technology and innovation are helping Jakarta tackle some of its biggest urban challenges.

Opinion & Analysis

Why New Zealand and ASEAN must build middle power momentum

To address global challenges and mounting uncertainties, New Zealand and Southeast Asian states must turn their “middle power moment” into momentum, writes professor of international relations at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Cheng-Chwee Kuik.

Asia Insight : Dhruva Jaishankar

Dhruva Jaishankar is executive director of the Observer Research Foundation America and a 2026 senior fellow with the Asia New Zealand Foundation He’s also a non-resident Fellow at the Lowy Institute in Australia, and is the author of "Vishwa Shastra: India and the World" an excellent introduction to India's international relations due to be published in New Zealand later this year. Dhruva was in Wellington recently and had time to sit down for chat on all things India, and the future of the New Zealand India relationship ..

Philippines, New Zealand Elevate Ties to Comprehensive Partnership

Carla Teng-Westergaard

New Zealand and the Philippines have formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership, marking a major milestone as the two countries celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations and signalling a shared commitment to deepen cooperation across defence, trade, education, renewable energy and regional security. Asia Media Centre's Carla Teng-Westergaard reports from Manila.

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Podcasts

Asia Insight: Common Ground - Ramesh Patel

Asia Insight : Common Ground is a special series of interviews looking at the enduring sporting connections between New Zealand and India. In this episode sports journalist Stephen Hewson speaks with Ramesh Patel, the first player of Indian descent to represent New Zealand on the hockey field. Patel was a member of the gold medal winning team of 1976, and went on to become CEO of Hockey New Zealand.

Asia Insight: Common Ground - Priya Bhika

In this special series of Asia Insight, sports journalist Stephen Hewson talks with a range of New Zealand sportspeople about what a century of sport has meant for the connection between Aotearoa and India our two countries. It's a story that has grown much bigger than the games themselves: one of community, camaraderie and collaboration. Join us as we celebrate it. We begin this special series with Priya Bhika, the first woman of Indian heritage to play hockey for New Zealand at the national level.

Asia Insight: Common Ground - Selwyn Maister

Asia Insight : Common Ground is a special series of interviews looking at the enduring sporting connections between New Zealand and India. In this episode sports journalist Stephen Hewson speaks with Selwyn Maister, a member of New Zealand's 1976 Montreal Olympics Gold Medal team and hockey historian.

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