21 October 2026
Asia Insight : Common Ground is a special series of interviews looking at the enduring sporting connections between New Zealand and India. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's first successful climb of Mount Everest/ Chomolungma in 1953 made mountaineering history, and forged an enduring relationship between New Zealand and Nepal. In this episode sports journalist Stephen Hewson speaks with Sir Edmund's son Peter Hillary, about the impact his father had on the relationship between the two countries, his expeditions, and his work across the region which endures to this day.