The Context: Asia-Pacific

Lifting Aotearoa New Zealand's Asia-Pacific engagement

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Bringing Sun Gum Saan (New Gold Mountain) to the classroom

Bringing Sun Gum Saan (New Gold Mountain) to the classroom

The history of Chinese goldminers is coming alive in classrooms thanks to teamwork between academics and members of Otago’s Chinese community who descended from the illustrious 19th century migrants.

“We’re ready to help”: How academics can boost international business with interesting research

“We’re ready to help”: How academics can boost international business with interesting research

A bright and polished lecture theatre where all the seats and the podium are empty

Highlighting the crisis in educating about Asia in New Zealand universities

A large grid of solar panels sits on greenery with high rise buildings in the background

Tackling tensions in sustainability: A four-pronged approach for New Zealand-China partnerships

A laptop screen shows a 4 by 4 collage of photos of the smiling faces of people from diverse backgrounds

Tourism industry and academics lay simple steps to culture readiness

Matevž (Matt) Rašković smiles in a blue business suit with vibrant orange art in the background

What international business academics think about when they think about business

A wooden sign marks the rocky summit of Mount Kinabalu, with jungle in the far lower distance

From Ōtepoti to Kinabalu: making media that makes change

North Asia

A bright and polished lecture theatre where all the seats and the podium are empty

Highlighting the crisis in educating about Asia in New Zealand universities

Revitalising New Zealand’s Asia expertise needs national collaboration, according to a meeting of Asia experts about cuts to Asia-focused programmes at New Zealand universities. The Context: Asia-Pacific went along to hear the concerns and potential ideas for solutions.

A large grid of solar panels sits on greenery with high rise buildings in the background

Tackling tensions in sustainability: A four-pronged approach for New Zealand-China partnerships

Matevž (Matt) Rašković smiles in a blue business suit with vibrant orange art in the background

What international business academics think about when they think about business

An underground Beijing train platform with people rushing onto the train. A television on the wall shows the news.

Managing a crisis offshore – expect something different

The 13 kilometer Seto Ohashi Bridge connects Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan, across several small islands

Connected cities key to tackling climate change

Crowds of shoppers mingle under the lights of a shopping street in Shanghai

Accentuate the foreignness: how SMEs can build trust in new markets

Abstract coloured landscape with rising sun

New research paints positive picture for NZ brands—if they stay authentic

Southeast Asia

A wooden sign marks the rocky summit of Mount Kinabalu, with jungle in the far lower distance

From Ōtepoti to Kinabalu: making media that makes change

Making media about social and environmental issues is easier than ever but making it persuasive enough to change behaviour is another story, especially when cultural values are at play. Award-winning filmmaker Dr Wiebke Finkler is on a mission to make storytelling more strategic and impactful.

An older man and younger woman, in matching work aprons, enjoy sampling their cafe's food after hours

A cross-cultural view of entrepreneurship

Two customers queue for ice cream from a colourful wheeled cart. Fresh durians hang from the cart

Empowering microentrepreneurs: stories from Bandung

Working Towards Our Sustainable and Equitable Future in the Asia-Pacific

Working Towards Our Sustainable and Equitable Future in the Asia-Pacific

Latin America

Close up of a boy's fingers striking a laptop keyboard, his smiling face just out of focus

At the frontiers of education in Chile and Aotearoa

Research spanning Aotearoa New Zealand and Chile is finding ways for educators and communities to adapt to individual learners rather than the other way around. Dr. Claudio Aguayo is at the frontiers in both countries.

Two similar rivers side by side, each flowing through narrow forested valleys

A conversation between two rivers: different paths to Indigenous ecosystem management

At night on a field in Rapa Nui performers in traditional dress move about, some with fire sticks

New book lifts curtain on Rapa Nui 'theatre' traditions

A boy in yellow and blue practicing football in the alleyway of a favela, with the Brazilian flag above him

Beyond the ‘who’: How purpose-driven leadership transforms organisations

How do kiwi SMEs truly fly offshore? Latin-American comparison offers clues

How do kiwi SMEs truly fly offshore? Latin-American comparison offers clues

Group of smiling cooks preparing flat bread tortillas in Yucatan, Mexico

Microfinance and innovation in the Asia-Pacific

A view from alpine grass across a turquoise lake to sharp mountain peaks

Fixing Our Water Crisis: the Role of Indigenous Knowledge

Education

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Bringing Sun Gum Saan (New Gold Mountain) to the classroom

At the frontiers of education in Chile and Aotearoa

Indigenous

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A conversation between two rivers: different paths to Indigenous ecosystem management

New book lifts curtain on Rapa Nui 'theatre' traditions

Towards an Indigenous blue economy– an interview with Dr Jason Mika

Fixing Our Water Crisis: the Role of Indigenous Knowledge

Working Towards Our Sustainable and Equitable Future in the Asia-Pacific

International Business

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“We’re ready to help”: How academics can boost international business with interesting research

What international business academics think about when they think about business

Managing a crisis offshore – expect something different

Accentuate the foreignness: how SMEs can build trust in new markets

New research paints positive picture for NZ brands—if they stay authentic

Sustainability

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Tackling tensions in sustainability: A four-pronged approach for New Zealand-China partnerships

From Ōtepoti to Kinabalu: making media that makes change

Beyond the ‘who’: How purpose-driven leadership transforms organisations

Connected cities key to tackling climate change

Next Generation Trans-Pacific Leaders Unite for Sustainability

Tourism

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Tourism industry and academics lay simple steps to culture readiness

From Ōtepoti to Kinabalu: making media that makes change

A cross-cultural view of entrepreneurship

Empowering microentrepreneurs: stories from Bandung

Destination marketing: embrace the sojourners