Asia Insight

About Asia Insight

Asia-related issues and perspectives from the Asia Media Centre at the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono in Wellington. The podcast will feature Asia experts from across the region, along with staff from the Asia New Zealand Foundation.

Publisher

Asia Media Centre

Category

business · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Dec 2021

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Asia Insight: Common Ground - Riri Motu

   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 Riri Motu, a New Zealand exponent of the traditional Indian game of Kabaddi, often described as a mix of tag and wrestling. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

2. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Asia Insight : Common Ground - Sapreet Singh

   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 Sapreet Singh, one of only two players of Indian descent to have represented NZ at the highest level of the game. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

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   21 Oct 2026

   Asia Insight : Common Ground - Peter Hillary

   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 ...

Who has been a guest on Asia Insight

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jason Young
• Raf Manji
• Claire George

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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