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Oct 2026

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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.

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October 26, 202612 min

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 !

October 26, 20267 min

Asia Insight : Common Ground - Sarpreet 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 Sarpreet 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 !

October 21, 202627 min

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 countries, his expeditions, and his work across the region which endures to this day. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 14, 202622 min

Asia Insight : Common Ground - Bryan Waddle

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 cricket commentator Bryan Waddle Widely celebrated as "the voice of New Zealand cricket," Bryan Waddle has commentated on more than 250 Test matches and 400 One-Day Internationals. In 2019, he was appointed a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for his extensive services to sports broadcasting. He remains active in the cricket community, currently co-hosting the popular weekly cricket podcast "On the Front Foot" alongside former New Zealand captain Jeremy Coney. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 14, 202618 min

Asia Insight : Common Ground - Ajaz 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 Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel, who was born in Mumbai but raised in New Zealand. In 2021 Ajaz shocked the cricket world by taking all ten wickets in an innings - one of the games rarest feats. Ajaz spoke to Stephen from Leicester in the UK, where he has been playing county cricket. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 14, 202621 min

Asia Insight: Common Ground - John Wright

Asia Insight : Common Ground is a special series of interviews looking at the enduring sporting connections between New Zealand and India, recorded as part of new research being released by the Asia New Zealand Foundation. In this episode sports journalist Stephen Hewson speaks with former New Zealand cricket captain John Wright, who was also the first foreigner to coach the Indian Men's side. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 14, 202614 min

Asia Insight : Common Ground - Melie Kerr

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 White Ferns captain Melie Kerr, arguably the greatest female cricketer New Zealand has produced. She's also been instrumental in the rise of the Indian Women's Premier League, playing for the Mumbai Indians. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 13, 202618 min

Asia Insight: Common Ground - Dipak 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 former New Zealand cricketer Dipak Patel, just the second player of Indian heritage to play for the Black Caps. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 6, 202616 min

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 decent 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. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

October 6, 202621 min

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. Website asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nz Whakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !