Asia Downunder

Asia Downunder is all about Asians in New Zealand, young and old, featuring topics as diverse as art, business, sport, music, fashion, culture, lifestyle, food and many more. The show also tackles topical and controversial stories such as refugees, racism, immigration, and health.

This year the series continues its coverage with some half-hour documentaries and single-themed programs that provide an in depth coverage into Kiwi-Asian concerns. Plus it turns the tables and follows Kiwis living in Asia, revealing their stories and the places they live.

The Asia Downunder reporters for the 2011 series are:

Bharat Jamnadas, an experienced journalist who has been with the programme since the very first episode in 1994, Glenna Casalme, a television news reporter from the Philippines who made New Zealand her home three years ago, Milda Emza, a reporter and former television sports presenter from Indonesia, Kadambari Gladding, a film graduate, singer and former model from the Indian coastal state of Goa and Geraldine Ramirez, a young and motivated reporter who loves getting to the heart of the matter.

Asia Downunder screens on TVNZ One at 11.00am on Sunday mornings and on TVNZ 7 on Wednesdays 5.30pm and Thursdays at 8.30am and 11.30pm.

Visit the website for Asia Downunder.

Projects 2011
World Refugee Day screening

A special half hour screening on World Refugee Day (June 20th) exploring both the hardships and accomplishments of some of New Zealand’s former refugee community.

Coverage of diversity events

A look at how some Maori cultural traditions are influencing Asian interests.

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