Asia Downunder was a television magazine programme, formerly known as Asia Dynamic, reporting on activities of Asians in

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and New Zealand Asians abroad which ran from 1994 to 2011. Its target audience was the Asian population in New Zealand, and the programme is funded by

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Content

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, the programme was "about why Asian people do what heydo, when, where, how and with whom. It isn't just a television programme but a bridge connecting our diverse communities - to promote better understanding." Lee is a former Asia Downunder producer and presenter who is now a list MP for the National Party. For the last four seasons, the show was produced by Chris Wright and presented by Kadambari Gladding formerly Kadambari Raghukumar.

References

External links

Asia Downunder - YouTube channel

Asia Downunder-TVNZ site
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