In Part 1 of our show our guests on our panel are Hosam Ali, Syrian-New Zealander Musician and Professor Wayne Hope from AUT University. The panel discusses the media coverage of The Arab Spring and how this impacted the public’s perception.

In the second part of our show Glynis Bartlam looks at what motivates people to be involved in Asian causes and then Sapna Samant talks to Professor Paul Spoonley about patterns of migration from and to New Zealand related to Asian peoples.