Leadership grounded in experience, relationships, and community purpose Eastern Bridge was founded by Simon Appleton, a New Zealander with deep experience living and working across East Asia and extensive experience supporting New Zealand local government, […]

Practical, low-risk international engagement for communities Eastern Bridge’s approach is designed to make international engagement achievable for communities without adding cost, complexity, or risk. We focus on long-term relationship management, clear scope, and transparency — […]

A kaupapa grounded in people, place, and long-term relationships Eastern Bridge exists to support meaningful international engagement at a community level.Our work is guided by a clear vision, a practical mission, and a set of […]

A decade of community-level international engagement Eastern Bridge was established in 2014 in response to a practical challenge: many New Zealand communities wanted to remain internationally connected, but lacked the capacity, continuity, or specialist expertise […]

Building trusted international relationships at a community level Eastern Bridge is a New Zealand–based international relations management organisation.We work with local governments, iwi and hapū, and schools to establish, manage, and strengthen long-term relationships between […]