Dr Stephen Hoadley.

• Position: NEW LIFE MEMBER - New Zealand Institute for International Affairs

Dr Stephen Hoadley began his service to the NZIIA as Auckland branch secretary, then branch president, in the 1970s and 1980s. He also became one of the first contributors to the newly established NZ International Review, starting in 1976 with articles on the New Zealand aid, East Timor and ASEAN. A tabulation in the 1990s found that he was the Review's most prolific contributor in the 20 years since its founding. He is still a regular contributor of articles and book reviews. His support of the Review is reflected in his role as a corresponding editor, dating from 1976, and his varied contributions to the NZIIA earned him appointment as an honorary vice president. He has authored a series of books published by the NZIIA, including New Zealand and Taiwan (1993), New Zealand and Australia (1995), The US--New Zealand Kiwifruit Dispute (1997), New Zealand United States Relations (2000), Negotiating Free Trade: The New Zealand Singapore CEP Agreement (2002) and New Zealand and France (2005). He also contributed a chapter to New Zealand in World Affairs, Vol II, 1972-1990. In past years he has served on the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament, on the Aid Advisory Committee and on the review panel of the Intelligence Agencies Bill. In 1986 he was one of a four-person NZIIA delegation that visited China.

Stephen is still active as an associate professor of politics and international relations at Auckland University, where he teaches New Zealand diplomacy, European and American foreign policies and economic statecraft, and directs the degree of master of professional studies in international relations and human rights. He regularly lectures on foreign affairs at the NZDF Command and Staff College, where he is an honorary professor, and at courses for the Royal New Zealand Navy, in which he is an honorary captain. Television and radio commentary and public talks on current...