2024 New Zealand Taiwan Day (NZ Taiwan Day) is an annual grand event for overseas Taiwanese in New Zealand and Australia. Held on March 1st and 2nd, 2024, at the Victory Convention Center in Auckland, New Zealand, the event saw the participation of numerous cultural groups from Taiwan and local New Zealand, including the Indigenous Resources Center at Lunghwa University. The center was invited to participate in the 2024 New Zealand Taiwan Day celebration for international cultural exchange.

Director and Dean of Student Affairs, Yen-Nien Wang, stated that scientists studying the DNA of the Māori people discovered a connection with the indigenous peoples in Taiwan, sharing a common ancestor, with almost all Pacific Austronesian ethnic groups having ancestral ties to Taiwan’s indigenous peoples dating back 5,200 years. The Indigenous Resources Center at Lunghwa is honored to participate in the annual Taiwan Day and engage in exchanges with the Māori people and local educational institutions. The primary purpose of this exchange is to promote documentaries about Austronesian ethnic groups and Taiwan’s 16 indigenous peoples and organize an exhibition of indigenous paintings by artist Mr. Wen-Song Zhang.

March 1st marked the opening ceremony of Taiwan Day, with the organizers providing a VIP venue at the Victory Convention Center for the Indigenous Resources Center to showcase the painting exhibition and documentary screenings. The splendid artwork and film presentations by Lunghwa’s Indigenous Resources Center showcased the artistic talents of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples to all the distinguished guests. New Zealand places great importance on Māori culture, even designating the Māori language as an official language. Lunghwa’s Indigenous Resources Center also prepared exhibitions on Austronesian ethnic groups and Māori culture, garnering significant interest from local officials and the public. On March 4th, cultural exchanges occurred between Taiwan and New Zealand's indigenous peoples at the Papakura Marae Māori tribe.

New Zealand is a nation that highly values education and culture. Lunghwa’s Indigenous Resources Center hopes for further deepening of exchanges in the future, allowing Lunghwa faculty and students to actively promote the integration of multiculturalism through various exchanges between Taiwan’s indigenous peoples and the Māori, fostering a sense of identity and pride among indigenous students and making the school a model for constructing a harmonious and friendly campus.