Skiing at Turoa

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I hadn’t been skiing before I came to New Zealand, so I would like to like to write about my first time went skiing in New Zealand two months ago. I was looking forward to skiing for a long time so I really hoped the weather during the trip was nice. It was a wonderful

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Travel in New Zealand

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Last week, me and two of my best friends resolute that we go to Rotorua at the weekend. We went to the Stagecouch Bus office and booked six tickets to Rotorua and back, it costed each of us 72 Dollar. We asked before some guys from our school if they would to come with us.

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Travel in the South Island

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Two months ago I went on a trip to the South Island of New Zealand. I visited Christchurch and Queenstown . In Christchurch I went for a ride on a gondola. I saw a very beautiful view of the ocean and Canterbury plains. Also, in the distance, I could see some mountains. If you visit

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Travel in NZ

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I arrived in NZ 5 weeks ago , I haven’t been on lots of trips, yet! But, I’ve been to Mission Bay and Corn-Wall Park. Mission Bay has an extremely good ocean view and clear water. I think It’s really worth visiting!! Also, there are many nice restaurants. I had a glass of beer. That

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Waiheke

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My trip to Waiheke was very cheap, I used just $60 for the whole day. I was with a friend there and I recommend to go there alone or with not too many people. At 8 am drove the ferry and at 8.30am we arrived in Waiheke. It’s easy to travel with the bus there,

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Trip to Rotorua

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Two weeks ago I went with friends to Rotorua. We booked a bus from Auckland to Rotorua and back. The trip started on a Friday morning, we actually needed 4 hours to arrive in Rotorua. First we searched the Backpackers and found a very good one. We were 6 students and booked two rooms. On

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Maori Culture Weekend

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Last weekend, 10 Languages International students and 4 teachers went on an Interactive Maori Culture Weekend, hosted by the Piritahi Marae on Waiheke island and organised by our friends at TimeUnlimited. It was an amazing, uplifting, action-packed yet relaxing weekend that I think we’ll all hold as a memorable, unique experience for a long time

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Advice from TESOL Students

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The Languages International TESOL is a four-week course for non-native speakers who want to have teaching experience. These courses include input seminars on language teaching methodology, observation of experienced teachers, peer teaching and language development at a higher level. Are you thinking about doing the TESOL course? Here is some advice from some previous students.

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New Zealand Wins UK Travel Award

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New Zealand has once again been voted a favourite destination by British travellers, Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor said today. Readers of the Guardian, the Observer and Guardian.co.uk voted New Zealand their favourite long-haul holiday destination in the recent annual Reader’s Travel Awards. New Zealand also won this award in 2006. Mr O’Connor said the win

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New Zealand Voted Country of the Year

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Jules Lund describes why New Zealand deserves the accolade of Getaway Country of the Year Popular Australian TV travel show Getaway has named New Zealand “Country of the Year” for 2008. According to the show’s presenter Jules Lund, New Zealand “really does have an adventure for everyone, incredible scenery, great cities, gourmet food and wine,

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