Fresh Thai Condiments at a Roadside Café in Bangkok

How to Cook Thai Food at Home in Auckland

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If you are a person who likes eating spicy food, this article will show you how to cook basic modern Thai food from six main ingredients, together with cooking some rice in a pot. Supermarkets for buying ingredients Usually, most Asian people buy food and sauces at an Asian supermarket. There are two Asian supermarkets

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Victor Francey Taekwondo Champion

Swiss Student Wins New Zealand National Taekwondo Championship

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English and Taekwondo in New Zealand make a great combination. Just ask our champion, Victor Francey! When you study English in New Zealand, there are lots of things you can do outside class to enjoy your hobbies, interests and passions.  For example, our students have joined rugby clubs and orchestras. They’ve volunteered to help the

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New Work Rights on Student Visas in New Zealand

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Work in New Zealand while you study. New Zealand’s Minister of Immigration has just announced changes that will give work rights to more of Languages International’s students. From December 2013 students granted a Student Visa for a course starting in 2014 will be able to work for up to 20 hours per week if: they are studying in a

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Muriwai Panorama

Don’t Miss the Wild Black Sand Beach at Muriwai

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Last weekend I was traveling with two of my friends Alexandra and Svetlana. We took a winery tour with Kiwiana Tours. After the wine tasting we went to see the black sand beach at Muriwai, on the west coast of the Auckland region. When we had arrived, the door of the bus opened and I

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Best English school 2013 Southern Hemisphere shortlisting

Languages International shortlisted for a Star Award

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We’re proud to announce that once again, we have been shortlisted for the Study Travel Magazine Star Award for the top English language school in the Southern Hemisphere. Languages International is one of 6 schools from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa to be nominated this year. Thank you to all our partners for their

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Sunrise at Mount Maunganui

Sunrise on Mount Maunganui

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I arrived in Mount Maunganui on Saturday night. The first thing that I did was look for a hostel to spend the night, and I found a hostel at a great price, and with free Wi-Fi. Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a peninsula to the north

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Birdwatching on Beautiful Tiritiri Island

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I arrived in New Zealand on Saturday afternoon. I was happy to come back. The people and the smell of rain, reminded me I’m in winter. The day before I went to Tiritiri, I went to a market. I saw a lot of Maori people selling fruit and I could breathe in the aroma of

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Auckland – My First Impressions

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I arrived in Auckland last week in the afternoon. Then a Language International’s driver took me to my homestay in Remuera. It is a lovely home with a large garden and a lively atmosphere. Auckland is called the City of Sails, it is in the North Island of New Zealand, and has a hilly landscape.

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A great way to spend your weekend: Auckland winery tour

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New Zealand is famous for its wonderful wines.  Here our student, Svetlana Kirienko, writes about the lovely day she and her friends had visiting Auckland’s vineyards with Kiwiana Tours.  Enter Svetlana… It was a wonderful morning. The sun was shining. Before we were picked up we had been waiting for a bus for 20 minutes, but we

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Brian, the school cat, and his Kiwi friend

What’s a Kiwi? (Hint: There’s more than one answer…)

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This word ‘Kiwi’ has three definitions. First, it’s a kind of fruit you can eat, the kiwifruit. It’s very nutritious and really delicious to eat. Second, the kiwi is a special and nearly extinct bird. It can’t fly, which is unusual, and it only lives in New Zealand. It is a symbol of New Zealand,

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