Auckland – the perfect mix of city, nature, and good people

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Auckland is definitely one of the best cities that I’ve ever been to and I’m enjoying every minute of it! For me is the perfect mix of urban city, nature, and good people. Auckland is a beautiful city in the North Island of New Zealand. It’s the most populated urban area in this country, and

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Auckland Zoo

See a Kiwi at the Auckland Zoo

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I went to the Auckland Zoo to see a Kiwi after class last week.  It took about 30 minutes to get there from town by bus. I looked for the Kiwi’s enclosure and ran there as soon as I arrived at the gate of the Zoo. Closing time was five thirty PM. That’s why I didn’t have

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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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English school trip - Auckland Maritime Museum

Things to See and Do around Auckland

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Do you need to discover some new things to see and do around Auckland? Students in the Grammar for Writing class work on developing their writing skills by focusing on different areas of grammar and different kinds of texts each week. Last week, they were looking at blog entries. Here are some examples of their

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