Kiwi English is ‘wicked’– but not ‘evil’– to learn, say students
SABRINA DANKEL’s first language is German, but she speaks and writes English as well as any of her classmates at Whitireia Journalism School. So she was the natural choice for a NewsWire assignment to...
View ArticleTe Aro kids celebrate diversity in Mandarin
KIDS WILL BE KIDS: A group of children at Te Aro School, which has around 40 nationalities on its roll. Photo: Grace Ackland TE ARO School has been teaching China’s Mandarin dialect since last year and...
View ArticleMigrants may be missing quake advice
GETTING PREPARED: Eng Sam given a checklist. IF you’re in Wellington when the big quake hits, and English is your second language, you could be in trouble. Non-English speakers may not know the role of...
View ArticleMandarin raises Te Aro pupil confidence
TEACHERS at Te Aro School are reporting positive results after three years of pupils learning Mandarin at the school. The school has 200 students from 40 different nationalities. Yet they say...
View ArticleProducers “live and breathe” their craft
SAY CHEESE!: Miles and Janet King (front centre) smile with the other winners of the MiNDFOOD awards. IMAGE: Matthew Lau KINGSMEADE CHEESE has won the holy grail of Wellington produce awards as Best...
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