ESL News New Zealand
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Celebrations this week
Largest gas user Methanex will close
Bird flu in New Zealand
Tourism and traffic in Queenstown
Students leaving school with no qualifications
Auckland’s City Rail Link
Greyhound racing ban
Enrolling to vote in the election
The Commonwealth Games
Population density update
Report about school lunch programme
Matariki this Friday
Political parties preparing for the election
More news about NZ birds – the kea
Good news about NZ birds
All Whites in the World Cup
Budget 2026
Changes to NCEA confirmed
National climate change risk assessment report
Rotuma Language Week
New Zealand Sign Language Week
Problems with recycling
Anzac Day 2026
The state of New Zealand’s freshwater
Frozen vegetables and five plus a day
The impact of rising petrol prices
If you want to develop your listening skills, try these tasks as you listen to the text. The answers are at the bottom of this page. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. Use the vocabulary list to check the meanings ... Read more
Petrol prices
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An average summer
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Changes for NZ Post
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Thousands of New Zealanders moving overseas
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Liquefied natural gas for New Zealand
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Changes to driver licence rules
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Glaciers in New Zealand are melting
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Popular baby names in 2025
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Manage My Health data breach
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Windy Wellington
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Free trade agreement with India
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New Zealand’s summer break
Note: ESL News is taking a break until 12 January. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and happy holidays wherever you are. If you want to develop your listening skills, try these tasks as you listen to the text. The answers are at the bottom of this page. Thanks to Natasha Groves ... Read more
Warmest spring on record
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Yellow legged hornet pest in Auckland
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Feral cats
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First Moriori Language Week
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New Zealand, climate change, and COP30
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Possible ban on fireworks
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Measles cases increasing
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50th anniversary of the Māori Land March
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Mega-strike on Thursday
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Changes to Jobseeker benefit for 18- and 19-year-olds
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Bird of the Year competition
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Plan for changes to workers’ leave
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