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New Zealand, climate change, and COP30

If you want to develop your listening skills, try these tasks as you listen to the news story. The answers are at the bottom of this page, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the news story. The vocabulary list ... Read more

Nov 17, 2025

Possible ban on fireworks

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. The vocabulary list is now ... Read more

Nov 10, 2025

Measles cases increasing

If you want to develop your listening skills, try the tasks below 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. The vocabulary list is now first, so ... Read more

Nov 3, 2025

50th anniversary of the Māori Land March

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Oct 27, 2025

Mega-strike on Thursday

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Oct 20, 2025

Changes to Jobseeker benefit for 18- and 19-year-olds

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Oct 13, 2025

Bird of the Year competition

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Oct 6, 2025

Plan for changes to workers’ leave

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Sep 29, 2025

Daylight saving starts this weekend

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Sep 22, 2025

Women’s Suffrage Day

Note: this story was written and recorded by Pat Syme, the founder of ESL News New Zealand, in 2016. The audio was lost from that post, but I’ve found it and am reposting it here, because it’s such a good explanation of Women’s Suffrage Day. September 19th 1893 was the day when New Zealand women ... Read more

Sep 18, 2025

Māori Language Week – 50th anniversary

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Sep 15, 2025

Fewer marriages in New Zealand

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Sep 8, 2025

Chinese Language Week

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, after the Vocabulary. Thanks to Natasha Groves for preparing the tasks. If you want to listen and read, just scroll down to the text. 1. Listening for main ideas ... Read more

Sep 1, 2025