为了方便那些要留学新西兰的同学和想了解新西兰文化的英语爱好者，在线英语听力室的小编特地整理了一套新西兰英语，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。
新西兰是一个独一无二的国家。新西兰的景色使她同世界上的其他国家相区别，而她的人民则以友善，强壮和独立而出名。新西兰景色美丽多变，生活方式和文化多元化。从翻滚着绿浪的农场到贫瘠的火山沙漠地带，从有着清澈的蓝色海水的金色沙滩到壮丽的白雪覆盖的山峰，新西兰提供了这样一种范例：即在一个相对很小的国土内有着每一种可能的景观。
The Minister for the Environment, Dr Nick Smith, said today that the government will spend money on controlling our fresh water and will make some important laws. New Zealand is number 3 in the world for the amount of water per person. We have many r...
If you live in Wellington, go to Frank Kitts Park on the waterfront to see the Kiwi bach called First Light. It will be there from today until May 24th. Four Victoria University architecture students designed this small house like a Kiwi bach for a c...
Parliament voted today to increase the driving age from 15 to 16 from August 1st. The vote was unanimous which means all MPs voted for it. The new law also makes it illegal for drivers under 20 to have any alcohol in their blood. Also, anyone who has...
A tornado hit parts of Aucklands North Shore this afternoon (Tuesday). It killed one man and injured 14 other people. It caused a lot of damage to houses, shops, trees and cars. The Albany shopping mall lost its roof. Sheets of steel from the roof an...
Auckland Unleashed is the name of the new discussion paper. It is 220 pages long but you can see a quick video of statistics about Auckland at Auckland Discussion Paper. Some of these statistics are positive but many are negative. The statistics give...
New Zealand Post has issued two stamps of Prince William and his fiance Catherine Middleton. One is a formal photo where they are standing side by side. He is wearing a jacket and tie. She has her hand on his sleeve. Her hand shows the engagement rin...
Today, the minimum wage has increased by 25c from $12.75 to $13 an hour. For young people who are still being trained for the job, their pay has increased by 20c from $10.20 to $10.40. At $13 an hour, this comes to $520 for a 40-hour week. The median...
The government has set up a new department called the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority or CERA. The job of CERA is to rebuild Christchurch. CERA will exist for just five years. It will have a staff of 50, mostly from other government departme...
Students at the University of Canterbury had only one and a half days of classes before the earthquake on Feb 22nd. The university then closed for three weeks. A number of buildings had red stickers, including the two newest buildings Commerce and La...
Thirty-four schools in Christchurch have a red sticker which means the school is badly damaged and not safe. Nearly all schools are now open but for most of those 34, it means sharing with another school one in the morning and one in the afternoon. T...
The Marine and Coastal Area Bill passed its third reading in Parliament today. Next the Governor-General has to sign it. Then it becomes the Marine and Coastal Act and is the law. The voting in Parliament was 63 to 56. The Maori Party joined the Nati...
Business people who have a shop, office or restaurant in the CBD (Central Business District) of Christchurch want access to their business. Most of the CBD has been closed since the earthquake in February. The Head of Civil Defence says it is too dan...
The New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (Usar) team which went to Japan, returned home today. They said there was nothing more they could do in Japan. There is no hope of finding any survivors now because of the extreme cold. This is different from t...
Today, Christchurch held a memorial service to remember those who died following the earthquake on February 22nd. It was a public holiday for Canterbury so that many people could attend. The service was held outdoors in Hagley Park at midday and thou...
Prince William arrived in Christchurch this morning. He has come here to attend the memorial service tomorrow and to visit the families of the Pike River miners in Greymouth. This is a 5-day visit to parts of New Zealand and Australia where there hav...
