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。
Last year, about 60,000 babies were born in New Zealand and almost half of the mothers were not married. These are the numbers for last year: 32,019 mothers were married and 29,159 were not married. About 80% of Maori mothers, 50% of European mothers...
First listen to April 29th 2013 to hear about the death of Parekura Horomia and the need for a by-election. As a result of the death of the Labour MP Parekura Horomia, a by-election was held on Saturday to elect a new Member of Parliament for the eas...
A vet is a short word for veterinarian, an animal doctor. This year, Massey University in Palmerston North is celebrating 50 years since it opened the Veterinary school. Tomorrow, the school will celebrate this occasion with a day of speakers and a d...
The last two weeks have been very busy for the Christchurch City Council. First, there was a decision between the Council and the government about who was going to pay for major re-build projects like the sports centre, the library, the convention ce...
The Labour Party will not ban men from becoming candidates for election in some seats. The Labour Council wants to discuss the idea during the Labour Party conference in November of having 50% women MPs. However, David Shearer, the leader of the Labo...
An Auckland man was sentenced to 10 days in jail for refusing to do jury service. He said he was too busy at work to be on a jury. He is a self-employed engineer. The Minister of Courts said it was the duty of everybody in a democratic society to ser...
For the next two weeks, schools are closed and children have a holiday. Some are lucky to have a family holiday, perhaps skiing in the mountains. Some children visit grandparents in another town for the holidays. If parents are separated and live in...
An unusual Boeing 747 arrived in Christchurch at the weekend from California. It has a telescope on board. The plane will spend the next three weeks flying the skies of the South Island to study the Milky Way. It is called SOFIA, Stratospheric Observ...
First listen to June 23rd 2013 to hear about getting to Milford Sound. Dr Nick Smith, the Minister for Conservation, has now decided not to allow a tunnel to Milford Sound. Although the company wanting to build the tunnel is disappointed with this de...
Both the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and the Dunedin Botanic Gardens are celebrating 150 years this year. They were both established in 1863. This is quite amazing as the first European settlements were not until 1848 for Dunedin and 1850 for Christ...
A number of earthquakes have shaken Wellington and the top of the South Island. The first big earthquake was 5.7 on the Richter scale, just after 9am on Friday morning. The centre was near a small town, Seddon, in the South Island about 50km across C...
The birth of the royal baby was important news for people in the United Kingdom (the UK) as well the Commonwealth countries. This includes New Zealand. The Queen of England is also the Queen of the Commonwealth countries. Listen to December 8th 2012...
The Prime Minister, John Key, is in Seoul at the moment for two reasons. One reason is to remember the New Zealand soldiers who were killed during the Korean War. This week it is 60 years since the cease-fire agreement between North and South Korea....
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) is our spy organisation. At the moment, it can only legally spy on foreigners in New Zealand. However this organisation made a mistake spying on Kim Dotcom because he is a permanent resident. Also,...
Immigration New Zealand will not renew the work visa of a South African man, who was a chef in Christchurch, because he is obese. He is 178 cm tall, weighs 130kg and has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 40. Immigration New Zealand said that anyon...
