This is the moment New Zealand's largest earthquake in 20 years' struck. I was behind the counter serving a couple of customers and just the power of the earthquake was just absolutely amazing, and you could just see your stock just flying across th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

New Zealands Second City Rises Again After Earthquake Disaster Officials in New Zealands second largest city say it will cost more than $15 billion to rebuild parts of Christchurch that were devastated earlier this year by an earthquake. In February,

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New Zealand has confirmed three people have tested positive for swine flu - the first in the Asia-Pacific region. Eight more patients are awaiting test results and officials expect they too have contracted the virus, which is thought to have killed

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Model presenting Huawei smartphone Mate7 [Photo: Xinhua] Chinese tech giant Huawei has announced plans to invest 280 million U.S. dollars into a research and development facility in New Zealand, putting it on the page as a major player in the develop

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

People-to-people exchange between China and New Zealand has been on the rise in recent years. CRI's Min Rui has more. Zhang Luwen is a senior student at Massey University in Wellington. She says studying in New Zealand has been a wise move. I came to

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

Creative New Zealand wants to make changes. At the moment, Creative New Zealand has four organisations: the Arts Council, the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi, and the Pacific Arts Committee. Together these organisations have 55 staff including 28 directors.

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 January 2008 Thousands of mourners gathered in Auckland for the funeral of New Zealand's national hero, Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest. The 88-year-old adventurer died earlier this month. From Sydney, Ph

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Its exactly a month today until the Olympic Games begin. From August 8th till the 24th, over 10,000 athletes will compete in 28 sports, mostly in Beijing. For New Zealand, it will be 100 years since we first sent athletes to an Olympic Games. Three N

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The slowing global economy has affected tourism in New Zealand with tourist numbers falling this year. There were 11,100 fewer international visitors to New Zealand in September 2008 compared with September 2007. Visitor numbers are down across most

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This week, starting today, is New Zealand Sign Language Week, celebrating the language that is used by the Deaf community. Just three years ago, NZ Sign Language (NZSL) became the third official language in New Zealand, after English and Maori. This

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Every year, in mid-September, about 100,000 bar-tailed godwits return to New Zealand from Alaska. This godwit is a sea bird about 40cm in height. It wades on long legs in the mudflats at low tides on some beaches and eats insects, crabs and small pla

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

At the end of July, the Department of Immigration said they will now allow wealthy migrants to live in New Zealand. There is no English requirement. There is no maximum age. Now retired people who cannot speak English can move to New Zealand if they

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

A recent study by Statistics New Zealand showed that most people who migrated to New Zealand hoped to eventually become New Zealand citizens. Over 90% of South African and Pacific Island migrants were the keenest to apply, with 86.5% of South Asian m

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The World Expo opened in Shanghai on May 1st and already the New Zealand pavilion has been popular. It is situated very near Chinas pavilion. New Zealands 2,000 sq metre pavilion cost our government and sponsors $30 million. NZ hopes that we will inc

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The All Whites, New Zealands soccer team has a chance to play in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The last time a New Zealand team was part of the World Cup was in 1982. Soccer is a popular game to play in New Zealand, especially for school childr

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The weeks leading up to Christmas are a busy time for most New Zealanders. We celebrate the end of the school year with concerts or prize giving ceremonies. There are office parties too to celebrate the end of year with work mates. Anyone who belongs

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Many of us have been watching on TV the amazing rescue of the 33 Chilean miners. However, we may be surprised to learn that a New Zealand inventor designed a medical belt that the miners have all been wearing. They wear the belt around their waist an

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New Zealand Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has given a speech, outlining New Zealand's perspectives and security priorities. He thus speaks highly of China's contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission. In peacekeeping, New Zealand is very grateful

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On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Fiji expelled the top diplomats of Australia and New Zealand and told them to leave in 24 hours. Then New Zealand told the Fijian diplomat in Wellington that he had to leave and go home. Fiji has expelled four New Ze

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