新西兰英语 181 Dairy Farmers

Dairy farmers are having a tough time during the recession because of the high Kiwi dollar. Last year, the dairy company Fonterra paid farmers more than $7 for a kilo of milk solids. This year they will probably get $5.20. They will know next month h

新西兰英语 90 New Year

Tomorrow is New Years Eve. At midnight, many people celebrate the New Year with friends. Many towns and cities have a free outdoor concert. At one minute to midnight there is a count down from 60 seconds to 1 second then everyone shouts Happy New Yea

新西兰英语 61 Parliament Ends

Last week was the final session for Parliament before the elections on November 8th. During the session last week, MPs who were retiring gave their farewell speeches. One well-known National MP, Katherine Rich, decided to retire from Parliament as sh

VOA双语新闻：克林顿国务卿将首次会晤英德外长

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first meetings with senior foreign officials in her new post. Plans are also being made for her first overseas trip as Secretary -

美国有线新闻 CNN 美国国务卿与俄罗斯外长就叙利亚问题会谈

I`m Carl Azuz. It`s good to have you watching. 我是卡尔`阿祖兹,欢迎您收看CNN学生新闻. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in the Russian capital yesterday. He`s meeting with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey L

新西兰英语 267 Volcano in Iceland affects New Zealand to

While the Iceland volcano has brought flights to and from parts of Europe to a stop, even New Zealand is affected. First, AirNZ has cancelled all flights to Los Angeles, Shanghai and Vancouver because these flights continue to the UK. AirNZ flies to

新西兰英语 244 Waitangi Day

Today is Waitangi Day. It is 170 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. This was a treaty between Queen Victoria of England and Maori chiefs in New Zealand. The Queen promised to give Maori all the rights of British citizens and to protec

新西兰英语 239 Farmers buy shares in Fonterra

Fonterra is the biggest company in New Zealand and also the biggest export dairy company in the world. It is a co-operative which means that farmers own it. In fact, 10, 500 dairy farmers in New Zealand own Fonterra. Each farmer has one share for eac

新西兰英语 15 Building Codes

The government announced today some changes to building which might help to make houses cheaper. House prices have risen sharply in recent years, making it hard for young people to buy their own house. Mortgage rates have gone up too. It has been a l

新西兰英语 16 Senior Doctors

A month ago, senior doctors in New Zealand hospitals said they would go on strike at the end of March to get more pay. It now looks as though they will not go on strike after all. The Minister of Health, David Cunliffe, has worked hard in the last mo

新西兰英语 26 Price Rises

We all know about price rises in the last few months. Petrol continues to increase, mostly because of the price of a barrel of oil on the international market. Mortgage interest rates have been increasing for some time although last week there was a

新西兰英语 34 Cell Phones

Do you think talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous? What about texting or reading text messages while driving? It is amazing that some people do that but its true. Last year, a driver who was texting killed two teenage sisters and this y

VOA双语新闻：美英法阿盟外长继续谋求加沙停火

Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France and the Arab League met separately and together behind closed doors at the United Nations Wednesday, seeking an end to nearly two weeks of deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip. After hours of tal

VOA双语新闻：美巴阿外长聚会华府审查南亚政策

The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan are scheduled to take part in the Obama administration's strategic review of South Asia policy here in Washington this week. The three-party talks come on the heels of a peace agreement between Islama

VOA双语新闻：以色列外长利夫尼开始组建新政府

Negotiations are underway in Israel to form a new government after the prime minister resigned. 以色列外长利夫尼开始了组建新政府的任务，目前正在同各政党举行磋商。 Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is holding consul

2015年CRI 中央一号文件聚焦农业现代化 王毅与印度外长斯瓦拉杰会谈

China will step up reforms and innovation to speed up agricultural modernization in 2015, according to a key policy document released by the Party and government on Sunday. The document says as the Chinese economy, under the new normal, shifts from h

新西兰英语 313 Maori Language week

This is Maori language week, a time to think about the survival of the Maori language and to encourage more people to use it. Listen to more about the purpose of Maori language week: July 29 2009 About 18,000 people are fluent in Maori but the number

新西兰英语 210 Fiji expels New Zealand diplomat

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

新西兰英语 419 Christchurch Memorial Service

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

新西兰英语 416 Memorial Service

Today, a memorial service was held for students and teachers from an English Language school who died following the earthquake on Feb 22nd. Their school was on the fifth floor of the CTV building which collapsed, killing 71 students and 9 teachers. 2