新西兰英语 813 Names for North and South Islands

The Geographic Board wants New Zealanders to choose whether to use a Maori or an English name for the North and South Islands. The Board has recommended this to the Land Information Minister, Maurice Williamson. It is now his decision. If he agrees,

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[00:03.21]Study the following map carfully, [00:11.55]name 10 cities and tell their positions in the country. [01:09.49]Next ot Egmont,one of the inactive volcanoes in North Island,is Taranaki. [01:36.44]As the capital of Hawke's Bay is a coastal tow

朗文3L看听学英语第三册 Lesson 115

Lesson 115 Television Day: Captain Cook TV Commentary: The great explorer, Captain Cook, set out from England in 1768 in his ship, Endeavour. He wanted to explore the South Pacific. After he had sailed round the two islands of New Zealand, he travell

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They wouldn't work for a thousand dollars a day, but they would work for a ten-cent string of beads. 即使一天给他们一千美元，他们也不愿意，但是他们却愿意为得到一串廉价的珠子而干活。 They were very fond of jewel

新西兰英语 658 Maori water rights

The Waitangi Tribunal met for two weeks to discuss Maori water rights. The Tribunal gave an interim report because the full report would not be available until September. The interim report asked the government to postpone the sale of Mighty River Po

新西兰英语 806 Maori By-Election results

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

新西兰英语 737 Waitangi

If you do not already know about Waitangi Day, listen to previous podcasts: February 5th 2012 and February 6th 2011. Waitangi is in the Bay of Islands. It is just a short walk from the town of Paihia and across the harbour from Russell. There is a sh

新西兰英语 643 Maori want to own rivers

More than 200 Maori attended the Waitangi Tribunal today to argue that they own the water in New Zealand rivers. They want the Tribunal to stop the government selling 49% of the electricity companies. On June 26th the government passed the law to sel

新西兰英语 636 Maori Language Week

This week is Maori language week. The theme this year is Arohatia te Reo, which means cherish te Reo (the Maori language): love it, honour it and speak it. Why should we honour te Reo? This year celebrates 25 years since te Reo became the second offi

新西兰英语 586 Storm hits North Island

Strong winds and heavy rain have caused problems in many places in the North Island and the upper part of the South Island. About 16,000 homes in South Taranaki and Wanganui have no electricity as power poles and lines fell. 600 power lines are down.

英语访谈对话 220 Future Trip

Jessica: So Kate what is, what's this future trip? What are you gonna do next year? Kate: Next year, so when I leave Japan, I'm going back to Australia to work for another 8 weeks and then I'm off to New Zealand to see the rest of New Zealand and the

新西兰英语 176 Maori Language Week

This is Maori Language week, from July 27th to August 2nd. Every year, for the last 30 years, we have celebrated Maori Language week. This is the time to learn Te Reo Maori. You can learn 100 Maori words from the website: www.koreromaori.co.nz Maori

原版英语对话1000个:220 Future Trip

Jessica: So Kate what is, what's this future trip? What are you gonna do next year? Kate: Next year, so when I leave Japan, I'm going back to Australia to work for another 8 weeks and then I'm off to New Zealand to see the rest of New Zealand and the

新西兰英语 294 Maori and the Sea

We have heard a lot of talk in the last six years about the foreshore and seabed. The foreshore is the beach up to the high tide mark. The seabed is the ocean as far as New Zealands limit, 200 miles out to sea. This is the part of the ocean which New

China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM

China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM RAROTONGA, Cook Islands, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai firmly rejected suggestions Thursday that China's assistance to developing Pacific countries was aimed at

新西兰英语 224 Maori Flag

The Prime Minister, Mr Key, announced that a Maori flag was chosen for Waitangi Day. It will fly on the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Parliament along with the New Zealand flag. The Maori flag is black, red and white with a koru design. The koru is a y

新西兰英语 136 New Zealand Place Names

The New Zealand Geographic Board is thinking about changing the names of the North Island and the South Island. The Board members think that these two islands should have Maori names instead. Certainly, North Island and South Island are not very inte

新西兰英语 464 Maori Moko used by French man

The photo of a French rugby player with a moko design on his face and back, upset many Maori. The moko is a tattoo on the face and other parts of the body. Originally, it was done with a chisel, not a needle, to make grooves in the skin. Soot from bu

新西兰英语 169 John Key’s visit to the Pacific

Last week, John Key visited four Pacific Island countries: Tonga, Samoa, Niue and the Cook Islands. He spent one day in each country. New Zealand gives financial aid to each of these countries and one reason for the visit was to find out what each co

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