Host families Wanted for international students
Are you and your family interested in learning about other cultures?
Kiwi English Academy in Newmarket is an English language institute established in 1991, we provide high quality English language training to both young people and adults from overseas.
We are looking for kind and caring families to provide homestay accommodation for our international students.
If you speak English as a first language at home and you would like to welcome an international student into your family, we would love to hear from you. You will receive ongoing support from our team.
For further information please contact:
Email: motoko@kiwienglish.co.nz
Phone: 09 524 4711
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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40.8% Yes
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33.4% Maybe?
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25.8% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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