CAL ISUZU in Hamilton is New Zealand’s number one Isuzu truck dealership. They employ 76 staff; some required…
Viva Shao, English Language Partners’ super-suberb programme administrator, says it’s vital to keep Chinese language alive and thriving in New Zealand.
Our Palmy centre’s learners have come up with a cool way of sharing what they miss most about class under lockdown.
English Language Partners learners take on Olympic challenge!
Learning with ELP is fun and useful. Prisha uses 'Princess Shapla' in her everyday work – how clever is that!
Visits to English Language Partners' classes builds trust in the NZ Police, and is a great language learning activity.
It can be stressful dealing with our techno-loaded world, but ELP Wellington learners find it a piece of cake!
Hue-Quan Trinh shares her learner’s determination to vote in Aotearoa! It's her real-life ‘Election Success’ story…
Awarua Communication Museum is built on the site of Awarua Radio ZLB – which began operating on…
"It was amazing to have a job seeker group with whom I could connect and share questions and experiences.”…
This Wellington class had many interesting ‘outside the classroom’ experiences this term! They visited the Supreme Cour…
“I’m doing what I love and what I am passionate about.” Farzana Nazreen Nisha’s connections with English Language…
Nothing beats real-life practice to perfect the language of ‘transport and travel’ – so an excursion is definitely in o…
Sue Blakely, QSM, is one hugely committed English Language Partners’ teacher. For over 20 years, Sue has supported…
“I love teaching! It gives me a lot of joy helping people learn.” Spring Xing volunteers for English Language Partne…
Victoria University student Helen Knott has moved around a fair bit in her life. Her parents are both academics working…
North Shore's Albany Intermediate Intensive English class have enjoyed a busy day of zero waste activities…
Thursday afternoon is when our Palmerston North learners head off enthusiastically to the UCOL computer lab…
When you don’t know what it’s like to work as a NZ policeman or to run a Kiwi business, it helps to hear straight from…
Each week, over 1,200 ELPNZ volunteers visit the homes of refugee-background and migrant learners to help with English…
Viet Doan Do says boosting his English skills through the English for Employees course helped him master the langua…
For Thang Shalom Innkuan, brushing up his English has brought benefits at work and home. Thang, who grew up…
Teacher Kathy Ombler, third left, with learners and course guest speakers All the ‘Ps’ and more on a Kiwiana course…
Marina Vrecic with James McCulloch, CE, ELPNZ Marina Vrecic is celebrating 20 years with English Language Partners…
Porirua City Council really ‘get’ diversity! They’re working hard at building inclusion to ensure all voices are repres…
Out of class’ adventures are a terrific way to practise and consolidate English learnt in class. Plus, they’re heaps of…
Through 20 years’ teaching two Lebanese Kiwis, David Horne made long-standing friends and added Arabic to the…
During New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, ELPNZ’s centres continued teaching all students by changing…
A woman’s conversation and wellbeing group has opened doors for new Kiwi women living in Porirua. The group…
An English Language Partners’ course is helping migrants on the first step towards getting work driving a truck…
Palmerston North’s annual Festival of Cultures celebrates the city’s amazing, growing diversity. Over the Festival week…
Our Rotorua centre's ‘hands on' language-learning classes are based on the concept, ‘Where the hands go, the mind…
English Language Partners (ELP) joins Race Relations Day events to celebrate our multicultural Aotearoa New Zealand…
Our Hutt centre’s ESOL literacy classes visit to Matiu-Sommes Island was a great opportunity to take learning outside…
Making the most of a warm and sunny February, our Hutt centre ventured out to bring language to life and life to langua…
You can't beat Wellington on a good day! Our Wellington centre’s ESOL Intensive class headed to Te Papa museum…
Helen Knott is one of our wonderful volunteers! She trained in October 2020 and has been working with learner Bawi Zi…
After seven months in their new home, our Christchurch centre was finally able to hold an official opening part…
Did you know Aotearoa's five most common languages are English, te reo Māori, Samoan, Mandarin and Hindi…
ESOL learners signed up to find the answer to this perplexing question on English Language Partners’ Kiwiana course…
A recent summer course at English Language Partners Wellington enjoyed a creative four weeks with a focus on English…
Expressing her culture through dance is just the latest in many life achievements for this Chinese-Kiwi superwoman…
After learning from home in the first part of 2020, Dunedin ELP staff and learners returned to the classroom with…
My name is Zhihui (Bella) Lu. I came to New Zealand from China five years ago. My volunteer ESOL home tutor…
"When the lockdown was announced and we were told the lessons were moving to Zoom, I didn't know what Zoom…
Meg Melvin is a professional sketch-noter who came to visit English Language Partners Wellington’s Summer holiday…
Company boss Mark Pepperell couldn’t be happier with the specialist skills and attitude of the Filipino tradesmen…
The announcement New Zealand was going into Level 4 lockdown on 25 March 2020 saw English Language…
On a good day, you can see all the way to Te Anau and the Hump Ridge Track,” says Trish Marshall of the family’s…
Varun Keri arrived from India in February, just as Covid-19 was beginning to impact around the globe. It’s been an…
Guests of our Rotorua centre’s ‘end-of-year' 2020 celebration were treated to a dazzling display of musical skills…
A job in beekeeping and desire for a better life and environment in which to raise their daughters were the impetus…
Kiwi Speak class declared graduation ‘winners'! During the course, the Bay of Plenty learners had a major focus…
For Isabel Poblete Echeverria, teaching Spanish in New Zealand enabled her to work and stay within her ‘comfort…
English Language Partners’ people are firmly rooted in sharing cultures and growing strong communities. We just do…
Our centre in Porirua appreciates helping hands for those end-of -year jobs they haven't had time to get on top of…
With end-of-year festivities fast approaching, our Palmerston North centre has started celebrating already…
The Board of English Language Partners New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of James McCulloch as Chief Executive from 7 December 2020.
Another great bunch of ELP's graduates are celebrating their success. Nine people in this ‘Professional Speaking…
Visiting a herb farm is a great way to give ‘post-lockdown' help to a local herb farm, while learning English…
Getting to grips with a new area of Kiwi English can be a slightly creepy experience – when the area involves…
Policing varies around the world and our Bay of Plenty learners, from Sri Lanka, Korea, China, Brazil, Pakistan…
Our Wellington centre is fortunate to have Xia Zhen as a bilingual volunteer helping their online Chinese Seniors…
An incredible collaboration between English Language Partners, United Way, ChangeMakers Resettlement…
Te Kawau stream runs through a large part of the north and western suburbs of Palmerston North City. It was an…
When Sidra Smaism and her Syrian family arrived in New Zealand from a refugee camp in Lebanon four years ago…
A special guest introduces a whole new area of English language and creativity Colleen Crookes is a doll-maker…
Pania Houkamau-Ngaheu and Clara Richards are two special ‘Kiwiana' course visitors. They've just boosted this class…
Flexibility and adaptability are the key ingredients to ELP’s success, says former CE Nicola Sutton. Ms Sutton…
Some of New Zealand's new immigrants will be exercising their vote despite facing significant barriers to information…
“How many syllables does referendum have?” “In my opinion, too many, teacher!” Yes, ‘Election speaking' can be…
Members of the Electoral Commission visited our Porirua centre's classes to prepare learners up for the upcoming…
This year we combined the celebration of both Adult Learners and Maori Language Weeks, to enable our new Kiwi…
Mask making at Porirua English Language Partners – hands-on literacy and numeracy learning as students measure…
Chief Executive Nicola Sutton knows English Language Partners (ELP) inside out. Nicola started with ELP in 1993…
During the last week of Term 2, Palmerston North’s learners were still pretty excited about learning ‘together again…
Congratulations to our cherished long-term volunteer Ann Eustace on her Distinguished Volunteer Service Award…
English Language Partners is proud to assist in the fight against COVID-19, and of course, is displaying the COVID…
Nicola Sutton, Chief Executive | English Language Partners New Zealand Having more time to educate and support…
Ha Hoang recently gained her PhD. She teaches for our Wellington centre who are SO proud of her achievement…
Thu Hoang Nguyen wrote about her trip for her online course ‘Reading and Writing for Academic Skills'. She's enrolling…
English for Job Seekers is an invaluable course for people trying to find employment during this challenging time…
Aung Myo has won the ELPNZ 2020 Refugee Achievement Award! While Covid-19 stopped ELPNZ' s national award…
Following on from a very popular English Language Group Health and Wellbeing class last year, English Language…
Bev Killington’s a volunteer home tutor who also helps an ESOL class for learners with low literacy. Bev trained in 201…
Courier services were busy when lockdown kicked in. Teachers joined the trend – delivering English work to learners…
Nicola Sutton, Chief Executive | English Language Partners New Zealand ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’…
Free travel and tickets inspired a ‘post-Covid lockdown’ trip to the capital Two English Language Partners Palmerston…
Lubu Mashi has won the ELPNZ 2020 Refugee Achievement Award, with all members of the ELP Porirua team…
With almost 60 years’ experience, Palmerston North Panel and Paint have earned an excellent name in the panelbeater…
Since retiring as an ESOL professional, Sarah Davey has lent her expertise to English Language Partners. Sarah’s…
My story begins on 23 March 2020, with an announcement from New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern…
The resilience I learnt, as a former refugee, gave me the skills to cope during lockdown and to help others who were…
Kia ora Minister Poto Williams for thanking ELPNZ's superhero volunteers – who carried on tirelessly during Covid-19…
To celebrate National Volunteer Week, we're sharing Jill and Ajidah's story. Jill's one of our inspiring volunteers who…
Travelled overseas? It's really tricky having face-to-face chats with a smattering of the local lingo. Now imagine havi…
English through Art: Another great way to learn the language with English Language Partners! As lockdown level 2…
English Language Partners’ learners are excited to meet up in person again finally! Face-to-face learning is happening…
Lynn Ding says it’s been a new experience teaching online classes via two platforms – WeChat and Zoom. “It makes…
Danièle Helme's improving her English for her new life in New Zealand. Betsy Boeijen, her English Language Partners…
Marcelo Klein Vieira, from Brazil, settled in New Zealand with his wife and son. Marcelo was delighted to be selected…
