Although speaking English in New Zealand creates some challenges, the auto-electrical engineer says a course at English Language Partners Aoraki has helped him to avoid getting his wires crossed at work. Originally from central Luzon, 40 minutes’ drive from the Philippines’ capital Manila, Teddy Bangilinan arrived in November 2011, …
Antonio Claridad, Felix Rodiano and Anthony Caintic agree New Zealand offers a wealth of work opportunities. The three arrived from the Philippines two years ago and are based at Fielden Metalworks, a sheet metal manufacturing company in Christchurch. Nigel Maxey, …
“Since the programme, my boys are a lot more out there,” says Rose Mauava, operations manager at Freshmax, a distribution warehouse in Auckland accessing ‘English for Employees’ run by English Language Partners Auckland South. “The biggest problem we had was …
What makes a family pack up their lives in Taiwan and move to Hamilton, New Zealand? In Melissa Hsu and James Lin’s case, it was education and lifestyle. But it was still a brave decision to leave well-paid and successful careers to …
Serving up delicious meals at Little India in Wellington is something Shrinand feels confident about. He has 20 years of cooking experience, but lacked the skills to speak English to waiting staff and delivery people. In India, Shrinand worked for …
Before arriving from Thailand, Nopphawan Young, now living in Levin, knew little English. Her employer, Geoff Lewis, is the owner of the Tender Tips Company, which supplies premium fresh asparagus to the international and domestic markets. Geoff recalls Nopphawan first …
“Selamawit’s soups are famous across Wellington,” says Commonsense Organics co-owner Marion Wood. “She is a fabulous cook.” Selamawit, originally from Ethiopia, is one of a number of learners from English Language Partners Wellington to begin their working lives in New …
When Hardy Hko arrived from Burma, he quickly realised he needed to learn English to successfully start a new life. That was 12 years ago. Today, Hardy not only speaks his adopted language with ease but, as a recent addition …
When Matias Cassineri and Maria Beatriz (Beti) Spaccarotelli arrived in New Zealand from Argentina, they began a journey. This led to them becoming operators of a successful sharemilking business, located at the very bottom of the South Island. This amazing couple achieved …
Initially, Kiwi idiosyncrasies and language baffled Laura. “Kiwis talk fast and I wasn’t familiar with their expressions. It was hard. I thought I would be a Kiwi in just a year.” Laura Cendak met her Kiwi boyfriend, Symond, on holiday. They …