“His empathy towards victims, I imagine, is birthed out of his own challenges and trials in El Salvador,” Inspector Brendon Keenan said about Eric Alvarez, a constable with the Rotorua police force. “He brings a greater degree of trust and …
On World Biodiversity Day, 22 May 2019, Palmerston North English Language Partners ESOL Intensive class did their bit for biodiversity in New Zealand by planting native trees. They volunteered with Biodiversity Services and they learned how to plant trees. In …
[Link to download posters and facebook posts at end of blog] Race Relations Day, March 21, is a chance for Aotearoa to come together in unity and solidarity with our ethnic communities at a tragic point in our history. “We …
It’s International Mother Language Day on the 21st February. 2019 is also International Year of Indigenous Languages, and a fantastic opportunity to celebrate Aotearoa’s diversity of people, cultures and languages! Maitreyee Banerjee, a new teacher at our Palmerston North centre …
Ngā mihi o te wā – season’s greetings Former refugees and migrants are typically hard-working and highly-motivated employees, keen to build new lives and contribute. This year, we’ve worked with businesses around the country to ensure staff have the right …
Our Work Talk course has helped many new migrants to get a ‘foot in the door’ – and even land their first NZ job! As Napier woman, Joanne Song says: “After that course, I had a new way of thinking.” …
My name is Navy Khuy. I came from Cambodia. I came to New Zealand in 2011. My first job in New Zealand was working in a bakery on Botanical Road in Palmerston North, then I started running my own bakery, Olympic …
It is not so easy to be an immigrant and come to live in another country which is so different from your own. English Language Partners do an amazing job helping people to overcome communication and cultural barriers. As immigrants, …
Rani (left, with her learner Leah) volunteers with our Auckland West centre. Rani wrote this piece under in response to her “Language Learning Experience” with English Language Partners. The ‘experience’ is an essential part of our ESOL Home Tutor training course, and Rani’s …
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