Download Lonely Planet’s new Christchurch & Canterbury guide free. This chapter was researched in December 2011, and it will be included in the 16th edition of the NZ guidebook, to be published in September this year. However, you can download it now for free and get up-to-date information on what to do and where to eat, sleep and party in Christchurch and Canterbury.
Download your free Lonely Planet Christchurch & Canterbury guide here.

26 January 2012
New & Free - Download the Christchurch & Canterbury chapter from the upcoming edition of Lonely Planet's NZ guidebook
25 January 2012
Christchurch holds 1st annual New Zealand Sandcastle Competition
This weekend the 1st annual New Zealand Sandcastle Competition was held at New Brighton beach in Christchurch. 32 teams competed. Most of the teams were from New Zealand, but 2 of the teams were from the USA. The event was very popular. 12,000 people came to see the castles.


See more photos in the slideshow below.
22 January 2012
Happy Lunar New Year!
Happy Lunar New Year to all our students, partners and other friends around the world who are celebrating! May the year of the dragon bring you much happiness, good fortune and prosperity!
Best wishes from all of us at Languages International!
Who's in the photos?
Photos 1 and 3
Back row, left to right: Peter (Assistant Director of Studies), Kate (Enrolments), Jessica (Student Services), Darren (CEO)
Front
row, left to right: Annie (Director of Studies), Shawneez (Accounts),
Rie (Student Services), Hannah (Regional Marketing Manager China)
Photo 2
Back row, left to right: Annie (Director of Studies),
James (Social Programme Coordinator), Kate (Enrolments), Mark
(Accountant), Darren (CEO)
Front row, left to right: Shawneez
(Accounts), Peter (Assistant Director of Studies), Bhavina (Projects
& Administration Manager), Rie (Student Services), Hannah
(Marketing)
Photo 4
Back row, left to right: Hannah (Regional Marketing Manager Vietnam), Annie (Director of Studies), Kate (Enrolments), Mark (Accountant), James (Social Programme Coordinator), Darren (CEO)
Front row, left to right: Shawneez (Accounts), Peter (Assistant Director of Studies), Bhavina (Projects & Administration Manager), Rie (Student Services)
19 December 2011
Christmas at Languages International
Last week at Languages International Christchurch students and staff had a Christmas lunch. Here are some photos.
14 December 2011
"NZ people are so kind that you feel really comfortable"
Languages International student, Ha Woon Lee from Korea is really happy to have chosen New Zealand as a place to study English.
In the video above, she explains why.
Video highlights:
Ha Woon's first impression of Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, that it's a friendly city.
Ha Woon says that when you go abroad you can feel lonely because you are a stranger, but
in NZ she didn't feel that. As soon as she arrived she felt like a "member of NZ"; she never felt feel like a stranger. She notes "NZ people are so kind
that you feel really comfortable."
Ha Woon is happy that during her 2-month stay at Languages International,
she has improved her English a lot and met lots of friends from places like Switzerland, Germany and France.
She likes NZ so much that she is planning to return in the summer. She wants to do an
internship so that she can spend longer here. Ha Woon is sorry that for now she
only has 4-weeks left in NZ. She's planning her travels
around NZ with her new European friends.
Ha Woon's message for you is: "If you want to have a really good experience that you won't forget for your life, then come to NZ." Watch the video and you'll see Ha Woon's enthusiasm for NZ.