Language learning is at “crisis point” in New Zealand and should be compulsory for students from years seven to 10, according to a new report coming out of the Language Learning for New Zealand’s ...

World News New Zealand Leader Vows Daughter Will Learn Maori, a Waning Language WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand has pledged that her newborn daughter would grow ...

Language learning in New Zealand is at “crisis point” — with fewer students studying languages now than in the 1930s, a new report says. Language Learning for New Zealand’s Future recommends that ...

New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week returns from 4–10 May 2026, marking a significant milestone: 20 years since NZSL was recognised as an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s NZSL ...

As the 2024 academic year begins in Australia and New Zealand, optimism over the state of foreign language learning at universities is in short supply. Languages have taken a post-pandemic battering.