13 March 2025 at 10:30 am
International students welcomed across New Zealand
From the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South, schools, universities, English language schools, private training establishments and polytechnics have been giving a warm haere mai (welcome) to their new international students. Check out these photos shared by providers from their international student campus welcomes.
Private English language schools welcome new students each Monday. In this image, Worldwide School of English in Auckland welcomed this week’s cohort who have journeyed from all around the globe.
Hundreds of students arriving at their orientation at Auckland University of Technology in late February.
Palmerston North Girls High School teachers and students welcome students from Kokugakuin Kugayama Girls' High School group, Tokyo, Japan.
The group from Kokugakuin Kugayama Girls' High School playing Poi Rakau with Palmerston North Girls' High School students.
New UCOL students were welcomed to the Manawatū campus with a powhiri on their first day in mid-February.
New IPU NZ international students get a taste of typical New Zealand weather during the tour around their new campus.
IPU NZ international students Andrea and Lorraine quickly got settled into campus life and arranged a Valentine’s Day event for their peers in the library.
Massey University welcomed a record number of international students from over 100 countries across all three of its campuses. The welcome began with a mihi and waiata, before students received key information to help them settle in. But the real fun started when everyone gathered over delicious food, chatting, laughing, and making new connections.
Down to the South Island, returning international students at the University of Canterbury volunteered at the international welcome to give their new peers a warm reception.
Presentations at the University of Canterbury international welcome.
Hillmorton School in Christchurch welcomed their new international students by taking them to Living Springs, Allandale as part of their orientation programme. The students are pictured here by Lyttleton Harbour.
What better way to get to you know your new classmates than team-building exercises? Pictured here are Hillmorton School students giving their classmate a helping hand at Living Springs.
International students snapping a picture at the University of Otago international welcome and expo.
The Mayor of Dunedin Jules Radich with international students after the official University of Otago welcoming ceremony.
The Indonesia Club at the University of Otago set up and ready to talk to new students at Orientation Week Clubs Day.
Students at the University of Waikato enjoying a lantern making activity during their Lunar New Year celebrations.
