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    New Opening Hours

    Please note: We have changed our opening hours for our reception and reading room. If you need to sit an exam or would like to visit us on Cuba Street in Wellington outside these hours, you can do after arranging an appointment with us by email or phone. We are happy to help.

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    #StayAtHome - Learn German Online

    After the experience of teaching virtual classes during the weeks of lockdown, we are pleased to continue to offer a variety of online learning options. If you are unable to access the face to face courses in Auckland or Wellington, find out about online alternatives.

  • Listen CloselySound of X

    How can we reconnect with the spaces we live in, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? The artists of Sound of X propose answers as they explored their sonic environment. The resulting video soundscapes offer a unique experience of our cities.

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    International German Language Olypmic Games 2020

    The IDO 2020 will host up to 150 secondary school students from all over the world, who have won the national qualifying round of the German Language Olympics in their home countries. IDO 2020 will be held digitally. Samantha Romijn and David Laxon are representing New Zealand.

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    Generation A=AlgorithmCouch Lessons

    Get comfortable on your couch - it's time for another episode of “Couch Lessons”. Every Wednesday, experts in artificial intelligence (AI) from around the world will discuss the opportunities, challenges, and risks associated with algorithmic decision making systems.

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    Film SeriesLifeswap

    Lifeswap is a series of short animated Skype conversations between two young men, Jörg, 27, from Münster, Germany and Duncan, 27, from Wellington, New Zealand.

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    Radio Show'Goethe on Air': our cultural radio show

    Music, news and more from the Goethe-Institut New Zealand on Access Radio. 'Goethe on Air' provides interested listeners in New Zealand with information on all things German. An essential part of every show is to play the best of German music – old and new.

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    Living language

    Features, interviews, podcasts and a monthly blog exploring how learning a new language opens up worlds of possibilities, changes your outlook - and boosts your brain! Life is more interesting in more than one language. Find out more here...