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Events and Competitions

Activating pupils is one of the most important – and sometimes most difficult – challenges any teacher faces. The Goethe-Institut Neuseeland has therefore put together a series of cultural events and competitions designed to help you motivate your students and to make learning German more fun.

Scholars are flying to Germany 2023 ©Goethe-Institut Neuseeland

Scholarship programs for students 2025

The Goethe-Institut New Zealand offers four fantastic scholarship programs in 2025 that promise unforgettable experiences, personal growth, and lifelong memories. We encourage all teachers to promote these incredible scholarship opportunities within their schools.

INTERNATIONAL GERMAN OLYMPICS (IDO) 2024

The IDO is legendary. Known as a major international celebration of the German language, the 2024 edition of the contest comes to Göttingen from 15 to 22 July 2024!

Students playing handball ©Das Kiwi Handball-Projekt

Das Kiwi-Handball-Projekt

Handball is a popular and reputable Olympic sport that is still relatively unknown in New Zealand. The Kiwi-Handball- project is about 'learning by doing'. Learning a language by doing activities. It involves reading and writing, learning to plan and to communicate instructions.


Past events

German Language week ©Goethe-Institut Neuseeland

German Language Week 2024

We are excited to invite students, teachers and all other educational institutions all over Aotearoa New Zealand to join in the festivities of celebrating German Language Week from 2-5 April 2024 with us.

On the ball © Unsplash / Joshua Höhne

ON THE BALL

In 2023, the FIFA Women's World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand and the Goethe-Institut will bring students and teachers "on the ball" in a great transnational project.

Ich So Du So - Banner © von Zubinski / Animation: Groupe Dejour

Getting to know and love people and their peculiarities
ICH SO DU SO

We celebrate diversity in our digital ICH SO DU SO project with students from Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. 

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