Where We Are

New Zealand -  famous worldwide  for its clean, green environment, stunning natural beauty and friendly welcoming people. But don’t just take our word for it, come and find out for yourself!

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Coromandel Peninsula -  Situated only 2.5 hours from Auckland city, the Coromandel Peninsula, with its bush clad hills, golden beaches and vast stretches of rugged coastline, is truly one of the most beautiful parts of NZ.  The Coromandel Peninsula is a holiday area and a tourist destination. There are a large number of interesting and exciting events run in thia area all throughout the year. To see some of the events that are coming up click here  Coromandel events                 

Whitianga - Our town is located on the beautiful Mercury Bay, an area rich in both history and natural beauty. Landing place of Kupe, the first Maori to come to NZ and of Captain James Cook a thousand years later, Whitianga is surrounded by sandy beaches and rolling, bush covered hills.

The School - COLC is located in a 100 year-old Kauri villa. The original part of the building is one of the oldest houses in town. We are right beside the water on the edge of the river that forms the local harbour. The school has sports areas  and gardens and is only a few minutes walk from the centre of town.

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New Zealand Weather

The climate in New Zealand can be described as sub-tropical, and because Whitianga is in the northern part of the country we never get very cold.  A really cold day for us in the middle of winter is about 10 degrees celcius. It never snows in Whitianga and in most winters we would only have 3 or 4 frosts. An avarage day in the middle of winter might be 15 degrees, and it is common for us to have beautiful clear sunny days where outside activities are still great fun.  It certainly does rain more in the winter time and springtime in Whitianga can be very changable.  It is often said we can have 4 seasons in one day!!!

Summer is much warmer and usually much drier. Temperatures can get up to 28 to 30 degrees, but an average day would be 23 to 25 degrees.  What you do have to be very careful about in NZ is sunburn.  The NZ sun is the most intense you will find anywhere and you can even burn on a cloudy day..  You should buy NZ sun protection because we often find that those brought from other countries do not give enough protection.

So don't be too worried about winter in NZ, it is not too cold, especially in Whitianga.  We sometimes have students on activities go swimming even in the middle of winter.... the brave ones!!!