NZ Study Tours

04/07/2024

Hi, everyone. We have 10 Japanese boys from Labo International Exchange Foundation coming to Tauranga for the homestay program based at Tauranga Boys College during term 3. We urgently require lovely homestay families for 21 nights. The dates are from 24 July - 14 August. The boys will attend TBC everyday. Hosts must have a son in the family, preferably college/intermediate/senior primary age. For more information (or if you know someone who may be keen), please message us, or email to [email protected]

17/05/2024

14/05/2024

Great to have our group of Japanese students at Pillans Point School

08/05/2024

Country Host Families Wanted!
NZ Study Tours specialises in hosting international student groups. We have students coming this year to the Bay of Plenty and Waikato to experience a NZ farmstay for two or three nights and we need your help to host them.

🐎 enjoy hosting other cultures in your home
🐂 be part local tourism
🐑 receive hosting fees
🐓 rewarding experience for the whole family

If you live on a rural property with animals, enjoy meeting people, have some spare beds, and would like to be a part of our program, contact us for more information.
for more information see https://nzstudytours.co.nz/become-a-host/farmstay-host/

07/05/2024

In association with Hitachi City, Japan, and we are please to announce that this year's "Japan Cultural Experience to Hitachi and Tokyo is open for applications.

All students in years 10 to 13 living in and around the Tauranga City area are welcome to apply. Trip dates : 2nd ~ 13th October 2024
For all the details please go to https://nzstudytours.co.nz/jce/

Proudly supported by Education Tauranga, Priority One and Tauranga City sister city activities.

06/05/2024

Japan Cultural Experience - Hitachi and Tokyo 2023.
A snapshot of our group to Hitachi city and Tokyo on the JCE 2023.

Hitachi City is Tauranga's sister city in Japan and this was the first group to visit Japan since Covid-19.

Proudly supported by Education Tauranga, Priority One and Tauranga City sister city activities.

This years trip is now open for applications for Tauranga area students year10 to year13 . See https://nzstudytours.co.nz/jce/

06/05/2024

We have entered a new era and have changed our name from Let's Homestay to NZ Study Tours. See our new website at https://nzstudytours.co.nz/

We have recommenced our inbound student program and are promoting two trips for NZ students to Japan this year. See our website for more info or contact us . . .
Stuart : [email protected]
Sachiko: [email protected]

22/08/2021

Hi Everyone. Our website has had some major issues and is currently down. We are in the process of re-building.

We are still here and look forward to the borders opening up and the world returning to normality in the future.

11/03/2021

It has been a little over 365 days since our last group of students departed Tauranga back in March 2020. On reflection of a year of change those days seem so long ago now.

We have had the privilege of supporting a small bunch of long-term students who stayed in New Zealand over the lockdown and throughout 2020, a small number of them also stayed for the start of this year to continue with their studies. The lock down in 2020 for them was especially hard being away from the own country and families and took its toll on them in many ways.

We have been fortunate here in New Zealand, while our Government managed Covid outbreaks it has not been so fortunate for the rest of the world. Our international tourism is has all but disappeared and the tumbling blocks of businesses that have not been able to survive has been surreal to say the least.

Let’s Homestay has gone into hibernation mode with staff all doing other things now for the time being. Of course, we hope that in the future when borders reopen and the 2 week isolation restriction lifts, that students will again flock to our beautiful country, but it will not happen and should not happen until the world is secure and safe.

Pic: The sun will rise again, people will travel again, we will fly again.

21/01/2020

The dates have been confirmed for our annual trip "Japan Cultural Experience" and applications are now open! It is an exciting opportunity for Kiwi students from year 9-13 to experience homestay in Tauranga's Japanese sister city Hitachi and visiting popular touristy spots in Tokyo, including Disney Land. You can find more details on our homepage.
letshomestay.com/injapan/japanexperience

02/12/2019

Live in Tauranga? Host a student for 7 nights from our Japan sister city "Hitachi" We have a large group of 16~17yr boys coming from the Hitachi Technical Senior High School "Nissenko" in February 2020.

Hitachi is Tauranga's sister city in Japan and the group is excited to be coming.. Their 7 night program is from Thurs 20th Feb to Thurs 27th Feb. For more details message us today

Lets show them what Tauranga is all about!!...

02/12/2019

Live in Tauranga? Host a student for 7 nights from our Japan sister city "Hitachi" We have a large group of 16~17yr boys coming from the Hitachi Technical Senior High School "Nissenko" in February 2020.

Hitachi is Tauranga's sister city in Japan and the group is excited to be coming.. Their 7 night program is from Thurs 20th Feb to Thurs 27th Feb. For more details and enquiry form

https://letshomestay.com/nissenko/

Lets show them what Tauranga is all about!!...

The Boys from the Hitachi Technical High School are returning to Tauranga in February 2020. We are wanting 20 more fantastic host families to give each of these boys a memorable experience.

20/10/2019

Live in Tauranga? Host a student for 7 nights from our Japan sister city "Hitachi" We have a large group of 16~17yr boys coming from the Hitachi Technical Senior High School "Nissenko" in February 2020.

Hitachi is Tauranga's sister city in Japan and the group is excited to be coming.. Their 7 night program is from Thurs 20th Feb to Thurs 27th Feb. For more details and enquiry form

https://letshomestay.com/nissenko/

Lets show them what Tauranga is all about!!...

The Boys from the Hitachi Technical High School are returning to Tauranga in February 2020. We are wanting 20 more fantastic host families to give each of these boys a memorable experience.

11/10/2019

Live in Tauranga? Host a student for 7 nights from our Japan sister city "Hitachi" We have a large group of 16~17yr boys coming from the Hitachi Technical Senior High School "Nissenko" in February 2020.

Hitachi is Tauranga's sister city in Japan and the group is excited to be coming.. Their 7 night program is from Thurs 20th Feb to Thurs 27th Feb. For more details and enquiry form https://letshomestay.com/nissenko/

Lets show them what Tauranga is all about!!...

The Boys from the Hitachi Technical High School are returning to Tauranga in February 2020. We are wanting 20 more fantastic host families to give each of these boys a memorable experience.

23/06/2019

Let's Homestay is looking for a host family in Papamoa area, ,close to Te Akauki Papamoa School, to be able to take a Japanese mother and a son for a couple of weeks from the end of July. Host family must have a son(s) of primary or intermediate age and be happy to provide a friendly family environment. If you are interested or know someone who is, please send us a private message. Thank you!

29/04/2019

Applications close soon for the Tauranga student Japan Cultural Experience trip to Japan in late September this year. Please click here for more information and to apply
https://letshomestay.com/japanexperience/

Conditions:All costs are subject to change without notice due to tariff rises and currency fluctuations until paid in full. $500 non refundable deposit per person is required at time of application. Other cancellation charges will apply as we get closer to the departure date. Note: refund in full if...

11/04/2019

Farmstay Hosts Wanted

Lets Homestay, based in Tauranga, specialises in hosting Japanese school groups. Some of these groups wish to experience a NZ farmstay for 2 or 3 nights.

We have two large groups visiting the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions in the near future and we need more hosts to accommodate them.

- Enjoy hosting other culture in your home
- be part of local tourism
- receive a hosting allowance
- rewarding experience for the whole family

If you live on a rural property and would like to be part of our program please click on the link below.
https://letshomestay.com/farmstay-hosts-enquiry-form/

09/03/2019

Japan Cultural Experience 2019
Open to Tauranga students in years 9 to 13, 2nd ~13th October 2019. For more details see the website
https://letshomestay.com/japanexperience/

28/02/2019

Awesome day on the Rangitaiki River with Nissenko, Hitachi Industrial Skills Academy!!!

26/02/2019

Nissenko students enjoy Mount Maunganui hike on a beautiful summers day

26/02/2019

Great day at Mount Maunganui College with Nissenko from Hitachi Japan

31/10/2018

Thank you to all the host families who hosted the Morimura Gakuen farmstay this week. The 199 students have had a great time

30/10/2018

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24/10/2018

Live in Tauranga? Host a student for 6 nights from our Japan sister city "Hitachi" We have a large group of 16~17yr old boys coming from the Hitachi Technical Senior High School "Nissenko" in February 2019.

Hitachi is Tauranga's sister city in Japan and the group is excited to be coming.. Their 7 night program is from Friday 22nd Feb to Friday 1st March. For more details and enquiry form see http://letshomestay.com/nissenko/

Lets show them what Tauranga is all about!!...

17/10/2018

Japan Cultural Experience
We have just returned back from Japan where 4 lucky Tauranga students had the Japan experience of a lifetime.
Special thanks to Tauranga's sister city "Hitachi City"

If you are interested in joining us for next years program go to this link http://letshomestay.com/hitachi/

30/09/2018

Well done to the group of students from Tauranga currently in Hitachi City enjoying Japanese culture and amazing hospitality.

We were fortunate enough to help open the photo exhibition celebrating 30years of sister city relations between Tauranga and Hitachi.

25/09/2018

Spring is here! Time to start........ !! (what would you say??)

タウランガは春たけなわ。桜はもちろん、梅やコーファイなどの花がいっせいに咲ききそっています❀

26/08/2018

26/07/2018

Thank you Tauranga Intermediate School for welcoming this years group from the Labo International Exchange Foundation. A wonderful powhiri by the Te Maro group.

26/07/2018

Come join us in April 2019 for the Hitachi Cherry Blossom Festival and Tokyo experience tour. Stuart from Lets Homestay is taking the tour and promises to be very memorable. Click here for more details. http://letshomestay.com/hitachi-sakura-festival-details/