New Zealand Penpals - Pen Friends For Exchange Of Language And Culture

Name	Country (City)	Native Language	Practicing Language	Description
person Misa favorite_border Add to Favorites February 5, 2026	New Zealand (Tauranga)	Japanese	English	Hello there. I’m in Tauranga now and looking for friends so that hopefully I’d like to hangout, do activities with them to enjoy this summer. Language exchange also works for me. My first language is Japanese. I speak English but still hard for me to communicate with native people so I’m keen to speak in English. I’m also interested in Spanish but baby level. Feel free to message me:) translate
person Rap favorite_border Add to Favorites January 31, 2026	New Zealand (Tauranga)	Filipino (Tagalog) Cebuano (Bisaya)	English Japanese	My name is Dennis. I'm from the Philippines. Although not to that extent but I can somewhat speak English and Japanese to a certain degree. I want to improve my skill in speaking both the languages, and I am very much willing to talk or chat to anyone with the same goal as mine. I do not care much about what topic we'll talk about as long as we can create opportunity to talk using either... See more translate
person Marina favorite_border Add to Favorites January 12, 2026	New Zealand (Tauranga)	Spanish	English	Hi!! I’m Marina 😊 I’m from Spain and currently in New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa. I’m in Tauranga at the moment, although I’ll be moving soon (not sure where yet 😄). I’d love to find someone to practice my English with and meet new people. I’m into dancing, outdoor activities, going to the beach, and I’d love to learn how to surf. If you’re keen to chat or hang out, let me know! translate
person Rose favorite_border Add to Favorites November 12, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	English	Japanese	Hi there, I'm keen to connect with other Japanese learners or speakers in Tauranga. I have a good grasp of conversational Japanese but am a bit rusty. translate
person Johnny favorite_border Add to Favorites September 10, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	English	Spanish	Hola, me llamo Johnny y vivo en Tauranga, Nueva Zelanda. Soy un orgulloso padre soltero con un hijo de 14 años que vive conmigo a tiempo completo. Es el mejor hijo que un padre podría desear. Busco a alguien que me enseñe algo de español y me encantaría aprender sobre la hermosa cultura peruana, su gastronomía y todo lo que pueda. Soy un típico kiwi, así que quizás necesites un poco de paciencia y... See more translate
person Ruby favorite_border Add to Favorites May 15, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	English	Spanish	I am a beginner Spanish learner. I am from New Zealand and love to travel. I want to travel central and south America next year and try to learn enough Spanish to help get around. I live by the beach and work full time. I love music, seeing friends, reading, food and lots of other things. I am positive and bubbly with a sense of humour. translate
person Hitomi favorite_border Add to Favorites March 4, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	Japanese	English	Hello! I’m Hitomy. I live in Tauranga. I like water color, reading comics. Let’s study language! translate
person Haruka favorite_border Add to Favorites January 20, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	Japanese	English	Currently I’m in New Zealand and working. But I have no time to speak English much at my work so I want to talk and improve my English!!! If someone learns Japanese, I can teach you! Thanks! translate
person Shaye favorite_border Add to Favorites January 13, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	English	Japanese	Hello. Interested in learning another language and happy to help with English. translate
person Richard favorite_border Add to Favorites January 11, 2025	New Zealand (Tauranga)	English	Norwegian	Hey! I am born & raised in the UK. I now live in New Zealand for work for 2 years. Norway is one of my favourite countries - particularly in the winter when no sun! I am learning Norwegian so I can understand the country and people more when I visit (most winters for quite a while :). It would be great to have an exchange with someone via regular text / call / video to improve my converstaio... See more translate