25 Sep 2020

Chinese Language Week: Lesieli Kotoa on learning mandarin

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 25 September 2020

For New Zealand Chinese Language Week Jesse speaks to Lesieli Kotoa, a Year 12 student at Wellington East Girls' College and a Chinese Language Week youth ambassador. 

She's been praised by the Chinese Language Week trust for showing remarkable talent at learning a Chinese language, and for being a finalist in the national Chinese Bridge Speech Competition.

Lesieli Kotoa and Ethnic Affairs Minister Jenny Salesa at a NZ Chinese Language Week event at Parliament

Lesieli Kotoa and Ethnic Affairs Minister Jenny Salesa at a NZ Chinese Language Week event at Parliament Photo: Supplied