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Colombo Plan students

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Colombo Plan students

Frances Swindell of the Department of External Affairs talks with Thai students on Colombo Plan scholarships in the late 1960s. They were learning about the cutlery they would find on New Zealand tables when they dined. All six Thais attended the English Language Institute at Victoria University of Wellington before going on to other universities and schools.

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Rosa Chhun, Thais – Leaving Thailand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1090/colombo-plan-students (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rosa Chhun, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.