Does it pay to speak a foreign language? What about German? Kiwi John Dunbar spent a couple of years in Germany as a postdoc researcher. Listen to him tell what that has meant to him. Filmed at the University of Auckland in December 2016. Questions about tertiary study and/or research in Germany?

Kiwi lawyer Astrid Sandberg did German at school and uni. Listen to her to find out what German has meant for her career and life so far. Filmed at the University of Auckland in July 2017. Questions about tertiary study and/or research in Germany?

Dr Nicola Gaston is Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Auckland, and Deputy Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. During her PhD, she spent several months in Germany, and then did a postdoc there as well.

Kiwi artist Hans Kellett went to Germany on a holiday in 2001 -- and still lives in Berlin now 16 years later, his project "Princessin Hans" a well-known fixture within the Berlin Kleinkunst (cabaret) community.

Jerry recently graduated from the University of Auckland with a conjoint BA/BCom in German, Media, International Business, and Marketing. Listen to her talk about how German and her stays in Germany have influenced her life so far. Filmed at the University of Auckland in November 2017. Questions about tertiary study and/or research in Germany?

Judith has been the head of the language department of the Goethe-Institut in Wellington for over 30 years now. So, how does a non-native speaker of German get such a coveted position? Listen to Judith what learning German has meant for her in terms of her life and career.

Leo is an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. His research in Engineering first connected him to a German colleague and then to Germany and it's been a great relationship ever since. Listen to him here about what this connection sparked.

Emma recently graduated from the University of Auckland with a conjoint BA/LLB in German, Maori and Law. Listen to her talk about how German and her stays in Germany and Austria have influenced her life so far. Filmed at the University of Auckland, Epsom Campus, in November 2017.

Catherine is a well known New Zealand novelist, who has won many awards for her books. But without her stay in Germany, she might never have got into writing. Listen to her talk about what spending time in Berlin meant for her, and how speaking German has influenced her life.

Kiwi Frederick Conquer didn't do German at school, but still went to the German-speaking part of Switzerland for a gap year before starting uni. How does that work? Clearly, it worked for him, because he then continued with German at uni and maintains the link now in his working life.