Stories by Hewitt Humphrey

This week is Māori Language Week: a good time to look at how RNZ treats the pronunciation of Te Reo Māori. Audio

Sometimes there is only one way to pronounce a word, writes Hewitt Humphrey. Do you agree? Audio

In today's pronunciation guide, the focus is on words used regularly but often pronounced incorrectly. Audio

Why do we say it like that? Hewitt Humphrey discusses colloquialisms, words starting with "coe" and a painfully familiar problem to grammar experts.

Hewitt Humphrey talks about when the misuse of similar sounding words can lead to sticky situations.

The Rena came to grief on it and sometimes our listeners think we have too. This week, RNZ's Hewitt Humphrey addresses why we say Astrolabe the way we do. Audio