Accent
Attitudes Towards the New Zealand Accent
Massey University scholar and the co-creator of The Linguistics Lounge podcast, Dr Julia de Bres makes her debut as our latest after dinner speaker. Tonight she takes on the New Zealand accent - which… Audio
Gabriel Byrne: 'We all walk with ghosts'
Hollywood leading man Gabriel Byrne has played some memorable roles in his prolific film career, but his new autobiography, Walking With Ghosts, could be considered his boldest and most dramatic work… Audio
Comedian Stephanie Laing brings her Butterfingers to Fringe
Comedian Stephanie Laing falls down... a lot. But she always gets herself back up again. And then sometimes falls down again. Stephanie's back in Wellington to perform her new show, Butterfingers, at… Audio
Is the kiwi accent affecting our grammar and vocab?
Do New Zealanders have a "vowel shift," that is causing us to mis-associate certain words with their spellings? Audio
Science with David Haywood
Why do French words sound romantic and German words sound aggressive? Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 3, 2005
'A whirlpool of impure vocalisation': attitudes to New Zealand English. When the New Zealand accent was first noticed it was roundly condemned. Critics said it was the product of poor homes and… Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 1, 2005
The New Zealand accent was first noticed around 1900 when it was called a 'colonial twang'. Recordings of old New Zealanders collected in the 1940's by the New Zealand National Broadcasting Service… Audio