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Mark Cunningham – known as Marko to the locals in Thailand – is a Kiwi from Upper Hutt. Marko survived the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 and joined local volunteers to collect bodies. These days Marko is… Audio, Gallery

There's a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered… Audio, Gallery

The Māori word of the week is: tohutō - macron. Kei warewaretia te tohutō. Don't forget the macron. Audio

Professor Russell Gray, FRSNZ, is the Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany. Audio

The Education Minister's under increasing pressure to demand the resignation of the Kohanga Reo National Trust board. Audio

The role of interpreters and translators in conflict and crisis management - with president of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) Dr. Henry Liu. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: whetū - star. Ko Meremere-tūahiahi te whetū tuatahi o te pō. The first star at night is Venus. Audio

A story about "grass roots level" life changes for very isolated new Asian migrants in Auckland South. Some students will walk for miles just so they don't miss their weekly ESOL (English as a second… Audio, Gallery

The Māori word of the week is: āe - yes. Āe, kei te whakaae ahau. Yes, I agree. Audio

Spectrum's Jack Perkins explores the philosophy and history of Levin's Radio Reading Service which provides regional and national news and current affairs for the print disabled. A Print Disabled… Audio

Year 12 student at Scots College, member of the Wellington team that won the 2015 Russell McVeagh New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships, and member of the team representing New Zealand at the… Audio

Dunedin novelist, biographer, playwright, short story writer, and New Zealand Poet Laureate, whose new collection, Being Here: Selected Poems, covers the range of his poetry from 1973 to new work… Audio

The New Zealand Council for Educational Research is putting together a national strategy to raise the standards of adult literacy and numeracy in Māori. Fifty percent of Māori are below the world… Audio

A tiny school in Rotorua (new entrant to senior students) has a total immersion approach to learning te Reo Maori and Mandarin but they are also going global. With their Mandarin teacher being one of… Audio, Gallery

The Māori word of the week is: Hāmoa - Samoa. Nō Hāmoa ngā tokotoru rā. They [two] are from Samoa. Audio

Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing A Place To Go On From: the Collected Poems of Iain Lonie, edited by David Howard. Audio