Language
Te kupu o te wiki: tohutō - macron
The Māori word of the week is: tohutō - macron. Kei warewaretia te tohutō. Don't forget the macron. Audio
Russell Gray: DNA and language
Professor Russell Gray, FRSNZ, is the Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany. Audio
Labour increases pressure on Parata over kohanga reo trust
The Education Minister's under increasing pressure to demand the resignation of the Kohanga Reo National Trust board. Audio
Wrong Interpretations
The role of interpreters and translators in conflict and crisis management - with president of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) Dr. Henry Liu. Audio
Te kupu o te wiki: whetū - star
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
Where in the world is 'AH-ding-ligh'?
When '-cester' spells '-oostuh' and 'w' makes no sound at all: Radio New Zealand's Presentation Standards Manager Hewitt Humphrey on the pronounciation of British towns and places. Audio
ESOL a life-line - laughter while you learn
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
ESOL a life-line - laughter while you learn
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…
AudioTe kupu o te wiki: āe - yes
The Māori word of the week is: āe - yes. Āe, kei te whakaae ahau. Yes, I agree. Audio
Spectrum for 7 June 2015 - Print into Sound
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
Peter McKenzie: debating
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
Vincent O'Sullivan: poets and poetry
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 high stakes game of improving Māori literacy in adults
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 rural school goes global
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
A tiny rural school goes global
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…
AudioTe kupu o te wiki: Hāmoa - Samoa
The Māori word of the week is: Hāmoa - Samoa. Nō Hāmoa ngā tokotoru rā. They [two] are from Samoa. Audio
Poetry with Gregory O’Brien: Iain Lonie
Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing A Place To Go On From: the Collected Poems of Iain Lonie, edited by David Howard. Audio
Copping flak for careless words
Why do we say it like that? Hewitt Humphrey discusses colloquialisms, words starting with "coe" and a painfully familiar problem to grammar experts.
School children revive Samoan language
Children in South Auckland are braving the winter weather in traditional Samoan attire this week to celebrate Samoan language week. Audio
Nature words
Some words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary have been culled. Words to do with the natural world have lost their place while ones to do with technology have been added. Audio
