Te Ao Maori

There are fears that as more people learn te reo Māori the language will become homogenised and iwi dialect will be lost. Audio

Spark has unveiled a free app called Kupu to mark Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). The concept? Take a photo of something with your phone, then Kupu scans the image and tells you the name… Audio, Gallery

Areare ōu taringa - listen up and karawhuia - give it a go with today's Kīwaha. Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon sat down last week and recorded a few of their favourites. Check out the series in… Audio

A group of Taranaki women who wear moko kauae have told a Hawera wananga more wahine should consider getting the taonga. But they warn the chin tattoo is a Maori tradition and women of other cultures… Audio

Aucklanders have leapt at the chance of attending a free te reo class to kick off Maori language week. At least 100 people turned up to the ANZ Centre in Auckland's CBD on Monday night to learn. Te… Audio

It's Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - Maori language week. Ko te aronga o tenei wiki o te reo Maori, kia kaha te korero, ahakoa he iti, he pounamu. The theme for this week is to make the language stronger and… Video, Audio

A new report says the success of te reo Māori at schools is falling heavily on the shoulders of whanau, and the government should be doing more. The Council for Educational Research says the shortage… Audio

Beginner te reo Māori classes throughout New Zealand are continuing to grow in popularity. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has been speaking to reo champions right across the board - leading in politics… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told students today that she wishes she could have been the first prime minister who could speak fluent te reo Māori, and how she hopes her daughter Neve will be able to… Video, Audio

The 170 students at Te Wharekura o Ruatoki are fluent in both te reo Māori and English. To celebrate Māori Language Week, John Campbell talks to Turuhira Hare - who studied and now teaches at the… Video, Audio

It's World Suicide Prevention Day and Women's Refuge has highlighted the connection between domestic abuse and suicide. The chief executive Ang Jury fleshes out the details among Maori and other… Audio

The Panelists views on te reo Maori. The value of it, the beauty of it, the survival of it, the relevance of it. Audio

The Panelists views on te reo Maori. The value of it, the beauty of it, the survival of it, the relevance of it. Constitutional law expert Andrew Geddis covers a few political topics with the… Audio

For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2018 - Māori Language Week- Guyon Espiner & Te Manu Korihi’s Shannon Haunui-Thompson sat down to learn some kīwahi - colloquial sayings. Check it out here: https://www.radio… Audio

Some locals in Whanganui are unhappy that their newspaper has adopted the Maori spelling of the city. But local iwi and community leaders are commending the Whanganui Chronicle, now with the H - some… Audio

It's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Ko te aronga o te wiki o te reo Māori, kia hōrapa te reo i roto i ngā āhuatanga katoa i ngā mahi ia rā ia rā. On Morning Report we will be interviewing some of the key… Video, Audio

Kīwaha/Give it a go! A chance to learn a few super simple sayings in te reo Māori that you can use in your everyday conversations. Video, Audio

Rob Ruha and Ria Hall are bringing their highly acclaimed live show Behind The Lines to New Zealand, after a sold-out performance at the Darwin Arts Festival. The pair dropped in to give RNZ Music's… Audio

To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, RNZ Music spoke to some of our favourite musicians who sing in te reo. We asked them to share their top Māori phrase and tell us about why music is important to… Audio