Te Reo
LIVE SESSION: Wellington rapper Rei performs in te reo
Wellington hip-hop artist dropped into the RNZ studios to perform his songs 'Kia Tau' and 'Rangatira', from his new te reo Māori EP Rangatira. Video, Audio
Huggies removes offensive list of Māori baby names
Multinational nappy company Huggies has removed an online list of Māori baby names with advice for parents after complaints it was racist and offensive. Audio
Barbara Ewing: Why her novel The Actresses still hits home
Barbara Ewing's book The Actresses was first published in 1997 and is the story of a group of actresses reuniting at their London drama school 30 years after they graduated. It explores how women are… Audio
What te reo can learn from Wales
In the weeks leading up to Waitangi Day, there was much talk on the future of te reo Maori. It was the same in Wales, where there's now a Welsh language revival. Heledd Gwyndaf is Chair of the Welsh… Audio
Office politics in te reo
RNZ's Maori Affairs Correspondent, Mihingarangi Forbes gives Summer Report presenter, Alex Perrottet some great ideas about how to bring tikanga maori into the newsroom. Video, Audio
Having a te reo cup of tea
RNZ's Maori Affairs Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes gives Summer Report presenter Alex Perrottet some much-needed help with his te reo. Video, Audio
Don Brash attends Māori play 'Waiora', unmoved on RNZ kōrero
The former politician Don Brash accepted an invitation to travel to Whangarei last night to watch a play about a 1960s Maori family struggling to retain their language and values after moving to a… Audio
Don Brash invited to play after objecting to use of Te Reo
The director of a play about Māori trying to adapt to Pākehā culture says he's delighted Don Brash has agreed to drive from Auckland to Whāngārei tonight to see it. Audio
The more you know, the more you know you don't know
Opinion - How do we define value? If you were listening to Kim Hill interview former National Party leader Don Brash, you might think it means 'utility', writes Kris Taylor.
Naida Glavish: kia ora groundbreaker
Back in 1984, Naida Glavish was the toll operator who greeted incoming callers with two words, "kia ora" going against the grain. She says the general public didn't mind but her managers did. She… Audio
Victoria Uni lecturer completes thesis in te reo Māori
A lecturer at Victoria University has written the institution's first doctoral thesis completely in te reo Māori.
Nĭ Hăo! Chinese Language week kicks off
Today marks the beginning of the third New Zealand Chinese Language Week. So it’s a good time to get a primer on some of the basics. Language teacher Chunxiao Lu has been helping RNZ presenters up… Audio
Kiwis' pushing for correct Maori pronunciations on Google Maps
Say It Tika, a collaboration between Vodafone, Google and Te Taura Whiri O Te Reo Maori, is looking to correct the mis-pronounication of Maori place names. Audio
Why some Māori are embarrassed to speak te Reo
A new project has found many Māori are embarrassed to speak te Reo because they're scared of offending fluent speakers or because they don't look Māori. The teacher leading the project says almost… Audio
Jenny-May Clarkson and Te Reo
TVNZ presenter and former silver fern, Jenny-May Clarkson, began learning Te Reo six years ago. Now she's teaching it to her twin sons. Audio
Te Reo every day 'not just one week'
Forty-five years after the Māori Language Petition, New Zealand still has a long way to go, a former activist group member says.
This week marks 45 years since the Maori Language Petition
The Maori Language Petition was presented to parliament 45 years ago urging the government to introduce te reo Maori in schools Audio
Google crowdsources Māori place name pronunciations
If you come across a mispronounced Māori place name while using Google maps you are now able to correct it.
The intergenerational transmission of te reo Maori
Te Reo is on the rise, with more families speaking it in the home. According to a new study has found the Maori language being passed on to a new generation has increased since it was last measured in… Audio
Composer Charles Royal: 'What's bubbling away inside of you?'
Musicians are always looking for their own voice, says Charles Te Ahukaramū Royal – and it took connecting with his Māori identity to find his. Audio