Language
News in Tongan for 9 February 2018
The latest news in Tongan language (Lea Faka-Tonga). Audio
News in Samoan for 9 February 2018
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
News in Niuean language for 3 February 2018
The latest news in Niuean language - brought to you by our Pacific partner - The Pacific Media Network. Audio
Te Reo or Mandarin...or both??
Learning another foreign language, does not have to come at the expense of learning Te Reo Māori according to our first guests this evening. Will Flavell teaches Te Reo Māori and Japanese at… Video, Audio
Hangry, hazzle and mastige - the lexicon expands
Mansplaining, ransomware, hangry and hazzle are among more than 1000 words that have been added to the latest Oxford English Dictionary. Audio
News in Tongan for 31 January 2018
The latest news in Tongan language (Lea Faka-Tonga). Audio
News in Samoan for 31 January 2018
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
News in Niuean for 31 January 2018
The latest news in Niuean language (Vagahau Niue) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network. Audio
"Heaps" of words
The word "heaps" is distinctly kiwi. It's gone from being used to describe an amount of things or objects, to being used interchangeably with "very" or "really". Audio
Lost in translation: navigating comedy across cultures
Samoan New Zealander Li'I Alaimoana, South African New Zealander Urzilla Carlson and Icelandic comic Ari Eldjárn explore comedy and culture. Video, Audio
Iwi funding model leading te reo Maori revitalisation
Waikato has started with a te reo Māori option at ATMs but that's just the beginning. Advocates says the key is to get the language out in the community, not just the main centres. Audio
Stories show te reo is alive and kicking
Analysis - Historian Paul Moon believes te reo Māori is dying. Those sharing their te reo stories on social media this week beg to differ, Mihingarangi Forbes writes.
The desperation of India's scammers
The scammers trying to convince you your computer has a problem may well have been conned themselves, Delhi journalist Snigdha Poonam says. 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
Translating the darkness
The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio
The real Tower of Babylon
What was the real Tower of Babylon? Why do humans speak so many languages, sometimes over small geographical distances? On this little planet we speak over 7000 distinct languages, but they're… Audio
Selina Tusitala Marsh: the force behind Pasifika poetry
Auckland-based poet and scholar, Selina Tusitala Marsh is New Zealand's first female Pasifika Poet Laureate. She currently lectures at Auckland University, specialising in Māori and Pacific… Audio
A noes by any other name: Parliamentary jargon
Parliament's language is sometimes archaic and often confusing. Can you tell your assent from your noes? Try our quiz. Audio
A noes by any other name: Parliamentary jargon
Parliament's language is sometimes archaic and often confusing. Can you tell your assent from your noes? Try our quiz.
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