Language
Iwi supports place name spelling corrections
Iwi in eastern Bay of Plenty are welcoming spelling corrections for local place names in their rohe.
Julian Elliott: dyslexia debate
Principal of Collingwood College, and Professor of Education, at Durham University, and co-author of The Dyslexia Debate, which examines cognitive, brain-based, genetic and educational aspects of… Audio
Manspreading and Grexit become bona fide words
The act of "manspreading", or sitting with legs wide apart on public transport, is among 1,000 new words to enter the online Oxford dictionary.
Langar for all humanity
"Langar is about embracing every human, about feeding everyone. All are welcome to partake in the Sikh community meal."
Little is known about the Wellington Sikh community which first opened its… Audio, Gallery
Langar for all humanity
"Langar is about embracing every human, about feeding everyone. All are welcome to partake in the Sikh community meal."
Little is known about the Wellington Sikh community which first opened its…
AudioListener Feedback to Saturday 22 August 2015
Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 22 August. Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: Morgan Bach
Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing the new collection by Morgan Bach, Some of Us Eat the Seeds, and anticipating National Poetry Day. Audio
Building the next generation of Māori scholars
A Tūhoe academic hopes his latest writing will inspire a new generation of Māori language scholars.
Shake-up for Māori language funding
The Māori Language Commission has changed its registration and application process for this year's round of Mā Te Reo funding.
Children celebrate Shenzhen Culture
In a rare opportunity to learn from top international performers from China, 300 students from primary and secondary schools in Wellington are attending a special showcase of traditional Chinese folk… Audio, Gallery
Children celebrate Shenzhen Culture
In a rare opportunity to learn from top international performers from China, 300 students from primary and secondary schools in Wellington are attending a special showcase of traditional Chinese folk…
AudioVocal fry and uptalk
Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Stanford University, who has been studying vocal fry, a guttural growl sound formed in the back of the throat that is prevalent at the end of words and… Video, Audio
Verse and Versatility
Roger Lusby's skills define versatility:- mechanic, builder, craftsman, recording engineer, musician, balladeer, performance poet. Based on experience, he's written about fruit picking in Central… Audio
Manu Caddie - Confident Korero
Manu Caddie and his family in Ruatoria have come up with an idea to help others learn te reo. They are offering one-on-one tutorials via skype. Manu Caddie talks about how Confident Korero has taken… Audio
Call to protect Cook Island Maori language
Language advocates have called for more commitment from the government for Cook Islanders to celebrate their language and culture. Out of the 62,000 Cook Islanders who live in New Zealand, only about… Audio
Kirsten Te Rito - Aiotanga
Kirsten Te Rito on the making of her second exclusively te reo album Āiotanga. Audio
Kate's Klassic: Passport to Hell
Wellington poet discussing the 1936 novel Passport to Hell by Robyn Hyde, republished this year by Auckland University Press in an edition that includes Hyde's final authorised text from 1937. Audio
Language class fights for Cooks reo
It's Cook Islands Language week this week in New Zealand Audio
Could Bonobo Apes hold the key to language evolution?
Dr Zanna Clay from the University of Birmingham has been studying wild bonobo apes, one of our closest primate relatives, since 2007. Latest research shows they have communication skills which were… Audio
Bonobo babies ape human infants
Scientists studying wild bonobo apes have found they have communication skills previously thought to be unique to humans.