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The Māori word of the week is: pirihimana - police officer. Pātai atu ki te pirihimana. Ask the police officer. Audio

New Zealand author of many books, discussing the work of children's picture book writer and illustrator Chris McKimmie. Audio

Indigenous advocate for Te Reo, who has written on how Maori language could be better integrated in Aotearoa, and how the internet can play a crucial role in normalising Te Reo for younger people. Audio

Lecturer in linguistics who works on the computational analysis of language at the University of Colorado, and author of It's Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches. Audio

A social media conversation surrounding the use of Maori on TV and radio has grown, and it's sparked a new language debate. Audio

Restaurants that fill their menus with long, elegant words charge more than establishments preferring descriptions like zesty, rich or crispy. Audio

Three News is shrugging off criticism of their weather presenters' regular use of Te Reo Maori. Kanoa Lloyd started working for the channel five months ago and has been surprised by the reaction. From… Audio

A new curriculum for Māori language immersion schools is being rolled out nationally after being trialled by some Kura Kaupapa around the country. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: rū - earthquake. Rū ana te whenua. The earth quakes. Audio

Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 14 February Audio

Scottish folk singer and New Zealand multi-instrumentalist who have performed across Australia, Europe, Russia, and Canada, and are currently touring here. Audio

Various Groups have queued up to highlight what they see as gaps in a proposed law to change the governance of Te Reo Maori. Te Manu Korihi reporter Gareth Thomas listened to them putting their views… Audio

The Māori word of the week is: īPapa - iPad. Kua ngaro i a ia tana īPapa. She lost her iPad. Audio

Greg discusses I, Clodia, and Other Portraits by Anna Jackson. Audio

Sculptor and performance artist (as Dr Clawhammer), multi-instrumentalist, instrument maker, and composer, who teaches at the Schools of Design and Art at Otago Polytechnic. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: manuhiri - visitor. Eke ai ngā manuhiri tūārangi ki te marae i te Rā o Waitangi. On Waitangi Day, the visitors from afar go onto the marae. Audio

Yuval Ben-Ami is a Tel Aviv-based journalist, musician and self-described Lorde addict. He's in the midst of a project that aims to create a bi-lingual, bi-national, Hebrew-Arabic tribute to the Kiwi… Audio

New Zealand writer Kate De Goldi discusses The Story of a New Zealand Truck Driver by Mary Kelleher, Circle, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham and Paul O Zelinsky and One Minute's Silence by David… Audio