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Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
New Zealand writer, and ambassador for the first NZ Bookshop Day in October, discussing three picture books: The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc; Shhhh! I'm Sleeping by Dorothee de Monfried, and… Audio
Playing Favourites with Kate McIntosh
Former Wellington dancer now based in Brussels who has returned here with her latest show, All Ears, which uses the stage as an ad hoc laboratory for a series of unusual recordings and acoustic… Audio
Culture on a plate - Secret dining Malaysian
There's Malaysian Indian, Malaysian Chinese and ethnic Malay cuisine reflecting the diversity of centuries old cultures. Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins other foodies on a secret dining trail as part of the… Audio, Gallery
Culture on a plate - Secret dining Malaysian
There's Malaysian Indian, Malaysian Chinese and ethnic Malay cuisine reflecting the diversity of centuries old cultures. Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins other foodies on a secret dining trail as part of the…
AudioTongan language celebrated throughout New Zealand
The Tongan language is being celebrated all over New Zealand this week, by a diverse range of groups from pre-schoolers and churches to those in prison. Audio
Dover Samuels tells of brutal school beatings
The prominent Northland kaumatua, Dover Samuels has told the Waitangi Tribunal a generation of Maori children were subjected to painful and degrading beatings for speaking te reo at school. Audio
Culture on a plate - secret dining Chinese
Spicy Pigs ear and one hundred year old egg can be surprisingly delicious. Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins other foodies on the secret dining trail as part of the Wellington on a Plate festival to learn… Audio, Gallery
Culture on a plate - secret dining Chinese
Spicy Pigs ear and one hundred year old egg can be surprisingly delicious. Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins other foodies on the secret dining trail as part of the Wellington on a Plate festival to learn…
AudioIwi 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
