Language
Te kupu o te wiki: taringa - ear
The Māori word of the week is: taringa - ear. Kua maemae taku taringa. My ear is sore. Audio
Singing to Save a Language
It's often said that a nation without its language is a nation without a soul. Spiritual Outlook producer Justin Gregory reports on efforts here in New Zealand and also in Niue to preserve their… Audio
Queen Salote Tupou III Lecture 2014
Malia Viviena 'Alisi Numia Taumoepeau, Tonga's former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, offers reflections on law, democracy, Pacific traditions, and Tongan political culture. Audio
Kate's Klassic: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Kate Camp discusses One Hundred Years of Solitude, the 1967 novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. Audio
Commas and punctuation
Query proofreader at The New Yorker who has written popular pieces for the magazine on pencils and punctuation; her first book is Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen. Audio
Te kupu o te wiki: tio - oyster
The Māori word of the week is: tio - oyster. Kia ono ngā tio māku. I'll have six oysters please. Audio
'Horses for courses' for radio voices
Radio New Zealand's Presentation Standards Manager Hewitt Humphrey on the public's criticism of some broadcasters' voices.
Te Kupu o te Wiki: moana - sea
The Māori word of the week is: moana - sea. Pōkarekare ana ngā wai o te moana. The waters of the ocean are choppy. Audio
One in Five for 10 May 2015
New Zealand Sign Language Week has just finished - So what do we know about our third official language ? About 20,000 people identify as using New Zealand Sign Language.Katy Gosset meets some of them… Audio
Sculptured Words
Dotted along Wellington's waterfront are plaques and inlaid benches quoting from some of New Zealand's finest writers. Accompanied by Spectrum's Jack Perkins, Rosemary Wildblood, Barbara Murison and… Audio
David Mitchell
Author of six novels, most recently The Bone Clocks, and translator with his wife Keiko Yoshida of The Reason I Jump, written at the age of 13 by autistic child Naoki Higishida. David Mitchell will… Audio
Language and Sensory-Motor Experience
Alistair Knott is teaching a computer "baby" to speak different languages to see if syntax and sensory-motor experiences are linked Audio
Language and Sensory-Motor Experience
Alistair Knott is teaching a computer "baby" to speak different languages to see if syntax and sensory-motor experiences are linked
AudioTe Kupu o te Wiki: Te-Ika-a-Māui - the fish of Māui
The Māori word of the week is: Te Ika-a-Māui. The fish of Māui. Audio
Medical examinations or digital conversions?
Hewitt Humphrey talks about when the misuse of similar sounding words can lead to sticky situations.
Te Kupu o te Wiki: manu - bird
The Māori word of the week is: manu - bird. Whanaihia nga manu ki te ika. Feed fish to the birds. Audio
'Keeping it simple' while avoiding clichés
Radio New Zealand's Presentation Standards Manager Hewitt Humphrey on why simple English is encouraged and clichés are not, with a side of aspirate consonants.
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Papatuānuku - Earth
The Māori word of the week is: Papatūānuku - Earth. Ko Papatūānuku te ingoa Māori mō te ao. Papatūānuku is the Māori name for Earth. Audio
Passion no guarantee of creativity
Discussing the relationship between science and creativity are Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the United Kingdom's Royal Society and Professor Bruce Sheridan, a New Zealand academic at Chicago's… Audio
A whistle-stop tour from Avon to Avon
Is it Avon, Avon, or Avon? Hewitt Humphrey takes a closer look at the different Avons around the world, via trainspotting, two different violas, and the placement of 'only'.
