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He aha ōu moemoea mo te kawanatanga e tu mai nei? What issues are important to you for the impending government? Justine Murray asks this question to a group of māori language students. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: awa. Ka whakawhiti tātou i te awa i te wāhi whāiti. We'll cross the river at the narrow part. Audio

Kate reviews two books for older teenage readers: Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat by Francis Lia Block and Razorhurst by Justine Larabestier. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: pahi. Kei mahue koe i te pahi. You might miss the bus. Audio

Founder and director of theatre company Little Dog Barking, whose production of Duck, Death and the Tulip, won an Outstanding Theatre award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Audio

Enoka is a Te Reo Māori Lecturer at Waikato University and this year received an award for Sustained Excellence in teaching in a kaupapa Māori environment. While talking about his aspirations for… Audio

The Māori word of the week is: niho. Horoia ō niho. Clean your teeth. Audio

Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 6 September 2014. Audio

New Zealand author discussing three novels for middle readers: Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, and One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: rangi. Tirohia ngā kapua i te rangi. Look at the clouds in the sky. Audio

British journalist and author whose new book is How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say - and What They Really Mean. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: waea. Kei hea taku waea? Where's my phone? Audio

Whangarei teenager Monet-Mei Clarke who her job at a frozen yoghurt store after being told she couldn't say "kia ora" to greet customers. We have received a response from Kiwiyo chief executive Norman… Audio

A Whangarei teenager says she quit her job at an frozen yoghurt store after being told she couldn't say "kia ora" to greet customers. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: engari. Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia. I'm ok, but she's crying. Audio

Alwyn Owen explores the lighter side of New Zealand's poetry of patriotism which was fashionable during the latter half of the 19 century and the early 20th. Our patriotic versifiers were eclectic… Audio

Te Reo Maori may be on an international endangered list, but in a new teaching scheme in Auckland, six thousand North Shore children are now learning to speak it. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: nau mai. Nau mai ki Aotearoa. Welcome to Aotearoa. Audio

American Journalist and author, speaking about his recent article for WIRED: 'The Fasinatng... Frustrating... Fascinating History of Autocorrect'. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: poitarawhiti. Te Tima Poitarawhiti o Aotearoa. The NZ Netball team. Audio