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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

The Ratana Church is banking on the next generation of te reo speakers to bring people back to the movement and encourage new members to join. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: Poihākena - Sydney. E haere ana ia ki Poihākena whakatā ai. She's going to Sydney for a break. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: kura - school. Kāore e roa ka tīmata anō te kura. It won't be long until school starts again. Audio

Distance runner Melissa Moon summarises her philosophies and the secrets to her success, in her Pecha Kucha talk. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: maranga - get up. E oho. Maranga! Wake up. Get up! Audio

The Catapult Cowboy, Messenger Mick, Simple Simon Green, The Skycop, all were heroes in comic books with names like 'Young Men of Great Britain', 'Beano' and 'Dandy'. From the late 19 century till… Audio

Franco-British indie pop outfit François & the Atlas Mountains, led by Brussels-based François Marry, are currently in the country to play a handful of shows and squeeze in as many swims and walks in… Audio

Pecha Kucha events involve short, power point presentations by speakers with all kinds of stories to share. You don't need to be famous, just interesting and succinct. Christchurch teacher Regan… Audio

Dame Anne Salmond explores the radical nature of the settlement between the Whanganui River iwi and the Government signed in August 2014, recognising the river as a legal person in its own right. This… Audio

New research that shows dogs can understand what we say, not just how we say it. Victoria Ratcliffe is a graduate student at the University of Sussex in the UK who conducted the study. Audio

The phrase "conscious uncoupling" has topped the list for this year's worst words and phrases. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: whakatā - rest. Mutu ana te Kirihimete, ka whakatā te nuinga. After Christmas many people take [their] holidays Audio

Opening with the encounter between Hongi Hika and King George IV in London in 1820, Dame Anne Salmond traces the themes of rangatiratanga and sovereignty from then through the Declaration of… Audio

Member of the Waitangi Tribunal, lecturer in history at the University of Auckland, and co-author with Judith Binney and Atholl Anderson of Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History. Audio, Gallery

The word 'culture' has been named the 2014 word of the year. Merriam-Webster based its pick on significant increases in lookups this year on its website Merriam-Webster.com. Peter Sokolowski is the… Audio

The Māori word of the week is: kaukau - swim. E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau? Do you know how to swim? Audio