Language
Use of te reo Māori on radio, TV 'shouldn't be threatening'
The Broadcasting Standards Authority's decision to no longer take complaints from people upset about the use of te reo Māori on-air and on-screen has been welcomed.
BSA to stop hearing complaints about te reo Māori on air
About time - that is the resounding response to the Broadcasting Standards Authority decision that it will not take any more complaints from people upset about the use of te reo Māori on air and… Audio
Attitudes Towards the New Zealand Accent
Massey University scholar and the co-creator of The Linguistics Lounge podcast, Dr Julia de Bres makes her debut as our latest after dinner speaker. Tonight she takes on the New Zealand accent - which… Audio
Using te reo Māori not in breach of broadcasting standards
Using te reo Māori on air is not in breach of the country's broadcasting standards.
This comes from a recent Broadcasting Standards Authority decision following a complaint about TVNZ using te reo… Audio
Making the Covid message clear
Someone broke the rules to put Auckland in Level 3 and there has been a clamour for punishment. But the situation isn't black and white. Is our covid messaging still appropriate? Audio
NZ's covid tracing for non-English speaking communities
The Prime Minister has confirmed the two people who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday caught the virus after one of them visited another family during Level 3 restrictions.
Under Level 3, you… Audio
Ditching Latin could be part of wider trend, PhD student warns
PhD student Josh King says Latin is a subject that encourages a love of language and opens more possibilities for students. Audio
Shilo Kino and Astley Nathan go Back to Kura
Journalist and writer Shilo Kino and broadcaster Astley Nathan are two Māori millennials who are taking time off work to complete a year-long full immersion Te Reo Māori course at Te Wānanga o… Audio
Tokelauan: a language in danger
Tokelauan is on UNESCO'S list of the world's severely endangered languages, how can it be safeguarded? University of Auckland PhD student, John Middleton's thesis is based on the syntax of Tokelauan… Audio
Study will look at how NZ accent changes
The Panel speaks to University of Canterbury linguist and senior lecturer Dr Lynn Clark who is leading the research. Audio
Councillor disgusted by comments over reo Māori karakia at Grey Power meeting
A councillor will take a complaint to the Race Relations Commissioner after his use of the Māori language to perform a karakia at a Grey Power meeting was labelled an "insult".
Number of teens studying Māori at high school passes 30,000
The number of teenagers studying te reo Māori at secondary school has passed 30,000 for the first time.
That's from fresh Education Ministry figures that show enrolment in international languages is… Audio
Why 'Māoriland' fell out of fashion
Victoria University professor Jane Stafford has studied the history of its usage in early New Zealand literature. Audio
Kiwi adults know more te reo than they realise
Even those who can't speak te reo Māori know more than they think, according to new research from the University of Canterbury. Principal Investigator Professor Jen Hay speaks to Emile about their… Audio
Duolingo’s te reo Māori course release pushed back
Like many other things, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a impact on Duolingo's planned release of a te reo Māori course by the end of 2020.
Calling Home: Megan Rae in Venice
Megan Rae lives a life many people on the planet can only dream of. She has a PhD in linguistics and runs a school at one of just two Italian universities specialising in languages, Ca'foscari… Audio, Gallery
Bula Vinaka Southland! Invercargill's Fiji language school opens
How would you say hello in Invercargill?
Thanks to a new Fijian language school, bula vinaka may soon be a common greeting in the south.
Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown, went along for a… Video, Audio
Australian national anthem sung in indigenous language
A 17-year-old has made history in Australia by being the first person to sing the national anthem in an indigenous Australian language at an international sporting event.
Olivia Fox, who is… Audio
Auckland park first to get bilingual signage in effort to celebrate te reo Māori
West Auckland's Crum Park has had its name of Tahurangi Park reinstated, in a bid to normalise te reo Māori place names across the Auckland region.
Supreme Māori Language award
The Supreme MÄori Language Award this year, goes to the one million people who took part in the biggest MÄori language event in history - during Te Wiki o te reo MÄori. The commission's MÄori Language… Audio
