Language
Walking between two worlds
The most common surname for babies born in New Zealand last year was Singh - evidence of new generations of immigrants. How are those children living a kiwi life without losing their own cultures? Audio
Why the numbers on Māori speakers are skewed
The aim of having one million New Zealanders speak basic te reo by 2040 might not be as impossible as it seems. Audio
Wikipedia reluctant to use macrons for Māori place names
Former Wikipedian-at-large Mike Dickison talks about the issues in getting the online encyclopedia to use macrons for Māori place names. Audio
Is English evolving, or are we decimating it?
Decimate originally came from a term for taxation, then became a word for killing one in ten people. That meaning has changed, but some people don't want to let go. Audio
Renowned reo Māori speakers boost resurgence of Ngāpuhi dialect
Te Taumata Wānanga reo has seen some of Ngāpuhi's most renowned te reo Māori speakers come together to teach more than 100 people about the mita and Ngāpuhi's unique kī waha.
Popular language app to add te reo Māori course
Te reo Māori will be added to one of the world's most popular language learning app by the end of the year.
Māori Phrase a Day - He aha māu
Three times a week, we'll check in with Hemi Kelly, to learn some useful te reo Māori phrases you can use in your day-to-day life. Audio
Duolingo to add Te Reo Maori to its repetoire
The world's most popular langauge-learning app, Duolingo, will add Te Reo Maori to its range of courses this year - but potential students are being told it's not the only tool that should be used to… Audio
Duolingo app to include Te Reo Maori by end of year
Te Reo Maori will be added to the world's most popular language learning app by the end of the year.
Duolingo has more than 300 million users around the world, largely learning languages like… Audio
Reviving aboriginal language through literature and tech
A group of academics and indigenous language advocates are using technology and books to try to revive an endangered aboriginal language. Video, Audio
Māori Phrase of the Day - Taihoa, kāore e roa!
Today's phrase: Taihoa, kaore e roa! Translation: Hang on, I won't be long! Audio
Political hashtags make people less likely to believe the news
A new study set out to find whether people responded differently to the presence or absence of political hashtags in news stories in major publications. Study co-author Eugenia Ha Rim Rho is with us… Audio
The survival of the apostrophe
Earlier this week there were reports all over news sites that the Apostrophe Protection Society - an organisation set up to preserve the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark -… Audio
Question of the Day for 3 December 2019
Existential has been chosen as word of the year 2019. What would be your word of the year and why? Audio
Mixing languages to build confidence and raise achievement
Kathryn meets Dr Corinne Seals, a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching how to help multilingual pre-schoolers improve their… Audio, Gallery
Chris McCabe and Vaughan Rapatahana- preserving poetry in endangered languages
The diversity of the world's languages is seriously under threat. One language is reported to fall silent every fortnight, and it's believed that by the end of this century half of the world's 7,000… Audio
Haare Williams - Words of a Kaumatua
Kathryn talks with kaumatua Haare Williams about a lifetime of telling Maori stories. He is a poet and artist, has written for film and television, a former broadcaster, the Dean of Maori Education… Audio
Calling Home: Thom Monckton in Helsinki
Running away to join the circus is a dream for many, but for Kiwi theatre performer Thom Monckton it's been an absolute reality. Thom's based in Helsinki but is Calling Home is currently touring his… Audio
Why it's time for the CAPS LOCK key to die
How many times have you been typing with serious intent without watching the screen, only to realise you've had the caps lock key on? Writer Daniel Colin James is arguing the case that the caps lock… Audio
Youth reporter helps unpack the OK boomer in parliament comment
RNZ Youth Issues reporter Katie Doyle helps to explain the term "Ok Boomer" used by Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick during her speech in Parliament. Audio