Language
Infant girls beating boys in language learning - study
There is a gap in language development between girls and boys, a new study shows. Audio
Scotty and Stacey Morrison: everyday te reo
Husband-and-wife team Scotty and Stacey Morrison have written an everyday guide to learning te reo Māori called Māori at Home. Audio
Welcome Home's te reo treatment
Dave Dobbyn has recorded a te Reo Maori version of his popular hit Welcome Home for Maori Language Week. Audio
Is the kiwi accent affecting our grammar and vocab?
Do New Zealanders have a "vowel shift," that is causing us to mis-associate certain words with their spellings? Audio
Google crowdsources Māori place name pronunciations
If you come across a mispronounced Māori place name while using Google maps you are now able to correct it.
Keeping the Tongan language alive in NZ
Tongan Language Week being celebrated all over New Zealand in the beginning of September to emphasise the importance of the language in today's society. Audio
New game causes offense
Jesus fighting Buddha - is anything sacred in the world of gaming? Audio
Health focus for Tongan Language Week
It's Tonga Language Week this week and two Tongan children have landed in Auckland to help build the momentum for the event. The Ministry for Pacific Peoples says the event's not only about spreading… Audio
Hundreds sign up to stick to Te Reo
More than 600 people have committed to speaking only in te reo Māori for either a full day, a week or the entire month. Audio
Time for a national languages policy?
The head of Auckland University of Technology's School of Language and Culture is calling for a national languages policy to be put in place across all policy sectors - to achieve strategic thinking… Audio
Te Taka Keegan on technology, teaching and te reo
Te Taka Keegan put the macron onto the Microsoft keyboard and helped develop the te reo version of Google Translate. The computer science lecturer talks about his love of te reo Māori, his teaching… Audio
Learning a second language
If you struggle to learn a second language it might not be your fault. Audio
Welcome to the Punderdome
Welcome to the Punderdome. They're spoken word fight clubs for word nerds who will admit a passion for the most maligned form of humor; the pun. Audio
Bi-lingualism in pre-schoolers
Speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses how children acquire two languages, and strategies to support bi-lingualism. Audio
Honing the accent
Can you imagine the great operas performed with an antipodean twang? Teresa Desmarchelier helps performers from this side of the world refine their voice for the stage. She’s Australia’s leading lyric… Audio
Students visit other countries - without leaving NZ
A virtual reality foreign language tool is helping secondary school students visit countries and learn a language without leaving the classroom. Video, Audio
Swearing is good for the soul
Dr Michael Philipp from Massey University talks to Bryan Crump about the Gordon Ramsays of the world. Maybe we shouldn't feel so bad for dropping a few swear words when we feel screwed over, or stand… Audio
