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'Welcome to my world': Crown lawyers 'struggle' with te reo at hearing
Crown lawyers apologised for long pauses at a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into claims the government's policy is causing significant, irreversible harm to te reo Māori.
Pacific correspondent Eleisha Foon
Pacific correspondent Eleisha Foon joins Kathryn Ryan. Audio
What seems like 'just a small ceremony' is 'righting some wrongs'
Mayor Tory Whanau says the new street name correctly recognises chief Hōniana Te Puni.
The real change in education
Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers Audio
The real change in education
Out with Reading Recovery; in with structured literacy. There's a big change coming for New Zealand's young readers
AudioThe history of the word 'woke'
Auckland University's professor Neal Curtis says the term originates from African-American communities living through segregation and reflects upon how the term has since changed. Audio
Ministry of Education responds to Morning Report story
The Ministry of Education has responded Morning Report's story on hiring consultants, using language that is largely impenetrable. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Essential that tikanga is included in education: NZ Bar Association president
The president of New Zealand's Bar Association - the body representing barristers - says it is essential that tikanga is included in legal education. Maria Dew of the Bar Association spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Our endangered languages
There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them? Audio
Our endangered languages
There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them?
AudioCouncillor questions $70,000 spend on te reo Māori app
Councillor Geoff Taylor called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were facing the biggest rate increase in two decades.
Free Speech Union launches support group
Educators who think they can't speak freely on contentious academic issues now have a support group. AUT historian and one of two chairpeople for the group spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Lost in translation: Daniel Hahn on interpreting literary works
Many of us will know the difficulties of travelling and being understood in countries where we don't speak the language. Now imagine taking a great work of literature and translating that - without… Audio
Place naming authority considers Petone change
The area was once a pā of Te Āti Awa but the traditional name was misspelt during colonial settlement.
The secret power of communication
Conversations are what connect us. We evolved to be social, but sometimes talking to each other feels stressful, even miserable says Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist with the New York… Audio
Tongan linguist heads to Oxford uni to decolonise language
Tongan linguist heads to Oxford uni to decolonise language. Audio
The language of thanks
Where do the words 'thanks', 'churr', and 'ta' come from? Sociolinguist Julia de Bres joins Nights to share the origins of how we express gratitude. Audio
Trump's campaign from a courtroom
The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America Audio
Trump's campaign from a courtroom
The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America
AudioMacrons added to street signs in Marlborough
Three years after agreeing to put macrons on more than a dozen incorrect te reo Māori street signs in Marlborough, most of them have been fixed. It is pleasing progress,...
