Te Reo Maori

A couple who aren't fluent in the Māori language send their kids to total immersion Māori schooling. Audio

Calvin's mother Ruth has come for tea and questions why her grandchildren are learning Māori. Audio

Calvin arrives home and tells Pani that he's invited his mother for dinner. Audio

Pani and Jen finally get to catch up at te kāinga - the home. Audio

Hohepa explains why he forged the pānui, the note, to his teacher. Audio

If you're wanting to pop the question or simply break up with someone, try throwing these phrases your significant other's way when they least expect it. Ipo - bae; He aha to nama waea korero - What's… Audio

Hohepa gets snapped when Pani meets Hohepa's teacher at the kura. Audio

Next time you're out, why not try some of these sentences? Kei hea te i te kai? - Where's the food? He rārangi kai hua whenua tāhau - Do you have a vegetarian menu? Hōmai te whīnaki tomāto e hoa -… Audio

When kuia and kaumatua say Māori language vowels are 'not pronounced like they used to be', they'd be right - over the years their sound has changed dramatically. Audio

Pani runs into Jen at te toa hokomaha - the supermarket. Audio

Here are a few commonly mispronounced place names to master. Audio

Some Māori Te Reo experts are challenging the idea that it's a dying language. The researchers behind a new study, 'Growing Up in New Zealand', say the language is not as vulnerable as has been… Audio

Pani takes Marata and Kohine to te toa hokomaha - the supermarket. Audio

A few greetings and farewells to get you started in te reo. Mōrena - good morning. Ka kite āpōpō - see you tomorrow. A tōnā wā e hoa - later man/catch you later. Kei te pēhea koe e hoa? - how's it… Audio

Finnian Galbraith is a 15-year-old Kapiti College student whose Year 10 school speech 'The importance of correctly pronouncing Maori words' has attracted over two hundred thousand of views on YouTube.

The Māori word of the week is: Wīwī - France. Kei te mōhio koe ki te kōrero Wīwī? Do you know how to speak French? Audio

The Māori word of the week is: whakaata - mirror. Tirohia te whakaata. Look in the mirror. Audio

Actor, and director of Mt Zion Tearepa Kahi, is about to stage William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in te reo, to mark Matariki. He joins Wallace to talk about the challenges of translating the… Audio

The Māori word of the week is: tākuta - doctor. Mā te tākuta koe e tiaki. The doctor will tend to you. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: tohutō - macron. Kei warewaretia te tohutō. Don't forget the macron. Audio