Language
Fast Favourites with Everyday Māori's Hemi Kelly
Next Friday and Saturday, the Kupu Maori Writers Festival brings together authors from across the motu to significant locations across Rotorua. Audio
Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
Talking semicolons with Julia de Bres
It's our monthly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres from Massey University. Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: he's back, our in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan and today he is looking at the… Audio
'We carry...our identity': Fijian artists celebrate language and culture
Thousands of Fijians are celebrating culture and heritage for Fijian Language Week or Macawa ni vosa vakaviti in Aotearoa New Zealand this week. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
'He understood the power of the voice' - remembering Wiremu (Bill) Kerekere
Piripi Walker (Raukawa) recalls the wise, well-spoken broadcaster and composer, who was also his "caring mentor".
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Ed Amon Part 1
First up, migrant bus drivers say English language test for the skilled residence visa are completely unrealistic, leading many to fork out large sums for testing or even considering heading back… Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin. Rory O'Sullivan our in-house linguist arrives to wow us once again with the mysterious power of words, before a few listeners ring… Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
Apostrophe catastrophes with Dr Julia de Bres
Associate professor at Massey University Julia de Bres joins Emile Donovan to explain the wrongs and rights of apostrophes. Audio
Shower Thoughts: How do you solve a cryptic crossword?
After building a career in computers in the seventies, and a global rock climbing empire, Christchurch's Wendy Wethey is enjoying her third career bedeviling readers with her cryptic crossword clues.
…Te Wiki o te Reo Māori celebrates 50 years
Te Wiki o te reo Māori kicks off on Monday marking 50 years since the very first Māori Language week was held in Aotearoa. Te Taura Whiri chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
Is Chat GPT influencing the way we express ourselves?
Are we starting to imitate Chat GPT? Massey University linguistics lecturer, Dr Eleanor Ridge joins Jim to discuss the language of chatbots. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
When should you use an em dash?
Managing editor of Te Herenga Waka University Press Ashleigh Young joins Emile Donovan to discuss the merits of the em dash and its friends: the comma, the semicolon, the ellipsis, and the period. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio