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The Sunday Morning Quiz with Hamish McDouall
With our regular quizmaster, Jack Waley-Cohen taking a break this week, your Sunday morning brain teaser is brought to you by former Whanganui mayor and Kiwi quiz champion Hamish McDouall. Audio
Dr. Paul Meighan-Chiblow: Colonialingualism
UNESCO predicts the global community will lose as many as 3000 indigenous languages by the end of the century. Scottish Gael sociolinguist Dr. Paul Meighan-Chiblow speaks to Mihi. Audio
Te Hira Paenga: Matatini judge
For some, the relationship between Christianity and Maori atua (gods) is very complex. But Te Hira Paenga sees the two as complementary. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
Aussie couple reimagine iconic Olympic anthem
Australian world music star Mitch Tambo and his wife Voice of Lele have released a duet and their take on the classic hit My Island Home. Video, Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show 'Only Connect' which is known for being both difficult to crack and… Audio
Tangi for Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi urges strength in unity
Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder and champion of the kōhanga reo movement, is to be laid to rest this morning at Rāhui marae in Tikitiki near East Cape.
Shrek gets te reo Māori redub
Shrek has been reimagined and redubbed in te reo Māori as part of a collaboration between Māoriland Productions and the American studio Dreamworks. One of the cast of the film, Tuakoi Ohia, who plays… Audio
Kōhanga Reo movement founder Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi dies
The late Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi who founded the Kōhanga Reo movement is being praised for reviving te reo Māori and keeping the language alive. Māori Language Commission Chief Executive Ngahiwi… Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
Why do we use phrases referencing old technology?
Nights' resident sociolinguist Dr Julia de Bres joins the show to discuss something host Emile Donovan has been pondering over summer. Audio
'Enshittifaction' Why everything is getting worse
' Enshittifaction' was crowned 2024's word of the year by Australia's oldest dictionary of Australian English. Blogger and journalist, Cory Doctorow coined the word and talks to Emile Donovan. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
NZ man wins Spanish Scrabble championships, doesn't speak Spanish
Nigel Richards gained fame after winning the French-language title, despite knowing little beyond "Bonjour."
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
The Panel with Conor English & Zoe George (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Conor English & Zoe George. The trio discuss the Oxford Dictionary word of the year, where all the Lay-z-boys have gone, and the… Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show 'Only Connect' which is known for being both difficult to crack and… Audio
A distinctively New Zealand approach to challenging stigma
Nights resident socio-linguist Dr Julia de Bres looks at a new campaign to raise awareness of herpes. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz with Jack Waley-Cohen
Our quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back for another Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
PNG woman says indigenous language 'so important to hold on to'
A Papua New Guinean woman on a journey to learn her native tongue says language weeks should only be a starting point.
