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Music, poetry and performance combine with te reo at Wellington's Jazz Festival
ORO MĀIA, which translates to 'Still I Rise', is being performed at the Wellington Opera House as part of Wellington's Jazz Festival later this month 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
Susie Dent on her debut murder mystery
Susie Dent is perhaps best known on this side of the globe as the resident word expert on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She joins us to talk about her career and her debut murder mystery novel … Audio
Fish and Chips served with Te Reo Maori
As Maori Language Week draws to a close Mapuna hosts Anton Matthews at RNZ National's studios in Otautahi- Christchurch. He's the Director of Hustle group, a whanau owned business which operates a… Audio
Breathing life into te reo Māori documents
The Detail: Auckland City Library takes visitors on a trip back in time with a display that includes the first efforts to write down the Māori language.
A new exhibition breathes life into Te Reo Maori documents
Auckland City Library takes visitors on a trip back in time with a display that includes the first efforts to write down the Maori language. Audio
Language advocate Hēmi Kelly on what Te Wiki o te Reo Māori means to him
The TAHI podcast spoke with Hēmi Kelly about his te reo Māori haerenga and aspirations for the next 50 years of the language in Aotearoa. Audio
Te reo Maori skills on the up
New research shows te reo Maori was considered on the path to extinction four years ago. Today it's a different story with increasing numbers having basic and conversational te reo skills. Michael… Audio
Map to preserve indigenous knowledge updated
An interactive map to preserve indigenous knowledge and help Maori abroad reconnect with their turangawaewae has been updated for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - Maori Language Week. University of Otago's Dr… Audio
Shrek becomes latest film to get a te reo Māori makeover
It is the first time a DreamWorks animation is being adapted into the language. The re-imagined version will be released in 2025.
Expert Feature: how to read body language
For today's feature we're looking at what we say when we're not saying anything at all. We're talking about body language, the non-verbal clues that offer insight into what we're all really thinking… Audio
A life devoted to Pasifika language
Jan Tauoma, co-founded the first Samoan early childhood center in New Zealand, A'oga Fa'a Samoa. Over the last 40 years, she's seen thousands of students immersed in their culture and championed the… Audio
Nau Mai Town
Justine Murray is back with this week's episode of Nau Mai Town, RNZ's podcast about Maori place names, this week she is in Moerewa, also known as Tuna Town. The story behind the name is based on a… Audio
Spoken Feature: Nau Mai Town
The story behind our Maori place names, that's the vibe of the podcast Nau Mai Town producer Justine Murray is back with a fresh season and she's taking us to Wanaka, in Otago South Island. Audio
'The ick' and 'boop': The newest entries in the dictionary
The new additions are among more than 3200 words and phrases introduced this year.
The Pre-Panel for 26th July 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and discusses when is it too young to swear, and overcoming peer pressure. Audio
Pasifika card game reaches new milestone
A Pasifika card game that is helping weave meaningful conversations is now available in Whitcoulls. Audio
Waipapa Taumata Rau Auckland University's new ReoSpace
Waipapa Taumata Rau, Auckland University has opened a new space dedicated to speaking Te Reo Maori. ReoSpace was opened on Wednesday at Te Tumu Herenga, the university's library. Kaiarahi and PhD… Audio
Samoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
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Fau Gagana - podcast about mental health from 'Samoan perspective'
Auckland University of Technology nursing lecturer, Dr Ioana Mulipola, wants the Samoan community to normalise talking about mental health from "Samoan perspective". Audio
