Te Reo

Māori language doyens Sir Timoti Karetu and Professor Scotty Morrison on the resurgence of te reo Māori and safeguarding it for future generations. Audio

September is the inaugural New Zealand Theatre Month and more than 450 shows will be put on around the country. Amber Curreen is an actor and producer who will be a big part of that: she's part of… Audio

A drama project that started out life as a way to encourage more Maori students to stay on at school has arrived in the capital to rave reviews. Waiora - Te-u-kai-po or The Homeland, written by Hone… Audio

Wellington hip-hop artist dropped into the RNZ studios to perform his songs 'Kia Tau' and 'Rangatira', from his new te reo Māori EP Rangatira. Video, Audio

Barbara Ewing's book The Actresses was first published in 1997 and is the story of a group of actresses reuniting at their London drama school 30 years after they graduated. It explores how women are… Audio

In the weeks leading up to Waitangi Day, there was much talk on the future of te reo Maori. It was the same in Wales, where there's now a Welsh language revival. Heledd Gwyndaf is Chair of the Welsh… Audio

RNZ's Maori Affairs Correspondent, Mihingarangi Forbes gives Summer Report presenter, Alex Perrottet some great ideas about how to bring tikanga maori into the newsroom. Video, Audio

The former politician Don Brash accepted an invitation to travel to Whangarei last night to watch a play about a 1960s Maori family struggling to retain their language and values after moving to a… Audio

The director of a play about Māori trying to adapt to Pākehā culture says he's delighted Don Brash has agreed to drive from Auckland to Whāngārei tonight to see it. Audio

Back in 1984, Naida Glavish was the toll operator who greeted incoming callers with two words, "kia ora" going against the grain. She says the general public didn't mind but her managers did. She… Audio

Today marks the beginning of the third New Zealand Chinese Language Week. So it’s a good time to get a primer on some of the basics. Language teacher Chunxiao Lu has been helping RNZ presenters up… Audio

TVNZ presenter and former silver fern, Jenny-May Clarkson, began learning Te Reo six years ago. Now she's teaching it to her twin sons. Audio