Language
Idioms: The whole nine yards
From elephants in the room to blue moons, Nights' resident sociolinguist, Dr Julia de Bres from Massey University, is going the extra mile and talking about idioms. Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman. Then, bonza, ripper, bogan, brekkie - those are some examples of iconic Australian lingo… Audio
Education minister bans Māori words from future kids books
Education Minister Erica Stanford has been accused of overstepping the mark by excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five year olds. An Education Ministry document shows… Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Our usual quizmaster is taking a break this week, so Jim is joined by regular listener Ray Coventry. Audio
The Quiz Appendix: Women's words and men's words
Nights producer Bonnie Harrison revisits the week in quizzes, and looks at why some words are better known to some people than others. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Jim is joined by RNZ's lead scheduler Nick Robinson who is filling in for our regular quizmaster this week. 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
Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji
Emojis are the world's newest language - but where did they come from, where are they going, and what do they mean? Audio
The strength of adjectives with Julia de Bres
It's our monthly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist. 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, linguistics expert Rory O'Sullivan comes along to get Wallace up to speed on the… Audio
Science: how ChatGPT is changing our everyday language
Science commentator Dr Jen Martin joins Kathryn to talk about a new study into how ChatGPT is changing our everyday language - have you found yourself using 'delve' more? The largest-ever study into… Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. Audio
Kiribati youth embrace language through performances
It's been five years since Kiribati Language Week was first introduced in Aotearoa and the i-Kiribati community are proudly celebrating how far they've come. Audio
The Sunday Morning Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz. J Audio
Are we a group of Kiwi, or Kiwis?
After being stumped during Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell, Emile Donovan calls up Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres from Massey University, to weigh in on… 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
The business of making up words
Nights' resident sociolinguist, Associate Professor Julia de Bres is back to talk ... retronyms. Audio
The Panel: 2 fast 2 Furious
An extra half hour with Wallace begins with a preview of Nights with host Emile Donovan and ends with some wonderful listener interaction. In house linguist Rory O'Sullivan joins us again to wow and… Audio
