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Written and performed by Portuguese playwright and actor Tiago Rodrigues, By Heart gets 10 audience volunteers to attempt the intellectual challenge of learning a poem, by heart, on stage. While the… Audio

It has been eight years since the Rotuman culture was listed as "vulnerable" by UNESCO. In an effort to save their mother tongue, the islanders living in New Zealand have launched Rotuman language… Audio

Yesterday on the show Jesse made some disparaging comments suggesting that the German language was perhaps not the most beautiful sounding language in the world. Naturally a few German speakers felt… Audio

Alex Liddington-Cox writes in Essential Baby that his child will be taking their mother's surname, because of the hell of a having a double-barrelled name.  Audio

In this episode of Voices; we hear how a famous Spanish story got adapted for Kiwi audiences. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Video, Audio

The distinctive New Zealand accent and why young women lead the way in the evolution of a uniquely Kiwi way of talking. Audio

In this episode of Voices; we look at 2019 being the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio

There's been an observation that both of our international cricket teams; the White Ferns and the Black Caps swapped "New Zealand" for "Aotearoa" on the front of their shirts for Waitangi Day. Audio

Commentators from all over New Zealand get the chance to have a say on what's been bothering them. Mai Chen gives her thoughts on cultural and linguistic diversity in courts. Audio