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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 Taouma, 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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Samoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
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
Learn to kōrero about the Olympics in te reo Māori
A new bilingual resource, containing more than 1000 terms and phrases across 30 Olympic Games sporting codes, has been created. Audio
'Ten Nosey Weka', a book helping to revive ta rē Moriori
Ta rē Moriori, the indigenous language of Rekohu A.K.A the Chatham Islands is having a revival. Author Kate Preece realised that her husband didn't know how to 10 in the language of his karāpuna. She… Audio
