Bilingual
The Week in Detail: Bilingual signs, starving universities, and vulnerable men
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The places where bilingual is the norm
While New Zealand debates the merits of bilingual signage, Wales and Ireland have been using it for decades. Audio
Calling Home: Ron Hanson in Taichung City, Taiwan
Wellingtonian Ron Hanson has strong ties to Taiwan, having lived there on and off since the turn of the century. He's Calling Home from the Nantun District of Taichung City, where he lives in a… Audio
Hidden plight: One in six Kiwis affected by hearing loss
In New Zealand, hearing loss is already an issue affecting almost one in six Kiwis, and a sense of stigma can delay people from getting help. Clinical audiologist Karen Pullar joins the show to… Audio
Why trigger warnings don't help
Advocates for trigger warnings have made strong claims about their benefits, but Dr Christian Jarrett has studied a wealth of research and doesn't think we are able to brace ourselves emotionally when… Audio
Mixing languages to build confidence and raise achievement
Kathryn meets Dr Corinne Seals, a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching how to help multilingual pre-schoolers improve their… Audio, Gallery
Dara O'Briain: Listen to the Voice of Reason
Acclaimed Irish comedian Dara O'Briain will perform in New Zealand for the first time when he appears in his Voice of Reason show in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next week. . Audio
Programme aimed at reducing risk among Māori launched
A bilingual safety programme developed by a Hawke's Bay firefighter hopes to reduce the high number of avoidable accidents and hospitalisations among Māori. The Te Kotuku Bilingual Risk Reduction… Audio
NZ children of Asian parents risk losing heritage - report
Asia experts are warning that thousands of preschoolers growing up speaking Asian languages need more support to ensure their valuable skills are not lost. A new report from the Asia New Zealand… Audio