Words
Te Kupu o te Wiki: pāremata - parliament
The Māori word of the week is: pāremata - parliament. Kōtahi rau e rua tekau mā tahi ngā mema pāremata. There are 121 members of parliament. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: āporo - apple
The Māori word of the week is: āporo - apple. Tapatapahia ngā āporo. Slice the apples. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Ōtautahi - Christchurch
The Māori word of the week is: Ko Ōtākaro te awa, ko Ōtautahi te taone. The river is Avon, the city is Christchurch. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Inu - Drink
The Māori word of the week is: inu - drink. He inu māu? Would you like a drink? Audio
Steven Pinker: writing and style
Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University and author of ten books, most recently The Sense of Style: the Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century.
…Feature guest - Professor Dan Jurafsky
The words on menus at restaurants reveal more than just what's for dinner. Stanford University linguist Professor Dan Jurafsky has studied almost a million menus and restaurant reviews. He says he can… Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Homai - Pass to me
The Māori word of the week is: homai - pass to me. Homai he inu māku. Pass me the drink (please). Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: Tāwhirimātea - God of the Wind
The Māori word of the week is: Tāwhirimātea - god of the wind. Ngā Tohu a Tāwhirimātea. The signs of Tāwhirimātea. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: kaiako - teacher
The Māori word of the week is: kaiko - teacher. Hoatu te āporo ki te kaiako. Give the apple to the teacher. Audio
Web review with Ele Ludemann
Ele Ludemann has been looking at food websites, and eggcorns: malapropisms that ape the sound of a word. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: awa - river
The Māori word of the week is: awa. Ka whakawhiti tātou i te awa i te wāhi whāiti. We'll cross the river at the narrow part. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: pahi - bus
The Māori word of the week is: pahi. Kei mahue koe i te pahi. You might miss the bus. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: niho - teeth
The Māori word of the week is: niho. Horoia ō niho. Clean your teeth. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: rangi - sky
The Māori word of the week is: rangi. Tirohia ngā kapua i te rangi. Look at the clouds in the sky. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: waea - phone
The Māori word of the week is: waea. Kei hea taku waea? Where's my phone? Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: engari - but
The Māori word of the week is: engari. Kei te pai au, engari kei te tangi ia. I'm ok, but she's crying. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: nau mai - welcome
The Māori word of the week is: nau mai. Nau mai ki Aotearoa. Welcome to Aotearoa. Audio
Gideon Lewis-Kraus: history of autocorrect
American Journalist and author, speaking about his recent article for WIRED: 'The Fasinatng... Frustrating... Fascinating History of Autocorrect'. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: poitarawhiti - netball
The Māori word of the week is: poitarawhiti. Te Tima Poitarawhiti o Aotearoa. The NZ Netball team. Audio
Te Kupu o te Wiki: heihei - chicken
The Māori word of the week is: heihei. Kei te kai heihei tātou? Are we having chicken? Audio