Chey and the team translate Jacinda Ardern's announcement to the country of our first level 4 lockdown. Covid has affected us all and this is certainly a topical issue for our Whakamāori team to dive into.

Watch the video of the episode here.

On March 26, 2020, Aotearoa was plunged into a level four lockdown and the global covid-19 pandemic hit our shores for the first time.

The Whakamāori team decided to figure out what that announcement might have sounded like if it was delivered in te reo Māori.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement that we would all have to stay home for four weeks was stunning - and at the time much of what she was saying was new to all of us.

Get a printable version of the translations here.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details