| TEKARERE | N2 Maori language daily news bulletin (2,6) |
| HOY | Major U.S. Spanish-language daily |
| THESTRAITSTIMES | Singapore's English language daily paper, founded 1845 (3,7,5) |
| AOTEAROA | *Current Maori-language name for New Zealand |
| AUCKLAND | New Zealand city whose Maori-language name is Tamaki Makaurau |
| SQUANDER | Blue representation of N2 |
| HEADLINE | A title or caption at the top of a newspaper's main article; or, a broadcast news bulletin (8) |
| TONIGHT | 1 News ___, late evening news bulletin (7) |
| TRIBE | Takaro ___, New Zealand kids' Maori language learning animated series (5) |
| TERSE | The Maori language a vowel short? Quite so (5) |
| KIAORA | Maori-language greeting meaning "hello" or "cheers" (3,3) |
| TEREO | (NZ) The Maori language (2,3) |
| AKO | Maori language learning series (3) |
| PUKANA | NZ kids Maori language series (6) |
| TOKUREO | Maori language learning series for beginners (4,3) |
| OKAPI | Maori language learning series (5) |
| LEARNER | Ako is for viewer who is Maori language ___ (7) |
| GABRIELLE | Cyclone that devastated parts of N2 in 2023 (9) |
| SFO | N2 corruption agency (abbr) (1,1,1) |
| GAYLENE | N2 filmmaker, _ Preston (7) |
