Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:20 AM.Kate Coughlan, long-time journalist and editor of the new book NZ Rustic, joins Mihingarangi and Guyon to play favourites. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Our resident gardener Hannah Zwartz is back, this time with advice on how to show weeds who's boss.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.GP turned award-winning author Fiona Sussman's latest crime novel Hooked Up explores the manipulative nature of reality TV.  Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Aaron Tait was only 17 when he was deployed to Iraq. Now he has written about his inner battle with war - and his search for peace.  Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Journalist and podcaster Toby Manhire is in to talk to Mihi and Guyon about Juggernaut Series Two.  Read more Audio

9:31 AM.A study in the British Journal of Psychiatry supports what some mothers' groups have known for a while - group singing helps with postnatal depression.  Read more Audio

8:40 AM.After nearly thirty years as a GP, Dr Jeremy Lockwood hung up his stethoscope and starting hunting dinosaurs - swapping human anatomy for ancient bones.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The first season of The Chase New Zealand premieres on Monday - Anne Hegerty aka The Governess is one of the chasers they face.  Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A team of four Kiwi adventurers are taking on NZ Godzone for Movember to raise awareness of men's mental health.  Read more Audio

7:44 AM.November is Pet Diabetes Awareness Month and highlights the importance of keeping your pet at a healthy weight.  Read more Audio

7:34 AM.This week Labour announced it will campaign for the next election with a capital gains tax as a key policy and point of difference. Read more Audio

7:23 AM.On Monday a landmark case will begin in the High Court in Wellington over fresh water.  Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A public health academic says there is potential for a serious outbreak of measles in New Zealand given the local transmission rate and low vaccination uptake.  Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Donald Trump threw a nuclear curve ball this week saying he wants to start testing nuclear weapons so the US can keep pace with Russia and China.  Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Queen Shirl'e is an Auckland-based hip hop artist and community leader known for for founding the Queen Shirl'e Academy, where she helps young people thrive. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Chef Del Holland shares her tips for making a proper risotto, what to do with sourdough discard (no you don't have to just throw it out), and a recipe for the ''best chocolate cake ever'. Read more Audio

11:19 AM.Seven years old at the time she walked the entire Te Araroa trail, Emilie Bruce, along with mum Victoria, did the 3-thousand-kilometre walk from Cape Reinga to Bluff over six months. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Professor Charlotte Macdonald talks to Mihi about the significance of Auckland's Great South Road in the New Zealand Wars. Read more Audio

10:55 AM.Live from the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival, Mihi speaks with local foodies Hare George and Rudy Alejandro from The Slush Truck. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.In early times Ōtāhuhu was a bustling trading spot with a portage for waka on the Manukau. Local iwi Chairperson of Te Akitai Waiohua, Karen Wilson shares the history of the region. Read more Audio

10:18 AM.A rich seam of themes can be mined from Elspeth Sandys' writing. Trauma has dogged her life. "Some people go to therapy" she says. "I write."  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Aroha Harris is a history lecturer at Auckland University, she shares the story of the Marmaduke Nixon monument in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu.  Read more Audio

9:55 AM.Mihi is reporting live from the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival throughout the morning. She speaks with Aute Neli from Kiwi Tucker Mussel Fritters. Read more Audio

9:29 AM.The trial of Erin Patterson captured headlines around the world. 'Recipe for Murder' provides insights into the woman herself and how she was caught.     Read more Audio