Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:06 AM.Veteran journalist and documentary filmmaker Cameron Bennett is perhaps best known for his work as a foreign correspondent, covering conflicts around the world. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.As winter approaches, so do the germs, and as every parent knows schools are prime breeding grounds for winter illnesses. Dr Amanda Kvalsvig is one of New Zealand's top epidemiologosts, with a… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.It's often described as the silent killer - on average, about 500 New Zealanders die each year by suicide, more than in motor accidents and drownings combined.  Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Ruamata: It's More Than Hockey was a remarkable story capturing the journey of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ruamata's rise to the upper echelons of hockey in Aotearoa. Now, it's back. Read more Video, Audio

9:32 AM.Taranaki Mounga is one of New Zealand's about a dozen active volcanos - but what does that actually mean for locals?  Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Psychological thriller writer Liann Zhang's debut novel Julie Chan is Dead satirises Instagram and Tiktok stars, social media, status and obsession.  Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A delegation of seven Māori and Pasifika artists are at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, for the grand reopening of the Arts of Oceania Galleries. Read more Audio, Gallery

8:11 AM.Thousands of miles apart, people who speak English, Icelandic or Iranic use more or less the same words: star, stjarna, stare. All three of these languages - and hundreds more - share a single ancient… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Photographer Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel recently won the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award for a striking frame of a child on horseback. Read more Audio

7:42 AM.After months of political instability and surviving two motions of no confidence, Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has finally conceded to an early election. Read more Audio

7:31 AM.Where do the 'white genocide' claims in South Africa come from? Dr. Oscar Van Heerden, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.This week we've been tracking the urgent inquiry by the Waitangi Tribunal into the dis-establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Maori Health Authority. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand has a new Deputy Prime Minister as of today, with the out-going Deputy, Winston Peters handing over after 18 months in the role, and the in-coming Deputy David Seymour taking the baton for… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.New Zealand's most produced playwright and still writing at 85, the legendary Roger Hall's work is back on stage this June. The Auckland Theatre Company is presenting End of a Summer Time, an ode to… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The OE is considered a rite of passage for many, and Instagram boasts all the hot spots. But many locals are feeling squeezed out.  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Award-winning novelist Tina Makereti has written her first nonfiction book. A collection of essays, This Compulsion In Us brings Tina's perspective as wahine Maori - that of a teacher, daughter… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.What do you do when you lose everything? After being forcibly removed from their home, for Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, the answer was to set off on a 630-mile trek along the rugged Cornish… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.New Zealand adds to the cosy crime genre with Gareth and Louise Ward's The Bookshop Detectives. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Last night the APRA Country Music Honours were held in Gore, bringing the country's - best country crooners under one roof.  Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Booker Prize long-listed English author Susanna Clarke is one of the most influential fantasy writers of our time.  Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A new docuseries investigates the escalating power struggle between China and the US in the Pacific, climate displacement and colonial unrest. Read more Video, Audio

8:11 AM.Over the past 100 years, oceans have progressed from being a complete mystery to being regarded as vital for our survival, according to Sir David Attenborough. Keith Scholey is an Emmy and Bafta… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

7:51 AM.After organising the world's largest haka last year and reclaiming the Guinness World Record, Dame Hinewehi Mohi is back - with the first ever Waiata Singalong series. Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The battle for Auckland's Western Springs Stadium - the home of the Ponsonby Rugby Club - is heating up with two former All Blacks on either side of the debate. Mihi speaks to Sir Bryan and Ashley… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Tauranga based drone manufacturer Syos Aerospace won the top prize at the Hi-Tech Awards last night in Wellington. The company makes uncrewed vehicles for land, sea and air and recently won a big UK… Read more Audio