Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:44 AM.Experts are worried that lessons learnt during the Covid pandemic are being ignored and too many people are getting sick and dying after catching the virus in healthcare settings. Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Excellence was celebrated this week with the announcement of the new Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Professor Bev Lawton (Ngati Porou) is a pioneer in women's health. Read more Audio

7:24 AM.In defending the renewed bombing campaign Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas and said it was rearming itself. In turn Hamas, in the past 24 hours has launched rockets at Tel Aviv -… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A drought has been declared in the Northland, Waikato, Horizons, Marlborough-Tasman, and Taranaki regions. Our reporter Alexa Cook has been out and about in the central North Island. Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The complete shutdown of one of the world's busiest travel hubs is estimated to cost tens of millions, according to experts.  Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Said to be one of the most talked-about folk bands of the 21st century, Scottish band Talisk have been ripping up stereotypes and redefining folk music for the last ten years.  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Pukekohe local Liam Lawson is competing for the first time as a permanent driver for Red Bull Racing at the Australian Grand Prix.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Our next guest is someone with an incredible story of how farming turned his life around. Ben Purua is a finalist for Kiwibank's Young New Zealander of the Year. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Maori-Samoan R&B artist, Raglan-based Jordyn Rapana, aka Jordyn with a Why, is a making her mark with soulful, dynamic performances.  Read more Audio

10:38 AM.British musician, composer and producer Nitin Sawhney CBE is a formidable talent across many genres. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Journalist turned number one New York Times best-selling author and screenwriter, Jojo Moyes, is back with a new book. She speaks with Susie Ferguson about the importance of middle-aged women seeing… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Star of the global dancehall-reggae scene, from Trinidad and Tobago, Queen Omega has been blazing a trail for over 20 years, performing at some of the world's biggest reggae festivals. Her 2023… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Dr Simon Talbot is a pioneer in hand and arm transplantation, the Director of the Upper Extremity Transplant Program at the world-renowned Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and an… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The idea of non-monogamy has long been a controversial one, linked with heartache and promiscuity. But polyamory's gaining traction, including online in the last few years, with influencers… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.47SOUL is a Palestinian Shamstep group. In fact they founded the genre! The musical collective formed in Jordan in 2013, and take their influence from hip-hop, electronica and R&B - and melded it with… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Having Long Covid can be an extremely isolating experience, patients may not look unwell, but they have debilitating symptoms like shortness of breath, muscle pain or extreme fatigue. Sufferers say… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.CEO of the Taranaki Arts Fetival Trust, who puts on Womad, and Event Director, Suzanne Porter speaks to her about putting the event together. Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Tariffs on steel and aluminium came into effect on Wednesday, what impact is that expected to have on NZ? Plus the Government's investment summit, and where do we sit on the misery index? New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Silicones are used for everything, from bakeware, to life-saving medical equipment, to the prosthetics in the film industry. But they're incredibly hard to recycle - until now. Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Today Prime Minister Christopher Luxon jets off on his latest diplomatic effort, heading to India while his Deputy Winston Peters prepares to go to the US.  Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Representatives of more than 100 companies, from 15 countries have been in Auckland this week for the government's Infrastructure Investment Summit.  Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of dragging out the ceasefire process.  Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Anjum Rahman, from Inclusion Aotearoa Collective Tahono, and former spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand reflects on six years since the Christchurch mosque attacks. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The 13th Hawkes Bay Food and Wine Classic festival is set to get stomachs rumbling with the inaugural Hastings Meatball Festival.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.The Scottish Ballet is sharing the stage with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, making its first visit to the South Pacific for performances in Wellington and Auckland.  Read more Audio