Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:05 AM.From Polynesian navigators to contemporary business, Mana Moana documents the remarkable story of Maori fishing.  Read more Audio, Gallery

10:45 AM.Autumn is a season of fruitfulness - but it's also the season for blights, mildew, rust, shield bugs and passion vine hoppers.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Malia Johnston is a renowned director and creative. Her latest work Belle - A Performance of Air is a mesmerising melding of lights, aerial performance and theatre at the Auckland Arts Festival this… Read more Video, Audio

10:06 AM.Beloved Kiwi indie rock band The Beths are set to headline the main stage at WOMAD next weekend, ahead of their upcoming Australian tour.  Read more Audio

9:53 AM.This weekend, Pasifika Festival returns to Auckland's Western Springs park in all its vibrancy. Mihi speaks with RNZ Pacific reporter Coco Lance who's there for the whole event. Read more Audio

9:39 AM.World leaders have started to pick up the pieces after a trade war started by the US, and a shock showdown in the Oval Office between Zelensky and Trump.  Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Following a sell-out West End run and UK tour, Ruby Wax's critically acclaimed show I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was is coming to New Zealand in April. Based on her bestselling book, Ruby shares her… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Prize-winning nature writer Andrew Darby takes us on an island odyssey to discover the world's oldest surviving trees in his latest book The Ancients. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning producer Nigel Marchant (Downton Abbey) is back with his latest mini-series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth starring Colin Firth leading a dogged investigation after… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A waka discovered on Rekohu / Chatham Islands has been described by one expert as the most important discovery in New Zealand, possibly Polynesian archeology.  Read more Audio, Gallery

7:43 AM.RNZ's explainer editor Katie Kenny explains what's been happening with the new gene technology legislation, announced by Judith Collins last year. Read more Audio

7:32 AM.This week European leaders scrambled to respond to unprecedented moves by the new administration of US President Donald Trump.  Read more Audio

7:24 AM.An apology and the launch of a nationwide investigation were needed this week after a child received second degree burns from an over-heated school lunch. Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Hamas has rejected threats by Trump - saying it will only free hostages in return for a lasting truce. The BBC Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher explains. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Tropical Cyclone Alfred is bearing down on Moreton Island just off Brisbane, with gale force winds are now lashing the area and up to 800 millimetres of rain expected. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Julian Wilcox and Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira join us from finals day at Te Matatini o Te Kahui Maunga, from the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Snails, locusts and huhu grubs are just some of the delicacies that will be available at next weekend's Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Veteran investor Rowan Simpson's new book How to be Wrong: A crash course in startup success draws on two decades at the heart of New Zealand's most successful technology companies, to create a… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.In March the Himalayan Trust holds one of its biggest fundraisers for Himalayan people: The Summit Challenge. Sir Edmund Hillary's grandson, Alexander Hillary, is the General Manager of the Himalayan… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Getting your circadian rhythm right can help you sleep better, feel happier and improve your overall health. Science journalist Lynne Peeples shares her findings. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.We often think of bacteria as germs that can make us sick, but there are trillions of different bacteria in our gut producing molecules that help us. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer, Maggie Beer has made it her life's mission to raise the bar for food in aged care across Australia. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.On the foreign affairs agenda again this week, Chinese ships in the Tasman and the Cooks' deal with China. RNZ Morning Report presenter Corin Dann explains. Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A rare discovery in the UK, an Iron Age burial site in southern England has revealed that the ancient community was centered around the female line. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Frankie Guzman is the Senior Director at the National Center for Youth Law in California where he leads a team of attorneys, policy advocates, and community organisers to transform the youth justice… Read more Audio