Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:08 AM.Wellington is playing host to the stars of Tinseltown, with the third Avatar movie Fire and Ash having its Australasian premiere there tonight.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Aviation pioneer Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's plane disappeared on a flight from England to Australia and what happened has remained a mystery - until now.  Read more Audio

8:45 AM.At 97, Maureen Maclean is one of several seniors to sign up for a 31-day New Year yoga challenge at their local studio in Hamilton.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr's recent TED talk This is What A Digital Coup Looks Like is the most viewed of the year.  Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Twelve-year-old golfer, Javier Rogers-Pou is a Kaikohe kid with his eye set on the prestigious Masters Tournament.  Read more Audio

7:45 AM.In the United States, San Francisco's City Attorney is suing 10 major food manufacturers over what's known as Ultra-processed Foods, or UFPs.  Read more Audio

7:33 AM.This week the government announced significant changes to the Resource Management Act.  Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Experts are warning there could be further drownings at notorious black spots this summer.  Read more Audio

7:16 AM.This week Syrians took to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.  Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The NZ Bravery Awards were announced this morning. Among the recipients, Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, for his actions during Cyclone Gabrielle.  Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Christmas is fast approaching, and if you're looking for a gift for the gardeners in your life, Hannah Zwartz might just have the answers.  Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Many of our beloved feline pets love a good, long, lazy snooze. But there are quite a few across the country who have jobs, which they take pretty seriously.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The History of Sound is the award-winning book by Ben Shattuck, set to hit the big screen this month with its highly anticipated film adaptation.  Read more Audio

10:49 AM.Conversations about menopause can be difficult, especially with your boss. But now a new guide for employers aims to make employees feel more supported.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.The ring of fire is more than just a Johnny Cash song, and it affects us here in the Pacific. But what is the Pacific Ring of Fire and what drives it?  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Turning her caustic gaze to the moral delima of reporting on someone else's misery, is journalist and writer Phoebe Greenwood.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.An historical account of the battle of Ōrākau took the prize for Best Film in a pool of audience favourites at the New Zealand Screen Awards. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Acclaimed British author and ancient Rome nerd Elodie Harper has turned her attention to Boudicca and her daughters in her latest novel.  Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Chernobyl remains the worst nuclear accident in history. Remarkably however, nature found a way to survive - including radiation swallowing fungi. Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Wellington's Malaghan Institute is working to make CAR-T cell therapy - a lifesaving immunotherapy - a standard part of cancer care in New Zealand. Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Fresh off the back of Liam Lawson's re-signing in Formula 1, the Grand Prix championship is up for grabs.  Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Banking done better is the promise behind Open Banking which started in New Zealand this week. Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Ukrainian and European officials have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "wasting time" after ceasefire talks ended in a stalemate. Meanwhile in San Franscisco, the City Attorney David Chiu… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Ousted Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been awarded a temporary court order to reinstate her into Te Pati Maori. Mariameno and co-leader of Te Pati Maori Rawiri Waititi spoke with Mihi… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.This week, the Government said it will limit rates rises to 4% a year throughout the country by 2029. It's been tried overseas with limited success, to the extent a New South Wales mayor has warned… Read more Audio