Saturday Morning Podcast Options

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

9:07 AM.For centuries, it was believed people in comas could not think or understand but now with new technology, we know this is not always true.  Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Sam Dalrymple's debut book explores the collapse of the Indian Empire and how five major partitions between 1931 and 1971 created twelve modern nations.  Read more Audio

8:12 AM.In an age where information and disinformation is available at the touch of a button, trust is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Read more Audio

7:54 AM.If you are in Tāmaki Makaurau today, you might want to head out to the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival - the country's largest.   Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Labour's Future Fund was the first major policy announcement from the opposition in the long lead up to next year's election.  Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Researchers in Australia have discovered that its tropical rainforests have become a net source of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Health officials working on contact tracing measles patients have now identified patient zero on the Cook Strait ferry crossing.  Read more Audio

7:19 AM.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed confidence that the Gaza ceasefire will hold.  Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Earlier this week destructive gales tore through parts of the South and North Islands, exacerbating wildfires on the East Coast.  Read more Audio

7:11 AM.A state of emergency remains in place in Southland and Clutha due to extensive damage caused by Thursday's red-alert winds and ongoing power outages.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Neil Ieremia is celebrating 30 years since he founded the dance company Black Grace which has been credited with changing New Zealand dance forever.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Patrick Ryan's debut novel is a multi-generational saga that's been described as a dazzling portrait of the human spirit. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Sean Szeps, an American father of two living in Australia, uses his Instagram platform to show, as he says, 'the raw realities of parenthood with a wink.'  Read more Audio