Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:35 AM.Charities around the country have been reporting increasing levels of families in poverty with no signs of it slowing down.  Read more Audio

9:07 AM.There are movie buffs - and then there is Col Needham. As founder of Internet Movie Database IMDb, Col says he has watched more than 16,000 films. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Simon Mills, a world leading expert in herbal medicine has led the movement to bring herbal remedies into mainstream healthcare.  Read more Audio

8:11 AM.What is mana? Are you born with it, can you earn it and can you have it taken away? Rights activist Tāme Iti explores what mana really means in his memoir.  Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A group of Kiwi researchers have held a spider olympics to find out how much of a competitive advantage introduced False katipō have over our native katipō.  Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The sister of missing Omaio man Jason Butler is speaking out after news there has been an arrest in his disappearance.  Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Prince Andrew will no longer be known as the Duke York as the fallout from his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues.      Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The passing of former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has been an opportunity to reflect on his life and legacy.  Read more Audio

7:21 AM.There were tense scenes in the Northland town after outgoing mayor Craig Jepson called an unprecedented emergency council meeting. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Comments from Hamas and failure to open a major aid crossing point to the gaps in the ceasefire which came into force this week.  Read more Audio

11:37 AM.Astrid Jorgensen's memoir teaches us how to embrace mediocrity and to find joy in the act of singing - even if you're not the best singer in the world! Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Does smoking cannabis cause lung cancer? Does sitting for long periods of time cause blood clots? Professor Richard Beasley answers these questions in his national lecture tour. Read more Audio

10:29 AM.Photographer Mark Smith and botanical artist Felicity Jones have spent the past seven years uncovering stories of botanical globalisation.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Stan Walker, award-winning entertainer and style icon is taking part in a charity drive for high quality clothing to benefit the Red Cross.  Read more Audio

9:36 AM.One in four New Zealanders will experience some form of anxiety or depressive disorder in their lifetime. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Popular culture has mythologised The Spartans as militaristic warriors but how much of what we think we know is actually true? Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The government plans to introduce changes to our adoption law which will be open to public submissions.  Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The long-awaited Pike River movie premieres around the country next week.  Read more Audio

7:51 AM.With the cost of living crisis hitting hard and unemployment on the rise, how is the mental health of employees fairing?  Read more Audio

7:40 AM.New Zealand Herald business editor-at-large Liam Dann unpacks this week's economic news.  Read more Audio

7:33 AM.A privacy group is warning that a proposed fix for congestion raises questions about the use and retention of personal information.  Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Te Pāti Māori is trying to reset - hoping to lay to rest the fractures that have recently emerged. Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Thousands of Palestinians have begun returning to their homes in the Gaza Strip after Israeli soldiers started withdrawing.  Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Olivia McCord's The Floral Dream features advice, seasonal tips and simple techniques for foraging, cultivating healthy soil and sowing seeds that flourish in Aotearoa's climate. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.How do you turn food scraps into pantry staples? Chef Del Holland has the answers. Read more Audio