Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:07 AM.Recreating nuclear fusion - the reaction that powers stars including our sun - is seen as the holy grail of energy technology, holding potential to create a near-unlimited source of safe clean energy… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:40 AM.Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week, how neurodiverse really are we? Read more Audio

8:10 AM.In November 2019 a BBC interview with Prince Andrew sent shockwaves around the world. This was one of many exclusive interviews secured by "booker extraordinaire" Sam McAlister, a former producer on… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.In the play-within-a-play which is Thomas Sainsbury and Chris Parker's The Opening Night Before Christmas, the Levin Community Players are presenting the town's annual Christmas pageant. It's… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Stonehenge discoveries have been numerous in recent years, with new techniques allowing us to learn more about a monument so ancient there are no records to explain why or how it was created. A leader… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM."It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" is one of Jaye Pukepuke's favourite quotes. After a promising rugby league career and a prison sentence, Jaye now runs the… Read more Video, Audio

10:06 AM.If you had told people 150 years ago how well off the world would become, they would have anticipated paradise. So why do things feel so broken? A former advisor to President Clinton and a professor… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.It's been a busy year for space exploration. Phase one of NASA's Artemis mission is scheduled to conclude on Monday, bringing us spellbinding new images of our moon. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.In 1990, writes Sir Hugh Rennie in Chathams Resurgent: How the Islanders overcame 150 years of misrule, the islanders had lived with "years of muddlement, some good intentions, financial waste… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.It's a film some people say is like watching paint dry, whilst others say it will change your life. And it's the film that this month 1600 film critics and academics voted the greatest film of all… Read more Video, Audio

8:12 AM.One of the countries most under threat from climate change, Pacific neighbour Vanuatu is taking a lead in the fight against climate change. Read more Audio

5:35 PM.One of the country's leading wildlife veterinary experts warns a heavy-handed response may be needed to limit damage if a particularly infectious strain of bird flu reaches our shores. Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.British music journalist Jude Rogers explores music as a portal to "new places and new feelings or places to put feelings" in her new book The Sound of Being Human. Read more Video, Audio

10:40 AM.NZ born civil engineer turned installation artist Mike Hewson thinks that safe playgrounds are dangerous for children. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.Renowned scientist Professor Mike Berridge is having his work in cell biology recognised with a doctorate this month. Career highlights have included research he led showing how tumours use… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Author, plant lover and former BBC documentary maker Jonathan Drori joins the show for a chat about some of the latest botanical news. Read more Video, Audio

9:05 AM.Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter and his confidante during 20 years of fascist rule. She acted as envoy to both Germany and Britain, helping steer Italy to join forces with Hitler. UK… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.In response to the largest public protests since Tiananmen Square, Chinese government officials have signaled a shift away from 'Zero Covid' and eased some restrictions. Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Kelly Francis's dream is that every New Zealander has access to a garden of fresh, healthy food to eat and share. From her base in Mangere she's making a vision of community-led food sovereignty a… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:59 AM.Listener feedback for 26 November 2022. Audio

11:30 AM.Golden Bay freelance journalist and author Gerard Hindmarsh is back with his latest collection of stories, with a focus on Golden Bay's West Coast and Kahurangi National Park. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Hamilton based clinical and research neurologist Dr Matthew Phillips is frustrated by how little he and his colleagues can help patients with degenerative brain disorders, such as Parkinson's and… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.At 16, budding New York photographer Josh Cheuse used the payphone at his high school to call The Clash at the Electric Ladyland Studios in Manhattan to ask if he could photograph the band. It was the… Read more Audio, Gallery