Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:17 AM.As Israel intensifies its campaign to seize Gaza City, more vessels are joining a humanitarian aid flotilla. A Kiwi Palestinian is on board one of the boats. Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The New Zealand First Conference is being held this weekend in Palmerston North.  Read more Audio

11:31 AM.At the core of new book Aftertaste, is clairgustance, the psychic ability to perceive tastes or flavours through extrasensory perception, rather than mere eating.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.One of Australia's leading chefs, food columnists and author of the award-winning cookbook Chinese-ish, Rosheen Kaul is back with a saucy second book.  Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Australian First Nations poet, spoken word performer, artist, and Nations Editor at Cordite Review, Dominic Guerrera has brought his work to New Zealand for the first time.  Read more Audio

10:25 AM.A celebration of the beauty of our backyard, Aotearoa Light is also a reminder that we need to protect it. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Queenie Tan is a 'finfluencer', making a living sharing her top tips for building wealth - regardless of whether you have $5000 to invest or just $5.  Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Volcanologist and Earth Sciences New Zealand principal scientist, Graham Leonard is back this week covering the challenge of flooding in Aotearoa.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Ian McEwan's latest novel is set in a post-climate change future where survivors are haunted by the richness of a lost world. Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Communities worldwide are planting trees. In New Zealand. Hāwera has 7.5% tree canopy, Picton has nearly 59%. The average across all NZ towns and cities is 19%.  Read more Audio

8:14 AM.An in-depth look at how the murder of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi sped up Saudi Arabia's involvement and investment in sport.  Read more Audio

7:56 AM.NZ Fashion Week finishes today in Auckland. Having had a tough few years, there's a sense the fashion world in New Zealand is banding together. Read more Audio

7:48 AM.PhD researcher Haukapuanui Vercoe explains how indigenous knowledge and technology can work together to strengthen resilience against natural hazards. Read more Audio

7:40 AM.To help teenagers and schools better cope with concussion, a group of researchers has developed a framework they hope will educate and encourage more reporting.  Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Overnight Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal.  Read more Audio

7:23 AM.This week an RNZ survey showed even retirees who have paid off their homes are struggling as rates and insurance costs increase. Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The polls have closed in the Samoan General Election which has been described as one of the most unpredictable elections in history.  Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The resignation of the Reserve Bank chair Neil Quigley was announced by Finance Minister Nicola Willis last night as happening with "immediate effect".  Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Author and illustrator Donovan Bixley is one of New Zealand's most acclaimed picture book creators and believes that illustrated books can be ageless.  Read more Audio, Gallery

11:20 AM.In the late 1970s, a group of Argentinian grandmothers, banded together to find their lost children and grandchildren following a series of kidnappings by the military junta Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The time for seed sowing is almost upon us, and it'll determine what your garden will look like for the months to come.  Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Pelvic organ prolapse is common for women but is seldom openly talked about. In New Zealand about 50% of women experience some degree of prolapse. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Autaia gives rangatahi a chance to explore their creativity by coming up with a story they want to tell and working out how to tell that tale through haka, dance and theatre.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Paula Vogel's Mother Play is an absurd, funny, and unflinching exploration of family, identity, and the ties that both bind and break us.  Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the most influential, aspirational and polarising celebrities of the last thirty years: her influence spanning entertainment, fashion and wellness.  Read more Audio