Kim Hill
John Darnielle: goats and wolves
Singer and songwriter who performs as The Mountain Goats, and has just written his debut novel, Wolf in White Van. Audio
Andreas Antonopoulos: bitcoin
Entrepreneur, writer, founder of three bitcoin businesses, and keynote speaker at Bitcoin South, New Zealand's first Cryptocurrency Conference. Audio
Andrew Roberts: Napoleon
British historian, public speaker and Doctor of Philosophy whose most recent book is Napoleon the Great. Audio
Listener Feedback
Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 22 November 2014. Audio
Jolisa Gracewood and Susana Andrew
Editors of Tell You What: 2015, a collection of some of the best recent New Zealand non-fiction writing. Audio
Playing Favourites with Victoria Spackman
Chief executive and part owner of the screen production company Gibson Group, director of Screenrights in Australia, and chair for twelve years of BATS Theatre Limited. Audio
Art Crime with Arthur Tompkins: Mona Lisa
District Court Judge, and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group, discussing the 1911 theft by Vincenzo Perugia of the Mona Lisa. Audio
Atul Gawande: being mortal
American surgeon and writer, whose new book is Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End. Audio
Rob Fenwick: pest control
Environmentalist, retired businessman, company director and co-founder of Living Earth, who was instrumental in the creation of the Predator Free New Zealand Trust, which unveiled the first stage of… Audio
Eileen Ormsby: drugs and the dark net
Australian writer, journalist, and blogger of All Things Vice. Her new book, Silk Road, tells the story of the online drug cartel dubbed "the eBay of drugs". Audio
Behind the Scenes: Kim Hill creates a glass object
Kim Hill makes a glass paperweight at the Chronicle Glass studio under the supervision of business co-owner and glass artist Katie Brown. Audio
Behind the Scenes: Kim Hill creates a glass object
Kim Hill makes a glass paperweight at the Chronicle Glass Studio under the supervision of business co-owner and glass artist Katie Brown. Audio
Listener feedback
Kim Hill reads text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Jack Mitchell-Anyon: underground music
Jack Mitchell-Anyon runs the music venue Space Monster, presenting a range of bands from Whanganui, nationwide and overseas on an irregular basis.
The next concert will feature Delaney Davidson and… Audio
Paul and Mark Rayner: ceramics
Paul and Mark Rayner are ceramicists who have been exhibiting their own work, and that of other artists, for the past seven years at Rayner Brothers Gallery. Their final exhibition for the year… Audio
Katie Brown: glass
Katie Brown is a glass artist and co-director of Chronicle Glass Studio and Gallery, which occupies part of a 1912 building that was originally home to the city's newspaper. Audio
Errol Christiansen and Oliver Howard: Wanganui Orchestra
Errol Christiansen has been involved since 2011 in the rejuvenation of the Wanganui Orchestra, a community group comprised of local musicians, which he conducts.
The orchestra's leader, English… Audio
Mike Dickison: moa bones
Dr Mike Dickison is Curator of Natural History at the Whanganui Regional Museum. He will talk about the museum's moa collection and 3D scanning project, the illicit trade in moa bones, and the Wiki… Audio
Eric Dorfman: museum and migration
Dr Eric Dorfman is the director of the Whanganui Regional Museum. Audio
Nancy Tuaine
Nancy Tuaine is the chief executive of the Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority, and a former member of the Whanganui River Maori Trust Board. Audio