Kim Hill
Top Stories for Tuesday 12 December 2017
Head Hunters gang leader linked to money laundering, 'Attempted terrorist attack' near Times Square, Surgical mesh limit long overdue - sufferers, Merry Christmas for some Edgecumbe residents Audio
Top Stories for Monday 11 December 2017
Police appeal for witnesses after Papamoa beach fight; Fuel shortages likely after Marsden Pt pipeline false alarm; Briscoes boss fights to land helicopter at Herne Bay home; schools closed in race to… Audio
Amy Tan: Where the past begins
Amy Tan is a US writer who struck it big with her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, published in 1989. The book - centred on four Chinese immigrant mothers and their four American-born daughters - spent… Audio
Michael Keegan-Dolan - Reinventing Swan Lake
It's Swan Lake - but not as you know it. Irish director Michael Keegan-Dolan has taken a fresh look at the storyline, swapped Tchaikovsky's original score for Irish folk music, added a dash of Nordic… Audio
Kim Chambers - The world's most badass swimmer
After a fall left her with a serious leg injury that took years to heal, San Francisco-based Kiwi Kim Chambers took up swimming as both physical and mental therapy. She didn't just stick to lengths of… Audio
Kathy Campbell - Did life begin on land or in the sea?
Professor Kathy Campbell is a geologist, paleo-ecologist and astrobiologist. The broad theme of her research is paleoecology - the interaction of ancient organisms with their surrounding environments… Audio
Christopher Pugsley - Aotearoa's first films
Christopher Pugsley is a respected and much published military historian - but what is not as well known is that he has a passion and a deep knowledge of film history. Pugsley's new book, The Camera… Audio
Luke Harding: How Russia helped Trump win the White House
One year ago, award-winning UK journalist Luke Harding met former MI6 officer Christopher Steele to discuss the then president-elect Donald Trump's connections with Russia. One month later, in January… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 8 December 2017
Auckland train workers are striking on Friday following plans by rail operator Transdev to reduce staff on Auckland trains to be driver-only. A medical trial has shown Pharmac was right when it made a… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 7 December 2017
Trump confirms plan to move US embassy to Jerusalem, Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Drinking water may be chlorinated across NZ, Report on 'struggling' Health Ministry no surprise -… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 6 December 2017
New Zealand is being urged to follow Australia's lead and tighten security laws to prevent foreign governments influencing domestic politics. Auckland Council has voted against closing the Waitakere… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 5 December 2017
Ashburton fire 'totalled' factory, hospitalises three firefighters, Water limits across regions as temperatures soar, Napier risks running out of water, Weather: How long will the heat remain? Health… Audio
Outgoing Pitcairn governor optimistic about island's future
The outgoing governor of Pitcairn Island says he's optimistic about the future of the island and its inhabitants. Audio
Top Stories for Monday 4 December 2017
Unions cautiously support Jones' work for dole idea; PM Jacinda Ardern on Jones' work-for-the-dole proposal; compensation offered in effort to boost live organ donations; Brisbane man's 21st becomes… Audio
Listener Feedback
Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Kate Camp - Menton debrief
Kate Camp has published six collections of poetry - her latest, The Internet of Things, was released earlier this year, and was this week named as a poetry finalist on the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book… Audio
Owen King - Sleeping Beauties
Owen King is a graduate of Vassar College and the MFA programme at the Columbia University School of the Arts. He is the author of the novels Double Feature, We're All in This Together and the… Audio
Fiona Vera-Gray - women on porn
A New Zealand academic is leading a study called Women on Porn - the largest ever study solely focused on the range of women's experiences and views of pornography in the United Kingdom. Audio
Jonathan Sinclair - Exit interview
Jonathan Sinclair has been the British High Commissioner to New Zealand since August 2014, and leaves the role this week; he'll eventually return to London. He joined the UK Foreign Office in 1996… Audio