Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:54 AM.Jordan With a Why is a South Auckland-based R&B and neo-soul artist who blends Maori and Samoan heritage into her music. She joins Mihi live from the Pasifika Festival at Western Springs. Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Gardening expert Hannah Zwartz teaches us about the optimal times for planting winter veges, pruning stone fruit and how to cultivate a thriving garden bed. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Live at the Pasifika Festival: Mihi talks to Chair of NIOFA, Jamal Veidreyaki about Niue's climate-resilient agriculture movement. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Heather Mitchell stars in the hit one-woman play RBG: Of Many, One about US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Mihi's reporting live from Auckland's Pasifika Festival happening this weekend in Auckland's Western Springs. Jep Savali is Group Manager, Tataki Auckland Unlimited and joins Mihingarangi. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Thomas Coyle MNZM is one of New Zealand's most seasoned forensic experts. He joins Susie to talk about his new memoir, The Dead Speak: My Life in Forensics. Read more Audio

10:27 AM.The Wellington City library has officially re-opened after being closed for almost seven years due to earthquake risks. RNZ reporter Krystal Gibbons reports live from the opening. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.A legend in tramping circles, Paul Kilgour has "bagged" over 1200 huts and walked the length of the South Island. He talks to Mihingarangi about the characters he's met in some of the most remote… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Papali'i Lisa Taouma is an award-winning documentary maker, writer, director and producer, recognised for bringing the essence of Pasifika communities to the screen. She talks to Mihingarangi about… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.2025 Booker Prize winner Canadian-Hungarian author David Szalay is appearing at the Auckland Writer's Festival in May. His acclaimed novel Flesh tells István's rags-to-riches story from teenager to… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Author Roham Alvandi breaks down the history of Anglo-American involvement in Iran through three critical events, the 1953 coup, the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and the 2015 Nuclear Agreement. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The 98th Oscars ceremony is taking place this coming Monday. RNZ cinephile Sam Hollis has watched the best film contenders and shares what to look out for. Read more Audio

8:05 AM.Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value is nominated for nine Oscars, including best picture and best director. He's known for The Worst Person in the World, bursting with his… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.A memoir of life as a first-generation migrant, told through food and ingredients that offers a new perspective on an often-misunderstood land. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.What are the things you obsess about? What things are just right or just plain wrong? Read more Audio

10:42 AM.New earthquake faultlines have been discovered across the motu.  Read more Audio

10:08 AM.A part psychological thriller and part family saga that examines themes of shame, addiction, truth and the stories we tell to survive.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.In a week of climate bombshells, Martha Jeffries is gearing up to be a climate agony aunt! Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Bafta award-winning filmmaker Kevin Toolis grew up on a remote Irish island where death and dying were an everyday part of life.  Read more Audio

8:40 AM.US President Donald Trump has said he will accept nothing less than Iran's 'unconditional surrender'.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Is there such a thing as free will or are our actions pre-determined by our genes and the environment? Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Two powerhouses of performing arts will come together next month for a very special show. Ihi. Wehi. Mana. will celebrate a remarkable 45 years of the legendary kapa haka group Te Waka Huia. The ropu… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Calling all bird lovers! In a celebration of our feathery friends, David Klein shares fun scientific facts with a dollop of silly at the Wellington Fringe Festival in the aptly named David Klein… Read more Audio