Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:11 AM.The government says it will launch a review into the Waitangi Tribunal to refocus the "scope, purpose and nature" of the Tribunal's inquiries back to its "original intent".  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Novelist, children's writer, and Arts Foundation Laureate Kate de Goldi is back with her favourite winter reads.  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.There's a big weekend in store for Christchurch where the curtain is being raised on the new Court Theatre. The new $56 million playhouse is the theatre's first permanent home since the 2011… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Yael Van der Wouden's first novel The Safekeep is a twisted tale of desire, obsession and loss set in the post-war Netherlands. It was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, and now the 2025 Women's… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Tory Whanau has announced she will not stand again for the Wellington mayoralty. Her announcement came shortly after former Labour Party Leader Andrew Little confirmed he would be contesting.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Stag Dance, the latest novel from trans writer Torrey Peters, is made up of three short stories and the provocative titular tale of male loggers exploring their sexualities together.  Read more Audio

9:32 AM.Shaun Hendy is a well-respected New Zealand physicist and the chief scientist at climate innovation company Toha.  He talks about his new book looking at NZ's Covid response. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.In 2024, Auckland hosted The World Choir Games. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Leanne Pooley captured this choral extravaganza event for documentary series The Choir Games.  Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Have you ever missed something obvious right in front of you? Chances are you've experienced a psychological phenomenon called inattentional blindness. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.What's better than 007? Stella Rimington, of course. She's the former director general of British counter-intelligence and security agency MI5.  Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The Race Unity Speech Awards are on this weekend in Auckland. They're a platform for senior high school students from around the motu to express their ideas on how to improve race relations in… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A hapū at the epicentre of the caulerpa outbreak in the Bay of Islands are calling for more concerted effort to deal with the invasive seaweed.  Read more Audio, Gallery

7:32 AM.This week the government announced plans to cut the operating allowance in this year's budget by $1.1 billion, and Finance Minister Nicola Willis has hinted at changes to KiwiSaver. Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Israel hasn't allowed any aid into Gaza since March 2, our correspondent Trent Murray in Tel Aviv gives Susie the latest. Read more Audio

7:17 AM.There's still a state of emergency in Christchurch and many properties across Wellington, Wairarapa and Manawatu are still without power following the week's wild weather. Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Election booths are opening in Australia just under three hours' time. Incumbent Labor leader Anthony Albanese is considered the favourite, but polls can be wrong. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Celebrating 50 years in the entertainment industry - Tina Cross sounds as good as ever. She cemented her place as an iconic New Zealand singer winning at the Pacific Song Contest in 1979 with Nothing… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM.What influence do male role-models, chiefly fathers, have on boys' perceptions of masculinity? We find out. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.What's it like being a black woman in Australia? Ugandan-born Queenslander and standup comedian Anisa Nandaula speaks to Saturday Morning. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Space weather isn't watercooler conversation but it's out there! Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The barn owl is New Zealand's newest raptor, but what impact do they have on our native species?  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The Tibble family are in Faenza, Italy commemorating their ancestor Te Rauwhiro Tibble this Anzac Day. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Art historian Mary Kisler on how her father's PTSD from the war changed him Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A 'medical calamity' was declared following the discovery over eighty Dutch sperm donors were found to have fathered at least 25 children each. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.In the world of children's literature, the Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction awarded to authors and illustrators of children's books. Canadian illustrator Sydney… Read more Audio, Gallery