Summer Weekends Podcast Options

8:22 AM.Right now over 300 New Zealanders are writing to pen pals in prison. They've connected with the inmates via Prisoner Correspondence Network Aotearoa (PNCA). The organisation, which launched in 2016… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.With just days until Biden's Inguration, we get an update on the latest news coming out of the United States with Washington correspondent Simon Marks. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Karyn takes us on a musical journey, think six-degrees of separation. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Author and travel guide guru Peter Janssen has a popular series of books that are perfect for people who want to explore the nooks and crannies of the country. He joins Karyn in the studio to share… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn Nevatt is has consistently ranked as one of the world's best competitive freedivers for more than 10 years, and has a best breath holding time of 7minutes and 45 seonds. She joins The Weekend… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.On The Weekend we are meeting some of the country's Guiness World Record holders to hear the story behind their record. Last week we met Blair Williamson, who had the record for most Rubik's cubes… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.We all know the garden is a wonderful place to spend your summer days, and they can be great places for our pets too. Landscape architect Renee Davies has some tips for us on how to make our backyards… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Last year was enough to test the best of us and, for some, the occasional drink became a daily coping mechanism. Claire Robbie is the founder of No Beers Who Cares, she joins The Weekend to share some… Read more Audio

11:00 AM.Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Emily Edrosa to The Cure, think six degrees of separation. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Fish and chips are a great kiwi summer treat but where to get the good ones? To the rescue comes Whanganui man Brandon Sayring and his fish and chip review blog Here's the Scoop! Read more Audio

10:10 AM.This week marks the 20th anniversary of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Founder Jimmy Wales joins The Weekend to talk about Wikipedia and its impact on the world. Read more Audio

10:04 AM.There is increasing pressure to have Trump impeached before the end of his term, and speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to block his access to nuclear launch codes. Washington correspondent Simon Marks… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.If you've got some time up your sleeve this summer you might want to try your hand at penning haiku. Poet Doc Drumheller joins The Weekend to share some pointers on writing your own verse. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.This summer we are talking to the people who run weird and wonderful museums around the country, and today we speak to KD Wasley, who runs the Elvis Museum in Hawera. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.NIWA's flagship research vessel Tangaroa has departed for a six-week voyage to Antarctica, where scientists will be undertaking one of the few full scientific projects on the continent since the… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.In this installment of The Through Line, Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Citizen Band to The Clash. Think six-degrees of separation. Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Mike Seawright went from being an investment banker to setting up an humanitarian organisation that helps families affected by the brutal civil war inside Syria. In 2020, his organisation ReliefAid… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.Dr Catherine Wall is a registered dietitian and a lecturer at Otago University's Department of Human Nutrition shares some advice to get your gut microbiomes back on track. Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Chef Marcus Poa is based in Sydney where he launched Mussel Hustle Co, supplying New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels to Australia.  Read more Audio

9:06 AM. Envisage the soft peacefulness of the pastoral life, augmented with floral print cushions and sourdough baking. New York architect and designer Kate Reggev has written about the Cottagecore movement… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand has its fair share of Guinness World Record holders, and his summer we are meeting some of them, starting with personal trainer Blair Williamson, who holds the record for the most Rubik's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Former CEO of Consumer Sue Chetwin has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to consumer rights.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.In this first installment of The Through Line, Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Tall Dwarfs to Bowie. Think six-degrees of separation. Read more Audio

10:33 AM.Blue seems to be all around us, we see it in the sky and we see it in the ocean - but the word blue was missing from our lexicon until relatively recently. Professor Jules Davidoff has been… Read more Audio

10:18 AM.Over the summer we're featuring some of the quirkier museums around the country, and we start the series with the Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery.  Read more Audio