Summer Weekends Podcast Options

9:43 AM.Tauranga musician Luke Thompson is of the finalists for Folk Album of the Year for his fifth album Hosts. It's a nice surprise for the well travelled musician, who's shared the stage with many artists… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Weekend concludes its series on the The Great Outdoors with one of the most demanding and rewarding outdoor activities. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:07 AM.Orchids are a species of flower that can seem just too hard to cultivate for most of us. But orchid devotees Roy and Lee Neale believe there's an orchid out there for everyone. Read more Audio, Gallery

8:50 AM.For the last of The Weekend's North Island regional spotlights this season; we head to Whanganui to talk to Mark Dawson, editor at the Wanganui Chronicle. Read more Audio

8:30 AM.New Zealand dines out on the fact that it was the first country to give women the vote back in 1893. Why haven't we built on this legacy?  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The Māori Side Steps are a musical comedy group that riffs off past bands like The Howard Morrison Quartet, but takes the genre in a new direction. They've got their own webseries and are playing the… Read more Video, Audio

11:30 AM.For new migrants just getting a job is hard enough. But once they do, they also need to quickly get a grip on our metaphors, euphamisms, sayings and workplace culture.

Lynn Freeman visited Victoria… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.The Weekend speaks to some young people who took the leap of faith and become entrepreneurs at a tender age. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.What makes a spinoff good, bad, or just blah? Can you build something new and glorious around a fan favourite character or will they lose what makes them special, if they take a starring role? Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Over the summer on The Weekend we've been talking to recyclers and upcyclers, people who like the Wombles, are making good use of the things that they find, things that the everyday folks leave… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:06 AM.Contrary to what you might believe, the life of professional footballer is uncertain, poorly paid and short. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Herald columnist and former Rip It Up editor Karl Puschman and NZME image handler Mat Riot talk about the music that made their friendship. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Hannah Payne is designing a high heeled shoe for women who are expected to wear them in the workplace – but aren't happy about it. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Donna Chisholm has been fighting the good fight for 40 years.

Donna is editor-at-large of North & South and a staff writer for the Listener, with specialist areas including health, social issues… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Misleading advertisements - don't you just hate them? The Commerce Commission has been taking court action against companies that try it on with consumers. A whole bunch of other issues we as… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright is coming to the end of 10 years in the role. What have the highlights been, what's still to do, and has she done enough? Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Think of the strong men in the old fashion circuses, with their twirly moustaches, striped outfits and bulging muscles. That's pretty much what you get with Canadian busker Mike Johns, who is in the… Read more Video, Audio

11:30 AM.Making the world a better place one cake at a time, is the catchphrase of the baking charity Good Bitches Baking. It's now a nationwide movement. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.India is a land of contrasts. In most parts of this vast country, you can't escape the heat, but head way up north, to Ladarkh, and you're in Himalayan territory. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:46 AM.At the New Zealand Cricket Museum, there are boxes of items with question marks hanging over them. We're asking if you can help answer one of them. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM.There were some great finalists in Play It Strange's last songwriting competition, but one that stood out to us was Ianetta Solomon-Brown from Baradene College in Auckland. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Steampunk has become a Thames tourist attraction, spearheaded by Baroness Ditzy von Karbon and Lady Lavinia Laudanum-Swoon. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:07 AM.Separation anxiety can be a huge issue for pets and pet owners at this time of year. What should you look out for when you're reunited? Read more Audio