Summer Weekends Podcast Options

10:12 AM.Long before Caitlin Jenner came out, people who feel they have been born in the wrong body have taken steps to change what gender they're identified as. What's changed now though is that some… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Erin Griffith at East Taranaki Environment Trust heads Project Ultra, and over the summer she's been collecting images of long-tailed bats in hopes of learning more about them, their habitats, and… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:12 AM.Dr Colin Meurk of Landcare Research talks about enticing birds into home gardens, and Ben Alms, aka Dr Compost, shares the ins and outs of building a worm farm. Read more Audio, Gallery

8:50 AM.Lynn Freeman talks to Hayden Meikle; the editor of The Oamaru Mail. Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Peter Beck's Rocket Lab is at the forefront of rocket technology and he was the 2015 New Zealand Innovator of the Year. Peter's goal is to revolutionise the space industry. Rocket Lab is currently… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:12 AM.Former Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier was one of our highest profile judges during his eight years in that role, and intends to bring the same openness to his new role as Chief Ombudsman.

11:49 AM.Head of Massey University's retail programme Associate Professor Jonathan Elms on the future of retail and shopping: which stores will stay, which will go, the influence of the internet, consumer… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Terry McKee from Island Bay Butchery's Strathmore shop shares his Scottish recipe for lorne sausage, which is more meatloaf than sausage. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.The Isle of Lewis is on the same Island as Harris but so very separate in many ways. Lewis is best known for the impressive Callanish standing stones that date back to the Bronze Age. There are also… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:50 AM.Christchurch is about to be inundated with buskers as The World Buskers Festival begins. David Ladderman and Lizzie Tollemache from Rollicking Entertainment are performing throughout the festival in… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Linda Burgess is a writer, as well as a TV reviewer for RNZ National. For her next assignment Linda is taking up a residency on Waiheke Island to compare 1970s TV viewing to what's on screen now. Read more Audio

10:12 AM.Should parents be able to determine their baby's gender? Or choose its genetic makeup so it can be a donor for another child? Lynn Freeman spoke to Dr Jeanne Snelling who's an academic lawyer, and the… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The 2016 ASB Classic has been eventful, between big names toppling early and the weather playing havoc. The women's tennis tournament has ended in victory for 22 year old American Sloane Stephens… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Monarch Butterflies are such a delight and many people have swan plants in their gardens to help the species along. Jacqui Knight is part of the Monarch Butterfly Trust and has been keeping an eye on… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.What can the eruptions on New Zealand's most active volcano, White Island tell us? Victoria University Summer Scholar Alec Yates tells us about monitoring magma movements. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Concerns about a lack of investigative journalism in this country are being aired more often and more passionately as news organisations slash costs, cut current affairs programmes and change focus… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Nelson based freelance reporter Naomi Arnold and RNZ News regional reporter Tracy Neal, amongst other things, talk about the on again off again Southern Link road. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.International sales of drones is expected to soar from fewer than 4 million in 2015, to nearer 20 million this year and beyond. Many are for personal use but today we're looking at the way scientists… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Canterbury's Community Justice Panels are keeping people out of the court system while preventing low level crime from escalating. Manager of Community Law Canterbury Paul O'Neill talks about how he… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.After working on a farm, keyboard player John Arden moved to Wellington to pursue his passion for music. Read more Video, Audio

11:45 AM.The Weekend travels back in time to the pre-RNZ days in 1971 of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.What makes the perfect penguin nest box? Senior Curator of Sciences at Te Papa Susan Waugh's is researching Southern Ocean seabirds over summer. Among her interests are the effects of an El Nino on… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Can you resist the allure of an antiques shop window, do you forage for treasures in op shops or on Trade Me or have you ever crossed the threshold of an auction house? Geoffrey Anderson who is one of… Read more Audio, Gallery