Summer Weekends Podcast Options

10:40 AM.The last episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history  Thomas looks at the story of New Zealand's First Cheese Factory. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Resentment towards someone we felt hurt by serves a protective function, but in the long term it can be very stressful for our bodies, says relationship therapist Steven Dromgool. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A recent study found that female snakes have a pair of clitorises, which was previously unproven A PhD researcher in Australia is behind the research - other people have looked before with no success… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Exploring the wild corners of the country with toddlers in tow Many of us like to head into the bush to unwind. Sonia Barrish and husband Menzo have steadfastly continued their exploration of the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Kiwiburn: the homegrown alternative festival Next week marks the start of the Kiwiburn Festival - the locally grown answer to the US Burning Man Festival held annually in the Nevada Desert. Organiser… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.It's one of the most gruelling races on the planet - in fact it's so tough only four people have ever finished it. Held on the beautiful Blackmore Station in Southland, The Revenant is a 200 kilometre… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Paterson updates us on the latest developments following Chris Hipkins being the sole nomination for leader of the Labour Party making him Prime Minister in waiting. Read more Audio

11:40 AM.The Sundance Film Festival kicked off in Utah yesterday Artist, filmaker and educator, Nova Paul is there. Her short film Haiwaiki was selected from over 10,000 entries... We caught up with Nova ahead… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A new performance by a kiwi artist is asking audiences to lay bare their inner-most emotions and feelings Hamish Annan is an award winning interdisciplinary artist based in Auckland

He talks to Evie… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Thomas Rillstone looks at the story of Te Rauparaha the man behind the famous Ka Mate haka Read more Audio

10:05 AM.What will life look like a hundred years from now?

Will humans be living in space, or are we more likely to be too focused on growing enough food for an ever increasing world population.

Tom… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Politicans are more often in the headlines for their social media gaffes than their successes. So what's the winning formula? Well Sophie Ota may have the answer.

The 26-year-old digital director… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Richard Smith turned a passion for skating into a career designing skateparks up and down the country.

He visited 58 skateparks across the US, and has built 80 skateparks here in Aotearoa in just… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Mixit is a project which has been operating since 2006 and aims to use the performance arts as a way of helping new Kiwis to gain confidence and feel more at home in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kaveisha… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Two North Island districts are the latest to be certified under the International Dark Sky Reserve movement, joining just 20 other places world-wide. Astrobiologist and space science communicator… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Around half of New Zealand households feed birds in their backyard. But mostly with bread and seeds, which won't attract our native manu. Dr Margaret Stanley shares tips for safely feeding… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.As the tourism industry gets back into swing, volunteer tourism is re-emerging too. It's a multi-billion dollar industry, with millions of volunteers involved worldwide. But who stands to gain? Read more Audio

11:05 AM.What adventures do you go on - a long walk, a tramp, staying at a DOC hut, climbing a mountain, climbing a tree? Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Join us for the fourth episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history. Today's episode is about William Malone, whose moral and physical… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Lauren Fleshman is a champion distance runner in the US, and now the author of Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Dan Richards has gained national notoriety in the United States for antagonising Kentucky wrestling fans with his Progressive Liberal persona. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Ben Zolno is the director and founder of the Wellington based Improv Connection and is a massive believer in improv's power to improve people's lives. He talks to Max about techniques you can use in… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.One year ago today Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai erupted, causing a devasting tsunami to reach the island. To help us better predict wave forms created by volcanic eruptions in future, a group of… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.This week marked the passing of Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time. His skill and mastery of the guitar left a lasting impression on many in the industry including… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.This year, mummified human remains and a sarcophagus are being repatriated to Egypt - sent by an Irish university, which was gifted them about a century ago. The objects - which date between 100AD and… Read more Audio