Noelle Mc Carthy
Lucy Saunders - Bringing healthy streets to cities
Lucy Saunders is a UK public health expert who has revolutionised the way London city is planning its streets and transport systems. She is the architect of the Healthy Streets approach to transport… Audio
Paora Joseph - The pain of suicide for whanau in Maui's Hook
Paora Te Oti Takarangi Joseph is of Atihau-a-Papaarangi and Nga Rauru descent, from Kaiwhaiki Pa, near Whanganui. His first job was as a youth worker on the streets of South Auckland, which led him to… Audio
Franca Ronchese - The latest science on allergic reactions
With spring just around the corner and likely to spark pollen-related allergic reactions for many, Noelle talks to Prof Franca Ronchese about her work and the latest science on finding the cause of… Audio
Nigel Pascoe QC - high-profile UK lawyer, actor and playwright
Nigel Pascoe QC is a specialist practitioner in UK criminal jury advocacy, undertaking Courts Martial, and some civil work including serious abuse and baby shaking cases, and defamation. He's been one… Audio
Venus Envy - Are we there yet in the legal profession?
In the third part of Venus Envy - made in association with Are We There Yet?, the new women's suffrage and equality exhibition at Auckland Museum - lawyers Zoe Lawton and Hayden Wilson weigh in on… Audio
Listener feedback for 21 July 2018
Noelle McCarthy reads emails and texts from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Arthur Tompkins - Marc Chagall's Othello and Desdemona
Arthur Tompkins is a trustee of the NZ Art Crime Research Trust and a District Court Judge in Wellington. In 2016 he edited Art Crime and Its Prevention (Lund Humphries, London), and the same… Audio
Anna Cahill -The life and times of Douglas MacDiarmid
Anna Cahill is a Auckland-born writer based in Brisbane. She has just published a biography of one of New Zealand's most well-known expatriate artists, Douglas Kerr MacDiarmid, called Colours of a… Audio
Carolin Emcke - How We Love
Carolin Emcke is a German author and journalist who studied philosophy and history in London, Frankfurt and at Harvard University. From 1998 to 2013 she reported from war and crisis zones including… Audio
The trouble with reading dogs' minds
Neuroeconomics researcher Gregory Berns’ latest book What It's Like to be a Dog explores his findings from his canine MRI research. Audio
Venus Envy - A Feminism in NZ Podcast in five parts
In our first part of Venus Envy -made in association with Are We There Yet?, the new women's suffrage and equality exhibition at Auckland Museum, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to Noelle about… Audio
Photographing the Tour de France for 40 years
A former society photographer in London, Graham Watson began photographing cycling in 1977 during a visit to see the Tour de France end in Paris. He went on to become the main supplier of cycling… Audio
Anne Perkins - A big week in British politics
Anne Perkins is The Guardian's deputy political editor. She will talk to Noelle about significant events in the political life of the UK this week, including two major resignations in the ruling… Audio
Patricia Lohr - Better abortion laws
Dr Patricia Lohr is the Medical Director of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service. With an aim of encouraging young doctors to work in abortion care, she set up BPAS' highly successful Reproductive… Audio
OURS: Jody Wyllie and Te Hau ki Tūranga
Our last taonga is not just an object, but a sacred place, and an "encyclopedia" of the history, traditions and art and culture of the people of Rongowhakaata. Audio
Ours: Lady Pippa Blake and NZL32
This is a story about one of the most magical victories in New Zealand's sporting history, and the inspiring legacy that it has left in its wake. Audio
Ema Tavola and the Isa Lei song
This is one of the most well-loved songs of the Pacific and its beautiful, wistful quality still endures - 100 years on from its debut. Video, Audio
The Topp Twins and the dolls
These knitted creations are a Topp tribute to the beloved alter-egos of New Zealand's most famous folk-singing/yodelling/comedy duo. Audio
Pauline Cowens and the Snell Shoe
This spiky item helped a relatively unknown New Zealand athlete seize gold, and instant fame, at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Audio
Ngila Dickson and the Xena costume
What happens when Greek mythology meets modern pop culture feminism, with a bit of Kiwi battler thrown in? Video, Audio