Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:36 AM.The Prime Minister has wrapped up a whirlwind three-day trip in China. Jason Young, the director of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre dissects it. Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has slammed New Zealand for what he calls a "patronising" approach over its China deal. This week it was revealed that nearly $20m of New Zealand funding to the… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.President Trump has said he will decide if the US will get directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next fortnight.  Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The recent upsurge in conflict between Israel and Iran continues to build. European foreign ministers have been holding talks with Iran to try to restore a diplomatic path over its nuclear programme. 

11:38 AM.A question everyone must ask themselves at some point: what does a life well lived look like? Tyler J. VanderWeele is co-director of the five-year Global Flourishing Study. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Legendary author Witi Ihimaera is the man behind Whale Rider and Pounamu Pounamu. Already a celebrated master of the pen, at the age of 80 he felt a yearning to master something new and learn te reo… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.On discovering indigenous groups world-wide have traditionally derived 30-80 percent of their calories from saturated fat, Kay Baxter found it impossible not to question her existing assumptions.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The real-life stranger-than-fiction story of serial killer Reg Christie rocked London in the 1950s.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Issa Amro is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year for his decades of work advocating for peaceful resistance against settlements, which are illegal under international law, advocacy which has… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist and author of New York Times bestseller The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina is director of non-profit The Outlaw Ocean Project based in Washington D.C… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Next week the GDP figures will be released, providing a snapshot of the performance of the economy, so what are experts predicting?  Read more Audio

8:32 AM.Most people fit into one of two categories when it comes to the great debate of the best time to shower. But science is adding fuel to the debate. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's 2024 documentary Separated explores the US government's family separation policy at the southern border during the first Trump administration, when an estimated… Read more Video, Audio

7:50 AM.Award-winning artist Julia Holden has invited pets and pet lovers to her exhibition, Best in Show 2025, showing in Auckland.  Read more Audio, Gallery

7:44 AM.A charitable trust is partnering with schools to support neurodiverse students in our country's growing Asian population.  Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Protests over President Donald Trump's immigration raids have spread from California to other US cities, with hundreds of nationwide demonstrations planned for Saturday.  Read more Audio

7:30 AM.From gumboots to tractors to camo, Fieldays has had it all - including multiple government announcements and political parties of all stripes.  Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Earlier in the week New Zealand joined several countries including the UK in imposing a travel ban on two Israeli politicians.  Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Iran has accused Israel of initiating a war and said it will not be allowed to do "hit and run" attacks without grave consequences. ‎This comes after blasts and smoke can be seen rising from Tel Aviv… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Chef, TV presenter and proud champion of Kiwi kai, Ben Bayly is back on our screens tonight with the fourth season of A New Zealand Food Story. The series has taken him all around the motu on a… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kate de Goldi is a novelist, children's writer, Arts Foundation Laureate, and the brand-new Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Weaving comedy and truth through her new collection of short stories, award-winning writer and journalist Michelle Duff's new novel Surplus Women explores power and patriarchy through women set in… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Director Rob Sarkies' new film Pike River tells the story of the fight for justice after one of the worst mining disasters in New Zealand's history.  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Award-winning musician and comedian Bret McKenzie gives us a sneak peek of a new album 'Freak Out City'. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Matariki is just around the corner, and flying in for the event is renowned NASA science communicator Dr Michelle Thaller.  Read more Audio