Saturday Morning

Kate de Goldi: Reading for pleasure

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our favourite book worm, Kate de Goldi, is back with the latest books she can't put down. 

Fancy Dress: Sharon Johnstone and Meredith Dooley

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you're unleashing your inner-self or alter ego, dressing up is life-long fun for many of us! 

Ant Williams: Let it be Tough

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Do you wish you could perform better under pressure? Sports psychologist Ant Williams says mental resilience can be learned and applied to our everyd...

Can the shingles vaccine reduce the risk of dementia?

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time of year when many of us head in for a flu shot but what about the shingles vaccine? Not only could it prevent the painful infection, th...

Peter Boghossian: Walking the hard talk

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Communities today often feel more polarised than united. Philosopher Peter Boghossian is teaching students how to navigate differences of opinion.

Charlotte Glennie: Every Second Counts

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From the Boxing Day tsunami to devastating earthquakes, TVNZ's first Asia Correspondent Charlotte Glennie has covered some of the biggest stories. 

Josh Silver: Fruit Fly

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Silver gave up his career as an actor to become a mental health nurse. He also spends some of his time writing critically acclaimed Young Adult f...

Exile and comedy with Colm Tóibín

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He's considered one of Ireland's greatest living novelists, famous for the internationally acclaimed Brooklyn, Long Island and The Master - to name ju...

Latest on Strait of Hormuz

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Shipping companies have gone into emergency meetings following the tweet from Iran's foreign minister saying the Strait of Hormuz will be open during ...

How money psychology can help you get ahead

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How to reset your money mindset and find financial freedom. The founders of Hi Money help women build a healthier relationship with money. 

Around the World by sleeper train

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if I told you, you can fall asleep in Sicily and wake up in the centre of Rome? That's the reality of sleeper trains, something travel writer Mon...

Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Most book store owners don't also have a Pulitzer Prize next to their name. But Native American book shop proprietor and acclaimed author Louise Erdri...

Artemis II prepares to splashdown

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Artemis II is set to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean just after midday. Renowned astrophysicist Michelle Thaller, who has two friends onboard - mates ...

The tech insider who's turned his back on the industry

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dex Hunter-Torricke spent 15 years as a communications executive helping spin the stories Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk wanted us to hear. He offers a...

Weather watch

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As the North Island braces for Cyclone Vaianu's impact, Chris Brandolino joins us with the latest of what to expect and how to prepare. Chris is a Pri...

The economic outlook with Liam Dann

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Iran war and rising fuel prices have left us all feeling a bit anxious at the pump but here to break down what we can expect going forward is the ...

Spider Stacy: The Pogues

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The stuff of many an outrageous story, UK punk band The Pogues are celebrating 40 years since the release of their iconic album. "Rum Sodomy and the L...

Yann Martel: From tigers to Son of Nobody

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Yann Martell is coming to the Auckland Writers Festival next month to discuss the parallels between history and modern life.

Professor Carole Cusack: Who put the bunny into Easter?

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how the resurrection of Jesus Christ came to be celebrated alongside the Easter bunny? 

Rob McCallum: Deep diving with billionaires

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As an ambassador for the NZ Nature Fund and founder of EYOS Expeditions, Rob McCallum takes people to some of the most remote and unique parts of the ...

Marjolijn van Heemstra: Dusking

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Dusking" is a way to slow things down and calm the nerves by just sitting and appreciating the change of light at the end of the day. 

Suzy Eddie Izzard

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Comedy legend Suzy Eddie Izzard is known for revolutionising the art of the stand-up monologue. 

Live from CubaDupa: Ask a philosopher

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Susie explores the multi-sensory art installations in Whanga - The Cove at Victoria University's School of Architecture in a celebration of nature, bi...

Live from CubaDupa: Wellington Seamarket

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Food and dance is a big part of the CubaDupa festival in Wellington this weekend and one of the city's iconic spots is the Seamarket where Dion Antoni...

Graham Leonard: Tsunamis - when should we be worried?

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

There have been a few meteorological and weather events in the region this week! Tuesday's Tonga earthquake, the Ambae eruption in Vanuatu and the flo...

Live from CubaDupa: Big Band Te Reo

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stop by Wellington's famous bucket fountain and you'll hear singer Lisa Tomlins performing - she just one of thousands of artists at the free street f...

Live from CubaDupa: Festival fiesta

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Susie Ferguson is out and about at this weekend's CubaDupa festival in central Wellington. Visitors can enjoy art, music, theatre - and of course plen...

Stacey Leilua: View from the Bridge

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stacey Leilua is playing the lead in a new production of A View from the Bridge. Written in 1955 by American playwright Arthur Millar, its themes of i...

Sashi Perera: The recovering lawyer turned comedian

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Australian-Sri Lankan comedian and writer Sashi Perera is no stranger to big, life-changing decisions. She ditched a career as an international refuge...

Rachel Clare and Tryphena Cracknell: Aotearoa in Bloom

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone always tells you to take time to stop and smell the roses - and there is nothing wrong with roses - but have you ever considered how varied a...

Bart Schrijver: The North

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If the weather is good and you're heading out for a long walk or a tramp, then Dutch director Bart Schrijver's film The North could be for you. It was...

Calling all art lovers!

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Next month will mark a year since the passing of one of Aotearoa's most acclaimed artists - Tohunga Mahi Toi Maori Robyn Kahukiwa. Known for her depic...

Dr Bali Pulendran: Closing in on a universal vaccine

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're almost a month into autumn and there's a definite nip in the air which means that flu season - and the flu shot - isn't far away. Maybe you'll a...

Kirk Jones: I Swear

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

He grabbed all the headlines at the Baftas for all the wrong reasons. Imagine what it was like to grow up with the neurological disorder, Tourette Syn...

Senior NZers of the Year

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Between 2001 and 2019, Dr Alan and Hazel Kerr saved the lives of nearly 800 children in Palestine through forty volunteer missions to Gaza and the Wes...

Kathy Lette: Sisterhood Rules

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

One of Australian comic author Kathy Lette's former agents told her "nobody wants to publish books about middle-aged women. They're just not that sexy...

Live at Polyfest 2026

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Polyfest, the world's largest secondary school Pasifika cultural festival is taking place this week at Auckland's Manukau Sports Bowl. This year marks...

Preserves, condiments & ferments with Del Holland

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Summer's officially over so it's time to gather the end of season produce and turn it into preserves, condiments, and ferments - a great way to reduce...

P.K. Newby: Healthy Hedonism

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We've all heard the phrase, 'you are what you eat' but do you really understand what food can do to - and for - your body? Or the planet? P.K. Newby a...

Young NZer of the Year: Shit You Should Care About

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Young New Zealander of the Year, twenty-seven-year-old Lucy Blakiston is the founder and CEO of Shit You Should Care About.

Greg Newbold: Dream Dealer - From Prisoner to Professor

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

One of New Zealand's leading criminologists, Greg Newbold once served prison time for dealing drugs. 

Government to review Dog Control Act

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The death of Kaihu grandmother Mihiata Te Rore last month and two subsequent dog attacks in as many weeks has refocused attention on New Zealand's dog...

Joseph Moore: Writing for Saturday Night Live UK

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Saturday Night Live - the UK version - has its first outing this Saturday and one of the writers is a Kiwi. 

Jessica Palairet: is this a step change moment?

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, all the talk is at the petrol pump and the supermarket queue, and how remote we are as a country relying on fossil fuel to drive the econom...

Jordan With a Why on her love for the Pasifika Festival

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We cross to Mihi again at the Pasifika Festival which runs this weekend at Western Springs. A big part of the festival is the performances which celeb...

Preparing your winter garden with Hannah Zwartz

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As we grow closer to the winter months, our gardening expert Hannah Zwartz joins Susie to teach us about the optimal times for planting winter veges, ...

Championing Niue's growing organic farming sector

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live at the Pasifika Festival: Mihi talks to Chair of NIOFA, Jamal Veidreyaki about Niue's climate-resilient agriculture movement.

RBG: One woman, many voices

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Australian actor Heather Mitchell stars in the hit one-woman play RBG: Of Many, One about US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over the cours...

Live at NZ's biggest Pacific Festival

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mihi's reporting live from Auckland's Pasifika Festival happening this weekend in Auckland's Western Springs. Jep Savali is Group Manager, Tataki Auck...

The Dead Speak: My life in forensics

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Coyle MNZM is one of New Zealand's most seasoned forensic experts. He joins Susie to talk about his new memoir, The Dead Speak: My Life in For...

Wellington City Library's grand opening

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Wellington City library has officially re-opened after being closed for almost seven years due to earthquake risks. RNZ reporter Krystal Gibbons...

Paul Kilgour: Tramping through life and loving it!

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A legend in tramping circles, Paul Kilgour has "bagged" over 1200 huts and walked the length of the South Island. He talks to Mihingarangi about the ...

Lisa Taouma: Taking Pasifika to the world

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Papali'i Lisa Taouma is an award-winning documentary maker, writer, director and producer, recognised for bringing the essence of Pasifika communities...

David Szalay - Flesh

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

2025 Booker Prize winner Canadian-Hungarian author David Szalay is appearing at the Auckland Writer's Festival in May. His acclaimed novel Flesh tell...

The history of Anglo-American involvement in Iran

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Author Roham Alvandi breaks down the history of Anglo-American involvement in Iran through three critical events, the 1953 coup, the 1979 Iranian Revo...

What to look out for at this year's Oscars

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The 98th Oscars ceremony is taking place this coming Monday. RNZ cinephile Sam Hollis has watched the best film contenders and shares what to look out...

Joachim Trier: Sentimental Value

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value is nominated for nine Oscars, including best picture and best director. He's known for The...

Lachlan Binns: 10,000 hours and still messing up

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The NZ Festival of the Arts is in full swing and includes a show embracing Malcolm Gladwell's idea that it takes ten thousand hours to master any skil...

She Who Tastes, Knows: Afghan food with Durkhanai Ayubi

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A memoir of life as a first-generation migrant, told through food and ingredients that offers a new perspective on an often-misunderstood land.

Leah McFall: Obsession and control

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What are the things you obsess about? What things are just right or just plain wrong?

Graham Leonard: New earthquake fault lines

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New earthquake faultlines have been discovered across the motu. 

Charlotte Grimshaw: The Black Monk

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The latest novel from best-selling author Charlotte Grimshaw is part psychological thriller and part family saga.

Climate agony: Martha Jeffries

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a week of anxiety inducing climate bombshells, including the release of new research showing incorrect modelling has significantly underesti...

Kevin Toolis: You Never Forget Your First Corpse, Do You?

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Bafta award-winning filmmaker Kevin Toolis grew up on a remote Irish island where death and dying were an everyday part of life. His mother took him t...

Middle East analysis

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

US President Donald Trump has said he will accept nothing less than Iran's 'unconditional surrender'. 

Professor Robert Sapolsky: Life Without Free Will

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is there such a thing as free will or are our actions pre-determined by our genes and the environment?

David Klein: For the love of birds (and Wellington)

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Calling all bird lovers! In a celebration of our feathery friends, David Klein shares fun scientific facts with a dollop of silly at the Wellington Fr...

Liam Dann: The green shoots of economic growth

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Regular commentator and Business Editor at Large for the NZ Herald, Liam Dann joins us to discuss the latest signs of economic recovery, whether we ca...

Douglas Boyd: Say your stories

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sit down and listen to your nanna! Interviews are a precious form of oral history: a combination of remembering and forgetting, story and silence. So ...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Behind the headlines

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his Waitangi medal. Andrew Lownie is a British historian and royal biographer who has scrutinised...

Snow Widows

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 1910 two teams raced to be the first to the South Pole. One was led by the Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen and the other by British naval offic...

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Ignore the wellness rules and live longer

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From "fibermaxxing" to cortisol hacking, are you sick and tired of the over-prescribed wellness industry? Author of Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rul...

The largest US military build-up in Iran since 2003

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week US and Iranian delegations failed to make a breakthrough that could avert potential US strikes amid a massive military build-up. The threat ...

Gracie McGonigal: Bridgerton goes bionic

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As Bridgerton fans around the world binge on part two of its fourth season this week, the Regency era romance has continued to make a statement about ...

Gardening in foul weather with Hannah Zwartz

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gardens around the country have faced a battering in the wild weather of late but there are ways to deal with weather effects and changing temperature...

Sorry Not Sorry: David Williams

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies come in all forms. But how often are they sincere? A participatory performance show Sincere Apologies examines famous apologies. Fifty real ...

Doug Allan: Life Behind the Lens

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

His lens provided the pictures for Sir David Attenborough's words.

Vampire love stories with blind author Steffanie Holmes

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stepping into the world of medieval sword collections and vampire love stories, Steffanie Holmes is the author of over 50 books and she's legally blin...

Gyles Beckford on Trump's tariffs

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump has been left fuming over the U.S Supreme Court ruling that he didn't have the power to introduce his controversial global tari...

Percival Everett: Reimagining Huckleberry Finn

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Stephen Spielberg adapts your novel for the big screen you know it's the big time! 

Michaela Brake and Lisa Burd: No Tears on the Field

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

No Tears on the Field is the latest film from award winning documentary maker Lisa Burd. 

Dr Hilary Cass: Puberty blockers

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The four-year Cass Review, carried out for NHS England recommends limiting the use of puberty blockers to research settings. 

Dr Neil Melvin: 4 years of war in Ukraine

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The war between Russia and Ukraine is grinding towards its fourth anniversary. 

KT Tunstall's generation defining sound

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall went viral before going viral was even really a thing.

The Fijiian Flying Circus debuts in NZ

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fiji's only professional circus is set to have its Aotearoa debut in just a few days' time. An off shoot of renowned Fiji performance arts company VOU...

Recipes for love with Del Holland

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The way to anyone's heart is through their stomach - or so we've been told. Here to test that theory is chef Del Holland sharing her love inducing rec...

27 Club: A celebration of rock and soul genius

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The 27 club is a new show celebrating the rock and soul legends who passed away too soon, at the age of 27. The shows creator Zac Tyler speaks with Mi...

Why flirting is a superpower

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Francesca Hogi worked as a corporate lawyer for over a decade, before making a rather drastic career switch - into a love coach. Her Ted Talk about un...

Nicolas Niarchos: Power to the people

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Lithium ion batteries power our everyday lives and are at the heart of the green electric revolution. But there's a very dirty story behind the clean ...

Scotty Morrison: Origins and all the things

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest series of Origins, Scotty Morrison follows in the footsteps of the first explorers and settlers of Aotearoa. From time at sea on a voyag...

Simon Stephens: World's most hopeful playwright

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Highly acclaimed British-Irish playwright Simon Stephens is one of the most performed living English language playwrights in the world today. His adap...

Otorohanga locals sheltering at Te Kotahitanga Marae

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A state of Emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District. Some people have sought shelter at Te Kotahitanga Marae in Otorohanga. Marae spo...

Professor Carl Bergstrom: Living with AI

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Internationally acclaimed scientist Carl Bergstrom on why humans are so psychologically wired for online and whether we are living with "modern-day or...

Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan is the new show telling the story of Fonoti Pati Umaga, former bassist for the Holidaymakers, who after a f...

My Cemetery Journeys - Mariana Enriquez

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mariana Enriquez's fascination with burial grounds as a teenager lead to a lifelong interest in uncovering the secrets of our final resting places.

Wellington's sewage spill disaster

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What is the ecological impact of the Moa Point treatment plant spill and how does it compare to the sewage spilling into the sea in the rest of the ...

Behind Black Sheep

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New Zealand's most awarded podcast, RNZ's Black Sheep is back with more real life, shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters...

Jane and Jimmy Barnes

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Aussie rock icon Jimmy Barnes has certainly lived a full life but he hasn't been living his best life - until now. The award winning musician and writ...

David Fiu: making a noise at the Tattoo

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is bringing its 75th anniversary show to Auckland for the very first time. 

George Saunders - life, death and what comes next

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time: capitalism and corporate greed, the environmental consequences of progress and the question ...