Saturday Morning

Summer reading with Kate de Goldi

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kate de Goldi has got a nose for a good book and she's back to share her thoughts on Island Storm by Brian Floca and Sydney Smith and From Far Around ...

The Visitors playwright Jane Harrison

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Visitors is a reimagining of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 from a First Nations' perspective and it's part of this year's Auckland Arts ...

Hitting the keys with renowned pianist Jeremy Denk

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Denk is one of America's finest pianists and a New York Times bestselling author for his 2022 memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine. He was recently ...

Brad Thorn: Champions Do Extra

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby royalty, Brad Thorn is one of those rare athletes who conquered the world in green and gold and again in black. 

Carol Ann Maher: Healthy body, healthy mind

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

With summer and the festive season coinciding in the southern hemisphere, many of us are now dealing with the consequences of holiday weight gain. 

Nicholas Hytner: The Choral

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

BAFTA, Olivier and Tony award winner, Nicholas Hytner's new film The Choral is just out in cinemas. 

Richard Haass: A tumultuous start to 2026

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From Iran to Greenland and Venezuela, it has been a tumultuous start to the year. We look at what that means for geo-political stability. 

Wagner Moura: Golden Globe winner and Oscar-tipped Best Actor

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Star of The Secret Agent, Wagner Moura is hotly tipped to scoop one of the most coveted Oscars at this year's Academy Awards.

Festive foods at the Northcote Saturday Market

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mihingarangi is reporting live from the Northcote Saturday Market and sampling the best festive foods on offer.

Christmas past and present

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whatever Christmas means to you, there is no doubt that the way we celebrate it looks very different to the way it was celebrated a generation or two ...

Recycling at the Northcote Saturday Market

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mihingarangi is reporting live from the Northcote Saturday Market where they are using recycled materials to build a miniature town centre. 

Living with dyslexia: Chanelle Moriah

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chanelle Moriah is a neurodivergent author and illustrator from Poneke. Already a bestselling author of the hugely popular workbooks, I Am Autistic an...

Summer reading with Claire Mabey

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for a good book to get stuck into these summer holidays? Claire Mabey shares her reckons for kids, teens and adult readers. 

Women on the power tools

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nikki Moss is the founder of Womenzshed in Auckland, which runs workshops for women who want to learn how to use the tools needed to get the DIY done....

Michelangelo expert: Christopher Longhurst

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Different View is a new exhibition coming to Wellington fusing centuries old art with new tech to show off over 50 masterpieces.

Helping hands: Could care robots solve the aged care crisis?

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One future solution to the shortage of care workers is the use of care robots - robots with the ability to perform everyday personal and household tas...

The economic horizon with Liam Dann

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday the latest GDP numbers gave cause for cautious optimism. 

Giles Male: Competitive spreadsheeting

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spreadsheets are some people's idea of organisational heaven. For others they are hell. But who knew spreadsheeting is a competitive e-sport? 

Netball and cricket to look for new CEO's

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two high profile resignations in two days hit the world of sport this week. 

An Auckland City Mission Christmas

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christmas budgets will again be stretched this year as the high cost of living continues to be a concern for many. 

Driving on dunes

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As many people head off to the beaches for summer, a group from the far north hapu, Te Whanau Moana me Te Rorohuri are trying to educate those who dri...

Latest from the US

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Overnight President Donald Trump ordered the suspension of the green card lottery, which allows up to 50 thousand people into the US through a random ...

Proposed change to sale of alcohol

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the festive season in full swing, the government is proposing to allow restaurants with on-site retail spaces to sell take-home booze. 

Taonga pūoro with Rob Thorne

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Thorne is an internationally renowned Māori taonga pūoro musician and anthropologist, at the forefront of the revival of traditional Māori in...

Vasanti Unka: representing NZ's diversity in children's books

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vasanti Unka is an award-winning writer, designer and illustrator, her newest children's book PukaPuka is a celebration of reading and the role librar...

How to: Family Christmas dinner for under $50

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Del Holland is back to show us how to whip up something impressive, without breaking the bank this Christmas. 

K-Road institution closes after 35 years

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Locals claim K'Rd's Malaysian Restaurant, Sri Penang is the best Malaysian food spot in Auckland but owner Ange Siew and her chef husband Kun are cal...

My First Ikura

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The founder of storytelling platform Nuku has published a book to normalise discussion around a young woman's first menstrual cycle. 

The art of travelling light these holidays

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 50, Katherine Leamy packed her bag and headed off on a big international trip with nothing more than a backpack weighing 5 kgs. 

Brain-computer interfaces

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brain-computer interfaces are especially useful for communicating with people who've lost the ability to speak or move their body.

Why giving makes children happier

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A study of over 200 children suggests that the joy of giving can be experienced from a very young age. 

Unravelling the mystery of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith's plane disappeared on a flight from England to Australia. What happened has remained a mystery – until no...

Red carpet rolls out for Avatar 3

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wellington is playing host to the stars of Tinseltown, with the third Avatar movie Fire and Ash having its Australasian premiere there tonight. 

Unravelling the mystery of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The southern hemisphere has had no shortage of aviation pioneers. In New Zealand we celebrate the exploits of Richard Pearse and Jean Batten while Aus...

New year, new you: Yoga in your 70s - and your 90s!

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 97, Maureen Maclean is one of several seniors to sign up for a 31-day New Year yoga challenge at their local studio in Hamilton. 

Carole Cadwalladr - the Broligarchy

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr's recent TED talk This is What A Digital Coup Looks Like is the most viewed of the year. 

Hitting the big time

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Twelve-year-old golfer, Javier Rogers-Pou is a Kaikohe kid with his eye set on the prestigious Masters Tournament. 

The City of San Francisco vs UFPs

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the United States, San Francisco's City Attorney is suing 10 major food manufacturers over what's known as Ultra-processed Foods, or UFPs. 

The potential cost of changes to the RMA

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week the government announced significant changes to the Resource Management Act.

The potential cost of changes to the RMA

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week the government announced significant changes to the Resource Management Act. 

Water safety warnings

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Experts are warning there could be further drownings at notorious black spots this summer. With the hot weather and holidays really kicking in this we...

Syria one year on

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Syrian's took to the streets to mark the 1 year anniversary since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The Al-Assad family controlled the c...

Bravest of the brave

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The NZ Bravery Awards have been announced this morning and they include Detective Sergeant Heath Jones recognised for his actions Cyclone Gabrielle in...

Hannah Zwartz' Gardeners Gift Guide

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christmas is fast approaching, and if you're looking for a gift for the gardeners in your life, Hannah Zwartz might just have the answers. 

Cats with Jobs

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many of our beloved feline pets love a good, long, lazy snooze. But there are quite a few across the country who have jobs, which they take pretty ser...

Ben Shattuck - The History of Sound

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The History of Sound is the award-winning book by Ben Shattuck, set to hit the big screen this month with its highly anticipated film adaptation. 

A workplace guide for menopause

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For many, conversations about menopause and its effects are difficult, perhaps none more so than with your boss. But now a new guide for employers aim...

The ring of fire with Graham Leonard

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The ring of fire is more than just a Johnny Cash song, and it affects us here in the Pacific. But what is the Pacific Ring of Fire and what drives it?...

Chasing the scoop in a war zone

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Turning her caustic gaze to the moral delima of reporting on someone else's misery, is journalist and writer Phoebe Greenwood. 

Grassroots film wins big at NZ Screen Awards

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An historical account of the battle of Ōrākau took the prize for Best Film in a pool of audience favourites at the New Zealand Screen Awards.

Elodie Harper - Boudicca's Daughter

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Acclaimed British author and ancient Rome nerd Elodie Harper has turned her attention to Boudicca and her daughters in her latest novel. She traces th...

Life in the extreme: Radiation swallowing fungi

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1986 the world watched in horror as radiation spewed from reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine - then part of the So...

Professor Robert Weinkove: Cutting edge cancer treatment

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Taken as a group, blood cancers are the fifth most common type of cancer in New Zealand - affecting around one in twenty people during their lifetime....

This weekend in sport

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's a lot of football news this weekend and fresh off the back of Liam Lawson's re-signing in Formula 1, the Grand Prix championship is up for gra...

Susan Edmunds: Open banking

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Banking done better is the promise behind Open Banking which started in New Zealand this week. It's a buzzword that you might have heard floating arou...

Latest from Europe & the US

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ukrainian and European officials have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "wasting time" after ceasefire talks ended in a stalemate. Putin sen...

Reinstated: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ousted Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been awarded a temporary court order to reinstate her into Te Pati Maori. Her case was heard by Justi...

The reality of rates caps

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of ratepayers will welcome it but reduced services, delayed repairs and outdated sports grounds are among the possible costs to ratepayers with c...

UN on racial discrimination in New Zealand

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva has expressed concern over continuing reports of racially motivated attacks...

Kate Williams: From law firm to flower field

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Williams did a 180 on her career and she couldn't be happier. She runs her Canterbury flower farm alongside her husband, as a place for the commu...

Restoring NZ's link to the Titanic

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A grave in a Christchurch cemetery serves as a reminder to a love lost in one of the world's most famous maritime disasters - the sinking of the Titan...

A taniwha tale with children's author Gavin Bishop

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning children's book writer and illustrator, Gavin Bishop has over 70 books to show for the last five decades of his life. His latest work is...

Jordi Webber: From Rotorua to Ancient Rome

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kiwi actor and musician Jordi Webber has just joined the cast of the New Zealand-filmed series Spartacus: House of Ashur. 

Easy Christmas prep with chef Del Holland

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our food regular Del Holland is back this week to get us cracking on Christmas prep. 

Hira Nathan: Living a more intentional life

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An electrician by day, best-selling writer Hira Nathan's latest book is a bilingual journal about using matauranga Māori every day to set up healthi...

Andrew Williams: Composing in Te Reo

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Welsh man has won the waiata category in the Compose Aotearoa! national choral composition competition - for works with substantial Te Reo Maori con...

Gina Rippon: The Lost Girls of Autism

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned British brain scientist Gina Rippon delves into emerging science in The Lost Girls of Autism. 

Baby poo and long-term health

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No one looks forward to a dirty nappy, but poo samples collected by parents for the UK's Baby Biome Study are proving to be a valuable source of infor...

Stranger Things Kiwi star Nell Fisher

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The final season of Stranger Things started dropping on Thursday, featuring 14 year old London-based Kiwi actor Nell Fisher in the role of Holly Whee...

Star Trek Lego

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lego's USS Enterprise is now out, and Pete Robson from the Wellington Lego User Group is desperate to get his hands on one!

Taniwha's Den

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A first-of-its-kind indigenous economic summit aimed at bringing together business and investment leaders is taking place today. 

Feral cats - how many are there?

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feral cats are now being added to the predator free 2050 list, and one scientist at the Bioeconomy Science Institute is determined to figure out how m...

Labour plans ahead

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Labour is holding its AGM in Auckland this weekend With the economy front and centre of peoples' minds this year - and the party said to be working on...

Ukraine latest

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff has resigned following an anti corruption raid on his home. Andriy Yermak has been by Zelensky...

The most significant changes to regional councils in decades

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The government says there's too much duplication and confusion and that low turn out in recent local elections shows regional councils lost their soci...

Kate de Goldi - Reading for Pleasure

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate de Goldi is a novelist and the Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador. This week she's talking Irish literature with Guyon Espiner.

NZ photography: earliest to AI - Athol McCredie

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Photographer, writer, and for almost 25 years, Te Papa's curator of photography Athol McCredie knows his stuff! In fact, McCredie's 2015 collection of...

Protesting fishermen take to Auckland streets

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recreational fishermen from around the country are converging on Auckland this morning in protest of The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act. 

Navigating career change with Dr Galia BarHava

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the eminent close of one year and start of another, it's a time when many of us start to take stock of where we are in life and where we want to...

Calling all cheese lovers

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick McGuigan and Carlos Yescas are two cheese connoisseurs, who together set out in search of the world's best 100 cheeses.

The thinking behind the world's greatest thinkers

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hugh Mackay explores twenty-five profound quotes from some of the world's greatest thinkers, from Confucius and Plato to Susan Sontag and Gloria Stein...

Distinguished Professor Cliff Abraham: How memories are made

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How good is your memory? Are you more 'memory like a sieve'? Photographic or somewhere in the middle? And have you ever wondered why that is? 

Dr Jonathan Mathias Lassiter: Mental health in marginalised communities

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Lassiter works primarily with marginalised communities at a time when the US no longer feels like a safe or welcoming place for many. 

From Baldrick to Alfred the Great - Sir Tony Robinson: having fun with history

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Tony Robinson is perhaps best known for playing dogsbody Baldrick in British sitcom Blackadder. But that's just one highlight of his 50-year actin...

The cycling economy

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Not only are New Zealand's cycle trails helping get more and more people outdoors but they are also boosting the economy by $1.28 billion a year. 

Increased risk of earthquakes with climate change

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A world-first study by the University of Auckland contributes to the growing body of evidence that climate change effects the likelihood of earthquake...

Dame Sue Bagshaw: Puberty blockers

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The government has put the brakes on the use of puberty blockers which delay the onset of puberty in children and young people experiencing gender dys...

Latest from the Middle East

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the UN Security Council voted to adopt a plan by US President Donald Trump for Gaza, Israel launched a strike and Trump hosted the Saudi Crown Pri...

The future of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend people from Tai Tokerau will gather in Kaikohe for a hui with MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. She was expelled from Te Pāti Māori last week. ...

Rising tensions: NZ First vs ACT

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

MMP is all about compromise but it appears some serious rifts are appearing in our coalition government. 

Kereama Taepa's ambitious augmented reality art

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kereama Taepa's work 'Whakairo' has been described as one of the most ambitious augmented reality art experiences ever shown in a New Zealand gallery....

Liam Dann: AI bubble fears and "green shoots"

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Investors are fearful that the AI bubble may be about to burst but what are the wider implications if that happens? 

Nick Tupara: Waeranga A Hika 160 years on

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week hundreds will commemorate the loss, arrest and deportation of their ancestors in a siege that took place 160 years ago on Waeranga A Hika. ...

Corey Baker: Dancing with the celebrities

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Corey Baker's career has taken him from Hornby to Hollywood. The choreographer and filmmaker has worked with Lady Gaga, Tim Burton and Dua Lipa, among...

Hamish McKenzie: The impact of independent journalism

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Otago-born Hamish McKenzie co-founded subscription publishing start-up Substack and is its Chief Writing Officer. 

Lars Wittig: A new way of working

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hybrid working - and the option of flexible workspaces - is a worldwide trend that is also being adopted here. 

Pill Rolling Fingers: The experience of Early Onset Parkinson's

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A recent recipient of a coveted Marsden grant to research early-onset Parkinson's was diagnosed with the disease herself, age 41. 

Fran Lebowitz unleashed

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Never short of an opinion, Fran Lebowitz has for decades lambasted the ridiculous. 

The power of the Pause

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For people pleasers who say "yes" too often, setting boundaries can be really hard. 

The Etymology Nerd: How language shapes us

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Language is evolving under the influence of internet slang, algorithms and influencer culture but what does that mean for the future of communication?...