Saturday Morning
Episodes
The weekend in sport
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a big weekend of sport involving the Black Caps, the Silver Ferns and the All Whites, the All Blacks are taking on England at Twickenham overnight...
Reaching for the stars: Kiwi tech in space
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zenno Astronautics is partnering with a US company called Portal Space Systems which will use Zenno's technology to launch their spacecraft into orbit...
Changing our climate law
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
COP30 - the 30th annual United Nations climate summit comes as the government faces criticism for its planned amendments to the Climate Change Respons...
Te Pāti Māori: Out but not over
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MP's Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa- Kingi were expelled from the party this week with President John Tamihere accusing them of plotting a lead...
Latest on Trump and Epstein
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In emails released this week, the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote "the dog that hasn't barked is Trump."
Call for police reform
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Organisations working to end sexual violence are calling for comprehensive police reform.
The tech behind NZ's Earth Science
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Volcanologist and Earth Sciences New Zealand principal scientist, Graham Leonard is back this week looking at the technology driving new Earth science...
Christian White: an almost accidental author
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He once sold sandwiches but thanks to the overnight success of his debut novel, Christian White can now focus on telling stories - especially scary o...
Chelsea Winter: Nourishing mind, body and soul
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand's best-selling cookbook author Chelsea Winter is back with a brand-new cookbook 'Nourish'.
PM's Award for Literary Achievement for Non-fiction: Ross Calman
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week historian, te reo Maori translator and author, Ross Calman received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement for Non-fiction.
Saul David: Tunisgrad
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Allied campaign in North Africa was a turning point of World War Two. New Zealand forces including the Maori Battalion were major players.
Dan Te Whenua Walker: Shaping AI with Te Ao Maori
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Te Whenua Walker is the global co-chair for Indigenous at Microsoft - a group that empowers employees to share, support and celebrate indigenous ...
Priscilla Presley - Life after Elvis
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Priscilla Presley tells Guyon Espiner what she lost and what she found when she walked away from Elvis Presley.
41 years in the making: The Ngāti Pāoa settlement
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About 500 Ngāti Pāoa iwi members filled the parliamentary gallery this week to witness the house pass their treaty bill. The claim was lodged 41 yea...
Eli Katoa: How was he allowed to play?
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fallout from Tongan forward Eli Katoa's concussion came hard and fast this week resulting in him being hospitalised and requiring brain surgery. ...
A lifetime fighting fires
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Paekakariki fire brigade is turning 80. Paekakariki Deputy Chief Aaron Richardson spoke to Guyon ahead of today's celebrations.
Proposed ban on beggars and rough sleepers
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government has said it is considering a ban on people begging and sleeping rough in central business districts.
President Trump vs the Mayor of New York
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has lashed out at New York's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Anita Powell served as Voice Of America's Bureau Chief and Whitehouse ...
Dr Bryan Betty: Youth diabetes on the rise
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diabetes was once considered a condition that only affected older adults but now more and more younger patients are being diagnosed with type 2 diabe...
Temuera Morrison on Lee Tamahori
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Iconic New Zealand film director Lee Tamahori passed away this week aged 75. Temuera Morrison pays tribute to the man who did so much to shape his car...
Tackling garden weeds with Hannah Zwartz
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our resident gardener Hannah Zwartz is back, this time with advice on how to show weeds who's boss.
Hooked Up: GP turned crime-writer on the dangers of reality TV
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
GP turned award-winning author Fiona Sussman's latest crime novel Hooked Up explores the manipulative nature of reality TV.
How one man's war on terror became a war on poverty
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Tait was only 17 when he was deployed to Iraq. Now he has written about his inner battle with war - and his search for peace.
Toby Manhire: Juggernaught
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and podcaster Toby Manhire is in to talk to Mihi and Guyon about Juggernaut Series Two.
Postnatal depression: singing the blues away
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A study in the British Journal of Psychiatry supports what some mothers' groups have known for a while - group singing can help with postnatal depres...
Brendan Canty: Christy
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan's feature film Christy rolls back the issues surrounding the foster-care system for late-teenagers.
Dr Jeremy Lockwood: Dinosaur hunter
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly thirty years as a GP, Dr Jeremy Lockwood hung up his stethoscope and started hunting dinosaurs - swapping human anatomy for ancient bones...
The Governess: Are you clever enough?
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first season of The Chase New Zealand premieres on Monday - Anne Hegerty aka The Governess is one of the chasers they face.
Racing for men's mental health
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A team of four Kiwi adventurers are taking on NZ Godzone for Movember to raise awareness of men's mental health.
Ozempic for pets?
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
November is Pet Diabetes Awareness Month and highlights the importance of keeping your pet at a healthy weight.
Capital gains tax: an international perspective
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Labour announced it will campaign for the next election with a capital gains tax as a key policy and point of difference.
Landmark case over water rights
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday a landmark case will begin in the High Court in Wellington over fresh water.
Potential for measles outbreak
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A public health academic says there is potential for a serious outbreak of measles in New Zealand given the local transmission rate and low vaccinatio...
Latest from the US
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump threw a nuclear curve ball this week saying he wants to start testing nuclear weapons so the US can keep pace with Russia and China.
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Queen Shirl'e
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Queen Shirl'e is an Auckland-based hip hop artist and community leader known for for founding the Queen Shirl'e Academy, where she helps young peopl...
Chef Del Holland's kitchen tips + the "Best Ever" Chocolate cake
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Del Holland shares her tips for making a proper risotto, what to do with sourdough discard (no you don't have to just throw it out), and a recipe...
These little boots are made for walking - the whole of NZ
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seven years old at the time she walked the entire Te Araroa trail, Emilie Bruce, along with mum Victoria, did the 3-thousand-kilometre walk from Cape ...
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Charlotte Macdonald, Garrison World
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Charlotte Macdonald talks to Mihi about the significance of Auckland's Great South Road in the New Zealand Wars.
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Hare George and Rudy Alejandro
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival, Mihi speaks with local foodies Hare George and Rudy Alejandro from The Slush Truck.
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Karen Wilson
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In early times Ōtāhuhu was a bustling trading spot with a portage for waka on the Manukau. Local iwi Chairperson of Te Akitai Waiohua, Karen Wilson ...
Elspeth Sandys: turning trauma into great stories
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A rich seam of themes can be mined from Elspeth Sandys' writing. Trauma has dogged her life. "Some people go to therapy" she says. "I write."
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Aroha Harris
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aroha Harris is a history lecturer at Auckland University, she shares the story of the Marmaduke Nixon monument in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu. ...
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Aute Neli
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mihi is reporting live from the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival throughout the morning. She speaks with Aute Neli from Kiwi Tucker Mussel Fritters.
Recipe for Murder: inside the mushroom trial
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The trial of Erin Patterson captured headlines around the world. 'Recipe for Murder' provides insights into the woman herself and how she was caugh...
Groundbreaking coma research with Dr. Sean Pauzauskie
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For centuries, it was believed people in comas could not think or understand but now with new technology, we know this is not always true.
Sam Dalrymple: creating modern nations
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Dalrymple's debut book explores the collapse of the Indian Empire and how five major partitions between 1931 and 1971 created twelve modern nation...
The Seven Rules of Trust with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an age where information and disinformation is available at the touch of a button, trust is one of the most pressing issues of our time.
Organising the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you are in Tāmaki Makaurau today, you might want to head out to the Ōtāhuhu Food Festival - the country's largest.
Liam Dann on Labour's Future Fund
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labour's Future Fund was the first major policy announcement from the opposition in the long lead up to next year's election.
New study: rainforests contributing to carbon emissions
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers in Australia have discovered that its tropical rainforests have become a net source of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Can our hospitals cope with a measles outbreak?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Health officials working on contact tracing measles patients have now identified patient zero on the Cook Strait ferry crossing.
Latest from the Middle East
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed confidence that the Gaza ceasefire will hold.
Wild weather: wildfire risk
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week destructive gales tore through parts of the South and North Islands, exacerbating wildfires on the East Coast.
Wild weather: state of emergency
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A state of emergency remains in place in Southland and Clutha due to extensive damage caused by Thursday's red-alert winds and ongoing power outages. ...