Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:16 AM.This week Syrians took to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.  Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The NZ Bravery Awards were announced this morning. Among the recipients, Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, for his actions during Cyclone Gabrielle.  Read more Audio

11:48 AM.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.  Read more Audio

11:33 AM.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 seriously.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.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.  Read more Audio

10:49 AM.Conversations about menopause can be difficult, especially with your boss. But now a new guide for employers aims to make employees feel more supported.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.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?  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Turning her caustic gaze to the moral delima of reporting on someone else's misery, is journalist and writer Phoebe Greenwood.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.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. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Acclaimed British author and ancient Rome nerd Elodie Harper has turned her attention to Boudicca and her daughters in her latest novel.  Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Chernobyl remains the worst nuclear accident in history. Remarkably however, nature found a way to survive - including radiation swallowing fungi. Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Wellington's Malaghan Institute is working to make CAR-T cell therapy - a lifesaving immunotherapy - a standard part of cancer care in New Zealand. Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Fresh off the back of Liam Lawson's re-signing in Formula 1, the Grand Prix championship is up for grabs.  Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Banking done better is the promise behind Open Banking which started in New Zealand this week. Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Ukrainian and European officials have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "wasting time" after ceasefire talks ended in a stalemate. Meanwhile in San Franscisco, the City Attorney David Chiu… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Ousted Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been awarded a temporary court order to reinstate her into Te Pati Maori. Mariameno and co-leader of Te Pati Maori Rawiri Waititi spoke with Mihi… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.This week, the Government said it will limit rates rises to 4% a year throughout the country by 2029. It's been tried overseas with limited success, to the extent a New South Wales mayor has warned… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva has expressed concern over continuing reports of racially motivated attacks on Maori, Pasifika and other ethnic and religious… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.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 community to come together. Her new book Floral… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.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 Titanic. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.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 all about the mythical monsters of Aotearoa… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kiwi actor and musician Jordi Webber has just joined the cast of the New Zealand-filmed series Spartacus: House of Ashur.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Our food regular Del Holland is back this week to get us cracking on Christmas prep.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.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 healthier habits. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.A Welsh man has won the waiata category in the Compose Aotearoa! national choral composition competition - for works with substantial Te Reo Maori content. Read more Audio