Saturday Morning Podcast Options

8:10 AM.Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. Her latest book, There are Rivers in the Sky, has just hit the shelves. Read more Audio

7:52 AM.This week central bank of the US - the Federal Reserve - lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years - and by more than the usual incremental amount. Jarrod Kerr is Kiwibank… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Earlier this week two separate organised attacks took place in Lebanon. Mohamed Hassan is a journalist from Auckland and Cairo and explains what happened. Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Ngati Whatua Orakei's new waka taua, their first in nearly 25 years, will lead the Emirates Team New Zealand yacht to the start line of the 37th America's Cup. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A professor of health equity is calling for big corporations to meet the costs of the harm they cause to human health, and for governments to hold them to account.

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11:05 AM.Stacey and Scotty Morrison, famous broadcasters and avid te reo Māori champions, reflect on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and share their favourite tracks.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Dr Inia Raumati is an emergency doctor at Auckland City Hospital, he's also on a mission to be the first person in the world to run a self-supported, multi-stage ultra marathon on every continent, in… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Women's health issues are very different to those of men. Hormones have a big influence on women's health and the likelihood of developing certain chronic health conditions. Auckland-based doctor… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Jan Tauoma, co-founded the first Samoan early childhood center in New Zealand, A'oga Fa'a Samoa. Over the last 40 years, she's seen thousands of students immersed in their culture and championed the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Best-selling author, Rumaan Alam, is turning the spotlight on wealth in his new book Entitlement. This follows his pandemic hit, Leave the World Behind, which was shortly followed by a movie… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Afghani judge Raihana Attaee had to flee her country when the Taliban returned to power and it became clear her life was in danger.  Read more Audio

8:12 AM.A regular eye exam can now detect early signs of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease due to AI technology. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The creator of a new board game teaching children how to invest says she did not grow up knowing anything about it. Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Black Ferns centre Logo I Pu-lotu Lemapu Atai'i Sylvia Brunt shares what the viral group hug was like. Read more Audio

7:39 AM.A new report has found higher levels of maternal stress and large amounts of screen time during early childhood, are associated with higher levels of behavioural problems in children. Read more Audio

7:31 AM.RNZ's in depth reporter Anusha Bradley shares what it was like talking to the mega wealthy in New Zealand for the new series RICH. Read more Audio

7:11 AM.A top heart specialist says doctors are now having to schedule their own appointments because cutbacks to back office staff have gone too far.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Polly Markus is the woman behind Miss Polly's Kitchen - with a bestselling book and thousands of social media followers drawn to her down to earth approach to food. The Auckland based real estate… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Music therapy has been making a difference in people's lives in New Zealand for 50 years. And next weekend that milestone is being celebrated in Wellington. Daphne Rickson is an adjunct professor at… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Bestselling British author and former journalist Robert Harris' new novel is Precipice, delving inside WW1 British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith's scandalous affair with a much younger woman. But… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Most of us feel anxious from time to time, but what happens when it interferes with our daily lives? Ex-lead crisis negotiator, Lance Burdett, is the author of Anxiety is a Worry, providing practical… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Last year an act was passed that created provision for families and children going through separation to attend out-of-court mediation. This service, which aims to enhance the wellbeing for children… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Kiwi-Samoan superstar tenor and member of Sol3 Mio, Amitai Pati has returned to Aotearoa to sing the iconic role of the Duke of Mantua in NZ Opera's new Auckland season of Rigoletto. He's joined by… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.It's 40 years since a revolutionary Te Māori exhibition put te ao Māori on the global stage, displaying Māori taonga in New York. Read more Video, Audio