Summer Weekends Podcast Options

9:28 AM.Ever wondered by you're loveable pet Labrador never seems to take any notice of what you're trying to get it to do? Is your pooch's personality only tied to it's genetics? Or can it's upbringing shape… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The second episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history. Today Thomas looks at Richard Henry, who laid the blueprint for the modern… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Nothing beats a pit stop for a hot pie on a summer road trip, and no one knows that better than Loretta Paterson. After 20 years of early starts and millions of pies, Loretta and her husband Shane are… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.A perfect storm of rain, humid and damp weather has pest experts predicting a boom in insect numbers over the next month. To talk us through why this is happening - Pest Management Association of New… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.We all know Auckland is the largest Polynesian city in the world, but what isn't always so well known is the Pasifika history of central Auckland particularly the areas in and around Karangahape Road… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Roderick Mulgan has been a medical professional for more than 30 years and believes the quality of our health particularly as we age is down to the lifestyle, with an emphasis on diet. He talks to… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.More than 3000 kilometres, 131 days, two brothers and one epic journey along the Great Wall of China. They've been literally following in their father's footsteps - William Lindesay who made the same… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Later this year, hundreds of Brits with severe alcohol problems will participate in the trial of an addiction therapy model "assisted" by ketamine. When combined with talk therapy, ketamine - a… Read more Video, Audio

8:35 AM.It's a new year - which means, many of us have set new resolutions or perhaps money goals. Perlina talks to Hannah McQueen is a financial adviser, chartered accountant and founder of personal finance… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Novelist and screen writer Fay Weldon died this week She had a 55-year long writing career, and is perhaps most know for her novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil She was shortlisted for the Booker… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Jo Morris, also known as Jo the Write Coach has almost 14,000 followers on TikTok and some of her short videos offering tips on everything from grammar to writing tips have garnered hundreds of… Read more Audio

10:43 AM.We're going on a journey into Aotearoa's past now! We're continuing our series 'Who Lived There' this morning, it's based on a book of the same name which came out last year. Jane King took the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.If we say cabaret what does that mean to you? A musical about the growing power of the Nazi Party in the Weimar Republic? It's also a thriving art form with a strong presence in Aotearoa. Emma Vickers… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.How do you sleep? We getting told we need "full 8 hours", but where does that phrase come from? We're constantly being given advice on how to sleep, apps are geared to "unwind" our minds, you can buy… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Liam McIlvanney is one of the most distinguished British crime fiction writers around these days. He also happens to be a Scotsman who lives in Dunedin.After his first novel, All the Colours of the… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Dr Karam Shaar is an economist, a consultant on Syria and the middle east, a policy adviser and a lecturer on middle eastern politics. He lives in Karori in Wellington, a long way from where he grew… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2021 was vaccine, but it could just as easily have been 'misinformation'. This nebulous thing has been front and centre since the dawn of the pandemic; most… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.In 1928 Lewis Eady started the first purpose built music store in Queen St, selling sheet music and pianos, and the rest really was history. It was the beginning of a musical dynasty in Auckland which… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.We're going on a journey into Aotearoa's past now! We're continuing our series 'Who Lived There' this morning, it's based on a book of the same name which came out last year. Jane King took the… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Now quick pop quiz. Who said this - Logan Roy from Succession or King Lear? "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!" Well yes, it's King Lear. But they were both played by the same actor… Read more Audio

10:32 AM.Over the summer months we've been taking a few trips around the country with the former Prime Minister, head of the UN's development programme, and tramping enthusiast Helen Clark, who after many… Read more Audio