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Saturday Morning
In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics. Presented by fill-in host Kate Rodger through until the end of 2026. Paddy Gower is the new host from 2027.
Episodes
- Saturday Morning
Dame Naida Glavish: The Kia Ora Lady
Kahurangi Rangimarie Naida Glavish first shot to national prominence in 1984 while working at the Post Office telephone exchange in Helensville. In Dame…
- Saturday Morning
The world's weirdest marathon hits the theatre
The Summer Olympics of 1904 were held in St Louis, Missouri and they were the first ever held outside of Europe. But this particular event has gone down in…
- Saturday Morning
The Poetry of the Pacific
Two poet-artists who've shared a long friendship defined by the waves and the currents of the South Pacific are John Puhiatau Pule and Gregory O'Brien. They've…
- Saturday Morning
Election Day round up
On the last day to vote we check in with RNZ hosts Jesse Mulligan and Wallace Chapman ahead of the networks special coverage which starts at 7 o'clock once…
- Saturday Morning
Uncovering Australia's dark history of Blackbirding
Over the ditch, Aussies have become a little more comfortable through the years facing the wreckage of their colonial history and the violence and trauma borne…
- Saturday Morning
How AI could help prevent whale strandings
Dozens of pilot whales were found stranded on a Wairarapa beach this week and despite the best efforts of conservation groups and concerned locals all the…
- Saturday Morning
Cyber criminals strike again
Cyber criminals have once again hacked into supermarket fridges and freezers across France in a bizarre attack for which no one has claimed responsibility -…
- Saturday Morning
Black Sheep Returns
Ahead of this week's release of Black Sheeps, actor Nathan Meister is here to talk about reprising his role from Black Sheep twenty years ago and Weta…
- Saturday Morning
Why do we celebrate Halloween?
Academic and pop culture history expert Lorna Piatta-Farnell is here to talk about Halloween and its origins, particularly whether it's an example of an…
- Saturday Morning
Running for Gut Health
If you're spectating or running in the marathon in Auckland tomorrow, you might wonder why there's a woman dressed as a giant poo in the race. That's Anna…
- Saturday Morning
Questions with Dr Buzz
Saturday Morning's medical expert Dr Buzz Burrell is back to answer listener questions and track what ailments are widespread as we head into summer.
- Saturday Morning
The Voice Behind Country Calendar
Country Calendar producer and host Dan Henry joins us to talk about helming the longest-running television programme in New Zealand history and how they manage…
- Saturday Morning
Searching for Afunakwa
Searching for Afunakwa is a documentary and music project that traces the little-known origins of one of the most recognizable pieces of "world music" of the…
- Saturday Morning
Changing How We Look at Kaupapa Maori
For more than four decades, Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith has dedicated himself to validating and advocating for Maori education systems…
- Saturday Morning
Tracking the Overseas Elections Making History
BBC security Correspondent Frank Gardner joins to give us the latest on the monumental elections that define last week and next week - namely, the elections in…
- Saturday Morning
A Breakthrough in Skin Cancer Treatment
A deeply compelling innovation has cancer specialists buzzing. An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine which has allowed people with high-risk melanoma to live…
- Saturday Morning
Labour weekend gardening tips and trips
Labour weekend is traditionally the long weekend we rip into the garden. There are sales on, the sun (hopefully - whereever you are in the motu) is shining!…
- Saturday Morning
En pointe with the ballet classic Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty is back with the Royal New Zealand Ballet this month - and touring around the country. The ballet steps us into a fairytale of magic, telling…
- Saturday Morning
Belonging in Aotearoa
More than a century after his great-grandfather arrived in New Zealand, Harpreet Singh still gets told he doesn't belong here. Sikhs have been confronted at…
- Saturday Morning
Talking to your loved one about dementia
Three people develop dementia every hour - that's 500 new cases every week. And our aging population means the number of people with dementia is expected to…
- Saturday Morning
Penguins go bush
Around the world most people imagine penguins on icebergs and icy plains, while here in Aotearoa we're more likely to see the Little Blue paddling in through…
- Saturday Morning
Tracking social media's role in NZ elections
Social media bans for under 16s have seen cross-party support this election. But while most parties are wary of it - social media has also become a crucial…
- Saturday Morning
Breakthrough Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Dr Marthinus Bekker, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, is behind a new programme which offers a breakthrough treatment…
- Saturday Morning
Should We Rework Work?
Perpetual Guardian founder and four-day work week advocate Andrew Barnes has been putting some work into answering whether the way we think about the work week…
- Saturday Morning
Behind the moustache for 20 years
Australian comedian Heath Franklin has spent 20 years in the iconic Aviators, fake horseshoe moustache and Sharpie tattoos that transform him into his stand-up…
- Saturday Morning
Graham Leonard on tsunamis and next week's drill
It's Shakeout 2026, a day and set time to practice your drill if you're in a potential tsunami danger zone. Principal Scientist at Earth Sciences NZ's Graham…
- Saturday Morning
Fifty years of Otara Markets
On any given Saturday, before much of Auckland is stirring the Ōtara Markets are already humming. For 50 years they've been a fixture of South Auckland life -…
- Saturday Morning
The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse
The Kiwi-born best-selling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz is back with another work of historical fiction, this time detailing the story of a young…
- Saturday Morning
Are older Kiwis being excluded from the digital world?
With an aging population and everyday tasks that seem to involve more and more tech, technological progress marches on, but is it leaving some of us behind?…
- Saturday Morning
The 4,500 year old shipwreck discovered off Turkey's coast
What may be the world's oldest shipwreck has been found off the coast of Turkey. It's a discovery that could transform our understanding of Mediterranean…
- Saturday Morning
New Zealand is on screens around the world
East of Eden, Heart of the Beast, Tenzing and Minecraft. New Zealand locations have been front and centre in some of the biggest film and television…
- Saturday Morning
The Wild Horses of the Last Land
Biologist Wayne Linklater on tracking the wild horses of the Kaimanawa Ranges
- Saturday Morning
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is With Luke Kemeys
Question Time with Luke Kemeys: Financial literacy and helpful tips
- Saturday Morning
Matty Blomfield on AI and apples
The secret to start-ups with Matty Blomfield, CEO at Hectre who's done all the hard yards
- Saturday Morning
Why has Lizzie Borden haunted America?
Why the spotlight is back on the Lizzie Borden story which gripped the world and has haunted folklore since.
- Saturday Morning
The Kiwi Words That Have Made It to the Oxford English Dictionary
The latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary adds a suite of words commonly used in New Zealand
- Saturday Morning
What Can We Learn from the Cornell 7 Case
The Cornell 7 case and how to have the important conversations with our boys
- Saturday Morning
The Generation Game in the Workplace
Australian-based demographer Simon Kuestenmacher makes an art out of tracking the demographic shifts.
- Saturday Morning
Bledisloe Rising
On the morning of the first Bledisloe Cup bout of 2026, we're talking to sports commentator Scotty Stevenson about the history of the All Blacks and Springboks…
- Saturday Morning
Bug Hunt with Sam Purdie
Wildlife photographer and entomologist Sam Purdie is here to talk about his latest book, Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand, and we get into everybody's favourite…
- Saturday Morning
Machine de Cirque Backflips into New Zealand
Ahead of their Nelson shows later this month, Maxim Laurin of Quebec City circus company Machine de Cirque joins us to talk about this circus show that turns…
- Saturday Morning
Upping Your Kitchen Game with Del Holland
After a life working in world-class kitchens and as a private chef, Del Holland is now dedicated to sharing the knowledge necessary to help regular Kiwis…
- Saturday Morning
Dick Frizzell Puts a Logo on the Fight Against Child Poverty
Kiwi art legend Dick Frizzell joins us to talk about his latest piece, unveiled in the shadow of the Beehive, which asks why child poverty isn't at the top of…
- Saturday Morning
Breaking Badly with Raygun
Two years ago, it was the summer of Raygun. That was Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, who achieved notoriety with her performance on the world…
- Saturday Morning
Two Paddocks After Sam
Two Paddocks general manager Jacqui Murphy joins us with a report from on the ground at the central Otago winery that was owned by departed acting legend Sir…
- Saturday Morning
Radio in Prisons
The United Kingdom's Prison Radio Association broadcast 24 hours a day seven days a week to over 100 prisons across England and Wales, with prisoners and…
- Saturday Morning
Eavesdropping on Elephants
Behavioural ecologist Mickey Pardo has been tracking the vocal communication in African savannah elephants and has found the calls contain clues about whether…
- Saturday Morning
Wellness Myth busting with Dr Laura Brockie
Doctor and medical communicator Laura Brockie came to talk to Kate about how to dispel some of the misinformation morass surrounding wellness. She’s been…
- Saturday Morning
Bringing Gravestones into the Digital Age
Together Dain and Susana Guttenbeil are turning tragedy into hope and comfort for families in mourning.
- Saturday Morning
What is the Auckland accent?
Linguist and speech researcher Dr Brooke Ross from the University of Auckland has been studying the overlooked sections of the New Zealand accent’s history…
- Saturday Morning
What's behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses?
University of Canterbury psychologist and researcher Julia Rucklidge has been looking at nutritional interventions for mental illnesses, and has found a…
- Saturday Morning
The Black Ferns' Big Weekend
The mighty Black Ferns are gearing up to play a crucial game this weekend against the English Red Roses in the WXV Global Series. Kate spoke with someone who…
- Saturday Morning
Running 50,000 kilometres in three years
Shannon-Leigh Litt set herself a goal of breaking a Guiness World Record, and has now run an ultramarathon every single day for nearly three years, that's 51…
- Saturday Morning
The Woman Who Punched a Shark in the Face
Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark at Sydney's Coogee Beach in June. Now, the Kiwi-Australian woman is here to talk about how she managed to fend the shark…
- Saturday Morning
Changemaker Mariner Fagaiava on making a difference
Mariner Fagaiava is a journalist, broadcaster and youth advocate who has been proudly telling the story of South Auckland's Pasifika and rainbow communities.
- Saturday Morning
How to successfully navigate succession with Holly Egerton
Lawyer Holly Egerton demystifies the world of wills and succession law.
- Saturday Morning
The Pearl Fishers is back in NZ after 24 years
Lead players Madison Nonoa and Anthony Robin Schneider from the latest rendition of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers are here to talk about what it takes to…
- Saturday Morning
Liz Cameron on surviving a cult
Cult survivor Liz Cameron tells her story of being recruited into a cult from a chance encounter in a Canberra bookshop.
- Saturday Morning
Blood cancer treatment breakthrough with gene editing
Professor Marco Herold and his team at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute talk about using CRISPR to address resistance to lymphoma drugs.
- Saturday Morning
What it takes to win at the World of Wearable Art
Word of Wearable Art winner Kayla Christensen talks about her winning entry, Sacred Nightfall.