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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
The teenager using AI to tackle harm to online gamers
Co-founder of crime-tackling digital start-up Azonic Caden Scott explains how his company aims to address social harms lurking on popular platforms like…
- Saturday Morning
Tackling weeds and pests to rejuvenate native bush in the city
Deep in the heart of Auckland's North Shore, the seemingly uninterrupted suburbia is punctuated by an oasis of native bush. It's no accident - a group of local…
- Saturday Morning
Warriors Superfan Peter Urlich on Writing the Victory Song
Musician and long-time Warriors superfan Peter Urlich joins us to talk the Wahs ahead of Sunday's big game.
- Saturday Morning
White Fern Eden Carson re-connects with te ao Maori
Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori starts on Monday and so if you've always wanted to try, there's no better time! For some that desire to learn a bit of te reo, and find…
- Saturday Morning
Jackie van Beek
Eagle vs Shark, What We Do in the Shadows, 800 Words, Funny Girls - Jackie van Beek has been an ubiquitous face in the Australasian comedy scene for nigh on…
- Saturday Morning
Mystery writer, podcaster and game show genius Richard Osman
One of the world's best-known crime writers, Richard Osman has attracted millions of fans with his distinctive mix of mystery, humour and memorable characters…
- Saturday Morning
Looking to the Stars with Astronomer Michelle Thaller
Our regular space expert former NASA astronomer and science communicator Michelle Thaller joins us to discuss everything beyond the Earth's atmosphere. She's…
- Saturday Morning
Charting the Passionate Rivalry
The All Blacks series against South Africa's Springboks conjures memories of the deep history between two great sporting nations. Despite more than 30 years…
- Saturday Morning
Detecting Fraud in Scientific Literature
It turns out not all heroes wear capes, some wear lab coats! In an age where facts seem debatable and the truth can be so easily manipulated, one woman is on a…
- Saturday Morning
Len Brown on his loop finally opening
After years of suspense, Auckland's City Rail Link is finally opening on Sunday morning. Former Auckland Mayor Len Brown was one of the infrastructure…
- Saturday Morning
The ballerina Kiwis remember every Christmas
It's 100 years since a Russian ballerina visited our shores and left her name here forever. Everyone knows the pavlova was named after Anna Pavlova, but what's…
- Saturday Morning
Live from Koroneihana
Koroneihana celebrations are in the final days at Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia. The event is a week-long annual celebration of the anniversary of the…
- Saturday Morning
100 Loos to Use Before You Die
No matter where you go in the world, you'll find toilets. But Lonely Planet editor Jessica Lockhart has discovered that not all toilets are made equal. In the…
- Saturday Morning
The designer lending her creativity to violence prevention
Jordan Tane is an artist and designer whose experience of growing up takiwatanga - with autism - means she sees the world a little differently. And it's…
- Saturday Morning
Home is Where the Heartbreak is
This is Home is a new series on whakaata Maori that's about the struggles of a family to hold onto their homestead. It's based in Auckland and sees two sisters…
- Saturday Morning
Dr Buzz Burrell on Surviving Winter Flu Season
Winter flu season has been hitting the country hard, and with it comes all the questions we start to wonder about every year - does being out in the cold make…
- Saturday Morning
The man untangling Whales
Very few jobs in this country involve launching a rescue mission wearing a wetsuit - to save an animal as big as a bus. But DOC Marine Reserves Ranger Zac…
- Saturday Morning
The forgotten history of NZ's Chinese poll tax
Five years after its sold-out debut, Pork and Poll Taxes returns, revisiting the little-known story of New Zealand's Chinese Poll Tax through an epic family…
- Saturday Morning
Can we regrow our teeth?
Going to the dentist doesn't exactly evoke joy for most. But are the days of drilling, filing and pulling teeth soon to be behind us? Hannele Ruohola-Baker…
- Saturday Morning
The Psychiatrist Who Can Now Prescribe MDMA
Dr Gary Wynn is one of two psychiatrists who have just been approved to administer and prescribe MDMA in New Zealand - the first time it's been allowed in our…
- Saturday Morning
Connecting the Dots: Climate, Oceans and Extreme Events
This week devastating flash flooding hit the Nepal-China border, resulting in hundreds missing and many feared dead. This year alone we've already recorded a…
- Saturday Morning
How singing can ease neurological issues
As co-founder of the CeleBRation Choir at the University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research back in 2009, music therapist Alison Talmage knows the…
- Saturday Morning
Dr Jessica Gerbic: the 12 stages of mauri
Many of us yearn to have more balance in our lives, to tune in and be guided by our energy levels. For Dr Jessica Gerbic it's been her career's work as a…
- Saturday Morning
Humans vs Algorithms on Broadway
Max Wolf Friedlich is being celebrated for writing the play Job, a testy two-hander which knits together the world of therapy and big tech to create a tense…
- Saturday Morning
Is sleep our secret weapon?
Evolutionary anthropologist David R Samson has travelled far and wide in his search of sleep secrets, napping in chimpanzee nests and summering with the…
- Saturday Morning
Fashion designer Vince Ropitini at NZ Fashion Week
Since last Monday designers from around the motu have been at New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland. One of them is Vince Ropitini who has a "commitment to…
- Saturday Morning
A week-by-week guide to growing vegetables
Sarah O’Neil 'Growing Vegetables: A Simple Guide for New Zealand Gardeners', is a week by week look at what to grow, when, and how.
- Saturday Morning
Mike Lew's new take on a Shakespeare's Richard III
Brooklyn-based playwright Mike Lew's work recontextualises Shakespeare's Richard III in a modern high school, with a cast list that puts disabled actors at the…
- Saturday Morning
Del Holland explains how to make the most of pantry staples
You know that random ingredient you bought for one recipe, used once, and then banished to the back of the pantry forever? Well, chef and food waste advocate…
- Saturday Morning
Fehinti Balogun - the climate crisis is a class crisis
BAFTA-nominated British-Nigerian actor Fehinti Balogun on climate justice.
- Saturday Morning
Deborah Mailman's historic Logies induction
Acclaimed actor Deborah Mailman made history as the first Indigenous person inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame this month.
- Saturday Morning
Reading Between the Lines: The True Cost of Low Literacy
Kate de Goldi ponders the future of reading and literature.
- Saturday Morning
The case for eating Insects
Entomologist Neil Birrell wants to know why we aren't chowing down on creepy-crawlies?
- Saturday Morning
Jo Robertson - 'What happened to sex?'
Sex therapist Jo Robertson looks at how the internet's revolutionised sex, relationships and consent for generations of younger people.
- Saturday Morning
New Zealand Bartender of the Year
For the first time in its history the winner of New Zealand Bartender of the Year has been awarded to a woman. Melanie Walker is known for her tinctures and…
- Saturday Morning
Budget busters in the garden
Gardening is proven to be good for the mind, body, and environment. But can it be good for your wallet too?
- Saturday Morning
'The Fox' - Sam Neill as a foul mouthed magpie
New film 'The Fox' is a magic realism-style comic fable featuring one of the last on-screen appearances of Sir Sam Neill.
- Saturday Morning
Kiri Nathan on New Zealand Fashion Week
Iconic Kiwi fashion designer Kiri Nathan will be bringing indigenous fashion to this years New Zealand Fashion Week.
- Saturday Morning
Love, loneliness and literary obsession: Meg Mason's new novel
New Zealand-born writer Meg Mason shot to acclaim in the middle of the pandemic with her novel Sorrow and Bliss. Now she's back with a book about a lonely…
- Saturday Morning
Bringing AI to Pacific communities
Curious about AI but not sure where to start? Time to cut through the hype of AI with some practical tips and insights with Julia Pahina and Eteroa Lafaele.
- Saturday Morning
Doing business in the world of Trump's tariffs
Lately, economic uncertainty feels like the only thing you can really feel certain about. University of Auckland professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart has made a…
- Saturday Morning
How Finland tackles homelessness
In 2017 the number of homeless in Finland was around 2000. However, since those record lows the number has spiked. We look at what worked, what went wrong -…
- Saturday Morning
The zoo you can visit from your couch
Maya Higa has taken her love of animals and online content - combining them to create a digital wildlife sanctuary.
- Saturday Morning
'Uncle' with Ryan Alexander Lloyd & Rihari Te Are
Made outside of traditional funding structures, 'Uncle' is a true number 8 wire story. The debut feature from Ryan Alexander-Lloyd was realised with the…
- Saturday Morning
Nam Le: poetry is truth
After a 16 year hiatus, Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le returned to the literary scene with his award-winning poetry collection '36 Ways of Writing a…
- Saturday Morning
Women making farming safer
Farming is one of New Zealand's proudest industries, built on resilience, hard work and getting the job done. But it's also one of our deadliest workplaces…
- Saturday Morning
Beavers solving flooding in London
Beavers are back on the scene in the West London suburb of Ealing. The semi-aquatic rodents were reintroduced to a local park by conservationists three years…
- Saturday Morning
Auckland's first CRL station opens to the public
The City Rail Link is about three and a half kilometres of tunnels and will be the country's largest transport infrastructure project to date. It's set to…
- Saturday Morning
Dr David White - turning ideas into inventions
Dr David White is a serial entrepreneur, behind medical technology like nosebuds that enhance airflow through the power of humming - and a wearable device that…
- Saturday Morning
'Be Merry' - Navigating bipolar in the 80s
Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Gwen Isaac ('Ms. Information', 'Where There is Life') has turned the lens to her own life, exploring growing up with a…
- Saturday Morning
Vikas Swarup, the diplomat behind Slumdog Millionaire
Vikas Swarup is a man of myriad talents - he's juggled the lives of both international diplomat and globally-acclaimed writer. His debut novel Q&A went on to…
- Saturday Morning
The unsettled afterlife of Captain Cook
Even 250 years on from the sea voyages that made his name and set our colonial history in motion, Captain Cook remains a much-discussed figure here in…
- Saturday Morning
Jono Kenyon: Battle of the sexes rages on
Defending the Caveman is the longest running comedy on Broadway ever, seen around the world by more than eight million people - and it's coming to Auckland.
- Saturday Morning
NZ's first feature stop motion animation
Harry Sinclair has made New Zealand's first stop-motion Claymation feature film Kiri and Lou go Raaa!
- Saturday Morning
Deidre Brown: Uncovering the harakeke trade
New research has revealed a surprising chapter in the history of one of our most iconic plants, the harakeke, or flax.
- Saturday Morning
Philip Oakey: The Human League
Few bands have changed the sound of pop music quite like The Human League. They created some of the biggest hits of the '80s.
- Saturday Morning
Chew your Food! Why Mum was right
Scientists have evidence chewing is good for the brain and can even ward-off Alzheimer's.
- Saturday Morning
Business confidence up despite inflation pressures
The latest on the economic horizon.
- Saturday Morning
The hidden threat of unexploded WWII bombs in the Solomons
A survivor's story - the unexploded bombs that kill and injure up to 20 people a year in the Solomon Islands.
- Saturday Morning
Brian Tyler Cohen: Saving Democracy
With November's mid-terms the next big date in the Trump election cycle, people are wondering what could come next.