Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:48 AM.PhD researcher Haukapuanui Vercoe explains how indigenous knowledge and technology can work together to strengthen resilience against natural hazards. Read more Audio

7:40 AM.To help teenagers and schools better cope with concussion, a group of researchers has developed a framework they hope will educate and encourage more reporting.  Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Overnight Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal.  Read more Audio

7:23 AM.This week an RNZ survey showed even retirees who have paid off their homes are struggling as rates and insurance costs increase. Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The polls have closed in the Samoan General Election which has been described as one of the most unpredictable elections in history.  Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The resignation of the Reserve Bank chair Neil Quigley was announced by Finance Minister Nicola Willis last night as happening with "immediate effect".  Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Author and illustrator Donovan Bixley is one of New Zealand's most acclaimed picture book creators and believes that illustrated books can be ageless.  Read more Audio, Gallery

11:20 AM.In the late 1970s, a group of Argentinian grandmothers, banded together to find their lost children and grandchildren following a series of kidnappings by the military junta Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The time for seed sowing is almost upon us, and it'll determine what your garden will look like for the months to come.  Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Pelvic organ prolapse is common for women but is seldom openly talked about. In New Zealand about 50% of women experience some degree of prolapse. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Autaia gives rangatahi a chance to explore their creativity by coming up with a story they want to tell and working out how to tell that tale through haka, dance and theatre.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Paula Vogel's Mother Play is an absurd, funny, and unflinching exploration of family, identity, and the ties that both bind and break us.  Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the most influential, aspirational and polarising celebrities of the last thirty years: her influence spanning entertainment, fashion and wellness.  Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Founder of Polynesian band Te Vaka, Opetaia Foa'i helped to bring the heartbeat of the Pacific to millions globally through Disney movie Moana.   Read more Audio

8:33 AM.A new doco series Cutting the Curve explores the backlash against body diversity in fashion and the wider implications this has on society.  Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Groundbreaking book, The Tesla Files is a tell-all of the world's most powerful businessman, Elon Musk and the rise and fall of his empire.  Read more Audio

7:50 AM. Black Fern legend Kendra Cocksedge is alongside our national team as they seek to defend their title at this year's Women's Rugby World Cup.  Read more Audio

7:39 AM.When New Zealand and Australia missed out on hosting the world's largest radio telescope in 2012, Dr Tim Molteno decided to build his own! Read more Audio

7:33 AM.An Auckland-based criminologist is concerned New Zealand's proposed social media ban for under-16s won't address on-line misogyny.  Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Youth homelessness advocates are calling for more to be done to help vulnerable young people who don't have safe, stable accommodation.  Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Yesterday Fonterra announced plans to sell its consumer businesses to global dairy giant Lactalis. The sale price? $3.845 billion. Read more Audio

7:07 AM.A UN-backed body has confirmed there is famine in Gaza City. The report has been labelled an "outright lie" by Israel.  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Written and illustrated specially for children, this is the true story of Dame Whina Cooper who drove many successful campaigns for Māori and women's rights.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Stone Yard Devotional combines stories which shaped the author's childhood with an entirely invented one about an enclosed religious community.  Read more Audio

10:40 AM.We inherit our genes but can we inherit trauma? There's no doubt we can feel it but can the trauma of previous generations be expressed in our genetic code?  Read more Audio