Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:45 AM.It's the time of year to start thinking about a big garden clean up, building a compost heap and looking ahead to winter planting. Our gardening expert Hannah Zwartz answers listener questions. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Thousands of performers, from more than forty countries have descended on Auckland - to compete in the inaugural World Dance Crew Championship over the next six days.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.An Auckland-based gynaecologist is calling for an improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in NZ.  Read more Audio

10:33 AM.Adolescence is the TV series that everyone can't stop talking about. It follows a British family as their world turns upside down when 13-year-old Jamie is arrested for murdering a schoolmate.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.When Dr Jo Prendergast was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided the best thing to do was to write an 80,000 word manuscript about her experience, and create a comedy show out of it.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A surprise phone call lead award-winning playwright, the most performed of his generation, Ken Ludwig into the world of murder mysteries, becoming the chosen playwright for the Agatha Christie… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.After a ten-year hiatus, activist and award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has released a new novel Dream Count. Set across America and Nigeria, it tells of four women linked by friendship… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Last month former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes against humanity during his brutal war on drugs.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Known for his suspense thrillers, Harlan Coben is a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author with more than eighty million books in print worldwide, including the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.This one for the flower lovers - it's your last chance to get your dahlias. Vanessa Robinson is a dahlia devotee, who's taken her love of the flower to the next level. Read more Audio

7:50 AM.We're used to hearing how bad AI can be but there's no doubt there are many positives to it. One place you might not expect to see trumpeting those positives is the PSA. Read more Audio

7:41 AM.This week the Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton called for a big shake up of the Emissions Trading Scheme.  Read more Audio

7:32 AM.This week's government boost to defence spending over the next four years coincides with rising global tensions. But it comes after decades of struggle with limited funding. Read more Audio

7:22 AM.World markets were shaken this week with the on again - off again tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. This week he announced a 90 day pause on tariffs for 75 countries. But cited China's… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The death knell was sounded for the Treaty Principles Bill at its second - and final - reading this week. All parties except ACT voted against the bill, with 11 votes in favour and 112 against… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kate de Goldi is back with her latest recommendations: The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing, Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, and Death at the White Heart by Chris Chibnall.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Canadian technology journalist and podcast host of Tech Won't Save Us Paris Marx considers an alternative model to big US tech used in schools, businesses, and for national security.  Read more Audio

11:10 AM.New Zealand's indie darling, singer-songwriter Marlon Williams is back with a brand new album. The Lyttelton local is known for his crooning vocals, taking home many awards over his career, which… Read more Video, Audio

10:30 AM.Mark Adams is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's foremost photographers. His focus on Samoan tatau, Maori-Pakeha interactions in Rotorua, carved meeting houses, locations of significance for Ngai Tahu in… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.Monique Fiso is an awarding-winning chef, writer and visual artist, who has spent time cooking and living in the US, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Monique has competed with some of the world's… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Next week, TikTok sensation Theo Shakes will debut The Play that Gets Louder - a futuristic play where wounded soldiers bond over the memories of their mothers Read more Audio

9:06 AM.In his latest book British philosopher and author A. C. Grayling looks at the history of cancellation and defends so-called wokeism. Read more Audio

8:35 AM.There's been a huge uptake of electric cars in recent years, but at the start of the 20th century electric vehicles made-up 40 percent of the market. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.At a time where some countries are struggling with low birth rates, the voices for pronatalism are getting louder. But it's who's sounding the call for more babies that has people talking.  Read more Audio