Saturday Morning Podcast Options

10:06 AM.Space weather isn't watercooler conversation but it's out there! Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The barn owl is New Zealand's newest raptor, but what impact do they have on our native species?  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The Tibble family are in Faenza, Italy commemorating their ancestor Te Rauwhiro Tibble this Anzac Day. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Art historian Mary Kisler on how her father's PTSD from the war changed him Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A 'medical calamity' was declared following the discovery over eighty Dutch sperm donors were found to have fathered at least 25 children each. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.In the world of children's literature, the Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction awarded to authors and illustrators of children's books. Canadian illustrator Sydney… Read more Audio, Gallery

7:54 AM.A historic inaugural season for Auckland FC could get even better this weekend.... The A-league newcomers might win the premier's plate and qualify for the finals series. Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A link between eye health and dementia has been uncovered using data and scans from the Dunedin Longitudinal Study. Read more Audio

7:31 AM.On Monday submissions close on an Deed of Acknowledgement between iwi Te Kawerau a Maki, Auckland Council and the Department of Conservation. The Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act has been in place… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.This week saw the the final few days of the coronial inquest into the death of olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore. Olivia's Mum Nienke and her step dad Chris Middleton spoke to Susie Ferguson from their… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.In just over 12 hours time the funeral for Pope Francis will be about to begin at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Manuel Beazely is the vicar for Maori in the Auckland Diocese and just landed in Rome… Read more Audio

11:51 AM.The country's top 24 Scrabble players are competing this Easter weekend to find New Zealand's 41st Scrabble Masters Champion. Susie speaks to Chris Tallman - who is hoping to take the crown. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Inflation is on the up. New Zealand Herald business editor-at-large Liam Dann is with Mihi to unpack what that means.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The Very Reverend Katie Lawrence is the first woman to serve as Dean of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul in New Zealand. She talks to Susie about her calling and her prior career as a dancer.  Read more Video, Audio

10:20 AM.She's starred in Succession and Downton Abbey but Harriet Walter is also one of the world's most accomplished Shakespearean actors. She talks to Susie about her new book which imagines what, with more… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Romeo and Juliet is widely considered the greatest love story ever told, but new musical & Juliet imagines what would happen if she got a second chance at life. Kiwi actor Hayden Tee stars and speaks… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.In 2012, our excentric give way rule which had allowed right-turning traffic at intersections was abolished. Now the subject of a musical comedy, writer Steven Page and show producer Dave Armstrong… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Stephen Wainwright is finishing at Creative New Zealand having led the country's only national arts funding agency through multiple governments, an earthquake, and a pandemic. He talks to Mihi about… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Abdulzarak Gurnah's new novel Theft is his first since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. He talks to Susie Ferguson about this coming-of-age story and the impact of his win.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.If you were to turn 100 years old this year, what would you make of the world today? Dr Thomas Perls is founder of the world's largest study of centenarians. He shares what he's learned about living a… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Since World War I, poppies have been a symbol of remembrance as they flourished in the soil churned up by the fighting and shelling on the Western Front. Soala Wilson has been busy organising the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.On the eve of ANZAC Day, Art of Remembrance 2025 will celebrate the role of nurses in both military and civilian service. Georgina Greville, a senior nurse at Middlemore Hospital, shares her family's… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Times are tough for many families, 1 in 4 Kiwi-kids live in households where food runs out. Angela Calver, CEO of the charity, Kiwi Harvest, explains to Mihi how just $5 can provide a full day's worth… Read more Audio