Saturday Morning Podcast Options

10:40 AM.Spuds are one of the easiest crops for home gardeners to manage, so why don't more of us grow them? Kath Irvine answers your questions. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The mother of a disabled child who spent much of her short life in hospital, is calling for more support for the carers of severely disabled children. Three-and-a-half year old Lauren… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Sociologist Avril Bell says her new book Becoming Tangata Tiriti is a book of lessons learned. It brings together the voices of twelve non-Maori who have attempted to bring te Tiriti to life in their… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It's WOW's 34th season - and this year's competition Dream Awake has 91 finalists from 15 countries. It's a fashion, music, theatre, circus, dance, art show spectacle. Perlina Lau speaks with the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dr. Bella DePaulo is considered the leading expert on single life. Her latest book Single at Heart is a comprehensive, unapologetic case for single life. Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Nick Long has been called the grandfather of superconductors and for good reason. He's the reason why one of the coldest, hottest, and most powerful superconductor electric rocket thrusters ever to be… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Aotearoa is attempting to reclaim the official Guinness World Records® title for the largest haka. France holds the record. We need to top 4,028. Ten thousand participants are being called for the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The nine week trial over the death of Pauline Hanna is over and her husband, retired eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne, was found not guilty of murdering her on Monday. Yet Polkinghorne has been in the… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A pilot project of a one-stop shop diabetes clinic that has toured 10 Far North marae has wound up this week. Sarah Williams is a nurse working with Te Hiku Hauora has been co-ordinating the clinics… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.In the UK, 700 former rugby union and league players suffering from concussion-related neurological injuries are suing World Rugby, England's Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union. Former… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Pentagon says it had no advance warning of an Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital. Nearly 800 people have been killed so far. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Celebrated Australian author Craig Silvey's novel RUNT, is about to hit the big screen in New Zealand. The heart-warming family movie centres on Runt; a rascally, very speedy, stray dog. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.In Auckland's suburb of Point Chevalier is the award winning whare, Te Taumata o Kupe. Mihi goes to take a look in a new Saturday Morning series. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.New Zealand photographer Stuart Robertson talks about his new exhibition The Colours of Antarctica that just opened in Melbourne and Sydney. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM.Kate De Goldi, one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, shares the latest books she's been reading. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dr. Tony Fernando is a psychiatrist, sleep specialist and ordained Buddhist monk. His new book explains how to be calm and content in a chaotic world. Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Volcanologist and GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard explains the difference between onshore and offshore volcanoes, and why it's important. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Te Kura kaupapa Māori o Ruamata is a total immersion Māori highschool based in Rotorua competing for Smoke Free Rock Quest 2024.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dr Rachel Clarke's new book is the account of a nine-year-old girl, who suffered a catastrophic brain bleed in a car accident, and the boy who received the lifesaving gift of her heart. It explores… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Shrek is making a comeback next year, dubbed in te reo - thanks to Māoriland Film Festival. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. Her latest book, There are Rivers in the Sky, has just hit the shelves. Read more Audio

7:52 AM.This week central bank of the US - the Federal Reserve - lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years - and by more than the usual incremental amount. Jarrod Kerr is Kiwibank… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Earlier this week two separate organised attacks took place in Lebanon. Mohamed Hassan is a journalist from Auckland and Cairo and explains what happened. Read more Audio