Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:20 AM.Unanswered questions as the family of Jason Butler continue their push for accountability as the 3rd anniversary of his disappearance approaches. Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Memos sent to staff at Waikato and Christchurch hospitals have reminded nurses to only speak English in a clinical setting.  Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Kate De Goldi, one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, joins Perlina and Mihi to share some great books.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Actor Elizabeth Banks has taken a step away from her usual block busters to play the lead role in a New Zealand medical drama A Mistake. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.A photo book paying tribute to 32 of New Zealand's indie book stores has hit the shelves, fittingly on New Zealand Bookshop Day. Bold Types - Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand is a collection of… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.From November 1st, Pharmac will fully fund Estrogel, which currently costs at least $40 a month. Professor Bev Lawton talks about the impact. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Susie Ferguson opens up about becoming a war correspondent at only 25, while taking 15 painkillers a day to cope with her then undiagnosed endometriosis.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Mark van Kaathoven has sent no more than four bags of green waste to the tip in the last 15 years - instead using that waste to make sponge gardens. Read more Audio

8:45 AM.My Marae: in the latest in our occasional series Mihi visits Te Pai o Hauraki, a Ngati Tamatera marae to speak to historian and kaikorero Larn Wilkinson. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Australian "Living Treasure" Tim Winton's new novel Juice is a dystopian thriller mapping out a future so devastated by climate catastrophe it's nearly unbearable.  Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Artist and fashion designer Jeanine Clarkin who's transforming an invasive seaweed into something truly special. Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Health NZ is moving ahead with a National Perinatal Bereavement Care Pathway to assist families who experience miscarriage and the loss of a baby. Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The mother of the three missing Marokopa kids says she's dumbfounded by the trolling and nasty comments she has experienced since 2021. Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Susana reports from Samoa ahead of a big weekend there - Samoa Lotu Tamaiti, White Sunday, amid conflicting reports of whether oil is leaking from the HMNZS Manawanui. Read more Audio

7:20 AM.UNICEF is extremely concerned about the rising death tolls and climbing number of people forced from their homes in both Gaza and Lebanon.  Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The United States has urged Israel to ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers after Israel fired on UN bases in Lebanon this week, injuring two peacekeepers. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Key player in New Zealand's music scene, Laughton Kora is jumping back on stage for Fly My Pretties gigs in Wellington this month.  Read more Audio

10:40 AM.This year marks 100 years of 'Netball New Zealand', the oldest netball association in the world.  Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.Birth doulas, who support mothers to be physically and emotionally throughout pregnancy and childbirth are fairly common, but what about death doulas? Read more Audio

9:44 AM.How can phages, the viruses of bacteria, be used to reduce agrichemical and antibiotic use? Dr Heather Hendrickson explains. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Acclaimed Melbourne chef, Ben Shewry calls out toxic hospitality culture and denounces the 'incredibly problematic' restaurant awards system that helped make his own restaurant famous.  Read more Audio

8:35 AM.World-renowned Canadian choreographer and performer, Anne Plamondon, is bringing her dance performance Myokine to the Tempo Dance Festival at Auckland's Q Theatre. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Gina Chick survived the wilds of Australia for a TV show but the heartbreak of losing her daughter to cancer led her to unexpected realisations. Read more Video, Audio

7:47 AM.Auckland's inaugural Ethnic Xchange Symposium is looking to grow the already significant contribution ethnic communities make to New Zealand. Read more Audio