The Weekend for Saturday 14 January 2017

8:13 AM.What should happen when a patient can't explicity consent to medical research being carried out on them? Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill discusses the issue of informed consent in a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Could pom poms soon be on the podium? There's been a mixed reaction to the possibility of cheerleading being included in the Olympics. Read more Video, Audio

8:50 AM.The Regional Spotlight falls on Whakatane. The Weekend checks in with Ngati Awa iwi radio station Tumeke FM, which covers Whakatane, west to Tauranga, out east towards Te Whanau Apanui, south towards… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The health of your soil is crucial to the success of your garden. Philippa Jamieson, the editor of Organic NZ magazine, joins The Weekend with some ideas on how to get the best out of your soil. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Conservationist, forager, angler and former fisheries observer Peter Langlands talks about the many threats to our lakes and waterways. Lynn Freeman asked the Cantabrian how the earthquakes affected… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Dunedin musician Abigail Knudson is a classically trained performer, who grew up in choirs. She's just released her first full length album; the lushly produced Nicotine, which comes off the back of… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Separation anxiety can be a huge issue for pets and pet owners at this time of year. What should you look out for when you're reunited? Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Steampunk has become a Thames tourist attraction, spearheaded by Baroness Ditzy von Karbon and Lady Lavinia Laudanum-Swoon. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM.There were some great finalists in Play It Strange's last songwriting competition, but one that stood out to us was Ianetta Solomon-Brown from Baradene College in Auckland. Read more Audio

10:46 AM.At the New Zealand Cricket Museum, there are boxes of items with question marks hanging over them. We're asking if you can help answer one of them. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.India is a land of contrasts. In most parts of this vast country, you can't escape the heat, but head way up north, to Ladarkh, and you're in Himalayan territory. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.Making the world a better place one cake at a time, is the catchphrase of the baking charity Good Bitches Baking. It's now a nationwide movement. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Think of the strong men in the old fashion circuses, with their twirly moustaches, striped outfits and bulging muscles. That's pretty much what you get with Canadian busker Mike Johns, who is in the… Read more Video, Audio