Summer Weekends Podcast Options

10:10 AM.This week marks the 20th anniversary of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Founder Jimmy Wales joins The Weekend to talk about Wikipedia and its impact on the world. Read more Audio

10:04 AM.There is increasing pressure to have Trump impeached before the end of his term, and speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to block his access to nuclear launch codes. Washington correspondent Simon Marks… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.If you've got some time up your sleeve this summer you might want to try your hand at penning haiku. Poet Doc Drumheller joins The Weekend to share some pointers on writing your own verse. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.This summer we are talking to the people who run weird and wonderful museums around the country, and today we speak to KD Wasley, who runs the Elvis Museum in Hawera. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.NIWA's flagship research vessel Tangaroa has departed for a six-week voyage to Antarctica, where scientists will be undertaking one of the few full scientific projects on the continent since the… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.In this installment of The Through Line, Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Citizen Band to The Clash. Think six-degrees of separation. Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Mike Seawright went from being an investment banker to setting up an humanitarian organisation that helps families affected by the brutal civil war inside Syria. In 2020, his organisation ReliefAid… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.Dr Catherine Wall is a registered dietitian and a lecturer at Otago University's Department of Human Nutrition shares some advice to get your gut microbiomes back on track. Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Chef Marcus Poa is based in Sydney where he launched Mussel Hustle Co, supplying New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels to Australia.  Read more Audio

9:06 AM. Envisage the soft peacefulness of the pastoral life, augmented with floral print cushions and sourdough baking. New York architect and designer Kate Reggev has written about the Cottagecore movement… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand has its fair share of Guinness World Record holders, and his summer we are meeting some of them, starting with personal trainer Blair Williamson, who holds the record for the most Rubik's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Former CEO of Consumer Sue Chetwin has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to consumer rights.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.In this first installment of The Through Line, Karyn takes us on a musical journey from Tall Dwarfs to Bowie. Think six-degrees of separation. Read more Audio

10:33 AM.Blue seems to be all around us, we see it in the sky and we see it in the ocean - but the word blue was missing from our lexicon until relatively recently. Professor Jules Davidoff has been… Read more Audio

10:18 AM.Over the summer we're featuring some of the quirkier museums around the country, and we start the series with the Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery.  Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Keen to try your hand at making your own tea blends? Emma Heke from Nelson-based company Heke Homemade Herbals gives us some tips and tricks for foraging, proportioning and brewing tea in your own… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.As part of the New Year's Honour list for 2021, iconic music Dave Dobbyn was knighted for services to music.  He speaks to Karyn about his incredible career. Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.If you've never run before - or at least, not for awhile - where's the best place to start? Dr Kelly Sheerin is a senior lecturer at AUT's School of Sport and Recreation, and has some good tips to get… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Since visiting the Nepal in August for RNZ, Lynn Freeman has been reflecting on an eventful and sometimes stressful three weeks in this remarkable country. So having got most of the documentaries to… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:35 AM.Yesterday we were talking books in Twizel - today we're slightly further north but still in Canterbury - speaking to Kit from Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Dunedin students as young as four are working together to first clean up then restore Dunedin's historic Town Belt. The 202 hectare green space was unloved and run down until the launch of the Town… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Law students can learn the theory behind constructing and delivering compelling arguments in court but ultimately they have to be tested in person. Moots are where they start. Faculty of Law students… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Dr Michael Brown of the National Library has curated a new playlist for Air New Zealand's passengers to listen to - that shows off some of our best historical recordings. Dr Brown says the idea is a… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Our next story takes us on a trip around the beaches of New Zealand - and some abroad, as portrayed in art. Te Papa Museum curator Lizzie Bisley met The Weekend producer Laura Dooney at Island Bay… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Roses are still a staple in bouquets, but some of the rose species first brought to New Zealand by colonial settlers are disappearing.

For a number of reasons, fewer people are growing roses at home… Read more Audio, Gallery