Summer Weekends Podcast Options

10:30 AM.The Grenells are bursting with musical talent. We talk to dad John Grenell and his children Amiria, Denver, Oakley, and Redford about their careers and growing up on the Grenell family farm. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The Weekend's gardening series wraps up with a conversation about foraging, which could be argued is the opposite of gardening. Lynn Freeman is joined by My Kitchen Rules winners Belinda MacDonald and… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Lynn Freeman, Ben Kepes, Aspect of Gaming's Theo Martin, Xero's  Andy Lark, Shaun D Wilson, and Meredith Haggerty from WNYC’s TLDR podcast discuss recent technology trends and how they will develop… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Studies have shown allergies can progress from one form to another in what has been dubbed the 'atopic march' something about a quarter of children in the Western world are affected by. Children with… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.Radio New Zealand's reporter for the region Peter Fowler explains what he sees as the two biggest stories happening in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. We also hear from Napier Councillor Henare O'Keefe… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.What do Startups need to thrive and survive? We speak to Startup creators and supporters Masha Kupriyenko (In Good Company), Silvia Zuur (Enspiral and Chalkle), Matt Kennedy (Twingl and Trailblazer)… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Dan Radcliffe will be representing New Zealand at the Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Monaco. His company is International Volunteer HQ. Audio

11:26 AM.Thousands of kittens and puppies, cats and dogs are settling in to their new homes around the country, after being adopted over the summer holidays. That unconditional love of a pet though comes with… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Galapagos is one of the most highly regulated examples of ecotourism around - the many cruise ships are kept to strict timetables and the numbers of people on the islands at any one time are… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Weta are extraordinary creatures - but they tend to stay in the shadow of endemic birds and other species that have beauty on their side, and don't tend to freak people out by getting into cupboards… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.With summer here most people don't worry too much about the power bills. Come winter, that monthly bill can be crippling. If you're working on your house over the summer, it's a good time to take some… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.Women's Lacrosse coach Kari Jones, Men's Netball coach Junior Tana, and White Ferns captain and Olympic basketball representative Suzy Bates discuss their approaches to leading a team. Audio

9:06 AM.Glenn Williams, Cate Owen, Vaughn Davis, Lynn Freeman, and Shaun D Wilson discuss what technology media will take advantage of, and be pushed into in 2015. Audio

8:35 AM.We're lingering a while in the top of the South Island for the latest in our regional profiles. Alison Hossain is Radio New Zealand's Nelson reporter and she and Lynn Freeman spoke to Nelson Mail… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Research has shown a clear link between the age at which someone first tries drugs, and the likelihood they'll engage in so-called anti-social behaviour. Worryingly, both internationally and in New… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.2015 marks the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign and historians are pouring through records from the First World War looking for new insights into the conflict. Chris Bourke is the award winning… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.The Weekend's tour of the regions today takes us to New Plymouth. It is home to offshore drilling, the WOMAD music festival, and this year sees the opening of a new multi-million dollar Len Lye Centre… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.What do you look for when you're reading a travel feature in a newspaper or magazine? Some of us immediately cast our eyes to the end to see if the trip was in any way sponsored. Should that colour… Read more Audio

10:48 AM.Dr Jane Newman was inspired by an article about people having to leave behind stray cats they were looking after as they moved out of Christchurch's red zone. Using infrared cameras, initially she… Read more Audio

10:26 AM.Kevin Haines has been playing jazz professionally since the late fifties when he was just 15, Joel Haines is one of the country's top composers for TV, film, and commercial soundtracks, and London… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.As efforts around the country are being made to eradicate pests to help save endemic species of birds and lizards, home gardeners can do their bit by choosing native plants. The Weekend looks at… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.We return to the issue of disputes with neighbours, this time what happens when things have escalated - even to the point where you're calling in the police and laying complaints. Housing New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Food allergies are on the rise and can even be life-threatening. The "big eight" offenders, responsible for 90% of adverse reactions are dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish and… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.19 year old Indy Griffiths started off doing web design - age 16 - at school. He told Lynn Freeman about how he got his successful parent/teacher interview booking software off the ground. Read more Audio