Summer Weekends Podcast Options

9:08 AM.Te Araroa is a 3000 km trail that runs the length of New Zealand - from the signposts at Cape Reinga to the signposts in the small town of Bluff. Nelson journalist and author Naomi Arnold set off a… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Now that the festivities are behind us, many New Zealanders will be taking a cautious look at their bank balance and experiencing a post-Christmas comedown. Here to help reset our finances and give us… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Owen Eastwood is a high performance coach best known for his work with professional sports teams including the England Football team, and GB Olympics squad. But he's not limited to sports, he's also… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.Hamilton Gardens is one of the countries horticultural highlights, and that's in no small part due to the hard work of Gus Flower. He's the Operations Manager and, having been a gardener his entire… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.For many of us the start of the new year is a time for goal setting and reflection. We stop and think about what we want to achieve in the upcoming 12 months. Some of us even go as far as setting… Read more Audio

10:51 AM.Wainuiomata boy and long time director of he Scottish Opera Alex Reedijk had been awarded an OBE in the 2024 New Year Honours, for Services to the Performing Arts. Alex who's at home in New Zealand… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Conservation in Aotearoa has changed over the years. Maybe most notably in Fiordland, where Red Deer are one of the main pests. Eradication attempts throughout the 1960s led to the infamous Deer Wars… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.It takes courage to take your first step into the world of online dating over the age of 50, says sexologist Morgan Penn. She shares tips for older New Zealanders looking for love or connection on the… Read more Audio

9:46 AM.Comedian Tom Sainsbury has been out there experiencing the great New Zealand summer. He joins Susana to report back with his findings. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.There's research showing it's a bit of a national trait to be agreeable in New Zealand, which doesn't work in our favour when it comes to having difficult conversations. 

Professor, cultural… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.It's that time of year again to celebrate the life of Ziggy Stardust, The Picasso of Pop, The Dame, The Master of Reinvention, The Chameleon of Rock, Aladdin Sane, Major Tom, Starman, or simply, David… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.For the first time in the 21-year history of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement", all three categories were won by women. Lee Murray picked up the fiction award, non-fiction went to… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.After her breakout role as teen mum Grace McKenzie in the acclaimed local TV series After The Party, Tara Canton is one to watch. The Wellington actor tells The Weekend she felt "like a complete… Read more Video, Audio

11:40 AM.Larry's Rebels front man Larry Morris died at the age of 75 this week after a career lasting more than 50 years. Music journalist and photographer Murrary Cammick met Morris many times and wrote a… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.74-year-old English gardener Gerald Stratford has become popular on social media for his giant vegetables and sweet disposition. He chats to Evie Ashton about the futility of anger and "going global… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The last episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history  Thomas looks at the story of New Zealand's First Cheese Factory. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Resentment towards someone we felt hurt by serves a protective function, but in the long term it can be very stressful for our bodies, says relationship therapist Steven Dromgool. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A recent study found that female snakes have a pair of clitorises, which was previously unproven A PhD researcher in Australia is behind the research - other people have looked before with no success… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Exploring the wild corners of the country with toddlers in tow Many of us like to head into the bush to unwind. Sonia Barrish and husband Menzo have steadfastly continued their exploration of the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Kiwiburn: the homegrown alternative festival Next week marks the start of the Kiwiburn Festival - the locally grown answer to the US Burning Man Festival held annually in the Nevada Desert. Organiser… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.It's one of the most gruelling races on the planet - in fact it's so tough only four people have ever finished it. Held on the beautiful Blackmore Station in Southland, The Revenant is a 200 kilometre… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Paterson updates us on the latest developments following Chris Hipkins being the sole nomination for leader of the Labour Party making him Prime Minister in waiting. Read more Audio

11:40 AM.The Sundance Film Festival kicked off in Utah yesterday Artist, filmaker and educator, Nova Paul is there. Her short film Haiwaiki was selected from over 10,000 entries... We caught up with Nova ahead… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A new performance by a kiwi artist is asking audiences to lay bare their inner-most emotions and feelings Hamish Annan is an award winning interdisciplinary artist based in Auckland

He talks to Evie… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Thomas Rillstone looks at the story of Te Rauparaha the man behind the famous Ka Mate haka Read more Audio