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Saturday Morning

RNZ

38 episodes

In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics. Presented by fill-in host Kate Rodger through until the end of 2026.

Episodes

  1. Labour weekend gardening tips and trips

    · 21 min

    Labour weekend is traditionally the long weekend we rip into the garden. There are sales on, the sun (hopefully - whereever you are in the motu) is shining! It's a time for clearing out the weeds and new plantings... a…

  2. En pointe with the ballet classic Sleeping Beauty

    · 19 min

    Sleeping Beauty is back with the Royal New Zealand Ballet this month - and touring around the country. The ballet steps us into a fairytale of magic, telling the story of Princess Aurora, a wicked curse and of course,…

  3. Belonging in Aotearoa

    · 20 min

    More than a century after his great-grandfather arrived in New Zealand, Harpreet Singh still gets told he doesn't belong here. Sikhs have been confronted at public events, racist graffiti has appeared outside schools,…

  4. Talking to your loved one about dementia

    · 26 min

    Three people develop dementia every hour - that's 500 new cases every week. And our aging population means the number of people with dementia is expected to nearly double by 2050. But navigating the disease is…

  5. Penguins go bush

    · 18 min

    Around the world most people imagine penguins on icebergs and icy plains, while here in Aotearoa we're more likely to see the Little Blue paddling in through the waves and nesting on our bountiful rocky shores. But the…

  6. Tracking social media's role in NZ elections

    · 27 min

    Social media bans for under 16s have seen cross-party support this election. But while most parties are wary of it - social media has also become a crucial pillar in campaigning. Dr Mona Krewel from Victoria University…

  7. Breakthrough Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

    · 25 min

    Dr Marthinus Bekker, clinical psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, is behind a new programme which offers a breakthrough treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that's being offered in…

  8. Should We Rework Work?

    · 19 min

    Perpetual Guardian founder and four-day work week advocate Andrew Barnes has been putting some work into answering whether the way we think about the work week fit for purpose.

  9. Behind the moustache for 20 years

    · 23 min

    Australian comedian Heath Franklin has spent 20 years in the iconic Aviators, fake horseshoe moustache and Sharpie tattoos that transform him into his stand-up comedy version of infamous Aussie jailbird Chopper Read.…

  10. Graham Leonard on tsunamis and next week's drill

    · 22 min

    It's Shakeout 2026, a day and set time to practice your drill if you're in a potential tsunami danger zone. Principal Scientist at Earth Sciences NZ's Graham Leonard dropped into the studio to talk us through the…

  11. Fifty years of Otara Markets

    · 9:25

    On any given Saturday, before much of Auckland is stirring the Ōtara Markets are already humming. For 50 years they've been a fixture of South Auckland life - rich in Pacific culture and vibrancy, offering food, music,…

  12. The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse

    · 16 min

    The Kiwi-born best-selling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz is back with another work of historical fiction, this time detailing the story of a young Jewish woman in World War Two era Paris who is protected by her…

  13. Are older Kiwis being excluded from the digital world?

    · 15 min

    With an aging population and everyday tasks that seem to involve more and more tech, technological progress marches on, but is it leaving some of us behind? Kate Rodger spoke to Melanie Stowell, a doctoral candidate at…

  14. The 4,500 year old shipwreck discovered off Turkey's coast

    · 22 min

    What may be the world's oldest shipwreck has been found off the coast of Turkey. It's a discovery that could transform our understanding of Mediterranean connections during the Early Bronze Age and show the foundations…

  15. New Zealand is on screens around the world

    · 20 min

    East of Eden, Heart of the Beast, Tenzing and Minecraft. New Zealand locations have been front and centre in some of the biggest film and television productions. Our crews are rubbing shoulders with some of Hollywood's…

  16. The Wild Horses of the Last Land

    · 18 min

    Biologist Wayne Linklater on tracking the wild horses of the Kaimanawa Ranges

  17. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is With Luke Kemeys

    · 24 min

    Question Time with Luke Kemeys: Financial literacy and helpful tips

  18. Matty Blomfield on AI and apples

    · 16 min

    The secret to start-ups with Matty Blomfield, CEO at Hectre who's done all the hard yards

  19. Why has Lizzie Borden haunted America?

    · 27 min

    Why the spotlight is back on the Lizzie Borden story which gripped the world and has haunted folklore since.

  20. The Kiwi Words That Have Made It to the Oxford English Dictionary

    · 20 min

    The latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary adds a suite of words commonly used in New Zealand

  21. What Can We Learn from the Cornell 7 Case

    · 21 min

    The Cornell 7 case and how to have the important conversations with our boys

  22. The Generation Game in the Workplace

    · 20 min

    Australian-based demographer Simon Kuestenmacher makes an art out of tracking the demographic shifts.

  23. Bledisloe Rising

    · 20 min

    On the morning of the first Bledisloe Cup bout of 2026, we're talking to sports commentator Scotty Stevenson about the history of the All Blacks and Springboks rivalry and the annual competition that's been running for…

  24. Bug Hunt with Sam Purdie

    · 22 min

    Wildlife photographer and entomologist Sam Purdie is here to talk about his latest book, Insects of Aotearoa New Zealand, and we get into everybody's favourite native creepy-crawlies.

  25. Machine de Cirque Backflips into New Zealand

    · 20 min

    Ahead of their Nelson shows later this month, Maxim Laurin of Quebec City circus company Machine de Cirque joins us to talk about this circus show that turns what you know about what goes on under the big top on its…

  26. Upping Your Kitchen Game with Del Holland

    · 24 min

    After a life working in world-class kitchens and as a private chef, Del Holland is now dedicated to sharing the knowledge necessary to help regular Kiwis elevate their kitchen activities and give their meals that…

  27. Dick Frizzell Puts a Logo on the Fight Against Child Poverty

    · 20 min

    Kiwi art legend Dick Frizzell joins us to talk about his latest piece, unveiled in the shadow of the Beehive, which asks why child poverty isn't at the top of the political agenda in the election.

  28. Breaking Badly with Raygun

    · 29 min

    Two years ago, it was the summer of Raygun. That was Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, who achieved notoriety with her performance on the world stage. We speak to Maclain Way, co-director of a new Netflix…

  29. Two Paddocks After Sam

    · 14 min

    Two Paddocks general manager Jacqui Murphy joins us with a report from on the ground at the central Otago winery that was owned by departed acting legend Sir Sam Neill.

  30. Radio in Prisons

    · 21 min

    The United Kingdom's Prison Radio Association broadcast 24 hours a day seven days a week to over 100 prisons across England and Wales, with prisoners and former prisoners hosting and producing content. We speak with…

  31. Eavesdropping on Elephants

    · 19 min

    Behavioural ecologist Mickey Pardo has been tracking the vocal communication in African savannah elephants and has found the calls contain clues about whether the animals are greeting, regrouping or preparing to move.…

  32. Wellness Myth busting with Dr Laura Brockie

    · 17 min

    Doctor and medical communicator Laura Brockie came to talk to Kate about how to dispel some of the misinformation morass surrounding wellness. She’s been diving deep into peptides and GLP-1s – plus, cortisol, hero or…

  33. Bringing Gravestones into the Digital Age

    · 24 min

    Together Dain and Susana Guttenbeil are turning tragedy into hope and comfort for families in mourning.

  34. What is the Auckland accent?

    · 21 min

    Linguist and speech researcher Dr Brooke Ross from the University of Auckland has been studying the overlooked sections of the New Zealand accent’s history, including the rise of perhaps its newest entry – the Auckland…

  35. What's behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses?

    · 20 min

    University of Canterbury psychologist and researcher Julia Rucklidge has been looking at nutritional interventions for mental illnesses, and has found a crucial link between gut health and symptoms of ADHD.

  36. The Black Ferns' Big Weekend

    · 11 min

    The mighty Black Ferns are gearing up to play a crucial game this weekend against the English Red Roses in the WXV Global Series. Kate spoke with someone who knows all about that boiling cauldron of pre-game pressure,…

  37. Running 50,000 kilometres in three years

    · 7:00

    Shannon-Leigh Litt set herself a goal of breaking a Guiness World Record, and has now run an ultramarathon every single day for nearly three years, that's 51 kilometres every single day.

  38. The Woman Who Punched a Shark in the Face

    · 24 min

    Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark at Sydney's Coogee Beach in June. Now, the Kiwi-Australian woman is here to talk about how she managed to fend the shark off.

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