PODCAST · society
Saturday Morning
by RNZ
In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics.
Episodes
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Labour weekend gardening tips and trips
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 time of new beginnings. The queen of green thumbs, Hannah Zwartz is here to…
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En pointe with the ballet classic Sleeping Beauty
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, true love. It's all happening under the watchful, wise eye of Greg Horsman came...
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Belonging in Aotearoa
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, and anti-immigration rhetoric has once again entered the public conversation.
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Talking to your loved one about dementia
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 incredibly difficult, both for those who have it and their caregivers. Nurse, Naomi...
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Penguins go bush
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 elusive Fiordland penguin or tawaki much prefers the living deep in the green...
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Tracking social media's role in NZ elections
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 of Wellington Te Herenga Waka has been tracking social media's role in the…
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Breakthrough Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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 New Zealand for the very first time.
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Should We Rework Work?
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.
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Behind the moustache for 20 years
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. Ahead of returning to New Zealand next month to roll out some of his greatest...
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Graham Leonard on tsunamis and next week's drill
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 dangers, and what practical steps you can take to stay safe along with the latest...
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Fifty years of Otara Markets
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, crafts and art. One stallholder has spent 30 of those years turning up week...
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The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse
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 piano teacher at great personal risk. Heather Morris joins Saturday Morning to...
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Are older Kiwis being excluded from the digital world?
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 the University of Auckland, who's been looking into the way fear of technology...
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The 4,500 year old shipwreck discovered off Turkey's coast
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 of trade routes that still mean so much today. Kate Rodger spoke to Karin...
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New Zealand is on screens around the world
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 biggest and brightest. Director Toa Fraser spoke to Kate Rodger about the...
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The Wild Horses of the Last Land
Biologist Wayne Linklater on tracking the wild horses of the Kaimanawa Ranges
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is With Luke Kemeys
Question Time with Luke Kemeys: Financial literacy and helpful tips
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Matty Blomfield on AI and apples
The secret to start-ups with Matty Blomfield, CEO at Hectre who's done all the hard yards
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Why has Lizzie Borden haunted America?
Why the spotlight is back on the Lizzie Borden story which gripped the world and has haunted folklore since.
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The Kiwi Words That Have Made It to the Oxford English Dictionary
The latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary adds a suite of words commonly used in New Zealand
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What Can We Learn from the Cornell 7 Case
The Cornell 7 case and how to have the important conversations with our boys
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The Generation Game in the Workplace
Australian-based demographer Simon Kuestenmacher makes an art out of tracking the demographic shifts.
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Bledisloe Rising
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 nearly a century.
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Bug Hunt with Sam Purdie
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.
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Machine de Cirque Backflips into New Zealand
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 head.
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Upping Your Kitchen Game with Del Holland
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 professional je ne sais quoi without breaking the bank.
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Dick Frizzell Puts a Logo on the Fight Against Child Poverty
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.
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Breaking Badly with Raygun
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 documentary which charts her rise and fall, one kangaroo hop at a time.
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Two Paddocks After Sam
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.
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Radio in Prisons
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 the charity's CEO Andrew Wilkie about broadcasting from behind bars.
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Eavesdropping on Elephants
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. So, are we getting closer to understanding their conversations?
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Wellness Myth busting with Dr Laura Brockie
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 villain, and just what is sleepmaxing?
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Bringing Gravestones into the Digital Age
Together Dain and Susana Guttenbeil are turning tragedy into hope and comfort for families in mourning.
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What is the Auckland accent?
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 accent.
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What's behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses?
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.
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The Black Ferns' Big Weekend
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, Dame Farah Palmer.
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Running 50,000 kilometres in three years
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.
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The Woman Who Punched a Shark in the Face
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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Changemaker Mariner Fagaiava on making a difference
Mariner Fagaiava is a journalist, broadcaster and youth advocate who has been proudly telling the story of South Auckland's Pasifika and rainbow communities.
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How to successfully navigate succession with Holly Egerton
Lawyer Holly Egerton demystifies the world of wills and succession law.
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The Pearl Fishers is back in NZ after 24 years
Lead players Madison Nonoa and Anthony Robin Schneider from the latest rendition of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers are here to talk about what it takes to perform at this level.
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Liz Cameron on surviving a cult
Cult survivor Liz Cameron tells her story of being recruited into a cult from a chance encounter in a Canberra bookshop.
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Blood cancer treatment breakthrough with gene editing
Professor Marco Herold and his team at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute talk about using CRISPR to address resistance to lymphoma drugs.
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What it takes to win at the World of Wearable Art
Word of Wearable Art winner Kayla Christensen talks about her winning entry, Sacred Nightfall.
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The teenager using AI to tackle harm to online gamers
Co-founder of crime-tackling digital start-up Azonic Caden Scott explains how his company aims to address social harms lurking on popular platforms like Minecraft and Roblox.
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Tackling weeds and pests to rejuvenate native bush in the city
Deep in the heart of Auckland's North Shore, the seemingly uninterrupted suburbia is punctuated by an oasis of native bush. It's no accident - a group of local volunteers has been working hard at it for 50 years.
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Warriors Superfan Peter Urlich on Writing the Victory Song
Musician and long-time Warriors superfan Peter Urlich joins us to talk the Wahs ahead of Sunday's big game.
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White Fern Eden Carson re-connects with te ao Maori
Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori starts on Monday and so if you've always wanted to try, there's no better time! For some that desire to learn a bit of te reo, and find out more about te Ao Maori comes through sport... it's front and centre for some, from the All Blacks haka, and now the Warriors haka. In...
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Jackie van Beek
Eagle vs Shark, What We Do in the Shadows, 800 Words, Funny Girls - Jackie van Beek has been an ubiquitous face in the Australasian comedy scene for nigh on two decades. Now she's appearing in a sci-fi splatter satire Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant, which came out this week and is described by critics…
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Mystery writer, podcaster and game show genius Richard Osman
One of the world's best-known crime writers, Richard Osman has attracted millions of fans with his distinctive mix of mystery, humour and memorable characters. Building on the success of his Thursday Murder Club series he's now launched a new series featuring an unlikely team of amateur sleuths -...
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