Saturday Morning
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Saturday Morning
Presented by Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes. In-depth feature interviews, current affairs and news across a broad range of topics on RNZ National and online.
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Debut darling: Patrick Ryan's Buckeye
Patrick Ryan's debut novel is a multi-generational saga that's been described as a dazzling portrait of the human spirit.
Sean Szeps: Instagram Dad
Sean Szeps, an American father of two living in Australia, uses his Instagram platform to show, as he says, 'the raw realities of parenthood with a wi...
Rebecca Macfie: Unpacking poverty in Aotearoa
Charities around the country have been reporting increasing levels of families in poverty with no signs of it slowing down.
IMDb founder Col Needham: A life in movies
There are movie buffs - and then there is Col Needham. As founder of Internet Movie Database IMDb, Col says he has watched more than 16,000 films.
Simon Mills: Herbal remedies in mainstream healthcare
Simon Mills, a world leading expert in herbal medicine has led the movement to bring herbal remedies into mainstream healthcare.
Tāme Iti - MANA
What is mana? Are you born with it, can you earn it and can you have it taken away? Rights activist Tāme Iti explores what mana really means in his me...
Spider Olympics
A group of Kiwi researchers have held a spider olympics to find out how much of a competitive advantage introduced False katipō have over our native k...
Sister of missing man speaks out
The sister of missing Omaio man Jason Butler is speaking out after news there has been an arrest in his disappearance.
Prince Andrew to give up Royal titles
Prince Andrew will no longer be known as the Duke York as the fallout from his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues. ...
Chris Finlayson remembers former PM Jim Bolger
The passing of former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has been an opportunity to reflect on his life and legacy.
Kaipara council at odds
There were tense scenes in the Northland town after outgoing mayor Craig Jepson called an unprecedented emergency council meeting.
Latest from the Middle East
Comments from Hamas and failure to open a major aid crossing point to the gaps in the ceasefire which came into force this week.
Astrid Jorgensen on the joys of mediocrity
Astrid Jorgensen's memoir teaches us how to embrace mediocrity and to find joy in the act of singing - even if you're not the best singer in the world...
Richard Beasley's unexpected medical findings
Does smoking cannabis cause lung cancer? Does sitting for long periods of time cause blood clots? Professor Richard Beasley answers these questions in...
Case Studies: The history of global plant transport
Photographer Mark Smith and botanical artist Felicity Jones have spent the past seven years uncovering stories of botanical globalisation.
Stan Walker on claiming his style
Stan Walker, award-winning entertainer and style icon is taking part in a charity drive for high quality clothing to benefit the Red Cross.
Groundbreaking new treatment for anxiety and depression
One in four New Zealanders will experience some form of anxiety or depressive disorder in their lifetime.
Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower
Popular culture has mythologised The Spartans as militaristic warriors but how much of what we think we know is actually true?
Dr Barbara Sumner: NZ's adoption law loophole
The government plans to introduce changes to our adoption law which will be open to public submissions.
Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm: Pike River
The long-awaited Pike River movie premieres around the country next week.
Mental health in the workplace
With the cost of living crisis hitting hard and unemployment on the rise, how is the mental health of employees fairing?
Economic situation report with Liam Dann
New Zealand Herald business editor-at-large Liam Dann unpacks this week's economic news.
Will time of use charging take a toll on our privacy?
A privacy group is warning that a proposed fix for congestion raises questions about the use and retention of personal information.
Fronting up: Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori is trying to reset - hoping to lay to rest the fractures that have recently emerged.
Latest from Israel and Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians have begun returning to their homes in the Gaza Strip after Israeli soldiers started withdrawing.
The art of growing cut flowers
Olivia McCord's The Floral Dream features advice, seasonal tips and simple techniques for foraging, cultivating healthy soil and sowing seeds that flo...
Del Holland: From scraps to staples
How do you turn food scraps into pantry staples? Chef Del Holland has the answers.
Tamati Rimene-Sproat: Counting the Beat
Counting the Beat is a new four-part series that tells New Zealander's stories - by the numbers. Hosted by Tamati Rimene-Sproat, it explores what the...
Melissa Leong: No Guts, No Glory
Food and style icon and MasterChef Australia's Melissa Leong is laying it all on the plate in Guts: A memoir of food, failure and taking impossible ch...
Graham Leonard: The science of warnings
Earth Sciences New Zealand principal scientist, Graham Leonard is back this week looking at the role of social science in the delivery of disaster war...
Minimising the impact of grey divorce
With a growing number of divorces occurring between people aged in their 50s and older, adult children are being impacted in a way that is less well u...
Trent Dalton: Gravity Let Me Go
Trent Dalton is a journalist and Australia's #1 bestselling author. His new book is about the stories we want to tell the world - and those we shouldn...
World Space Week: Ask an Astrobiologist
It's World Space Week (4-10 October) and this year's theme is Living in Space.
Thant Myint-U: The forgotten Peacemaker
U Thant was the UNs' longest-serving Secretary-General and ranked the sixth 'most admired man' in America in 1971. So why he is largely forgotten toda...
James Laughlin: Seven principles for success
Success can mean different things to different people and while most of us strive for it - not everyone achieves it. James Laughlin says it doesn't ha...
Netball stand off continues
After a week of meetings to try and break the deadlock, the fate of coach Dame Noeline Taurua is still up in the air.
Much Ado About Tilly
AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood has sparked heated controversy across the film industry.
Game changing research on childhood asthma attacks
Researchers say millions of children around the world with asthma could benefit from a new study led by Kiwi scientists.
Climate change: how is NZ doing?
This week the first ever Overshoot Conference was held in Austria to discuss the likelihood of the earth warming by more than 1.5 degrees celsius.
Latest from the Middle East
US president Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline of noon on Monday New Zealand time to accept his peace deal or face "all hell".