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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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The Bug Man and the river
The mighty Ruamāhanga river is set to play the starring role in an upcoming documentary alongside naturalist Ruud Kleinpaste, also known as The Bug Ma...
The new digital book club
Have you always wanted to join a book club but haven't quite found the time to make it happen? Well, the Libby Reads digital book club might be your a...
Chris Chang: Can the All Whites make history?
TVNZ's FIFA World Cup host, Chris Chang speaks to Mihingarangi ahead of this afternoon's match between the All Whites and Belgium.
Daughter of Fidel Castro
The Cuban revolution is particularly personal for Alina Fernández. When Alina was 10 years old, she found out that her father was its leader - Fidel C...
The art of letting go
Many of us spend years building our lives around accumulation, believing that's how we'll find security and happiness. But what if we've got it backwa...
Can we outsmart AI?
How do we build resilience in the face of more technological and societal change? Acclaimed neuroscientist, Dr Hannah Critchlow shares her tips.
Afterlife Lab: How important is legacy?
How will you be remembered after you die? And does it really matter if you're not here to see it? It turns out that an awful lot of us do care.
Max Dickins: Modern masculinity
We often talk about how life has changed for women across the generations but what about men? What does it mean to be a man today?
Doc Edge Festival: Unlikely Kin
Just as Maori have fought for the restoration of their whenua and reo so too have they fought for recognition of matauranga Maori - traditional knowle...
Maybe Baby
Emma Neale is the author of seven novels and seven poetry collections, the latest of which won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the 2025 O...
Housing slumps and pumps
Over the last week we've seen house prices slumping in what could be the biggest property reset in decades, while petrol prices may also be set to com...
Ant Williams: Raising a resilient child
Life is pressured - no doubt about it. And as a parent, your natural instinct is to protect your child from that pressure - but at what cost? Ant Will...
Weight-loss drugs improve outlook for breast cancer
An important milestone has been reached in the research of GLP-1 drugs, which first transformed the treatment of diabetes. Then they upended the scien...
Life as a country doctor in Hokianga
A Pakeha doctor serving a largely Māori community, Clare Ward has developed a unique perspective on how te ao Māori and western healthcare can work to...
Everlee Wihongi freed from ICE detention
The 37-year-old was detained by ICE while attempting to return to the US on a Green Card - or Permanent Resident Card - after a three-week holiday in...
Zoulfa Katouh
Pharmacist by day and award-winning writer by night, Zoulfa Katouh loves to break stereotypes.
Marcus Frean: is auto correct ducking you around?
Is your phone correcting words like "were" to "we're" and "public" to "pubic"? More and more, predictive text seems to have a mind of its own.
New Zealander Everlee Wihongi freed from ICE detention
The 37-year-old was detained by ICE while attempting to return to the US on a Green Card - or Permanent Resident Card - after a three-week holiday in...
The Wild: Pauline Robert
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Auckland War Memorial Museum will showcase a hundred astounding images of our changing world.
Will peace break out and fuel flow freely now?
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire. With a deal freshly inked, electronically at least, by both presidents of Iran and the US, what happe...
Lawn mower racing: A cut above at Fieldays
It's the fourth and final day of Fieldays and a momentous occasion for all lawn mower racing fans.
Super Rugby
The 2026 Super Rugby Aupiki kicks off today and so are the Pacific Semis. Sky Sports' Taylah Johnson joins us live from Eden Park.
Coastal living during a climate crisis
A new study has revealed that Wellington's 1-in-100-year coastal floods have become roughly a twice-per-year occurrence.
Nelson-based explorer discovering skyscraper-tall caves
You could say that Peter MacNab is to caving what Neil Armstrong is to the moon.
Music and the Mystical Experience
Therapy using psychedelic substances and music to heal and improve mental well-being is a controversial practice. Music and the Mystical Experience, s...
Chris White: The Dire Straits Experience
Formed in 1977, Dire Straits was one of the big bands of the 80s and early 90s with global hits like Money for Nothing and Walk of Life.
Pitch perfect: Growing World Cup grass
We have kick-off! But amongst the hype ... the favourites ... the All Whites ... the ball ... and the heat ... who gives a second thought to the grass...
The NaNaz: Life's a riot!
If you're a fan of the BBC series Riot Women then you'll love The NaNaz because they are the real thing.
Bill Kristol: Trumped on 4th of July
President Trump has been accused of politicising commemorations for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Vasa Fia Collins speaks out on the coroner's findings
Fa'anana Efeso Collins was a Matai, Green MP and Community Leader. This week the findings of a coronial inquiry into his sudden death were released.
Del Holland: Three savvy seasonal suppers
Cooking and food waste regular, Del Holland joins Mihingarangi with three budget supper ideas using prawns.
Maxim Adams: Eradicating pests and encouraging insects
While creepy crawlies aren't everyone's cup of tea, rodents are much less appealing and on Australia's remote Lord Howe Island, a pest eradication pro...
Dr Buzz Burrell: common winter ailments
Dr Buzz Burrell answers the most common questions he gets from older patients in his clinic.
Matthew Wilson: Mapping future floods with VR
Researchers at the University of Canterbury are helping communities visualise the risk of flooding using virtual reality.
Laura Guckian: Motherhood's not easy and that's okay!
When Laura Guckian was first handed her newborn son, she expected to feel a surge of love - but she didn't. Instead, Laura felt frightened and alone.
Andrew Cornaga: The art of World Cup photography
Award-winning photojournalist Andrew Cornaga is the director of Photosport New Zealand, has twice been named New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year...
Maggie O'Farrell: Taking Hamnet from page to screen
A zoom call with Oscar winning director Chloé Zhao convinced Irish British novelist Maggie O'Farrell to agree to a film adaptation of her novel Hamnet...
Claudia Hammond: Dealing with feeling overwhelmed
For many, having too much to do and too little time to do it in, is an everyday occurrence.
Royd Tolkien shares his Middle-earth bucket list
The great grandson of J. R. R. Tolkien, Royd Tolkien, has a special connection to New Zealand but not just because of its role as Middle-earth.
Remembering Jools Topp at the Gold Guitar Awards
It's day two of auditions at the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards in Gore. Jenny Mitchell won the senior competition in 2017. She's back this year as bo...