Saturday Morning

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.

Episodes

December 19, 2025 4 mins
Mihingarangi reports live from the Northcote Saturday Market and sampling the best festive foods on offer.
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Whatever Christmas means to you, there is no doubt that the way we celebrate it looks very different to the way it was celebrated a generation or two ago. 
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December 19, 2025 6 mins
Mihingarangi reports live from the Northcote Saturday Market where they are using recycled materials to build a miniature town centre. 
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December 19, 2025 23 mins
Chanelle Moriah is a neurodivergent author and illustrator whose latest workbook, I Am Dyslexic, lays out what it's like to live with dyslexia. 
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December 19, 2025 7 mins
Looking for a good book to get stuck into these summer holidays? Claire Mabey shares her reckons for kids, teens and adult readers. 
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December 19, 2025 18 mins
Nikki Moss is the founder of Womenzshed in Auckland, which runs workshops for women who want to learn how to use the tools needed to get the DIY done. 
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December 19, 2025 24 mins
A Different View is a new exhibition coming to Wellington fusing centuries old art with new tech to show off over 50 masterpieces.
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One future solution to the shortage of care workers is the use of care robots - robots with the ability to perform everyday personal and household tasks. 
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December 19, 2025 8 mins
On Thursday the latest GDP numbers gave cause for cautious optimism. 
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December 19, 2025 13 mins
Spreadsheets are some people's idea of organisational heaven. For others they are hell. But who knew spreadsheeting is a competitive e-sport? 
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December 19, 2025 3 mins
Two high profile resignations in two days hit the world of sport this week. 
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December 19, 2025 11 mins
Christmas budgets will again be stretched this year as the high cost of living continues to be a concern for many. 
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December 19, 2025 7 mins
As many people head off to the beaches for summer, a group from a far north hapū are trying to educate those who drive on the beach and in the dunes. 
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December 19, 2025 15 mins
President Trump has ordered the suspension of the green card lottery, which allows up to 50 thousand people into the US through a random selection process. 
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December 19, 2025 9 mins
With the festive season in full swing, the government is proposing to allow restaurants with on-site retail spaces to sell take-home booze. 
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December 12, 2025 18 mins
Rob Thorne is an internationally renowned Māori taonga pūoro musician and anthropologist, at the forefront of the revival of traditional Māori instruments. 
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Vasanti Unka's newest children's book PukaPuka is a celebration of reading and the role library's play in our communities. 
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Chef Del Holland is back to show us how to whip up something impressive, without breaking the bank this Christmas. 
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December 12, 2025 11 mins
Locals claim K'Rd's Malaysian Restaurant, Sri Pinang is the best Malaysian food spot in Auckland but owner Ange Siew and her chef husband Kun are calling it a day.
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December 12, 2025 13 mins
The founder of storytelling platform Nuku has published a book to normalise discussion around a young woman's first menstrual cycle. 
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