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

August 8, 2025 43 mins
Known for her ability to turn everyday Kiwi life into music, at 82 Linn Lorkin is still performing weekly around Tāmaki Makaurau. 
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Purple Wiggle - John Pearce - also known as Big Strong John talks about the group's latest venture and what pulling on the purple jersey means to him.
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August 8, 2025 21 mins
 A modern ghost story, in Went Up The Hill features Stranger Things Dacre Montgomery as Jack who travels to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother.
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Long-time Israeli peace activist Jeff Halper and his Palestinian counterpart, Issa Amro, have been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. 
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August 8, 2025 26 mins
In 2021 the WHO considered classifing old age as a disease. Someone who challenged that classification is geriatric psychiatrist, Dr Kiran Rabheru.  
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Pacific people make up 4.4% of the tech industry, something that the founders of Fibre Fale are working to improve. 
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August 8, 2025 20 mins
The controversy over the authenticity of Raynor Winn's The Salt Path has given rise to a broader discussion about the nature and prevalence of literary hoaxes. 
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August 8, 2025 4 mins
CatVideoFest has proved so popular, the 75-minute, family-friendly compilation of the internet's best cat content has been extended across the country. 
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August 8, 2025 4 mins
The New Zealand hop Nectaron has been ranked 5th most desirable in the U.S market with its unique tropical flavour. 
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August 8, 2025 6 mins
New research from Otago University has found that when we're asleep, stress-controlling brain cells switch on and off about once every hour. 
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August 8, 2025 5 mins
From 2027 it'll be compulsory for students from year 1 to 10 to be taught financial literacy. A new report shows most of us think we're "average" with money. 
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Former broadcaster, Oriini Kaipara explains why she decided to contest the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori.
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There's a big shake up coming to the way we pay for our roads. The government wants to replace the petrol tax with electronic road user charges. 
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August 8, 2025 8 mins
In a major escalation, Israel's security council has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City. 
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August 1, 2025 23 mins
NZ's Poet Laureate Chris Tse is hosting Love At First Line: A Poetry Dating Show, where for one night only dating apps are ditched and poets woo with just their words. 
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August 1, 2025 26 mins
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, with celebratory events in England and now a French rom-com. 
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August 1, 2025 28 mins
It was the first ever blockbuster, capturing an entire generation, becoming a cultural phenomenon and turning 50 this year! 
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August 1, 2025 24 mins
We all have an innate need to be desired and loved. But what if you don't fit the popular culture stereotypes of what "desirable" looks or feels like? 
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A new intimate two-part documentary delves into the transformative journeys of three wāhine Māori as they prepare to leave prison.
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August 1, 2025 26 mins
The Prosecutor is the remarkable true story of Fritz Bauer, a gay German Jew who survived the Nazis and sought to hold his countrymen to account. 
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