- Kate de Goldi: Reading for pleasure2024/11/16
Celebrated author Kate De Goldi is a voracious reader and joined Mihi and Susie to share some of her favourites.
- The Repair Cafe2024/11/16
In an age where it's never been more convenient to buy something new to replace the things that break, Brigitte Sistig is trying to make repairing easier. The Repair Cafe Aotearoa NZ supports more than 75 local Repair Cafes across the country where anyone can pop in and get their item fixed.
- Sweet Surrender with Aaradhna2024/11/16
Award-winning soul singer Aaradhna is back with a much-awaited new album Sweet Surrender - her first in eight years. Susie joined Aaradhna in her studio to see where the magic is made, and learn more about the woman behind the voice.
- Māori on the home front2024/11/16
Lachy Paterson and Angela Walhalla are the editors of Te Hau Kainga and Raupanga, companion books that explore the transformation of Māori society on the home front.
- Chris Parker: carrying on camping2024/11/16
Eight years after the original show shocked and delighted audiences at the Comedy Festival, Camping, the Kiwi couples' comedy is back. Camping is the brainchild of comedians Chris Parker and Tom Sainsbury.
- The Ancient Wisdom of Maori Goddesses2024/11/16
Atua Wahine: The Ancient Wisdom of Maori Goddesses is the work of writer Hana Tapiata, exploring the 17 female Maori goddesses who make up the world around us: earth, fire, water, the moon and more.
- Nature makes us healthier: Kathy Willis2024/11/16
Oxford University Professor of biodiversity Kathy Willis thinks we should have pot plants in every office. In new book Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health Kathy examines how and why nature can help make us healthier.
- Is the message about concussion getting through?2024/11/16
Despite growing scientific evidence head knocks in sport can have a significant impact on athlete health, it seems the message is still not getting through.
- William Boyd: Gabriel's Moon2024/11/16
Best selling author and screenwriter William Boyd returns to our bookshelves, again drawn to the world of espionage.
- Pasifika festival borne out of Dawn Raids2024/11/16
A free one-day festival born out of the government's apology for the Dawn Raids is taking place at Te Pou Theatre and Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson next Saturday.
- Bitcoin surge2024/11/16
The world's largest cryptocurrency surged in the run-up to last week's US presidential election, and rose sharply, after it became clear Donald Trump would win.
- Spreading climate change message with Coldplay2024/11/16
A group of Pasifika Climate Change warriors has been using their musical voices to advocate for the protection of their beloved Pacific Islands facing rising seas.
- APEC in Peru2024/11/16
The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to make his debut at APEC, after previously missing out last year due to coalition negotiation talks.
- National hikoi reaches Bastion Point2024/11/16
Earlier this week the hīkoi was in Tāmaki Makaurau and marchers headed for Bastion Point. Sharon Hawke who was part of the 1977 occupation talks to Susie.
- Dame Jenny Shipley on Treaty Principles Bill2024/11/16
Dame Jenny Shipley is no stranger to debate and discussion around issues of Te Tiriti and she joins Mihi to discuss the Treaty Principles Bill.
- Memoir of a Snail2024/11/09
Academy Award winning writer/director Adam Elliot is an Australian animator and filmmaker based in Melbourne. His new film Memoir of a Snail is out now.
- Native Nations: Indigenous Tourism2024/11/09
Nadine Toe Toe has recently returned from a cross-cultural exchange where she led a group of rangatahi to Australia and Canada to learn about indigenous tourism.
- Lucas Hnath: Reimagining Ibsen, and Hillary Clinton2024/11/09
Multi-award-winning American playwright Lucas Hnath's Broadway play A Doll's House, Part 2 picks up after Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House ends.
- Neil Wagner - All Out2024/11/09
Neil Wagner is one of our top bowlers to play test cricket for New Zealand. He opens up to Susie about his triumphs on the field, and personal challenges off it.
- Cheers to good Karma2024/11/09
A leading voice in global fair trade and sustainable development, Albert Tucker set up the Karma Foundation with two friends.
- Metiria Turei: Complexities of Te Tiriti2024/11/09
Former Māori politician and scholar Metiria Turei discusses her new book which looks at the complexities of Te Tiriti issues.
- Equality is a beautiful word2024/11/09
The outgoing Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Saunoamaali'i Karanina Sumeo says there's no need for anyone to be hungry or homeless.
- Rock-star physicist Brian Cox: Solar Systems2024/11/09
Professor of particle physics at the University of Manchester, Brian Cox has a new Sky TV series Solar System investigates the skies above us.
- Reducing food waste2024/11/09
Wonky Box are expanding into rescuing pantry items in their continued mission to reduce food waste in Aotearoa. Co-founder Angus Simms explains.
- Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery2024/11/09
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery at Pukenamu Queen's Park in the centre of Whanganui is finally reopening this morning after being closed for a decade.
- The Treaty Principles Bill2024/11/09
The Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced to Parliament. Human Rights Commission’s Tino Rangatiratanga leader Julia Whaipooti breaks it down.
- Ahead of the Abuse in Care apology2024/11/09
The government will formally apologise to survivors of Abuse in Care next week. One of them, Keith Wiffin explains what he thinks about the upcoming apology.
- Heavy rain warnings for the West Coast2024/11/09
Orange heavy rain warnings are in place for Westland and the Grey and Buller Districts today. RNZ reporter Adam Burns gives the latest on the weather.
- US Election: The latest and what it means for New Zealand2024/11/09
After a campaign marked with heated rhetoric and quite stark ideological differences between the candidates, in the end, Donald Trump won decisively.
- Listener feedback2024/11/02
Saturday morning listener feedback
- Activism through art: Diane Prince2024/11/02
Activist and artist Diane Prince is a woman of many talents. She is a painter, weaver, installation artist, set designer and educator.
- Michael Belgrave: telling the whole history2024/11/02
Massey University historian Professor Michael Belgrave has published the first major national history of Aoteaora New Zealand in 20 years.
- Patrick Ness: Teenage talk is filthy2024/11/02
Double Carnegie medal-winning author Patrick Ness is one of the world's most loved young adult writers. Patrick's latest book is his first for junior readers. Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody is a reptilian take on surviving school.
- Tsunami Awareness2024/11/02
Volcanologist and GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard shares everything you need to know about tsunamis ahead of the upcoming UN World Tsunami Awareness Day.
- Climate vs Power - the carbon footprint of geopolitics2024/11/02
One of the world's leading scholars of geopolitics, Gerard Toal examines how interstate rivalry and competition so often undermine efforts to address climate change.
- Acing adventure racing2024/11/02
Nathan Fa'avae and Sophie Hart are part of New Zealand's most successful adventure racing team, and won the Yukon 1000 this year.
- The inexact science of polling2024/11/02
Americans go to the polls on the 5th of November to pick Kamala Harris or Donald Trump as their next president. What are the polls saying?
- Learning to play2024/11/02
Playing is an essential part of childhood. But in the era of devices and screen time, are tamariki missing out on play?
- The end of Flybuys2024/11/02
The country's longest-running rewards scheme, Flybuys, is coming to an end. No new points can be collected, but you can still redeem the ones you have.
- The right to jury trials2024/11/02
The number of criminal trials held in front of a jury could be reduced in a bid to speed-up the judicial system and save money.
- Protecting biological diversity2024/11/02
Info (Show/Hide)The UN Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP16, has just wrapped up. Governments and other interested parties have reaffirmed the commitment made two years ago - to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030. In order to do so, 23 targets were agreed to - including conserving at least 30 percent of land and oceans. But less than a week out from the global hui, the vast majority - 80 percent of countries, including New Zealand, hadn't submitted their plans on how to reach those targets. Manu Caddie, who is part of the Indigenous Caucus, representing the Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust, which is an organisation established more than 20 years ago to support Maori participation in multilateral forums, talks to Mihi about why having a plan is so important.
- The race for the White House2024/11/02
It's been a rollercoaster US presidential campaign. Associated Press correspondent Phillip Crowther talks about what it's been like.
- Saturday Lunch with Two Raw Sisters2024/10/26
Margo and Rosa Flanagan are known as the Two Raw Sisters, spending their days developing recipes with a focus on plant based, whole foods, that make you feel great.
- Tuahiwi Marae, the story behind the headlines2024/10/26
My Marae - Professor Te Maire Tau talks to Susie about Christchurch's Tuahiwi marae and its history.
- Geeking out with Craig Parker2024/10/26
Craig Parker has spent his career playing villains with great hair, lycans, gladiators, and even the greatest lover in a French Court.
- Carving out a better life2024/10/26
Former gang member Sully Paea has dedicated decades to youth work and taught himself how to carve vaka during the pandemic.
- Dr Nick Oscroft: Addressing men's health issues2024/10/26
Dr Nick Oscroft joins Mihi and Susie to answer questions about men's health.
- Hinemoa Elder: Dear Moko2024/10/26
Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder, talks about her new book Dear Moko full of Māori proverbs for mokopuna and descendants of all ages.
- Kate Weinberg: Finding the funny side of invisible illness2024/10/26
Author Kate Weinberg has adapted her personal ordeal of living with long Covid into a funny and philosophical novel There's Nothing Wrong With Her.
- Engineering solutions for earthquakes and neonatal health care2024/10/26
A mechanical engineering expert, Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase is renowned for his pioneering work in both healthcare and seismic engineering.
- From bedtime reading to book clubs: How Stories Change Us2024/10/26
Professor Elaine Reese explores the intersection of psychology and literacy, asking why fewer than 2% of bookclubs are attended by men.
- Moana 2 in Te Reo2024/10/26
A world first is about to be made with the simultaneous release of a Disney film in both english and an indigenous language.
- Weight-loss drug trial for those on the benefit2024/10/26
England is testing a weight-loss drug to get people off the dole and back to work. It's a controversial idea to take the pressure off the health service.
- Hauraki Gulf bill backlash2024/10/26
Professor Simon Thrush weighs in on amendments to the Hauraki Gulf Tikapa Moana Marine Protection Bill which some describe as a "a kick in the face".
- Severe weather wrap2024/10/26
A new weather system is forecast with some severe weather warnings and watches in place particularly in Canterbury and Otago.
- Everything at CHOGM so far2024/10/26
The latest news and analysis from Apia where leaders from across the commonwealth have gathered for their bi-annual gathering CHOGM.
- Long wait times for hospitals in Southland2024/10/26
Cancer care advocate Melissa Vining speaks out over continuing delays for services in Southland and reveals the disease is affecting her family again.
- Saturday Morning listener feedback2024/10/19
Saturday Morning listener feedback.
- Kai Feast: recipes from the maunga to the moana2024/10/19
Christall Lowe's new cookbook Kai Feast is out now - full of recipes, inter-woven with stories of traditional gathering and feasting and tips on cooking for a crowd.
- Harriet Constable: Forgotten women who shaped classical music2024/10/19
Harriet Constable's debut novel was inspired by the true story of an orphan who was a musical prodigy and student of one of the great Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi.
- Liam Dann on NZ's brain drain2024/10/19
Recent figures show 81,200 Kiwis left New Zealand long-term since the start of the year, how concerning is this for our economy?
- Greg Eghigian: The history of UFOs2024/10/19
An expert on the history of the abnormal and the paranormal, Professor Greg Eghigian tells us about his latest, eye-opening research.
- Poems changing generations of lives2024/10/19
New anthology Now and Then features 92 poets of all ages, ethnicities and languages from across New Zealand.
- Emma Maurice: Letters to the Editor2024/10/19
Dr Emma Maurice has been uncovering how Maori were portrayed in print media through archived letters to the editor.
- Cliff the Ambulance hits the road2024/10/19
Campaigners for Dunedin's fit-for-purpose hospital embark on a special tour today, in an ambulance called Cliff.
- Friction in the Capital2024/10/19
There's drama brewing in Wellington between central and local government with questions over whether there should be some intervention.
- Ashley's law passes unanimously2024/10/19
Legislation giving family violence survivors the power to quickly dissolve abusive marriages passed with full cross party support this week.
- Team New Zealand surge back2024/10/19
Team New Zealand have exerted their dominance once again, beating the challengers Ineos Britannia overnight in Barcelona
- Family search for answers2024/10/19
Unanswered questions as the family of Jason Butler continue their push for accountability as the 3rd anniversary of his disappearance approaches.
- Language restrictions in hospitals2024/10/19
Memos sent to staff at Waikato and Christchurch hospitals have reminded nurses to only speak English in a clinical setting.
